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Washington DC Mayor extends public emergency for 15 days after Capitol riot

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday extended the public emergency for 15 days following the mayhem and chaos created by pro-Trump supporters at the US Capitol

President Trump is 'menace', must be removed: US media after Capitol attack

Donald Trump, whose "seditious rhetoric" incited a violent attack on the Capitol, is a "menace" and is unfit to remain in office and must be removed, US media outlets have asserted

US lawmakers seek immediate removal of Trump as supporters attack Capitol

Several US lawmakers have demanded immediate removal of President Trump from office, alleging that he incited his supporters who stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented incident that dented democracy

Four dead after hundreds of Trump supporters attacked US Capitol Hill

Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the US Capitol

'Violence never wins', says US Vice President Pence as Senate returns

Condemning violence at US Capitol by Trump supporters, Vice President Mike Pence said violence never wins, freedom does, as Congress returned to work on certifying Joe Biden's win

After Twitter, FB and Instagram block Trump following mob attack on Capitol

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday have blocked US President Donald Trump from posting on their platforms as rioters attacked the US Capitol and violent protests broke out in Washington DC.

Sickening and heartbreaking sight: Former Prez Bush on US Capitol attack

Former US President George W Bush called "insurrection" at the Capitol a "sickening, heartbreaking sight" and said this is how election results are disputed in a banana republic

US Senate rejects challenge to President-elect Biden's Arizona win

The Senate has overwhelmingly turned aside a challenge to US President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Arizona, guaranteeing the result will stand

Obama slams Trump, says violence at Capitol a moment of 'great dishonour'

Slamming President Donald Trump for inciting violence at the US Capitol, his predecessor Barack Obama has said it is a moment of "great dishonour and shame" for the United States

First lady Melania Trump's chief of staff resigns after US Capitol protests

Stephanie Grisham, the US first lady Melania Trump's chief of staff, and White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews have resigned following violence at the US Capitol by supporters of Trump

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'

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

Democrats take control of US Senate as party wins two seats in Georgia

The Democratic Party has captured control of the Senate after winning the two seats in runoff elections in Georgia, giving President-elect Biden a majority in both houses of the US Congress

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

Trump slams VP Pence for declining to illegally overturn poll results

Outgoing US President Donald Trump has slammed his deputy Mike Pence for declining to illegally overthrow the results of the November 3 election won by Joe Biden, saying he lacks courage

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.

US Capitol chaos: Twitter restricts Trump tweet for 'risk of violence'

In the tweets, Trump continued to make the baseless claim that the election was fraudulent. In the video he also urged protesters to go home