World leaders express shock at Trump supporters storming US Capitol
Leaders around the world condemned the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, expressing shock at the chaos unfolding in a country
View ArticleUS Capitol complex secure as armed police ends violent occupation
Officials have declared the U.S. Capitol complex secure after heavily armed police moved to end a nearly four-hour violent occupation by supporters of President Donald Trump
View ArticleUS democracy under unprecedented assault, says Biden on US Capitol attack
"At this hour, our democracy is under unprecedented assault. Unlike anything we've seen in modern times. An assault on the citadel of liberty, the Capitol itself," Biden said
View ArticleFacebook, YouTube remove Trump's video on US elections after Capitol attack
Facebook and YouTube have removed a video of President Donald Trump in which he repeated unfounded claims that the election was stolen from him after his supporters stormed the US Capitol.
View ArticleCongress to certify Biden's presidential victory despite US Capitol attack
Despite the chaotic situation at the US Capitol following violent protests, Congress will continue the work of certifying President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory in the evening
View ArticleIndian-American lawmakers criticise storming of Capitol by Trump supporters
Indian-American Democratic lawmakers have expressed displeasure after they were forced to take shelter at safe places as thousands of angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol
View ArticleTrump slams VP Pence for declining to illegally overturn poll results
Outgoing US President Donald Trump has slammed his deputy Mike Pence for declining to illegally overthrow the results of the November 3 election won by Joe Biden, saying he lacks courage
View ArticleUS Congress certified just 12 of 538 electoral votes before riots broke out
The US Congress could certify just 12 Electoral College votes before pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol, interrupting a joint session of Congress where lawmakers were set to certify Biden's win
View ArticleTrump supporters used chemical irritants on police to break into Capitol
The police chief of Washington, DC, says pro-Trump protesters deployed chemical irritants on police in order to break into the US Capitol
View ArticleDemocrats take control of US Senate as party wins two seats in Georgia
The Democratic Party has captured control of the Senate after winning the two seats in runoff elections in Georgia, giving President-elect Biden a majority in both houses of the US Congress
View ArticleFirst lady Melania Trump's chief of staff resigns after US Capitol protests
Stephanie Grisham, the US first lady Melania Trump's chief of staff, and White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews have resigned following violence at the US Capitol by supporters of Trump
View ArticleUS Senate rejects challenge to President-elect Biden's Arizona win
The Senate has overwhelmingly turned aside a challenge to US President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Arizona, guaranteeing the result will stand
View Article'Violence never wins', says US Vice President Pence as Senate returns
Condemning violence at US Capitol by Trump supporters, Vice President Mike Pence said violence never wins, freedom does, as Congress returned to work on certifying Joe Biden's win
View ArticleUS lawmakers seek immediate removal of Trump as supporters attack Capitol
Several US lawmakers have demanded immediate removal of President Trump from office, alleging that he incited his supporters who stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented incident that dented democracy
View ArticlePresident Trump is 'menace', must be removed: US media after Capitol attack
Donald Trump, whose "seditious rhetoric" incited a violent attack on the Capitol, is a "menace" and is unfit to remain in office and must be removed, US media outlets have asserted
View ArticleUS lawmakers to investigate police after Capitol breach by pro-Trump mob
Lawmakers are vowing an investigation into how Capitol police handled Wednesday's violent breach at the Capitol, questioning whether a lack of preparedness allowed the mob to occupy the building
View ArticleFour living former US presidents deride Capitol breach by Trump supporters
Slamming Trump for inciting violence at the Capitol, all four living former US presidents -- Barack Obama, George W Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter -- condemned the actions of pro-Trump rioters
View ArticleUS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office damaged during Capitol attack
Pro-Trump rioters -- who overtook the US Capitol on Wednesday and stormed past police barricades -- vandalised the office of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives
View ArticleUS Capitol police rejected offers of federal help to stamp out violent mob
As the mob attacked US Capitol, Justice Department leaders reached out to offer up FBI agents. The police turned them down both times, according to a defence official and two other sources
View ArticleJoe Biden says Donald Trump's impeachment is for Congress to decide
Biden told reporters that he was focused on containing the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring rapid vaccination and bolstering the economy
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