House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised the possibility Friday of criminal prosecutions of Republican lawmakers if they are found to have provided Capitol tours to people who took part in the Capitol riots. Speaking to reporters a week after a MAGA mob ransacked the Capitol and days after the House voted to impeach President Trump, the … Read more
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised the possibility Friday of criminal prosecutions of Republican lawmakers if they are found to have provided Capitol tours to people who took part in the Capitol riots. Speaking to reporters a week after a MAGA mob ransacked the Capitol and days after the House voted to impeach President Trump, the … Read more
Selena Gomez has doubled down on her criticism of tech leaders for allowing ‘hate groups’ and ‘misinformation’ to thrive on social media. The 28-year-old singer last week issued a fiery statement on social media after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the US Capitol in Washington, DC to protest his election loss to President-elect … Read more
Donald Trump is a potential flight risk if criminal charges are brought against him for the deadly riot at the Capitol, legal experts have warned. The president was impeached by the House yesterday and now faces the prospect of a criminal trial – with reports saying he is still mulling pardoning himself before he quits … Read more
America is a tinderbox. A smouldering, snarling, hyper-partisan, violent tinderbox. And decisions taken in the next few days and weeks will determine whether that tinderbox explodes or not – now or some place down the road. I’ve lived and worked in the United States on and off for 15 years. It’s a country I’ve grown … Read more
Hundreds of National Guard troops are sleeping on the stone floor of the US Capitol as security intensifies in Washington DC and the capital goes into lockdown a week out from Joe Biden’s inauguration. The troops, who descended on DC in the wake of last week’s MAGA mob riots, were spotted cradling their weapons as … Read more
Tough security measures are being put in place across Washington DC ahead of Joe Biden‘s inauguration, including bringing in at least 10,000 National Guard troops, erecting new anti-climb fences around the Capitol and White House and the closure of national monuments. The increased security measures are now being implemented earlier than scheduled in the wake … Read more
President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied all responsibility for last week’s riot on Capitol Hill, saying his remarks to his supporters before they marched on the Capitol were ‘totally appropriate.’ In his first public remarks since Wednesday’s MAGA raid of the Capitol, the president slammed Democrats for causing ‘tremendous anger’ with their attempt to remove … Read more
President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the House’s push to impeach him again ‘absolutely ridiculous’ and said it is causing ‘tremendous anger,’ casting himself as the victim as he refused to take responsibility for the mob that descended on Capitol Hill last week. In his first public remarks since last week’s MAGA riot, Trump denounced … Read more
Rep. Pramila Jayapal has become the second Democratic congresswoman to test positive for COVID-19 after being forced to shelter in a secure room with maskless Republicans during last Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol. Jayapal, who represents Washington’s 7th Congressional District, revealed her diagnosis in a tweet on Monday night, blaming her political adversaries for the … Read more