VERIFY: Yes, some Capitol Riot defendants are being held without bond before their trials
A landmark decision on bond for Capitol Riot suspects handed down by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is part of the reason why. Author: Eric Flack, Eliana Block Published: 5:44 PM EDT July 26, 2021 Updated: 6:46 PM EDT July 26, 2021
WASHINGTON D.C., DC The Department of Justice has arrested more than 535 people for taking part in the January 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol building. Some of those trials are months, possibly years away.
Verify viewer Kelley from Alexandria, Virginia asked the Verify team if some of the accused remain behind bars nearly six months later.
A Catholic newsletter promised investigative journalism. Then they outed a priest using Grindr data.
Michelle Boorstein, Marisa Iati and Elahe Izadi, The Washington Post
July 25, 2021
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Reverend Thomas Rafferty pastor of Saint Anthony of Padua in The Woodlands greets parishioners as they wait in line to enter the church, Sunday, May 3, 2020. Gov. Greg Abbott s recent executive order allows churches to resume services following state guidelines.Gustavo Huerta, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
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How to talk to vaccine-hesitant friends and family about getting the shot
Derek Hawkins, The Washington Post
July 24, 2021
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Honoria Bush with family.Courtesy of Honoria Bush
As the months go by and the pandemic drags on, it only gets harder for Amber Giese to talk with her parents about the coronavirus vaccine. Each time she brings it up, the conversation devolves into an argument. Facts and data don t seem to register. Emotional appeals haven t worked either.
It s even more frustrating when the 33-year-old from Milwaukee considers the worrying turn the public health crisis has taken lately. The highly transmissible delta variant of the novel virus is rapidly driving infections and hospitalizations back up for the first time in months. Yet her parents refuse to get the shots.
President Joe Biden PHOTO: White House
They are benchmarks that are perhaps unfair. “How did the president do in his first 100 days?” Or “How did the president do in his first sixth months in office?” But every president faces these mileposts, so, unfair or not, they get the evaluation. There are a host of big issues facing Congress, too, so let’s “brunch” on all the dynamics this week.
“Biden Six Months” – On Tuesday President Biden was asked to evaluate his first six months in office. While inflation is spiking, and we’re seeing a surge in COVID-19 Delta variant cases, Biden says there is more work to be done. “There’s much to be done and so much more to do. Tackling voting rights, which is an existential threat to democracy right now. The things that are being asked are just beyond the pale. The vice-president has been working hard on this issue, and we continue to, we all are. There’s much more to do. We have to tackle the immigration problem whi