Tag: US Capitol
US Capitol police searches Senate buildings, issues Shelter-In-Place order after unconfirmed reports of active shooter
WASHINGTON: Following an emergency call regarding the presence of an active shooter in the US Capitol on Wednesday, the Capitol Police have urged the people…
PM Modi’s address to joint session of US Congress elicits multiple standing ovations
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nearly hour-long address to the US Congress evoked multiple standing ovations, applauses and cheers from American lawmakers and chants of…
Militia leader gets 18 years in prison over US Capitol attack
WASHINGTON: Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was dealt an 18 year prison sentence Thursday for seditious conspiracy in the 2021 attack…
Four far-right Proud Boys convicted of sedition over Capitol attack
WASHINGTON: Four members of the far-right Proud Boys were convicted of seditious conspiracy on Thursday for their roles in the January 6, 2021, attack on…
House Republicans pass US debt bill, push Biden on spending
WASHINGTON: House Republicans narrowly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday that would raise the government’s legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep spending restrictions,…
Donald Trump news: New York plans for Trump surrender with barricades, courtroom closings | World News
NEW YORK: New York City police have thrown up metal barriers around Trump Tower and blocked roads near Manhattan Criminal Courthouse as they brace for…
‘History will hold Donald Trump accountable’ for Jan. 6, Mike Pence says
WASHINGTON: Former US Vice President Mike Pence offered his most forceful rebuke to date of his one-time boss Donald Trump on Saturday, saying that history…