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US Capitol security stepped up over 'possible plot' for March 4 attack
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): The US Capitol police on Wednesday (local time) increased the security of the complex to stop any potential threats towards members of Congress by a militia group driven by a conspiracy theory suggesting former President Donald Trump would return to power on M
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US police warn of 'plot to breach' Capitol on March 4
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): The United States officials on Wednesday (local time) alerted lawmakers about a potential threat to the Capitol on March 4 and have heightened security as a precaution.
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US says over 300 people charged in Capitol riot
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): More than 300 people now face federal charges in connection with the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill and at least 280 people have been arrested, The Hill reported citing the Justice Department's statement on Friday (local time).
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Former ally McConnell says he'd back Trump as 2024 Republican nominee
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who just weeks ago blamed Donald Trump for the Capitol riots, on Thursday said he would back the former President if he wins the Republican party's 2024 presidential nomination.
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US Capitol Police captain recalls suffering chemical burns on her face dur
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): Captain Carneysha Mendoza, one of many US Capitol Police officers injured while responding to the deadly insurrection on January 6, recalled to lawmakers how her face was burned by chemicals used by rioters and her arm nearly broken as they stormed the Cap
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White supremacists involved in US Capitol riots, say security officials
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): White supremacists were involved in the January 6 insurrection, said top Capitol security officials on Tuesday (local time) during the Senate hearing on the intelligence and security failures at the Capitol.
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Six police officers suspended for misconduct during Capitol Hill riots; 29
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], February 19 (ANI): A total of six US police officers have been suspended with pay and another 29 have been put under investigation over their conduct during the riots on Capitol Hill on January 6, according to a police department spokesperson.
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US Speaker announces plans for '9/11-type commission' to probe Capitol att
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday (local time) announced plans to create a "9/11-type commission" to investigate the Capitol riot that took place on January 6.
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Proud Boys leader Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio charged for violating release ter
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): The leader of the far-right Proud Boys, Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, who was arrested before the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, has been charged for allegedly violating the terms of his release.
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US Speaker rules out censure after Trump's acquittal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): After the Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday (local time) said that she was against the possibility of censuring the former US President in the Senate as that would be just a "little slap on the wrist".
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After acquittal, Trump calls 2nd impeachment trial 'greatest witch hunt' i
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): After being acquitted for the second time in the impeachment trial, former US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) called the trial yet another phase of the "greatest witch hunt" in the history of the United States.
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Trump acquitted again in impeachment trial
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump has been acquitted in his second impeachment trial as the Senate fell short of supporters for convicting him of inciting Capitol riots.
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