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Two Black members ousted from Tennessee legislature over gun control debate

Republican-led state legislature accused of racism after majority of its members, many of them white, pushed a rarely-used procedure to force out two African American lawmakers, who called for more gun control after a recent deadly shooting.

Meta to reinstate Trump's account on its platforms

President of Meta's global affairs Clegg said the company would allow Donald Trump access to Facebook and Instagram platforms. Twitter lifted the former president's ban last November.

Kevin McCarthy clinches US House speaker post in record 15th vote

Republican frontrunner is named as new speaker of US House of Representatives as he quells a rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralysed lower chamber of Congress for four days.

Oath Keepers' leader rejects allegations of planned US Capitol assault

Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the far-right group in the US, said he did not do anything unlawfully and added that those who stormed Congress were "stupid."

Witnesses testify 'irate' Trump demanded to join Capitol mob

Ex-president Donald Trump sat for hours watching insurrection on live TV on January 6, 2021, ignoring pleas by his children and other close advisers to urge his supporters to stop the violence, witnesses tell US congressional hearing.

US House panel accuses Trump of summoning mob that stormed Capitol

With a never-before-seen 12-minute video of the deadly violence and testimony from Donald Trump's inner circle, the committee contended that the ex-president's claims about election fraud led to the attack.

Hundreds of US congressmen owned slaves, investigation reveals

In all, 1,715 lawmakers, who owned slaves, epresented more than 60 parties, including the Republican and Democratic parties.

US House holds Trump ally Bannon in contempt for defying summons

Investigators see Steve Bannon's testimony as pivotal to a clear understanding of Trump's actions before and during a deadly January 6 assault on a joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden's election victory.

Trump to invoke executive privilege in January 6 House probe

The letter went to at least some witnesses who were subpoenaed by the House committee and it makes clear that Trump plans to invoke privileges meant to protect presidential communications from being shared with Congress.

Millions of Americans face homelessness as Covid-19 eviction ban expires

More than 15 million people in 6.5 million US households are currently behind on rental payments, according to a study by the Aspen Institute and the Covid-19 Eviction Defense Project, collectively owing more than $20 billion to landlords.

Cop recounts going to 'hell and back' as police testify on US Capitol riot

Often tearful, sometimes profane, the officers called the rioters "terrorists" engaged in an "attempted coup".

Facebook upholds Trump ban, calls for review in six months

Facebook’s independent oversight board keeps ban on former US president Donald Trump but demands social media giant determine a consistent response with rules that are applied to other users of the platform.