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Officer Brian Sicknick, mortally wounded by a fire extinguisher to the head while defending the U.S. Capitol from rioters, was a true American patriot: An Iraq War veteran, unafraid to question his country’s leaders. Sicknick, a 42-year-old New Jersey native, passed away around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, one day after he was attacked by rioters who invaded the Capitol following an incendiary speech by President Trump. Flags at the Capitol flew at half-staff Friday to honor Sicknick, who joined the Capitol Police in 2008. No arrests were yet made in the killing of the veteran law enforcer, who was inj......

MIAMI — Ready to fly out of Donald J. Trump Airport in Palm Beach County? Reports are circulating that the president, who is set to leave office on Jan. 20, has been asking aides and advisers what it takes to get an airport named in his honor, the Daily Beast reported. Judd Deere, deputy White House press secretary, would not confirm to The Miami Herald whether these chats have taken place. "Off record — we don't comment on private conversations," Deere said in an email Saturday. But since Palm Beach International is just a few miles from Mar-a-Lago where Trump, his wife and son Barron are exp......