First Thing: law enforcement warns of far-right threat to officers’ safety Molly Blackall
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Explosives and flamethrowers are among the objects discovered by law enforcement outside political conventions, public buildings and at protests during the course of 2020 and 2021, federal documents obtained by the Guardian show. Law enforcement agencies claim the danger posed to officers and the public at these political events is increasing.
A separate New York police department intelligence document circulated following the Capitol attack says groups including the Proud Boys and QAnon adherents pose potential threats to officer safety, presenting rightwing groups as extremists in the strongest terms ever seen from a law enforcement agency.
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The chief of the Capitol police, who resigned over the 6 January attack, said the pro-Trump mob “came prepared for war”, at the first congressional hearing about law enforcement’s response to the siege. Steven Sund said he was astonished at delays from the Pentagon after police appealed for reinforcements at the Capitol and the deployment of the National Guard. Washington’s metropolitan police chief said he remembered Sund “literally pleading” for backup.
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Capitol mob came prepared for war , US Senate hears testimony – video
It came a day after Merrick Garland, Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, said he would expand the criminal investigation into the Capitol attack. In a confirmation hearing that set up Monday’s session, Garland told Congress that domestic terrorism would be a focus of his time in office, and warned the events at the Capitol were “not necessarily a one-off”. The attack l
The Texas power outage, which has left millions without power, happened for a multitude of reasons. But it’s important to understand how those causes are connected, because they’ll continue to be relevant as the state experiences more extreme weather events. It all starts with the winter storm that began on 13 February, which brought some of the coldest weather the state has experienced since 1989. Normally the power grid can meet the energy.