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Steve Bannon sentenced to four months in prison for contempt

Steve Bannon, ally of former US President Donald Trump, was sentenced to four months in jail for failing to testify and provide documents to a committee probing the storming of the Capitol in 2021.

USA

Donald Trump tried to join Capitol revolt, says ex-White House aide

Cassidy Hutchinson told the US committee investigating the 2021 insurrection that Trump rebuffed security warnings and tried to join protesters as they marched on the Capitol.

USA

US president makes impassioned plea for ban on assault weapons

Ten days after 19 children and two teachers were massacred by a teenage gunman in Uvalde, Texas, US President Joe Biden has asked that "common sense" prevails in the debate on gun control legislation.

USA

Biden on Russia in Ukraine: 'Freedom will always triumph over tyranny'

“In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment,” the US president said in his State of the Union address.

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Costumed US Capitol rioter Jacob Chansley jailed for 41 months

Carrying a spear and wearing a large fur hat with horns, Chansley was one of the first rioters to invade Congress on January 6.

USA

US Congress pushes back as Donald Trump sues over Capitol riots probe

As the defeated president challenges the investigation into the January 6 insurrection by a violent mob of his supporters, a House committee is moving to hold ex-White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt.

The Cube

US Congress hearing probes misinformation via social media algorithms

The hearing "Algorithms and Amplification", scheduled to go before Congress on Tuesday, is the first entirely focused on social media algorithms and how they may amplify misinformation.

USA

Independent commission will investigate Capitol riots, Pelosi says

The US Congress will establish an independent commission to look into the deadly insurrection that took place in January at the Capitol.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: 'democracy is not a given, we have to protect it' says French MEP Loiseau

The political drama in the United States pushed the COVID situation out of the headlines – for a day or two. It also saw some soul-searching over whether the same divisions could be exploited in Europe.

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US election protests and the storming of Capitol Hill

Watch what happened as several thousand people gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to protest the electoral vote and cheer President Donald Trump and his baseless claims of election fraud.

USA

In pictures: Guns drawn as lawmakers scramble amid US Capitol breach

Pictures captured some of the most jarring scenes ever to unfold in a seat of American political power.

USA

US Congress certifies Joe Biden win after Capitol 'insurrection'

The largely routine and ceremonial certification was set to last hours after a group of Republicans in the House and Senate said they would issue objections in certain battleground states.

USA

European leaders condemn 'disgraceful' attack on US democracy

European leaders condemned an attack on democracy as chaos unfolded in a country they once relied upon for global leadership.

USA

Trump promises 'orderly transition' after mob storms US Capitol

US lawmakers were forced to flee after a pro-Trump mob breached the capitol building. After the session resumed, Republican Senator Mitch McConnell condemned a "failed insurrection".

USA

US Congress overrides Trump's defense bill veto in 'resounding rebuke'

It is the first time since Donald Trump became president that the Republican-controlled Senate dismissed his veto.

USA

Donald Trump finally signs $900bn (€737bn) COVID-19 relief package

Some experts estimated that 14 million Americans would have lost subsistence payments if the president had failed to sign a bipartisan coronavirus relief bill.

USA

US Congress approves €738 billion COVID-19 relief bill

The bipartisan deal, which will also fund the US government until September next year, was passed in both houses of the US Congress on Monday.

USA

Trump and US congress in stand-off over aid as COVID-19 crisis worsens

Donald Trump and congressional leaders are trying to pass a new €874 billion package to help the US economy but disagree over COVID-19 testing funds.

USA

George Floyd's brother to Congress: 'stop the pain' of police violence

Philonise Floyd called on the US Congress to "stop the pain" and act on police reform, as he testified the day after his brother's funeral.

USA

Euroviews. Trump has too much power, and it's ruining the electoral process ǀ View

By November, both sides will fear and hate each other just a little more. And somehow, the winner will still have to be the president of all the people.