Topic: us-capitol

US lawmakers to set up commission to probe Capitol attack

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 »

US prosecutor says Trump probe will look at intent

US prosecutor says Trump probe will look at intent

Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 09:36 PM

WASHINGTON - The prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trump tried to influence the result of Georgia's 2020 presidential election suggested the former president knew what he was doing when he asked a state official to "find" one more vote than he needed to win.   Read more »

All eyes on Washington as Trump second impeachment trial starts

All eyes on Washington as Trump second impeachment trial starts

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 04:16 PM

The US Senate gavels in Tuesday on Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial, with his defense team decrying it as a "brazen political act" of retribution and Democratic prosecutors arguing that the ex-president wilfully incited a violent insurrection. Read more »

Trial for the ages: US Senate to judge Trump over Capitol riot

Trial for the ages: US Senate to judge Trump over Capitol riot

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 02:54 AM

WASHINGTON - One year after his first impeachment, former president Donald Trump finds himself the subject of an unprecedented second trial beginning Tuesday in the Senate, whose members must determine whether he incited a deadly assault on the US Capitol. Read more »

Trump flexes political muscle, meets top House Republican

Trump flexes political muscle, meets top House Republican

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 08:45 AM

Donald Trump met with US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in Florida Thursday amid a tug of war over the Republican Party's future, with congressional leadership appearing eager to present a united front with the former president.   Read more »

Auschwitz survivor saddened by U.S. Capitol attack

Auschwitz survivor saddened by U.S. Capitol attack

Jonathan Oatis and Rollo Ross, Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 10:29 AM

As the 76th anniversary on Wednesday of the liberation of Auschwitz draws closer, Bill Harvey, who survived the concentration camp, said he was shocked by displays of anti-Semitism during the U.S. Capitol riot. Read more »

House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

Chris Lefkow and Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 26 09:21 AM

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Read more »

US Vice President Kamala Harris makes history

US Vice President Kamala Harris makes history

Brendan McDermid, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 09:02 AM

President-elect Joe Biden greets Vice President Kamala Harris during the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. on Wednesday. Read more »

Trump's legacy: A more divided America, a more unsettled world

Trump's legacy: A more divided America, a more unsettled world

Matt Spetalnick, Andrea Shalal, Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 01:12 AM

Closing out his presidency exactly 4 years later, Trump leaves behind an even more polarized America, where thousands are dying daily from the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy is badly damaged and political violence has surged.   Read more »

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