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  • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
    US Capitol Police braces for ‘possible’ attack on Congress

    Warning comes as House leaders cancel plans for Thursday session

  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    FBI chief: no evidence of ‘fake Trump protesters’ at Capitol riot

    Wray refutes theory floated by some Republicans that mob was infiltrated by ‘provocateurs’

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Former Capitol officers say they did not see FBI warning before riot

    Senate committees told of intelligence breakdown in hearing examining January 6 assault

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    US politics & policy
    Republican schism deepens as Trump launches blistering attack on McConnell

    Former US president calls Senate leader a ‘political hack’ in longest statement since leaving office

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    Civil rights group files lawsuit against Trump over US Capitol attack

    NAACP alleges that former president and others violated 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    Trump impeachment
    Burr censured in Republican civil war over Trump

    North Carolina senator who voted to convict former president meets backlash from local party

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    Republican Party US
    Senate acquittal exposes deep Republican rifts over Trump

    Party is engaged in a civil war over how to recover from November’s election losses

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    News in-depthTrump impeachment
    Trump is cleared but his brand has been damaged

    Former president will find it harder to exert political influence after the events of January 6

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    Trump impeachment
    Trump acquitted of inciting Capitol Hill insurrection

    Seven Republicans break ranks in second impeachment trial of former president

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  • Saturday, 13 February, 2021
    Trump impeachment
    Closing arguments begin in Trump impeachment trial

    Vote expected Saturday after Democrats abandon plan to call witnesses

  • Saturday, 13 February, 2021
    Trump impeachment
    Trump’s impeachment trial hurtles towards swift conclusion

    Vote on whether to convict former US president for inciting insurrection expected this weekend

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Trump impeachment
    Democrats seek political win despite low odds of Trump conviction

    Party hopes to convince public that former US president bears ultimate responsibility for deadly Capitol riot

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    Trump impeachment
    Democrats warn that acquitting Trump would set ‘terrible standard’

    Impeachment managers close prosecution by accusing former US president of provoking mob

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    Trump impeachment
    Democrats recreate January 6 riot using previously unseen footage

    Impeachment managers say Donald Trump was ‘inciter-in-chief’ on second day of Senate trial

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Trump impeachment
    US Senate votes to proceed with second Trump impeachment trial

    Vast majority of Republicans signal opposition to process, suggesting slim odds of conviction

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    Trump impeachment
    Democrats reject Trump bid to scrap impeachment charge on eve of trial

    Former president’s lawyers label proceedings ‘political theatre’

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    FT Swamp Notes
    Social unrest and pandemics: another coming plague? Premium

    The upheaval could provide an opportunity for the healthcare system to create jobs

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    The Big Read
    Impeachment dilemma: Republicans rally behind Trump before Senate trial

    The party has a chance to break with the former president. But instead, wary of his supporters, it seems likely to back him

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Snap Inc
    Snap warns Capitol riot and Apple changes could slow ad momentum

    Camera app says Washington insurrection contributed to slower-than-expected start to 2021

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Trump impeachment
    Trump rejects request for testimony in Senate impeachment trial

    House manager sought evidence under oath from ex-president on actions during Capitol siege

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    Trump impeachment
    House Democrats say evidence Trump incited mob is ‘overwhelming’

    Former president’s lawyers argue speech was protected ahead of Senate impeachment trial

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    US politics & policy
    McConnell says conspiracy claims are a ‘cancer’ on Republicans

    Senate minority leader lashes out against ‘loony lies’ of congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    Myanmar
    US threatens to impose sanctions on Myanmar after military coup

    Joe Biden calls generals’ seizure of power a ‘direct assault’ on transition to democracy

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    Myanmar
    Myanmar military launches coup against Aung San Suu Kyi

    Army arrests civilian government as US warns it will ‘take action’ against those responsible

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    US warns of heightened risk of attacks by domestic extremists

    Advisory says ‘ideologically-motivated’ violence still a threat after Biden inauguration

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