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Police investigating 'active bomb threat' near US Capitol
US media reported that a man in a pickup truck made the bomb threat, and that law enforcement and the FBI have dispatched negotiators to try to engage the...
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Facebook bans former US president Trump for 2 years
The two-year ban will be effective from January 7, when Trump was booted off the platform, and comes after Facebook's independent oversight board said the indefinite ban should be reviewed.
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National Guard exits US Capitol after 6 January attack
The troops were mobilised after hundreds of supporters of then-president Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, halting the joint session to confirm Trump's rival Joe Biden as winner of the presidential election.
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US Marine officer charged in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
Major Christopher Warnagiris is the first active duty military officer to be charged over the attack, in which several hundred Trump backers stormed the seat of the US legislature and shut down a session confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the November presidential election.
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Facebook oversight board upholds Trump ban
The board said Donald Trump "created an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible" with his comments regarding the January 6 rampage by his supporters at the US Capitol.
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Capitol police sue Trump over 6 January riot
Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby said they suffered 'physical and emotional injuries' in the riot they said was fomented by Trump, when he was in his final weeks as president and refusing to accept his election defeat.
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FBI releases new footage of Washington pipe bomb suspect
The video, published on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's official YouTube channel, shows several angles of surveillance footage of the suspect as he walks along streets in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of the city.
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Trump to be allowed back on YouTube when 'risk of violence' falls
YouTube in late January suspended Trump's channel, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts following the deadly January 6 Capitol riot.
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US Congress under tight security after new extremist threat
The House of Representatives cancelled their session and lawmakers were encouraged to stay away following authorities warning that violent militia groups and QAnon followers had discussed attacking the legislature on or about 4 March, but by midday the scene was quiet.
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Biden's attorney general pick vows to prosecute Capitol attackers
In testimony prepared for his confirmation hearing on Monday and Tuesday, federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland indicated he wants to remove the taint of political interference left on the department by Trump.
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Trump sued for Capitol attack under 'Ku Klux Klan Act'
Bennie Thompson accused Donald Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and extremist groups the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of violating the 1871 act by supporting efforts to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden as the new US president.
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ANALYSIS: Trump’s acquittal is a sign of ‘constitutional rot’ in the US
The vote to acquit former President Trump for inciting the attack on the Capitol is a symptom of the dramatic decline of the US constitutional system, which is being eroded from within.
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Trump lawyers call impeachment unconstitutional 'vengeance'
"The article of impeachment now before the Senate is an unjust and blatantly unconstitutional act of political vengeance," attorney Michael van der Veen said.
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Blockbuster: Video brings Trump impeachment trial into digital age
This week's prosecution of Donald Trump, with its hours of chilling video aired before dismayed lawmaker-jurors, marks a first - an impeachment trial for the digital age.
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Impeachment prosecutors to wrap up case against Trump
The Democratic impeachment managers will argue for a second day that the riot was deliberately incited by the former president, with an aim of reminding senators, and watching Americans, just how bad things got on 6 January.
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After Senate trial, will Donald Trump face criminal charges?
The former president could soon be indicted on criminal charges, not to mention the multiple civil actions that have been filed against him.
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Trump accused of 'grievous betrayal' in impeachment trial brief
In a pre-trial brief outlining their prosecution arguments, the House impeachment managers made their case for the Senate to convict Donald Trump, saying the American people should be protected "against a President who provokes violence to subvert our democracy".
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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 following the deadly January 6 Capitol riot.
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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.
