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'Walis tambo' man tagged in US Capitol riot swept to jail

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 03:17 PM

A man seen carrying 'walis tambo' who is suspected to be part of the US Capitol riot last January has been arrested. Read more »

Rudy Giuliani wants $1.3-B lawsuit over his 'big lie' election claims thrown out

Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 07:39 AM

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked a judge on Wednesday to throw out a voting machine company's $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit relating to his false claims about the November 2020 presidential election being rigged. Read more »

Trump repeats election lie, hints at 2024 bid

Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters
Posted at Mar 01 07:18 AM

WASHINGTON - Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at a possible run for president again in 2024, attacked President Joe Biden, and repeated his fraudulent claims that he won the 2020 election in his first major appearance since leaving the White House nearly six weeks ago. Read more »

Can a fractured US survive the myths surrounding Trump’s election loss?

Jacob Fromer, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 05:23 PM

Historians say the appearance of the Confederate battle flag – the emblem of a losing side in a civil war, more than a century and a half after it ended – is also a good reminder of something else: that Trump’s nascent legacy, even after four years as president, still has the potential to take on a powerful new life of its own in the years to come, long after he is gone. Read more »

Biden team says US will not lift travel bans, despite Trump statement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 09:38 AM

WASHINGTON - US President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump's announcement Monday that a COVID-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted, underlining the fractious transition of power. Read more »

In rare joint message, top US military leaders condemn Capitol riot

Idrees Ali, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 03:44 PM

The joint message broke nearly a week of silence by the military leaders after the assault on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump sent lawmakers into hiding and left five people dead.   Read more »

Republicans face growing corporate backlash after Capitol assault

Andy Sullivan and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 09:32 AM

Republicans in the U.S. Congress faced growing blowback on Monday from businesses that said they would cut off campaign contributions to those who voted last week to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Read more »

After Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, Congress certifies Biden win

Patricia Zengerle, Jonathan Landay and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 07 05:10 PM

Democrat Joe Biden was cleared to be sworn in as US president on Jan. 20 when Vice President Mike Pence declared that Congress had confirmed the Electoral College tally of states' results that showed Biden the winner of the Nov. 3 contest against incumbent President Donald Trump. Read more »

4 deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm US Capitol

Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 07 01:34 PM

WASHINGTON — Four people died on the US Capitol grounds Wednesday and 52 people have been arrested, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee said, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented effort to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden's election victory.   Read more »

China goes online to mock 'beautiful sight' of US Capitol chaos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 01:11 PM

China's internet erupted in mirth at America's troubled democracy after supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol, comparing the chaos to the Hong Kong anti-government protests of 2019. Read more »

WATCH: Trump supporters swarm media, break equipment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 11:33 AM

Donald Trump's supporters on Wednesday swarmed reporters covering a protest at the US Capitol  Read more »

Facebook, YouTube pull Trump video after protesters storm U.S. Capitol

Elizabeth Culliford and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 08:29 AM

Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's YouTube took down a video from President Donald Trump on Wednesday that continued to make the baseless claim the election was fraudulent as he told protesters who had stormed the U.S. Capitol to go home.   Read more »

World stunned by violence in US Capitol, attempts to overturn election

Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 07:02 AM

WASHINGTON - World leaders on Wednesday expressed shock at the violent protesters who overran the U.S. Congress and attempts to overturn the Nov. 3 presidential election results which dealt a victory to Democratic challenger Joe Biden.   Read more »

Twitter reverts to old retweet function after US election

Reuters
Posted at Dec 17 08:13 PM

Twitter Inc is reversing changes made to its retweet function intended to curb the spread of misinformation during the U.S. presidential election, the company said. Read more »

US Electoral College confirms Joe Biden's victory over Trump

Michael Martina and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters
Posted at Dec 15 07:32 AM

LANSING, Michigan - Democrat Joe Biden on Monday won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that formally determines the U.S. presidency, all but ending President Donald Trump's floundering campaign to overturn his loss in the Nov. 3 election. Read more »

Trump tries to one-up wrestling champ with election win fantasy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 07:06 AM

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump claimed falsely while honoring America's greatest wrestling champion on Monday that he has his own perfect record to brag about -- 2-0 in presidential elections. Read more »

Biden plans scaled-back inauguration to avoid spreading coronavirus in crowds

Reuters
Posted at Dec 05 07:43 AM

Setting a sharp contrast with President Donald Trump, whose administration began with a fight over the size of his inaugural crowds, President-elect Joe Biden said on Friday he plans a scaled-back event for safety's sake during the pandemic. Read more »

US president-elect Biden twists ankle playing with dog

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 07:35 AM

WASHINGTON - US President-elect Joe Biden was on Sunday taken to a doctor "out of an abundance of caution" a day after he twisted his ankle while playing with his dog, his office said. Read more »

'Loser': How a lifelong fear bookended Trump's presidency

Dan Barry, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 27 12:37 PM

It is a matter of record that Donald Trump has been a loser in many business ventures (Trump Steaks, anyone?). In fact, his greatest success flowed not from real estate but from the creation of a popular alternate-reality television persona — Trump, master of the boardroom — that he ultimately rode to the White House. Read more »

Trump says he'll leave if Biden wins Electoral College vote

Jeff Mason and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 27 11:21 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden, the closest he has come to conceding the Nov. 3 election, even as he repeated unfounded claims of massive voter fraud. Read more »