Updated on Friday at 3:02 p.m. As the pro-Trump mob stormed up the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, a big yellow banner stood out among the blue
Biden: Capitol Hill Violence Highlights “Clear Failure to Carry Out Equal Justice” By Rachel Tillman and Associated Press Nationwide PUBLISHED 3:26 PM ET Jan. 07, 2021 PUBLISHED 3:26 PM EST Jan. 07, 2021
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Following Wednesday’s violent clashes on Capitol Hill between law enforcement and supporters of President Donald Trump, President-elect Joe Biden assured Americans that his incoming Justice Department will follow the rule of law – not his own personal bidding.
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President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday introduced key nominees to his incoming Justice Department, including Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general
Senate Republicans refused to even hold hearings when President Barack Obama nominated Garland for the Su
Washington, D.C.'s leading federal prosecutor did not rule out charging President Donald Trump following the assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of the president.
Biden on Friday named Indian-Americans Sumona Guha, Tarun Chhabra in US National Security Council (File)
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US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday named Indian-American Sumona Guha as senior director for South Asia and Tarun Chhabra as senior director for Technology and National Security, as he announced several key appointments to the National Security Council of the White House.
Guha was co-chair of the South Asia foreign policy working group on the Biden-Harris campaign, and serves on the transition s State Department Agency Review Team.
Currently senior vice president at Albright Stonebridge Group, she previously served in the State Department as a foreign service officer and later, on the Secretary of State s policy planning staff where she focused on South Asia.
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US Democratic lawmakers are pushing forward with plans to impeach US President Donald Trump, with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar saying it will most likely happen on Saturday (NZ time).
This comes after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC on Thursday in an attempt to stop the counting of electoral votes and certification of Joe Biden s victory.
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At least five people died during the protests, including a female Trump supporter who was shot inside the building and a police officer.