Joseph R. Biden took the oath of office and became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday following the bitterly fought 2020 election.
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A Capitol Police officer hailed as a hero for confronting the insurrectionists and leading them away from Senate chambers on Jan. 6 has remained silent.
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time for inciting a violent mob to storm the Capitol and confront lawmakers — an insurrection that left five people dead.
A Henderson-based social media company known for being a haven for the internet’s far right faces an unclear future after tech giants Google, Apple and Amazon pulled the plug on the platform.
Democrats laid plans Friday for impeaching President Donald Trump, even as he’s headed out of the White House.
Despite plenty of warnings of a possible insurrection and ample resources and time to prepare, the Capitol Police planned only for a free speech demonstration.
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday denounced the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol as “domestic terrorists” and he blamed President Donald Trump for the violence that has shaken the nation’s capital and beyond.
Senators and House of Representatives formally confirmed Biden’s election after a chaotic day whenr rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol.
The usually routine process of certifying the results has erupted into a partisan brawl as breakaway Republicans prepare to challenge Joe Biden’s victories in key states.
President Donald Trump was to address die-hard supporters Wednesday in front of the White House ahead of the expected certification of Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.
Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the Democrats’ reach.