*It looks pretty certain that Senate Republicans will scuttle an independent probe into Jan. 6 insurrection.
*At least the F.B.I. is continuing to hunt down suspects, like these folks, who are now on the Most-Wanted page: fbi.gov/wanted/capitol…
*Joseph Thomas of East Liverpool, Ohio, is arrested in the Capitol riot.
*Punched cops & told other rioters to “hold the line” on Upper West Terrace.
*Neighbor tipped off FBI.
*Charges: Assaulting officers; impeding law enforcement, etc.
*He’s in trouble. justice.gov/usao-dc/case-m…
At last count, Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins are the only GOP Senators willing to support an independent investigation into Jan. 6.
*Mitch McConnell is deathly afraid of the harm a probe could do to the GOP during midterm elections. washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…
*Adam Mark Wiebling of Katy TX has been charged in the insurrection.
*Scuffled with police inside US Capitol.
*Traveled with wife Brittney to DC. Twitter msg: “Count my wife and I in.”
*Charges: Unlawful entry; violent entry; disorderly conduct. extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/…
Mitch McConnell, who has done as much as any other Senate Republican to foster division in the US, complains that the Democrats’ bill to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection would not “promote healing.”
Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans "don’t want voters to be reminded why they decided to fire Trump after a single term.” washingtonpost.com/politics/the-s…
*Senate Republicans don’t want to be reminded of Jan. 6.
*But the FBI has no problem with looking back as it continues to arrest insurretion suspects.
*According to George Washington Univ.’s Program on Extremism, 446 Federal cases have been filed so far. extremism.gwu.edu/Capitol-Hill-C…
*Nicholas James Brockhoff of Covington KY has been arrested in the Capitol riot.
*Used fire extinguisher to spray & disperse cops.
*Stole Metro Police officer’s helmet.
*9 Federal charges, incl. assaulting cops, use of deadly/dangerous weapon, obstruction. justice.gov/usao-dc/case-m…
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Titanic tourist sub goes missing, sparking search; number of passengers is unknown. bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…
Coast Guard reports 5 people were aboard missing submersible that carries tourists to the wreckage of the Titanic, according to @guardian.
*Website of company that runs the tours says this was an 8-day expedition.
*Cost is reported to be $250,000/person. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…
@guardian Missing submersible is made of five-inch-thick carbon fiber, with titanium domes on each end, according to @CBSNews, which profiled the tourism venture, OceanGate.
"It's a very unusual business," said the CEO. "It's a new type of travel."
Russian cruiser Moskva is hit by 2 Ukraine missiles, according to Ukraine southern military command.
*Ukraine says Black Sea attack has caused the Moskva to start sinking.
*Russia denies that the ship was hit, saying it was “seriously damaged" in a fire. theguardian.com/world/live/202…
Russian sailors have evacuated the sticken warship Moskva. The loss of the ship is considered a massive blow to the Russian navy. cnn.com/2022/04/14/eur…
"The Moskva, with a crew of almost 700, is the pride of the Russian naval fleet in the Black Sea.”
*If indeed Ukraine hit the ship with Neptune missiles, it would represent a significant expansion of the besieged country’s defensive capabilities. nytimes.com/live/2022/04/1…
UKRAINE update:
*Russia claims that 1,026 Ukraine soldiers have surrendered in Mariupol; no comment from Kyiv yet.
*Satellite images show big Russian military buildup in the east.
*Biden accuses Putin of committing "genocide.” Macron won’t go that far. theguardian.com/world/live/202…
20 Bushmaster armorored personnel carriers arrive in Ukraine after being sent from Australia. nytimes.com/live/2022/04/1…
Ukraine security service captures Russian oligarch, Viktor Medvedchuk.
*President Zelensky offers to exchange Putin’s ally for Ukrainians captured by Russia.
*Zelensky: “Let Medvedchuk be an example for you. We will get everyone.” nytimes.com/live/2022/04/1…
Another Russian general is killed by Ukraine military.
*Lieut. Gen. Yakov Rezantsev was killed in a strike near the southern city of Kherson, according to Ukraine defense ministry.
*He is the 7th Russian general to die as a result of Putin’s invasion. bbc.com/news/world-eur…
Western officials say mutinous Russian troops ran over their own commander with a tank.
*It is unclear whether the colonel had been killed. theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…
New evidence points to this superyacht, the Scheherazade, as belonging to Vladimir Putin.
*$700 million boat is now anchored at the Marina di Carrara port in Tuscany. rferl.org/a/putin-yacht-…
UKRAINE day 9:
*Russian forces attack and seize the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.
*Western powers condemn Russia for "horrific" and "reckless” act.
*Officials say the site is safe, but attack could’ve been catastrophic. bbc.com/news/live/worl…
Ukraine President Zelensky accuses Russia of “nuclear terror.”
“No country other than Russia has ever fired on nuclear power units. This is the first time in our history, in the history of mankind, the terrorist state now resorted to nuclear terror.”