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Airbnb Cancels Reservations in DC Area During Inauguration Week Over Fears of Further Violence

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Federal prosecutors said on Tuesday they had opened close to 200 cases on suspects related to the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol and would be seeking charges…
A grassroots campaign to convince renters and hotels not to accept reservations in the national capital until after the January 20 presidential inauguration has scored a major success after booking service Airbnb signed on to the proposal on Wednesday. The decision comes amid mounting pressure from governments at multiple levels as well as private citizens, after right-wing groups such as the Proud Boys reportedly booked rooms across the city earlier this month in order to participate in the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally that became a violent insurrection in which five people died.

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