President Donald Trump

House Democrat sues ex-president Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani over role in riot at US Capitol

The suit by Mississippi Representative Bennie Thompson traces the drawn-out effort by Trump and Giuliani to cast doubt on the election results and seeks unspecified punitive and compensatory damages

Prospect of pardons in final days of Donald Trump regime fuels market for access to US president

Trump’s former personal lawyer, John M Dowd, has marketed himself to felons as someone who could secure pardons because of his close relationship with the president

With Republican support cracking, President Donald Trump on brink of unprecedented second impeachment

In the House, the number three Republican Liz Cheney said she would be voting to impeach, and called Trump's actions "a betrayal" of his office

Donald Trump's Republican wall of support erodes as US House begins impeachment proceedings

The choice facing Republicans isn't just about the immediate fate of the outgoing president, but also whether the party's elected leaders are ready to move on

Donald Trump rejects blame for siege of US Capitol, calls Washington speech 'totally appropriate'

The outgoing president described his scheduled impeachment in the House of Representatives on Wednesday a "continuation of the greatest witch hunt in the history of politics"

American Carnage: Storming of US Capitol puts paid to Ronald Reagan's shining city on a hill myth

The US Capitol was breached on Wednesday for the first time since 1814, when the British marched into Washington DC and set it ablaze

Washington braces for violence as thousands of Donald Trump supporters flock to nation's capital

Local authorities have enhanced security and warned residents in and around the city to steer clear of potentially violent agitators as Congress prepares to certify Biden's election win

Day after Donald Trump tape leaks, Barack Obama says ‘fundamental principles' of US democracy are under threat

The former US president made the remarks on the eve of the crucial elections in Georgia where both the seats, and ultimately the control of the Senate, are up for grabs

Mike Pence hints at supporting Republican lawmakers gearing up to challenge Joe Biden's election win on 6 Jan

As Donald Trump continues to perpetuate the myth of widespread voter fraud, a growing number of Republicans have been eager to challenge the results, either out of devotion to the president or out of fear of enraging their base

US Congress set for tumultuous session; COVID-19, certifying Joe Biden's election to dominate proceedings

A dozen Republicans bound for the new Senate, and even more in the House, have vowed to become a resistance force to the incoming president, starting with efforts to subvert the will of American voters on 6 January