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Watchdog lays bare Capitol Police's riot security failures
AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-police-riots-michael-pence-3309c46a9e0bc21c2b6f3287a2e3b831Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-police-riots-michael-pence-3309c46a9e0bc21c2b6f3287a2e3b831Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for — riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn’t be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards. The...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-police-riots-michael-pence-3309c46a9e0bc21c2b6f3287a2e3b831Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-police-riots-michael-pence-3309c46a9e0bc21c2b6f3287a2e3b831Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for — riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn’t be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards. The...WW…

Jan. 6 commission stalls, for now, amid partisan dissension
AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-us-news-legislation-nancy-pelosi-00858ec59039cdc85f4d2072b6c1699aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-us-news-legislation-nancy-pelosi-00858ec59039cdc85f4d2072b6c1699aClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation creating an independent, bipartisan panel to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is stalled, for now, with Democrats and Republicans split over the scope and structure of a review that would revisit the deadly attack and assess former President...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-us-news-legislation-nancy-pelosi-00858ec59039cdc85f4d2072b6c1699aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-us-news-legislation-nancy-pelosi-00858ec59039cdc85f4d2072b6c1699aClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation creating an independent, bipartisan panel to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is stalled, for now, with Democrats and Republicans split over the scope and structure of a review that would revisit the deadly attack and assess former President...WW…

Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator
AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-senate-elections-richard-burr-north-carolina-elections-218deeb825e9f616c81270929728332dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-senate-elections-richard-burr-north-carolina-elections-218deeb825e9f616c81270929728332dClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — When Sen. Richard Burr stood and said “guilty” there were hushed gasps in the Senate chamber. But the North Carolina Republican’s vote to convict former President Donald Trump should not have come as a shock.In a way, he had been telegraphing his willingness to...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-senate-elections-richard-burr-north-carolina-elections-218deeb825e9f616c81270929728332dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-senate-elections-richard-burr-north-carolina-elections-218deeb825e9f616c81270929728332dClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — When Sen. Richard Burr stood and said “guilty” there were hushed gasps in the Senate chamber. But the North Carolina Republican’s vote to convict former President Donald Trump should not have come as a shock.In a way, he had been telegraphing his willingness to...WW…

Which GOP senators are seen as possible votes against Trump?
AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-alaska-susan-collins-trials-6b233562f5fe9ff721664f20218ee5dcClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-alaska-susan-collins-trials-6b233562f5fe9ff721664f20218ee5dcClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Most every senator has pledged to listen to the evidence in Donald Trump’s historic second trial, but most minds were likely made up before the trial began. Democrats would need a minimum of 17 Republicans to vote with them to convict Trump of , and that appears unlikely.Still, Democrats...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-alaska-susan-collins-trials-6b233562f5fe9ff721664f20218ee5dcClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-alaska-susan-collins-trials-6b233562f5fe9ff721664f20218ee5dcClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Most every senator has pledged to listen to the evidence in Donald Trump’s historic second trial, but most minds were likely made up before the trial began. Democrats would need a minimum of 17 Republicans to vote with them to convict Trump of , and that appears unlikely.Still, Democrats...WW…

What to watch as Trump's 2nd impeachment trial kicks off
AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-trials-coronavirus-pandemic-impeachments-trump-impeachment-1e6cfada5ee3c8dcebe5b0ec49d72366Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-trials-coronavirus-pandemic-impeachments-trump-impeachment-1e6cfada5ee3c8dcebe5b0ec49d72366Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins on Tuesday, a solemn proceeding that will force lawmakers to relive the violent events of Jan. 6 as House Democrats prosecute their case for “incitement of insurrection.” The nine Democratic...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-trials-coronavirus-pandemic-impeachments-trump-impeachment-1e6cfada5ee3c8dcebe5b0ec49d72366Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-trials-coronavirus-pandemic-impeachments-trump-impeachment-1e6cfada5ee3c8dcebe5b0ec49d72366Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins on Tuesday, a solemn proceeding that will force lawmakers to relive the violent events of Jan. 6 as House Democrats prosecute their case for “incitement of insurrection.” The nine Democratic...WW…

Dems: Trump aimed 'loaded cannon' of supporters at U.S. Capitol
AdvertisementWASHINGTON --Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters "like a loaded cannon" at the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats said Tuesday in making their most detailed case yet for why the former president should be convicted and permanently barred from office.The legal brief forcefully links Trump's baseless efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election to the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, saying he bears "unmistakable" blame for actions that directly threatened the underpinnings of American democracy. It argues...…AdvertisementWASHINGTON --Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters "like a loaded cannon" at the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats said Tuesday in making their most detailed case yet for why the former president should be convicted and permanently barred from office.The legal brief forcefully links Trump's baseless efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election to the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, saying he bears "unmistakable" blame for actions that directly threatened the underpinnings of American democracy. It argues...WW…

House sending Trump impeachment to Senate, GOP opposes trial
AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/f4b8bf18ce0e23b877ba945545c3e257Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/f4b8bf18ce0e23b877ba945545c3e257Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — As the House prepares to bring the impeachment charge against Donald Trump to the Senate for trial, a growing number of Republican senators say they are opposed to , dimming the chances that former president will be convicted on that he incited a siege of the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats will carry the sole impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection” across the Capitol late Monday evening,...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/f4b8bf18ce0e23b877ba945545c3e257Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/f4b8bf18ce0e23b877ba945545c3e257Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — As the House prepares to bring the impeachment charge against Donald Trump to the Senate for trial, a growing number of Republican senators say they are opposed to , dimming the chances that former president will be convicted on that he incited a siege of the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats will carry the sole impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection” across the Capitol late Monday evening,...WW…

Growing number of GOP senators oppose impeachment trial
AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/82c0a1035ee55e6a8bda4d289943c641Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/82c0a1035ee55e6a8bda4d289943c641Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A growing number of Republican senators say they oppose holding an , a sign of the dimming chances that former President Donald Trump will be convicted on that he incited a siege of the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats, who will walk the impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection” to the Senate on Monday evening, are hoping that strong Republican denunciations of Trump after the Jan. 6 riot...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/82c0a1035ee55e6a8bda4d289943c641Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/82c0a1035ee55e6a8bda4d289943c641Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A growing number of Republican senators say they oppose holding an , a sign of the dimming chances that former President Donald Trump will be convicted on that he incited a siege of the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats, who will walk the impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection” to the Senate on Monday evening, are hoping that strong Republican denunciations of Trump after the Jan. 6 riot...WW…

Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8
AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-biden-cabinet-cabinets-trials-19b1f4281bbfd3df0cd7211368d74aa6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-biden-cabinet-cabinets-trials-19b1f4281bbfd3df0cd7211368d74aa6Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leaving office. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the schedule Friday evening after reaching an...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-biden-cabinet-cabinets-trials-19b1f4281bbfd3df0cd7211368d74aa6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-biden-cabinet-cabinets-trials-19b1f4281bbfd3df0cd7211368d74aa6Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leaving office. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the schedule Friday evening after reaching an...WW…

Stinging report raises new questions about Capitol security
AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-police-riot-security-failures-3309c46a9e0bc21c2b6f3287a2e3b831Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-police-riot-security-failures-3309c46a9e0bc21c2b6f3287a2e3b831Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Shields that shattered upon impact. Weapons too old to use. Missed intelligence in which future insurrectionists warned, “We get our president or we die.” As Congress pushes for a return to normalcy months after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, a damning internal report about the deadly siege is painting a dire picture of...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-police-riot-security-failures-3309c46a9e0bc21c2b6f3287a2e3b831Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/capitol-police-riot-security-failures-3309c46a9e0bc21c2b6f3287a2e3b831Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Shields that shattered upon impact. Weapons too old to use. Missed intelligence in which future insurrectionists warned, “We get our president or we die.” As Congress pushes for a return to normalcy months after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, a damning internal report about the deadly siege is painting a dire picture of...WW…

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