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Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel's report on Trump Jan. 6 probe

January 10, 2025 11:27 am

US Circuit Court of Appeals turned down a emergency challenge aimed at keeping under wraps the report expected to detail unflattering revelations about Trump’s failed effort to cling to power in the election he lost to President Joe Biden.

Trump supporter, who featured in Biden's ad, pleads guilty to assaulting officers with spray during US Capitol riot

September 19, 2024 11:24 pm

Andy Steven Oliva-Lopez admitted that he hit three officers during the attack on the US Capitol on January 6 and he temporarily blinded two of them.

Le Pen accuses left of inciting 'Capitol Hill' style protest in France

July 10, 2024 6:07 pm

The leftwing New Popular Front (NFP) unexpectedly won most seats but with no group having gained an absolute majority, France has been plunged into uncertainty, with no obvious path to a stable government.

Trump arrives on Capitol Hill to meet with Republican lawmakers

June 13, 2024 8:47 pm

The Republican presidential candidate is due to meet with Republicans in the House of Representatives in the morning and have lunch with Senate Republicans to coordinate campaign strategies.

He said he was ashamed of storming the capitol. Now he’s running for office.

June 11, 2024 4:14 pm

In the South Carolina primary on Tuesday, the question will fall to voters in the state’s House District 43, a rural area so conservative that Democrats are not fielding a general election candidate.

House Oversight Committee meets to vote on whether to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington

Hunter Biden appears for deposition, tells Republicans he did not involve his father in his business

February 28, 2024 10:38 pm

The deposition could mark a decisive point for the 14-month Republican investigation into the Biden family, which has centred on Hunter Biden and his overseas work for clients in Ukraine, China, Romania and other countries.

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Express View on Trump indictment: A trial in America

August 08, 2023 8:25 am

It may or may not affect his electoral prospects. How US system deals with political fallout will be watched

Jan. 6 panel unveils report, describes Trump 'conspiracy'

December 23, 2022 8:55 am

The 814-page report released Thursday comes after the panel interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses, held 10 hearings and obtained millions of pages of documents.

Florida man pleads guilty to role in Capitol riot

May 12, 2022 2:40 pm

Robert Flynt Fairchild Jr., 40, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty to a civil disorder charge in District of Columbia federal court, according to court records.

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US Capitol riot panel says Trump may have engaged in 'criminal conspiracy'

March 03, 2022 9:28 am

"Evidence and information available to the Committee establishes a good-faith belief that Mr. Trump and others may have engaged in criminal and/or fraudulent acts," the committee said in a court filing.