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2 militia leaders guilty of sedition in US Capitol assault

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 12:28 PM

Two leaders of the Oath Keepers militia were found guilty of sedition stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters. Read more »

Trump ordered to testify in Capitol assault probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 05:56 AM

Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol said Friday they had issued former president Donald Trump with a subpoena to give evidence on his involvement in the violence. Read more »

US Capitol riot probe votes to subpoena Trump to testify

Frankie Taggart, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 06:42 AM

Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol voted Thursday to subpoena former president Donald Trump to testify on his role in the violence. Read more »

Ex-cop gets 10 years prison for joining January 6 Capitol assault

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 07:44 AM

A retired New York policeman was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for joining the violent January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol. Read more »

Man dies after crashing car, firing gun near US Capitol: police

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 07:25 AM

A man died early Sunday near the US Capitol building after driving his car into a barricade and firing shots into the air before turning his gun on himself, police said. Read more »

Ex-Trump aide Bannon found guilty of contempt of Congress

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 06:38 PM

A federal jury found Donald Trump's former aide Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress on Friday for defying a subpoena to testify before lawmakers investigating the assault on the US Capitol. Read more »

Ex-Trump advisor agrees to testify at Capitol riot hearings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 04:41 PM

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon has agreed to testify in the Capitol riot hearings, days before he was to face trial for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the attack on Congress, US media reported Sunday Read more »

Trump unleashed mob after VP rejected election plot: probe

Frankie Taggart, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 09:03 AM

Donald Trump pressured his vice president to go along with an illegal plot to overturn the 2020 US election and whipped up a mob that put his deputy's life in danger when he refused. Read more »

Trump became 'detached from reality': ex-justice chief

Frankie Taggart, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 14 07:07 AM

Former US president Donald Trump lost touch with reality as he deluged aides with wild voter fraud conspiracy theories in the wake of his election defeat to Joe Biden, his top law enforcement official said. Read more »

Elon Musk says he would lift Twitter ban on Trump

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 03:01 AM

Trump was booted from Twitter after supporters fired up by his tweets alleging election fraud attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Read more »

Red fox terrorizes humans in US Capitol rampage

Frankie Taggart, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 06 08:57 AM

A highly aggressive red fox spent at least two days stalking politicians and staff at the US Capitol in Washington before it was captured. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 2, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 11:29 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Biden’s first State of the Union Address

Julia Nikhinson, Getty Images/AFP/ Pool
Posted at Mar 02 01:42 PM

US President Joe Biden gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Read more »

Trump can be prosecuted for role in Capitol riot: judge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 09:24 AM

Trump’s speech to thousands of supporters gathered in Washington before the assault could ‘reasonably’ be perceived as a ‘call for collective action.’ Read more »

One year after assault, US Capitol still licking its wounds

Camille Camdessus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 05:14 PM

Mourn, or move on? Read more »

Court pauses release of Trump White House documents

Agence France Presse
Posted at Nov 12 08:38 AM

A US court granted former president Donald Trump's request to temporarily halt release of White House documents that could implicate him in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Read more »

Trump sues to keep records on Capitol attack secret

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 07:58 AM

Donald Trump is suing to block the release of White House records related to the January 6 insurrection that he was impeached for inciting. Read more »

'Trump tries to block testimony on January 6 uprising'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 07:23 AM

Former president Donald Trump has told four former senior aides not to comply with a congressional probe into the January 6 attack on Congress. Read more »

U.S. receives documents for probe on Capitol attack

Patricia Zengerle, Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 12:50 PM

A congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol received thousands of documents before the deadline to submit them. Read more »

'QAnon Shaman' pleads guilty to US Capitol attack

Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 02:01 AM

'QAnon Shaman' pleaded guilty on Friday to obstructing an official proceeding when he took part in the Jan. 6 US Capitol assault Read more »