Impeachment showdown

Democrats in the House push to impeach President Trump for inciting insurrection at the Capitol.

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  • Eating sugar will actually make you want to eat more sugar

    Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News' chief medical correspondent, says sugar can be found in much of what we eat. Although it makes those products taste good, they can increase your sugar intake above recommended amounts. According to the World Health Organization, women should have 25 grams of sugar a day and men should have 37 grams of sugar a day.

  • Police find chemicals to make explosives near San Francisco RV park, evacuate residents

    The San Francisco Police Department discovered chemicals to make explosives near an RV park Friday night. FBI agents on scene located chemicals used to make explosives," the police department announced on Twitter.

  • Police release photos of suspect who 'assaulted' Capitol officer Daniel Hodges while he was crushed in doorway

    The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and FBI Washington Field Office are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the suspect that attacked a Capitol police officer as he wad being crushed by a door during the Jan. 6 siege. "During the insurrection at the United States Capitol, the suspect assaulted and used a clear police shield to pin MPD Officer Daniel Hodges in a door jam," the release, shared Friday, says. ABC News spoke to Hodges, 32, after a video taken during the attack on the Capitol showed him screaming in pain while being crushed in a doorway and beaten up by an angry mob of President Donald Trump's supporters.

  • Beyond domestic terrorists, officials eye foreign influence, drones as threats to Biden inauguration

    Since a violent mob of President Donald Trump's supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol last week, U.S. officials have repeatedly warned that like-minded domestic terrorists could strike again when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as commander-in-chief next week. "Since the incident at the U.S. Capitol, Russian, Iranian, and Chinese influence actors have seized the opportunity to amplify narratives in furtherance of their policy interest amid the presidential transition," the threat assessment noted, citing at least once instance in which a Russian "proxy" promoted claims the rioters at the Capitol last week were actually members of the radical left-wing antifa movement who "disguised themselves" as Trump supporters.

  • Nearly a dozen ex-military members among those arrested in connection with Capitol riot

    Retired military servicemen are turning up in alarming numbers on wanted posters and in charging documents as federal agents continue their sweep of arrests tied to the deadly riot at the Capitol last week, a trend that has experts increasingly concerned about the dangerous allure of extremist and paramilitary groups. On Thursday, FBI Director Chris Wray said the bureau has made over 100 arrests in connection with the riot, with many more anticipated. "The large number of individuals with ties to law enforcement or the military already arrested or apparently now under investigation suggests a deeper level of far-right sympathizers in these fields," said Javed Ali, a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council.

  • 'Like a medieval battle scene': Officers recount being attacked by Capitol mob

    Michael Fanone did not even get called to the Capitol on Jan. 6 -- he just went. Fanone, a 20-year narcotics officer with the Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department, rushed to the scene because he heard his fellow officers were in distress -- one of them Daniel Hodges. Both Fanone and Hodges were recorded on video the day of the Capitol assault being beaten up by an angry mob determined to get into the Capitol to stop the election from being affirmed.

  • Trump plans to leave Washington Inauguration Day morning; Pence, Harris speak

    President Donald Trump plans to make the unprecedented move to depart the White House next Wednesday morning, just before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, ABC News has learned. Trump has requested a large sendoff to be planned for the morning of Jan. 20, sources said, after he choppers via Marine One to Joint Base Andrews, where he is expected to give remarks to supporters and departing members of his administration.

  • National Rifle Association files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    The National Rifle Association announced that it intends to restructure as a nonprofit based in Texas and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections. The NRA added that it has been incorporated in New York for approximately 150 years. "This strategic plan represents a pathway to opportunity, growth and progress," NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre said in a statement.

  • New sheriff is 1st woman and LGBTQ person to hold position in Ohio county

    Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey recalled a conversation she had with her uncle when she was only 14 years old telling him that she dreamed of becoming a police officer like him in the future. McGuffey said she never let those words deter her. "The entire time he was telling me why I couldn't do it," McGuffey said.

  • Why James Comey is concerned about Trump's post-presidency intelligence briefings

    After a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters held a siege on the U.S. Capitol and Trump was subsequently impeached for inciting an insurrection, former FBI Director James Comey expressed concern about the general intelligence briefings Trump may be entitled to receiving after his term ends. "The View" co-host Ana Navarro told Comey on Friday's show that she was bothered by the possibility that, once he leaves office, Trump could divulge sensitive information to people who aren't authorized to receive it or sell information to foreign adversaries, like Russia's Vladimir Putin or North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Navarro asked Comey to detail the kinds of briefings Trump might receive after President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20.

  • North Korea flaunts new weapons amid Washington, D.C., turmoil

    Amid the turmoil in Washington, D.C., following the Capitol Hill riot of Jan. 6, and days before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, North Korea is displaying its defense capabilities by holding its second military parade in just three months. The military parade filled Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang under the watchful eye of Kim Jong Un and other top officials Thursday evening according to North Korea's state-run news outlet, Korean Central News Agency. The parade came after the eight-day Party Congress, where the North Korean leader called for new nuclear-powered submarines and tactical nuclear weapons.

  • Trader Joe's, Instacart among grocery companies offering incentives to vaccinated employees

    Health care businesses and hospitals have started to offer incentives for employees that get the COVID-19 vaccine and now grocery companies are too. Trader Joe's announced Thursday that staff who get the COVID-19 vaccine will receive two hours of pay, per dose, according to The Associated Press. Grocery delivery service Instacart also announced Thursday that it will soon help its gig workers who plan to get the vaccine with a new vaccine support stipend.

  • Horn helmet-wearing, painted face Capitol rioter should remain in custody: DOJ

    Jacob Chansley, the horned helmet-wearing, painted face Capitol rioter is set for a detention hearing this afternoon in Arizona federal court, and prosecutors are requesting a judge keep him in government custody pending trial -- using some of their bluntest words yet in court to describe last week's assault on the U.S. Capitol as a "violent insurrection." "Chansley is an active participant in -- and has made himself the most prominent symbol of -- a violent insurrection that attempted to overthrow the United States Government on January 6, 2021," prosecutors wrote in a brief to the judge. Chansley is the rioter seen roaming through the halls of Congress last week wearing horns, a coyote tail headdress, face paint and a wielding a 6-foot spear.

  • 10-year-old's emotional letter reaches officer who was injured in Capitol siege

    A little girl's touching letter to an officer who responded to the violent siege at the U.S. Capitol has received a response from the Metropolitan Police Department. Johnna Jablonski, mom to 10-year-old Emma, told "Good Morning America" that her daughter had seen news footage covering the now-viral video of Officer Daniel Hodges being crushed against a metal door frame inside the Capitol building. The rioting unfolded the afternoon of Jan. 6 after supporters of President Donald Trump made their way up the Capitol steps around 2:15 p.m. ET, pushing through barricades, officers in riot gear and other security measures that were put in place in anticipation of the moment.

  • Ben Affleck details 'sexist, racist' way Jennifer Lopez was treated when they were dating

    Ben Affleck revisited his "Bennifer" days and detailed the racism Jennifer Lopez endured during their brief engagement. Speaking Thursday to The Hollywood Reporter for its "Awards Chatter" podcast to promote his film "The Way Back," the 48-year-old actor recalled the abuse tabloids hurled at Lopez when news broke of their romance. "There's always a story of the month, and me dating Jennifer Lopez happened to be that tabloid story at the time," the "Gone Girl" star explained.

  • Career breaks 'don't define you' says executive mom in viral post

    "Sometimes one has to make tough career choices for the family," Ifeoma Chuks-Adizue of Lagos, Nigeria, told "Good Morning America." In Chuks-Adizue case, her son OJ was having difficulty at school and with speech. At the time, Chuks-Adizue was senior marketing manager at Procter & Gamble.

  • 2 US COVID variants have been identified. What does that mean for vaccines?

    Two independent research groups published findings confirming what many scientists have long suspected: The U.S. has its own unique COVID-19 viral variants that are distinct from the U.K. and South African lineages making headlines in recent weeks. On Wednesday, researchers from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center announced two distinct, newly identified variants. The next day, researchers at Southern Illinois University said they found a variant that may have emerged months ago and quickly spread across the country.

  • Lisa Kudrow spills more 'Friends' reunion details, has 'already shot a little something'

    Nearly a year after fans learned Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and Lisa Kudrow had agreed to a "Friends" reunion, the special finally seems to be back on track. With Rob Lowe on Thursday, Kudrow gave an update on the HBO Max project, which was delayed after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March.

  • Pelosi declines to say when she will send impeachment article to Senate

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined to say Friday when she will send the article of impeachment to the Senate that would trigger a Senate trial of President Trump. The House managers who act as prosecutors, Pelosi said, are "solemnly and prayerfully preparing for the trial, which they will take to the Senate." "At the same time we are in transition," referring to President-elect Joe Biden's pandemic relief package he unveiled Thursday evening.

  • TikTok's latest makeup trend is... under-eye bags and dark circles?

    While there are lots of interesting beauty hacks and tips found on TikTok, many people have been stunned to see others intentionally painting on under-eye bags and dark circles. Miami-based makeup and skincare engineer Megha Singh gave the unusual hack a try and shared a video where she is seen applying a pinkish-purple shade of makeup under her eyes. "Can we make dark circles a trend?" she questioned in the video.