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US lawmakers to set up commission to probe Capitol attack

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 06:42 AM

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday lawmakers will establish an outside, independent commission to review the "facts and causes" related to the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Read more »

'It was a non-event': Pro-Trump protests quiet amid massive police presence across US

Nathan Layne and Brendan O'Brien, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 01:57 PM

 Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at state capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the president's false claim that he won the 2020 election turned out for what authorities feared could be violent demonstrations.   Read more »

US state capitals gird for pro-Trump armed protests, FBI flags risk of violence

Nathan Layne and Patricia Zengerle, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 17 05:14 PM

(UPDATE) Protesters are expected to descend on statehouses across the United States on Sunday in support of baseless claims that electoral fraud robbed President Donald Trump of a second term, as law enforcement officials girded for possible violence. Read more »

Trump disavows any responsibility for his supporters' attack on US Capitol

Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 03:03 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump, facing impeachment on a charge of "incitement of insurrection" on Tuesday disavowed responsibility for his supporters' violent invasion of the US Capitol last week and said his remarks before the siege were appropriate. Read more »

Trump shores up Pence ties as Democrats move to impeach

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 11:39 AM

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence meet on Monday for the first time since rioters stormed the US Capitol, signaling a united front as Democratic efforts to impeach Trump gain momentum.   Read more »

Amazon pushes social media app Parler offline after Capitol attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 01:45 AM

Messages of support for the Wednesday's rioters along with calls for new demonstrations had flourished on Parler, leading Google to remove it from its app store on Friday, followed by Apple on Saturday.   Read more »

Pope Francis, speaking of US Capitol assault, condemns people working against democracy

Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 09:02 AM

Pope Francis said on Saturday people working against democracy must be condemned whoever they are, and lessons should be learned from this week's attack on the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.   Read more »

Banished by Twitter, an isolated Trump faces looming impeach threat

Richard Cowan and Joseph Ax, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 10 09:03 AM

With only days left in his presidency, Donald Trump - silenced by Twitter and shunned by a growing number of Republican officials - faces a renewed drive by Democrats to remove him from office after he incited his supporters to storm the US Capitol. Read more »

EXPLAINER: What crimes can the US Capitol rioters be charged with?

Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 07:41 AM

Dozens of supporters of US President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in connection with the violent storming of the US Capitol building earlier this week, and many more cases are expected. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 8, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 04:10 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Democrats inch toward second Trump impeachment after Capitol siege

Richard Cowan and Joseph Ax, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 08 02:52 PM

Congressional Democrats were moving closer to a historic step on Friday as they weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, 2 days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that breached the US Capitol. Read more »

Securing Washington D.C.

Stephanie Keith, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 08 11:23 AM

National Guard members walk behind a fence installed in front of the United States Capitol a day after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump occupied the building in Washington D.C. Read more »

Trump acknowledges Biden will be next president in wake of Capitol chaos

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 10:30 AM

As the threat of a second impeachment loomed, President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that Joe Biden will be the next U.S. president, a day after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a stunning assault on American democracy as Congress was certifying Biden's victory. Read more »

Some US Capitol rioters fired after internet detectives identify them

Mike Stone and Diane Bartz, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 07:48 AM

Some of the rioters who stormed the US Capitol were fired from their jobs on Thursday after internet sleuths publicized their identities. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 7, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 04:11 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Trump supporters who stormed US Capitol should not be allowed to fly, airline union says

Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 02:27 PM

Sources at two US airlines said there had been unruly passengers on flights into the D.C. area on Tuesday, raising concern about their departure. Read more »

LOOK: Assault to US democracy

Photos from Reuters and Agence France Presse
Updated as of Jan 07 04:17 PM

Thousands of supporters trooped to the U.S. Capitol after a call from President Trump to fight and undo his defeat in the presidential race allegedly due to election fraud in contested states. Read more »

US Congress resumes certification of Biden's win after Trump supporters' riot

Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 09:57 AM

Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday in a bid to overturn his election defeat, occupying the symbol of American democracy and forcing Congress to temporarily postpone a session to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Read more »

1 killed in US Capitol violent protest

Jim Urquhart, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 08:38 AM

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb on walls at the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., Wednesday.  Read more »

Major US business groups call on Trump to end Capitol 'chaos'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 06:55 AM

Major US business groups on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump to put a stop to the occupation of the Capitol building by protesters angry at his election loss.   Read more »