Snapchat permanently bans Donald Trump from site

Image-centric social network Snapchat on Wednesday said it has permanently banned US President Donald Trump from the platform, as voices are raised against keeping him off the internet stage.
14 January 2021, 04:20 AM

Explainer: What will Congress do now that Trump has been impeached a second time?

The House of Representatives on Wednesday made Donald Trump the first US president to be impeached twice, formally charging him with inciting an insurrection just a week after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol.
14 January 2021, 03:44 AM

YouTube suspends Trump's channel after violating policy on inciting violence

Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said on Tuesday it has suspended Donald Trump’s channel as it violated policies for inciting violence after last week’s assault on the US Capitol by the president’s supporters.
13 January 2021, 09:33 AM

With some Republicans on board, US House Democrats press forward on impeachment vote

With at least five Republicans joining their push to impeach President Donald Trump over the storming of the US. Capitol, Democrats in the House of Representatives stood poised for a history-making vote to try to remove the president from office.
13 January 2021, 04:42 AM

Security fears hit Biden inauguration

US Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced his resignation unexpectedly Monday as worries rose over more violence during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM

FBI warns of armed protests ahead of inauguration

The FBI has warned of armed protests being planned for Washington and all 50 US state capitals in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s January 20 inauguration, a federal law enforcement source said on Monday.
12 January 2021, 06:42 AM

Twitter suspends tens of thousands of accounts dedicated to sharing QAnon content

Twitter Inc said it has suspended more than 70,000 accounts since Friday that were primarily dedicated to sharing QAnon content after last week’s violence in Washington when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol.
12 January 2021, 03:47 AM

Biden inauguration: worries as Homeland Security chief quits

US Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced his resignation unexpectedly Monday as worries rose over more violence during President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week.
12 January 2021, 03:30 AM

Democrats introduce resolution to impeach Trump

House Democrats formally introduced their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump yesterday, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in last week’s riots at the US Capitol.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Trump Impeachment Bid: GOP support uncertain

Democratic-led efforts to impeach US President Donald Trump for a historic second time gained momentum over the weekend, although it looked far from certain whether enough Republicans would back the move with just days left in his term.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Trump ‘silenced’

President Donald Trump, already facing mounting calls to step down or risk impeachment, suffered further ignominy Friday when Twitter permanently suspended his account, saying the US leader is too dangerous to use the platform.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Capitol Riot: FBI arrests Arkansas man from photo inside Pelosi’s office

The FBI on Friday arrested an Arkansas man who was photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office following the storming of the Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, authorities announced.
9 January 2021, 07:38 AM

Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob

Three days before supporters of President Donald Trump rioted at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the US Capitol Police if it needed National Guard manpower. And as the mob descended on the building Wednesday, Justice Department leaders reached out to offer up FBI agents. The police turned them down both times, according to senior defense officials and two people familiar with the matter.
8 January 2021, 08:55 AM

Trump returns to Twitter as Facebook's Zuckerberg bans him for 'fanning the flames'

US President Donald Trump returned to Twitter on Thursday with a video acknowledging that Joe Biden would be the next US president as other social media services including Facebook Inc blocked his accounts over concerns that his messages might spark further violent protests.
8 January 2021, 08:28 AM

The day my ‘second home,’ the Capitol, was overtaken by mob

The US Capitol is my second home. I have been covering the occupants of the building for an absurdly long period of time, the last 15 years spent mostly at a workspace just steps from the Senate gallery.
8 January 2021, 05:11 AM

Trump says his term is ending, transition will be orderly

President Donald Trump now says there “will be an orderly transition on January 20th” after Congress concluded the electoral vote count certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and after a day of violence when his supporters stormed the US Capitol.
7 January 2021, 09:05 AM

Biden urges restoring decency after ‘assault’ on democracy

President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the US Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November’s election.
7 January 2021, 07:33 AM

Scenes of mayhem at US Capitol

A mob invading the US Capitol. Police officers with guns drawn inside the House of Representatives. Lawmakers hiding from intruders seeking to overturn a national election.
7 January 2021, 06:15 AM

2 top White House officials resign after Capitol violence, more on the way: sources

Two top aides to first lady Melania Trump resigned on Wednesday in the wake of violence on Capitol Hill, and more top White House officials were considering resigning, including national security adviser Robert O’Brien and his deputy, Matthew Pottinger, sources familiar with the matter said.
7 January 2021, 05:09 AM

Explainer: Can Trump be removed from office before his term ends on Jan 20?

The storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday has prompted calls by some lawmakers to remove him from office before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20.
7 January 2021, 04:13 AM