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US House adjourns without choosing speaker as Republicans block Kevin McCarthy

For the first time in a century, Republicans failed to elect a speaker in a nail-biting first three rounds of voting -- given blanket coverage across US television networks

US: Rioter gets 5 years in prison for assaulting cops at Capitol

Ronald Sandlin, 35, of Millington, Tennessee, pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers

'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations to take place at US Capitol

The event being organised by 75 Indian-American organisations will showcase India's culture and heritage while remembering the heroes of the Indian freedom struggle

Parachute demo at Nationals Park causes brief Capitol evacuation

The alert from the US Capitol Police sent congressional staffers fleeing from the Capitol and legislative building

Olympic swimmer Klete Keller pleads guilty to felony for storming Capitol

Keller, 39, who grew up in Arizona and now lives in Colorado Springs, competed in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

As Donald Trump's second impeachment gets underway today, here's how the trial is expected to unfold

The first public clash between the president’s legal team and the impeachment managers will be over the question of whether the trial is legitimate under the Constitution

US Inauguration Day 2021: Amanda Gorman, youngest inaugural poet, to recite verses written after Capitol attack

At 22, Amanda Gorman joins a small group of poets who have been recruited to help mark a presidential inauguration, including Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, Miller Williams, Elizabeth Alexander and Richard Blanco.

James Corden, Stephen Colbert celebrate Donald Trump's last day as US president

"No more days of angry tweets," late-night talk show host James Corden marked the last day of Donald Trump's presidency with a spoof of Les Miserables' song

‘Violence is never the answer’: In farewell video, Melania Trump says be passionate, don’t lose sight of integrity

Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania have not invited Joe Biden and his wife for the traditional tea visit in the Oval Office, and will not attend the presidential inauguration

Participants in Joe Biden's inauguration rehearsal evacuated from Capitol after fire in homeless encampment

Four law enforcement officials told The Associated Press there had been a blaze several blocks over and the rehearsal was evacuated in an abundance of caution