Page 12 - Us Capitol Attack

US Congress certified just 12 of 538 electoral votes before riots broke out

The US Congress could certify just 12 Electoral College votes before pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol, interrupting a joint session of Congress where lawmakers were set to certify Biden's win

Trump tells supporters to go home, reiterates claims of fraudulent election

Following violent protests near the US Capitol in Washington, US President Trump urged his supporters to 'go home', reiterating his unproven allegations that the presidential election was 'stolen'

US Capitol complex secure as armed police ends violent occupation

Officials have declared the U.S. Capitol complex secure after heavily armed police moved to end a nearly four-hour violent occupation by supporters of President Donald Trump

Indian-American lawmakers criticise storming of Capitol by Trump supporters

Indian-American Democratic lawmakers have expressed displeasure after they were forced to take shelter at safe places as thousands of angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol

Trump supporters used chemical irritants on police to break into Capitol

The police chief of Washington, DC, says pro-Trump protesters deployed chemical irritants on police in order to break into the US Capitol

Congress to certify Biden's presidential victory despite US Capitol attack

Despite the chaotic situation at the US Capitol following violent protests, Congress will continue the work of certifying President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory in the evening

US democracy under unprecedented assault, says Biden on US Capitol attack

"At this hour, our democracy is under unprecedented assault. Unlike anything we've seen in modern times. An assault on the citadel of liberty, the Capitol itself," Biden said

Facebook, YouTube remove Trump's video on US elections after Capitol attack

Facebook and YouTube have removed a video of President Donald Trump in which he repeated unfounded claims that the election was stolen from him after his supporters stormed the US Capitol.

Smoke grenades deployed on Senate side of US Capitol to disperse rioters

As supporters of Trump swarmed the US Capitol, smoke grenades were deployed on the Senate side of the building, while police worked to clear the rioters from the area

World leaders express shock at Trump supporters storming US Capitol

Leaders around the world condemned the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, expressing shock at the chaos unfolding in a country

Trump incited rioters not only attacked Capitol but the US Constitution

What the pro-Trump rioters attacked was not only a building but also the Constitution, the electoral system, our democratic process

Joint session of US Congress to continue later in night: Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has asserted the lawmakers would return for the joint session of the Congress on Wednesday night once it is cleared by the security for use

Pro-Trump Protesters swarm Statehouses across the US; some evacuated

Protesters backing Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico, leading some officials to evacuate while cheers rang out at several demonstrations as a mob stormed the US Capitol

Woman shot during violent protests in US Capitol dies: Police spokesperson

The woman who was shot during the violent protests at the US Capitol was pronounced dead at an area hospital, a spokesperson with the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed

Dozens of pro-Trump protesters remain on the streets of DC after curfew

Dozens of pro-Trump protesters remain on the streets of the nations capital in defiance of the curfew imposed after rioters stormed the Capitol

After Facebook, Twitter removes Trump's tweets on US Capitol protests

For the first time, microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday officially removed several tweets from US President Donald Trump, where he spoke on the violent protests at the US Capitol

Twitter suspends Trump's account for 12 hrs following Capitol riots remarks

In a big move, the microblogging site Twitter on decided to lock US President Donald Trump's account in wake of the violent situation at the US Capitol in Washington

Kamala Harris demands an end to assault by Trump supporters on US Capitol

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris demanded an end to the assault on the US Capitol by the supporters of outgoing President Trump after they clashed with police and breached the building's security

Man pleads guilty to planning attack on President Obama's State of the Union Address

According to the Justice Department, the attack was meant to provide support to the Islamic State's cause