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US says over 300 people charged in Capitol riot
Updated : 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): More than 300 people now face federal charges in connection with the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill and at least 280 people have been arrested, The Hill reported citing the Justice Department's statement on Friday (local time).
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Former ally McConnell says he'd back Trump as 2024 Republican nomi
Updated : 2 days, 1 hour ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who just weeks ago blamed Donald Trump for the Capitol riots, on Thursday said he would back the former President if he wins the Republican party's 2024 presidential nomination.
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US Capitol Police captain recalls suffering chemical burns on her
Updated : 4 days, 17 hours ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): Captain Carneysha Mendoza, one of many US Capitol Police officers injured while responding to the deadly insurrection on January 6, recalled to lawmakers how her face was burned by chemicals used by rioters and her arm nearly broken as they stormed the Cap
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White supremacists involved in US Capitol riots, say security offi
Updated : 4 days, 18 hours ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): White supremacists were involved in the January 6 insurrection, said top Capitol security officials on Tuesday (local time) during the Senate hearing on the intelligence and security failures at the Capitol.
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Six police officers suspended for misconduct during Capitol Hill r
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Washington DC [US], February 19 (ANI): A total of six US police officers have been suspended with pay and another 29 have been put under investigation over their conduct during the riots on Capitol Hill on January 6, according to a police department spokesperson.
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US Speaker announces plans for '9/11-type commission' to probe Cap
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday (local time) announced plans to create a "9/11-type commission" to investigate the Capitol riot that took place on January 6.
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Proud Boys leader Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio charged for violating rel
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): The leader of the far-right Proud Boys, Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, who was arrested before the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, has been charged for allegedly violating the terms of his release.
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US Speaker rules out censure after Trump's acquittal
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): After the Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday (local time) said that she was against the possibility of censuring the former US President in the Senate as that would be just a "little slap on the wrist".
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After acquittal, Trump calls 2nd impeachment trial 'greatest witch
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Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): After being acquitted for the second time in the impeachment trial, former US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) called the trial yet another phase of the "greatest witch hunt" in the history of the United States.
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Trump acquitted again in impeachment trial
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump has been acquitted in his second impeachment trial as the Senate fell short of supporters for convicting him of inciting Capitol riots.
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Capitol Hill rioters 'more upset about the election than you are':
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump reportedly told House of Representatives Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy during a phone call on January 6 that the rioters were "more upset about the election" than the California Republican.
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Trump let us down, has no future in Republican Party, says Haley
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
South Carolina [US], February 13 (ANI): Indian American Republican politician and 2024 GOP (another name for the Republican Party -- Grand Old Party) Nikki Haley slammed former President Donald Trump for his involvement in the Capitol insurrection stating that he has "let us down".
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