Washington, Jan 8 (PTI) President Donald Trump has condemned the violent supporters who stormed the US Capitol, saying they do not represent America, as he vowed to ensure a peaceful and smooth transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden.
In a new video message, Trump said America is, and must always be a nation of law and order.
WASHINGTON DC, January 7. / TASS /: A US police officer who shot one of the protestors at the US Congress is suspended from work pending an investigation, according to the Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund's statement on Thursday.
On January 6, supporters of the current US President Donald Trump tried to storm the building of Congress, they eventually managed to get inside. At the same time, the police guarding the building used firearms, wounding a woman. She later died at the hospital.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Congressional Democrats on Friday weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, two days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Democratic leaders including House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for immediate impeachment proceedings if Vice President Mike Pence and Trump’s cabinet refused to take steps to remove Trump from power.
07 Jan 2021; MEMO: At least four people died on or near the US Capitol as President Donald Trump's supporters rioted and besieged the federal legislature, police said Wednesday, Anadolu reports.
07 Jan 2021; MEMO: Pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol as lawmakers were set to sign off Wednesday on President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory in what was supposed to be a routine process headed to Inauguration Day, Anadolu reports.
06 Jan 2021; MEMO: The United States on Tuesday blacklisted a Chinese company that makes elements for steel production, 12 Iranian steel and metals makers, and three foreign-based sales agents of a major Iranian metals and mining holding company, seeking to deprive Iran of revenues as US President Donald Trump's term winds down, reports Reuters.
Washington, Jan 5 (PTI) US President-elect Joe Biden has blasted Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the November 3 election result, saying the outgoing president spends most of his time "whining and complaining" rather than doing "the work" of his office.
Trump, a Republican, is yet to concede the elections and has filed several lawsuits challenging the presidential poll result that gave Biden, a Democrat the required Electoral College votes to be the 46th US President.
Washington, Jan 2 (AP-PTI) Federal appeals court has cleared the way for the only woman on federal death row to be executed before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
The ruling, handed down on Friday by a three-judge panel on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, concluded that a lower court judge erred when he vacated Lisa Montgomery's execution date in an order last week.
Washington, Jan 2 (AP-PTI) Congress has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago.
In an extraordinary New Year's Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto, dismissing Trump's objections to the USD 740 billion bill and handing him a stinging rebuke just weeks before his term ends.
Trump had lashed out at GOP lawmakers on Twitter, charging earlier this week that
San Diego, Jan 1 (AP-PTI) President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemic-related bans on green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants through March 31, while a federal appeals court sided with him on a rule that requires new immigrants to have their own health insurance.
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