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US House adjourns without choosing speaker as Republicans block Kevin McCarthy
• 2 years agoFor 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
• 2 years agoRonald 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
• 2 years agoThe 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
• 3 years agoThe 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
• 3 years agoKeller, 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
• 4 years agoThe 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
• 4 years agoAt 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
Fp Staff • 4 years ago"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
• 4 years agoDonald 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
• 4 years agoFour 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