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Brian Fung, CNN Business

Parler sues Amazon for cutting off its services, cites antitrust violation

Parler alleges antitrust violation, breach of contract, and interference with the company's business relationships with users.
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Mary Richards

Security tightening for congress members as they travel

Authorities say they will increase security for congressional flights to and from Washington DC.
6 years ago
This Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, image from a video released by Schwarzenegger shows former Republican C...
BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press

Arnold Schwarzenegger compares US Capitol protestors to Nazis

In a video posted Sunday on social media, Schwarzenegger said the protestors "trampled the very principles on which our country was founded."
6 years ago
Members of the National Guard stand inside anti-scaling fencing that surrounds the Capitol complex,...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, ALAN FRAM and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

A second GOP senator urges Pres. Trump to resign

PA Sen. Pat Toomey joined AK Sen. Lisa Murkowski calling for Mr. Trump to resign after a group of supporters broke into the Capitol.
6 years ago
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Kaitlan Collins, CNN

Vice President Pence will attend Biden’s inauguration

Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, according to a source familiar.
6 years ago
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Cami Mondeaux

Twitter banned President Trump. But can it actually last forever?

After Twitter banned President Donald Trump from using its platform Friday the president has begun looking for other ways to keep in touch with supporters.
6 years ago
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Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell and Paul LeBlanc, CNN

Feds: Investigation found truck full of bombs/guns near Capitol protest

The details were contained in federal documents charging Lonnie Leroy Coffman of Falkville, Alabama, with federal offenses.
6 years ago
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in ...
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press

EXPLAINER: Who has been charged in the deadly Capitol riot?

Dozens of people have already been arrested and prosecutors across the U.S. have vowed to bring to justice others who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
6 years ago
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WILL WEISSERT and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

Biden calls Trump ‘unfit’ but doesn’t endorse impeachment

resident-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't "fit for the job," but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time.
6 years ago
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Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigns after Capitol insurrection

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after protesters objecting to the electoral vote stormed the U.S. Capitol. In a resignation letter Thursday, DeVos blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming tensions in the violent assault on the seat of the nation’s democracy. She said, “There is […]
6 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

New to the job, Utah Rep. Blake Moore describes chaos at US Capitol

Utah Rep. Blake Moore details the violence of Wednesday as an angry crowd closed in on the House chamber and members of Congress evacuated.
6 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Rep. Chris Stewart sticks by Electoral College vote despite protests

Rep. Chris Stewart stands by his vote objecting to Pennsylvania's Electoral College count, but says the president should have handled the crisis better.
6 years ago
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Cami Mondeaux

Utah attorney: ‘Serious consequences,’ possible charges after DC arrests

After a violent protest outside the U.S. Capitol that has resulted in at least 68 arrests, it leaves the country wondering who will be charged -- and with what offenses? 
6 years ago
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Associated Press and Saige Miller

Pelosi wants Capitol police chief to resign and calls for President Trump to be immediately removed from office

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seeking the resignation of Capitol Police Chief Steven and calling for the immediate removal of President Trump from office.
6 years ago
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Clare Foran, CNN

Calls grow in Congress for President Trump to be removed by impeachment or the 25th Amendment

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A growing number of lawmakers — including from Democratic leadership — are calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office either through impeachment or the 25th Amendment to the Constitution after a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday. The calls have come largely from Democrats […]
6 years ago
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Colby Walker

DC Police report 68 arrests made

Police in Washington DC announced on Thursday that 68 arrests have been made after violence broke out at the US Capitol. Of those 68, police said only one was a DC resident.
6 years ago
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Colby Walker

FBI asking for help to identify protesters involved in Capitol violence

The FBI is asking for tips, photos and videos of the violence that took place after a large group broke into the Capitol, forcing Congress to evacuate.
6 years ago
Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certifica...
LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

Biden win confirmed after violent pro-Trump protestors storms US Capitol

Congress has confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner, hours after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.
6 years ago
Pictures of people entering the capitol during the U.S capitol riots...
The Associated Press

The Latest: Pelosi says Congress to resume once Capitol safe

Pelosi said she made the decision Wednesday in consultation with the Pentagon, the Justice Department and the vice president, who will preside.
6 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

DC curfew goes into effect but protesters not leaving

Protesters remained on scene after authorities declared a curfew in the nation's capital amid a day of unrest and violence. 
6 years ago
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STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press

Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control

Democrats have won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority.
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Sen. Orriin Hatch during the confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh. Sept. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacq...
Curt Gresseth

Pres. Trump to protesters: “Go home”; Utah politicians condemn violence at Capitol

Former Utah lawmakers speak out on the violence on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, with former Sen. Orrin Hatch "condemning the riots."
6 years ago
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Saige Miller

White House: National Guard, federal police en route to Capitol to disperse protesters

National Guard and federal police are en route to Capitol to assist in ending the occupation by protesters objecting to the electoral vote in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. 
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Protesters walk as U.S. Capitol Police officers watch in a hallway near the Senate chamber at the C...
Saige Miller

US Capitol on lockdown as protesters storm the building

Members of Congress are sheltering in place and other buildings are evacuating as protesters opposing the electoral vote count for President-elect Joe Biden break barriers in attempts to storm the Capitol. 
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