Capitol Hill
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Mike Pompeo eases path for his ex-boss, Trump: 'I will not contest for 2024 US Presidential polls'
World | Apr 15, 2023, 07:23 AM ISTPompeo's announcement came nearly six months after his former boss Donald Trump had started a political campaign for the next Presidential election.
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Ex-US President Donald Trump behind 2021 Capitol insurrection, finds investigating committee
World | Dec 24, 2022, 06:55 AM ISTAccording to the 18-month-long findings of the Committee, it charged Trump as the main culprit and termed it a “multi-part conspiracy” with the aim of overturning his 2020 election defeat.
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Capitol riots committee urges Justice dept to invoke criminal charges against Donald Trump
World | Dec 20, 2022, 08:32 AM ISTCapitol riots: The House January 6 committee urged the Justice Department on Monday to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection, calling for accountability for the former president and “a time of reflection and reckoning.”
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United States: Man killed himself after ramming Capitol barrier, say Police
World | Aug 14, 2022, 09:01 PM ISTUnited States news: It comes at a time when law enforcement authorities across the country are facing an increasing number of threats.
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Biden rejects Trump's claim, orders release of White House logs to panel investigating capitol riots
World | Feb 16, 2022, 10:32 PM ISTThe committee has sought a trove of data from the National Archives, including presidential records that Trump had fought to keep private. The records being released to Congress are visitor logs showing appointment information for individuals who were allowed to enter the White House on the the day of the insurrection.
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US committee approves report recommending contempt-of-Congress charges against Trump ally
World | Oct 20, 2021, 08:08 AM ISTCommittee Chairman Bennie Thompson told media on Tuesday that he expects the full House to vote on criminal contempt charges for Steve Bannon before the end of the week.
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Reports of a possible explosive device near Capitol in US, police probe on
World | Aug 19, 2021, 08:02 PM ISTReports of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill emerged on Thursday, following which the area around the building was evacuated.
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Did US help fund research at Chinese lab likely behind COVID outbreak? Fauci, Senator Paul argue
World | Jul 21, 2021, 04:58 PM ISTSenator Paul suggested that Dr Fauci had lied before Congress when in May he denied that the National Institutes of Health funded so-called “gain of function” research — the practice of enhancing a virus in a lab to study its potential impact in the real world — at a Wuhan virology lab.
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Facebook suspends Donald Trump's account for 2 years
World | Jun 04, 2021, 11:34 PM ISTFacebook said it will suspend former President Donald Trump's accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly January 6 insurrection.
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US Capitol Hill on lockdown after car hits complex barricade; 1 officer, driver killed
World | Apr 03, 2021, 03:14 AM ISTOne Capitol Hill police officer succumbed to injuries while another injured after a car rammed a barricade outside the complex on Friday afternoon. The driver of the car, who was shot by cops, have also died. Following the incident, the Capitol Hill was put on lockdown.
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Violence at Red Fort on Republic Day evoked response similar to Capitol Hill raid: MEA
India | Feb 05, 2021, 10:40 AM ISTThousands of farmers had clashed with the police during the tractor parade called by farmer unions on January. Protesters deviated from the designated route for the proposed tractor parade and barged into the Red Fort. They also attacked cops, vandalised police vehicles and the ticket counter at the Red Fort.
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Aaj Ka Viral: Does Friday namaz held at the foot of US Capitol Hill, Fact Check
News | Jan 24, 2021, 05:20 PM ISTSocial media users are sharing an image showing a Friday namaz held at the foot of US Capitol Hill after Joe Biden became the US President.
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Snapchat permanently bans Donald Trump over Capitol Hill violence
World | Jan 14, 2021, 08:31 AM ISTThe platform said it made the decision after the President's account repeatedly violated the company's community guidelines over the past several months.
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20,000 national guards with lethal weapons being deployed in Washington DC
World | Jan 14, 2021, 08:26 AM ISTThe Pentagon is deploying 20,000 National Guards with lethal weapons here, a week ahead of the inauguration, to prevent any violence as experienced on January 6, with intelligence agencies receiving information about move to create violence and chaos across the country.
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In Oval Office video, Trump unequivocally condemns Capitol Hill violence
World | Jan 14, 2021, 08:04 AM ISTOutgoing United States President Donald Trump on Thursday unequivocally condemned last week's Capitol Hill riot, and asserted there is never a justification or an excuse for such violence.
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FBI has opened more than 160 investigations against Capitol Hill rioters
World | Jan 13, 2021, 08:10 AM ISTFederal prosecutors are looking at everything from simple trespass to theft of mail and digital devices inside the Capitol to assault on local and federal officers.
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Video shows what Donald Trump was doing moments before Capitol seige attempt by his supporters
World | Jan 09, 2021, 06:39 PM ISTThe January 6 (Wednesday) US capitol seige attempt by Trump supporters, upset with the loss, has been condemned by the world. Through actions such as several arrests, suspension of President Donald Trump's Twitter accounts, others have been taken, the strain on America's Democracy (World's oldest) will not be washed away so soon, so easily.
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Democrats plan lightning Trump impeachment, want him out now
World | Jan 09, 2021, 01:36 PM ISTAs the country comes to terms with the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters that left five dead, the crisis that appears to be among the final acts of his presidency is deepening like few other periods in the nation’s history.
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To all of those who have asked, I will not attend Joe's inauguration: Donald Trump
World | Jan 15, 2021, 09:05 PM ISTOutgoing US President Donald Trump has said he won't attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration event, scheduled to take place on January 20. Taking to Twitter, Donald Trump said to all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.
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Police officer injured in US Capitol riot dies, toll rises to five
World | Jan 08, 2021, 02:43 PM ISTUS Capitol Police Officer Brian D Sicknick was injured while engaging with protesters on Wednesday and returned to his division office, where he collapsed.