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Over the weekend, we reported that prosecutors in Washington D.C. were expected to extend a proposed plea bargain agreement to the attorneys for two teenage girls charged with carjacking and felony murder in the brutal death of Mohammad Anwar, a Pakistani immigrant and Uber Eats driver. The Daily Mail is reporting that not only was a proposed plea bargain agreement extended, but that the girls plan to accept it:
On Monday, the teens reportedly reached the plea deal with prosecutors that would ensure they will not be held past the age of 21 nor be placed in a prison facility.
Happening now: Biden delivers remarks and signs executive order to reopen Affordable Care Act enrollment
From CNN s Tami Luhby and Betsy Klein Pool
President Biden just signed two health care executive actions, including one reopening enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges.
Biden said the orders are aimed at undoing the damage Trump has done. There s nothing new we re doing here other than restoring the Affordable Care Act and restoring the Medicaid to the way it was before Trump became President, Biden said from the Oval Office. Biden said Trump made both programs “more inaccessible, more expensive, and more difficult for people to qualify.”
Exclusive: How Officials Fear of Donald Trump Paralyzed Intelligence Agencies, Led to Capitol Riot
By William M. Arkin
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The Department of Homeland Security looked the other way. So did the Pentagon. The FBI collected reports of violence and criminal activity but took no action. The U.S. Capitol Police wrote a threat assessment that President Trump s supporters were disappointed and desperate, that they might become violent. They were all monitoring social media. But only the District of Columbia government and police went on alert; no one else otherwise prepared. That s because government and military officials were afraid.
Security is tight in D.C. ahead of Inauguration Day on Wednesday after the FBI warned of threats to the city and the possibility of armed groups demonstrating.
Security is tight in D.C. ahead of Inauguration Day on Wednesday after the FBI warned of threats to the city and the possibility of armed groups demonstrating.