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YouTube suspends Trump indefinitely, stops Giuliani monetising clips
It comes a week after the social media giant confirmed it would extend a ban on Trump's channel, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts...
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Trump impeachment to be sent to Senate on Monday: top lawmakers
Donald Trump was impeached on a single charge of "incitement of insurrection" for his role in whipping up his supporters during a speech in Washington on 6 January, the day a pro-Trump mob stormed Congress with deadly consequences.
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FBI says Capitol rioter allegedly hoped to sell Pelosi laptop to Russia
The complaint, filed late Sunday in US District Court in Washington, seeks the arrest of Riley June Williams of Pennsylvania on grounds including "violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds."
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US rioters sought to 'capture and assassinate' lawmakers at Capitol: prosecutors
They said Jacob Chansley, 33, left a note for Mike Pence at the dais in the Senate Chamber where the second-in-command had been standing just minutes before, which read: 'it's only a matter of time, justice is coming.'
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: A deeply divided nation, SA needs to find its better angels
South Africa has lessons to learn from last week’s moment of rupture in American history, writes Judith February.
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Trump impeached for unprecedented second time
The Senate will not hold a trial before 20 January, when Democrat Joe Biden assumes the presidency, meaning the real estate tycoon will escape the ignominy of being forced to leave early.
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Trump on brink of unprecedented second impeachment
As lawmakers opened their session on Wednesday, Washington was in a state of siege, with armed National Guards deployed, central streets barred to cars and public spaces fenced off.
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Facebook exec says 'no plans' to end Trump ban
The social network last week suspended Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in the aftermath the violent invasion of the US Capitol by a mob of his supporters.
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Two US lawmakers test positive for COVID-19 after Capitol riot
Top Congressional doctor Brian Monahan warned lawmakers over the weekend that they could have been exposed to the virus after taking shelter in an isolation room last Wednesday.
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Melania Trump breaks silence on Congress invasion
The first lady's absence has drawn attention in the wake of the national crisis that erupted on Wednesday when President Donald Trump encouraged a large crowd of angry followers to march on Congress.
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Merkel finds Twitter halt of Trump account 'problematic'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had said she was 'furious and saddened' by the storming of the US Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters.
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Schwarzenegger: Trump is a failed leader
Actor and former politician Arnold Schwarzenegger posted a video message on Twitter on the Capitol riots and called President Donald Trump 'the worst president ever'. #USriots #DonaldTrump #Schwarzenegger
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Democrats forge ahead to impeach Trump, again
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there would be a resolution on Monday calling for the cabinet to remove Donald Trump as unfit for office under the Constitution's 25th amendment.
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Often-lectured Africa sees irony in US political violence
Others across the continent offered Washington some tips on how run a democracy -- advice that has so often gone in the other direction.
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‘This moment calls for healing and reconciliation’ - Trump finally concedes
Outgoing US President Donald Trump has promised a smooth transition of power to president-elect Joe Biden after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday.
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Facebook bans Trump 'indefinitely' for inciting violence
Mark Zuckerberg said a one-day ban imposed on Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram was extended because of Trump's "use of our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government".
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As Trump finally promises transition, calls mount to remove him
Donald Trump's turnaround came as aides including one cabinet member resigned and the two top Democrats in Congress urged his immediate removal, fearing the damage he can still inflict in his less than two weeks left in the world's most powerful job.
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‘The words of a president matter’ - US politicians condemn Capitol chaos
US President-elect Joe Biden and other politicians spoke out against the violent protest that erupted at the Capitol on Wednesday. #USElections #Capitol #DonaldTrump
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‘We weren’t hurting anybody’ - Witness describes woman’s shooting at US Capitol
John Sullivan describes what he witnessed when a woman was shot by the police inside the US Capitol when Trump supporters stormed the building on Wednesday. #USElections #Capitol #DonaldTrump
