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Riot? Insurrection? Words matter in describing US Capitol siege

The language used by the American media to describe last week's Capitol siege proves words matter

Social media app Parler, suspended after Capitol riots, may not return: CEO

"It could be never," he said. "We don't know yet." The app said in a legal filing it has over 12 million users

Bitter Senate impeachment trial of Trump could bog down Biden's first days

Trump became the first president in US history to be impeached twice when the House voted 232-197 on Wednesday to charge him with inciting an insurrection

McConnell holds Donald Trump's fate as impeachment heads to Senate

McConnell told Republican colleagues in a letter Wednesday he would block starting an impeachment trial before Joe Biden takes office Jan. 20 and control of the Senate shifts to Democrats

Google pauses all political ads in wake of attack on US Capitol

Google suspended all political advertising after last week's attack on the US Capitol to avoid incitement of more violence

US House impeaches Trump for a second time; 10 Republicans vote yes

Some Republicans argued the impeachment drive was a rush to judgment that bypassed the customary deliberative process such as hearings

House impeaches Trump after US Capitol siege; his fate in Senate hands

Only three US presidents ever impeached; none removed; vote held with large security presence at US Capitol; Pelosi calls Trump 'clear and present danger' to US

US House poised to impeach Trump; McConnell spurns immediate trial

With only a week remaining in Trump's tumultuous four-year term, an immediate trial could allow the Senate to vote on whether to oust him before he leaves the White House

Facebook tracking a rise in violent rhetoric tied to Biden's inauguration

Violent rhetoric on online platforms had already ramped up in the weeks before last week's unrest as right-wing groups planned the assault, largely in open public view

GOP lawmaker expects more Republicans to impeach Doland Trump

The House is set to vote Wednesday afternoon on impeaching Trump for a second time, accusing him of rallying a violent mob of supporters to attack the US Capitol last week

Wall Street brushes off political turmoil, looks to economic rebound

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. stock market is mostly unfazed by the political turmoil in Washington and fears of violence ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, with investors squarely focused on the probability of another sizeable stimulus package to boost economic growth and the rollout of coronavirus vaccines.

Emotions run high as US House begins debate on impeaching Donald Trump

At least five Republicans have said they would join Democrats in voting for an article of impeachment - a formal charge - of inciting an insurrection just seven days before he is due to leave office

New York City to cut contracts with Trump organization, says mayor

New York City will sever 3 contracts with the Trump Organization, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday, accusing President Donald Trump of inciting the crowds that stormed the US Capitol last week

Number 3 House GOP leader backs Donald Trump's impeachment as tide grows

Republican opposition to impeaching President Donald Trump began crumbling at the party's upper echelons as the Number 3 House GOP leader said she would vote to impeach Trump

Free speech is under assault like never before, says Donald Trump

Free speech is under assault in the United States like never before, outgoing President Donald Trump said as almost all major social media outlets moved to block him after Capitol attack by supporters

Wall Street barely higher as investors pause amid US Capitol turmoil

Five of the 11 major S&P sectors were trading higher with energy stocks leading the gains with a 3% advance, as crude prices rose

Twitter blocks 70,000 QAnon accounts after United States Capitol riots

Twitter says it has suspended more than 70,000 accounts associated with the far right QAnon conspiracy theory following last week's US Capitol riot

Early warning signs emerge for Republican Party after US Capitol riots

The Capitol riots may have dented the Grand Old Party's image in the US

Vijaya Gadde: The lawyer at the forefront of Trump's Twitter ban

When Twitter permanently suspended the account of Donald Trump, the microblogging giant's top lawyer, Indian-American Vijaya Gadde, was at the forefront of the unprecedented decision following the attempted insurrection of the US Capitol by supporters of the outgoing President. Hyderabad-born Gadde, 45, is Twitter's legal, public policy and trust and safety lead. On Friday, Gadde tweeted that the account of Trump has been "permanently suspended from Twitter due to the risk of further violence". At the time of suspension, Trump had 88.7 million followers and followed 51 people. According to Gadde's Twitter profile, prior to joining the California-based social media company in 2011, she was senior director of legal at US multinational corporation Juniper Networks. Previously, she worked for nearly a decade at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a law firm based in California. Gadde serves on the Board of Trustees of New York University Law School and the Board of Directors of Mercy ...

US Acting Homeland Security chief Wolf resigns over Capitol Hill violence

Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has resigned over the storming of the US Capitol by outgoing President Donald Trump's supporters