Capitol riot: Policeman tells 6 January hearing he feared he would die
A police officer who defended the US Capitol during a riot by Donald Trump supporters on 6 January has said he feared he would be crushed by the mob. “This is how I’m going to die,” a tearful Aquilino Gonell told a Congressional committee as...
US jobs figures fall far short of expectations
US employers hired fewer workers than expected last month despite a huge stimulus package that saw the government send $1,400 (£1,000) cheques to most Americans. Just 266,000 jobs were added in April and the unemployment rate edged up to 6.1%, according to the Bureau of...
George Floyd’s younger sibling tells court: ‘I miss my brother’
George Floyd’s younger sibling has testified “I miss my brother” as prosecutors prepare to rest their case against the ex-officer accused of murdering him. After the state of Minnesota spent more than two weeks making the case against Derek Chauvin, his defence team will begin...
US official: Health authorities are taking reports of blood clots and J&J vaccine “seriously”
US health agencies are working to assess whether the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is associated with a very small increased risk of rare blood clots, a federal official told CNN. “The CDC and the FDA are taking these concerns about blood clots and the...
US continues to administer more than 3 million Covid-19 vaccine doses a day, according to CDC data
About 165 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the United States, according to data published Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reported 165,053,746 total doses have been used so far — about 79% of the 207,891,295 doses...
Covid: Biden promises vaccines for all US adults by end of May
The US will have enough coronavirus vaccines for every adult by the end of May, President Joe Biden has said. This will be two months earlier than previously expected, but Mr Biden said the vaccination drive must be extended, too, and people convinced to take...
Trump impeachment: When is his Senate trial and will he testify?
Donald Trump is about to stand trial in the US Senate for his role in the riot at the Capitol on 6 January. He says he won’t give evidence himself, so what can we expect? The former president is the first in US history to...
Fauci hopes Covid-19 vaccinations for older children can start in late spring or summer
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he hopes there will be data to support Covid-19 vaccinations for older children by the late spring or summer. “I am hoping we will have the data to support initiating COVID-19...
Vaccine Rollout Gives U.K. a Rare Win in the Pandemic
Because the vaccine could only be refrigerated for three days once it reached the clinic, health care workers knew they had to inject 400 doses a day by Sunday to use up the supply. There was already a line of people waiting for “jabs,” so...
Ongoing siege following car explosion at hotel gate in Somalia’s capital
Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN)Somalia security forces are fighting armed gunmen to end a siege at a hotel in the east African country’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday that has claimed the life of the country’s former defense minister, according to police. Police told CNN the country’s former...
Biden to sign 10 executive orders to tackle Covid
President Joe Biden is set to sign 10 executive orders to boost the fight against Covid which has ravaged the US. Vaccination will be accelerated and testing increased. Emergency legislation will be used to increase production of essentials like masks. In a break with former...
Biden inauguration: Trump leaves White House vowing ‘we will be back’
Donald Trump has vowed he will be “back in some form” after departing the White House for the final time as president. He told supporters as he prepared to fly to Florida that it had been “a great honour to be your president”. He is...
Kamala Harris becomes first female, first black and first Asian-American VP
Kamala Harris has made history as the first female, first black and first Asian-American US vice-president. She was sworn in just before Joe Biden took the oath of office to become the 46th US president. Ms Harris, who is of Indian-Jamaican heritage, initially ran for...
Vaccination rates highlight stark differences between Israelis and Palestinians
Kafr ‘Aqab (CNN)Two young men work side-by-side in a butcher’s shop. They live in the same teeming and densely packed town. One is fortunate — he’s eligible to get an Israeli Covid-19 vaccination. The other isn’t. Both are Palestinian residents of Kafr ‘Aqab, a finger...
Biden official tells migrants to turn back
A migrant caravan moving from Honduras toward the U.S. border called on the incoming Biden administration to honor their “commitments” to the migrants moving north, citing the incoming administration’s vow to ease Trump’s restrictions on asylum. But on Sunday, an unnamed Biden transition official said...
In Trump’s final days at White House, presidential pardons reportedly up for grabs for the right price
There’s a presidential pardon fire sale reportedly underway during President Trump final days at the White House. The New York Times, citing documents and interviews with more than three dozen lobbyists and lawyers, reported Sunday night that some Trump allies are collecting fees from wealthy...
With authorities on alert, nationwide protests by Trump supporters fail to materialize
WASHINGTON — Fears of major protests by armed, far-right Trump supporters outside the Capitol and at state capitols Sunday proved unfounded, with only small groups, some carrying weapons, gathering in a handful of cities including Austin, Texas, Phoenix, Salem, Ore., and Lansing, Mich. With large-scale...
Naked subway shover ‘had a good heart’ but was off his meds: mom
The mother of Saturday’s deranged naked subway pusher says her son was not an aggressive person — just off his meds during the Manhattan horror. Ethel Trammell told The Post on Sunday that her son, Malik Jackson — who was killed after jumping on the...
Inauguration 2021: What happens on the day Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn in?
President-elect Joe Biden will not officially make his move to the White House until inauguration day – a political parade of sorts, when the Democrat and his Vice-President Kamala Harris take the oath of office. From Covid-19 protocols, to security concerns, to an appearance from...
Covid: UK variant could drive ‘rapid growth’ in US cases, CDC warns
A highly contagious coronavirus variant first detected in the UK could become the dominant strain in the US by March, health officials have said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned of “rapid growth” of the variant in coming weeks. It said such...
Video shows police officer assaulted by mob of Capitol rioters
Disturbing footage from the US Capitol riot shows the moment a police officer was viciously attacked by an angry right-wing mob, according to a report Sunday. Ruthless rioters were caught on camera as they stormed the building entrance Wednesday and dragged a cop down a...
Illinois House Democrats wrangle over Madigan’s future behind closed doors
With less than three days to shore up the votes needed to claim another term as House speaker, Michael Madigan on Sunday was confronted with the reality that he lacks support from nearly a third of his 73-member Democratic caucus. In the first closed-door ballot...
Officer Who Defended Capitol During Riots Dies of Apparent Suicide
A Capitol Police officer who responded to the deadly riots in Washington last week died by an apparent suicide on Saturday, according to multiple news reports, as the department struggles to fully recover from the devastating and destructive siege carried out by pro-Trump extremists. Howard...
Pelosi plans to give Pence 24 hours to remove Trump – politics updates
Pelosi outlines Democrats’ path to impeachment vote House Democrats will move forward with plans to remove President Donald Trump from office this week, starting with a resolution that calls on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laid out...
2 men allegedly seen in viral photos carrying zip ties during Capitol assault arrested
Two men allegedly seen in viral photographs of the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol have been arrested, the Washington, D.C., attorney general announced Sunday. Larry Rendell Brock and Eric Gavelek Munchel were both allegedly seen in pictures of the riot occupying the chambers of...
Jacob Blake family attorney blasts lack of charges in shooting
Ben Crump, an attorney for Jacob Blake’s family, spoke out Wednesday against the Kenosha, Wisconsin, district attorney’s decision to not charge the officer who shot Blake in the back, saying it “does nothing to help this issue of mistrust.” “We have to have transparency and...
4 DEAD AFTER MOB STORMED CAPITOL
The Senate quickly nixed the Republican objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes – with no debate over the substance – after it was raised by Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., and Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Vice President Mike Pence moved quickly to trigger the roll call, with...
The House is expected to follow before the full tally can continue
The US Capitol Police have sent out a message that the security threat has been cleared for all buildings within the complex following the violent riots. Here’s what they said: “All buildings within the Capitol Complex: The USCP has cleared the external security threat incident...
Congress vows to certify Biden’s election after ‘terrible’ pro-Trump assault on the Capitol
Members of Congress reconvened late Wednesday to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory after their first attempt was disrupted by a throng of Trump-supporting rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a deadly and unprecedented assault on American democracy. After more than eight hours of...
Senate shoots down challenge to Joe Biden’s PA victory
The Senate early Thursday morning overwhelmingly shot down a challenge to President-elect Joe Biden’s Pennsylvania victory. The objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes — brought on by Sen. Josh Hawley — was squashed by a vote of 92-7. The rejection came as the House continues to...
