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Donald Trump swearing-in ceremony: When & where to watch live inauguration?

Donald Trump oath ceremony: Donald Trump will be sworn-in as the 47th US President on January 20; Chief Justice John Roberts will take the stage to administer the presidential oath to Donald Trump

Donald Trump swearing-in ceremony: When & where to watch live inauguration?
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 4:53 PM IST

Donald Trump's inauguration day: Venue, attendees, all that we can expect

Donald Trump will take the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, at 12 p.m. EST (1700 GMT)

Donald Trump's inauguration day: Venue, attendees, all that we can expect
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 4:08 PM IST

Flags at US Capitol to be flown full mast on Donald Trump's swearing-in

Johnson noted that the flags would return to half-staff in memory of Carter the following day

Flags at US Capitol to be flown full mast on Donald Trump's swearing-in
Updated On : 19 Jan 2025 | 9:38 AM IST

Capitol flags to be raised to full height for Trump's inauguration: Johnson

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday ordered that flags at the US Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day, pausing a 30-day flag-lowering order following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. The Republican leader's decision means that President-elect Donald Trump will not take the oath of office for his second term under a half-staff flag, a prospect that he had previously complained about. The 30-day flag-lowering period, set into motion with President Joe Biden's order, affects flags at federal government buildings and their grounds, as well as at US embassies and other facilities abroad, including military installations and vessels. It runs through January 28, which encompasses Trump's inauguration and first week in office. In line with Biden's order, governors throughout the country issued their own orders to govern flags in their respective states. The incoming president has expressed consternation that flags would still be lowered when he takes the

Capitol flags to be raised to full height for Trump's inauguration: Johnson
Updated On : 15 Jan 2025 | 7:51 AM IST

Trump pardons couldn't erase impact of Capitol riot, says top DC prosecutor

Pardoning rioters who stormed the US Capitol four years ago can't erase the truth about what happened that day, the top federal prosecutor for Washington, DC, said on Tuesday as he prepares to leave office. "There is no undoing these prosecutions," US Attorney Matthew Graves told AP. "The vindication of the rule of law is something that has already occurred. And no one can take that away." Graves helped lead the largest investigation in Justice Department history, overseeing hundreds of cases against rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. His successor, whoever that will be, may preside over an abrupt end to that work. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to pardon Capitol rioters when he returns to the White House next week, but Graves said pardons can't undo "the record that was built through these prosecutions and the accountability that has already been imposed". "There will always be a public record of what occurred on January 6, and people who care to know the

Trump pardons couldn't erase impact of Capitol riot, says top DC prosecutor
Updated On : 15 Jan 2025 | 6:43 AM IST

Man carrying machete, knives held at US Capitol ahead of Trump visit

The machete was detected by an X-ray machine at the entrance to the visitor centre, according to a statement released by Capitol Police

Man carrying machete, knives held at US Capitol ahead of Trump visit
Updated On : 09 Jan 2025 | 8:37 AM IST

March against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh held from White House

A large number of Indian Americans held a march from the White House to the US Capitol over attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh. Raising slogans like We want Justice and Protect Hindus the peaceful demonstrators urged the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration to ask the new government in Bangladesh to take steps to protect Hindus but also take action against those responsible for this. The march was held on Monday over attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh. Organisers of the event -- StopHinduGenocide.org, Bangladeshi Diaspora organisations and HinduACTion demanded that the companies in the US stop buying garments from Bangladesh, which is heavily dependent on its exports to the US. "This march is not just a cry for justice; it is a demand for accountability. Today, the Bangladeshi Hindu community and the larger Hindu diaspora from the Indian subcontinent has come in support of the Bangladesh Hindu community because there is continuing violence going on in Bangladesh, .

March against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh held from White House
Updated On : 10 Dec 2024 | 11:34 AM IST

Judges punishing Jan 6 rioters but fear violence as US election approaches

Over the past four years, judges at Washington's federal courthouse have punished hundreds of rioters who stormed the US Capitol in an unprecedented assault on the nation's democracy. On the cusp of the next presidential election, some of those judges fear another burst of political violence could be coming. Before recently sentencing a rioter to prison, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said he prays Americans accept the outcome of next month's election. But the veteran judge expressed concern that Donald Trump and his allies are spreading the same sort of conspiracy theories that fuelled the mob's Jan. 6, 2021, riot. That sore loser is saying the same things he said before, Walton said earlier this month without mentioning the Republican presidential nominee by name. He's riling up the troops again, so if he doesn't get what he wants, it's not inconceivable that we will experience that same situation again. And who knows? It could be worse." Walton, a nominee of President George W

Judges punishing Jan 6 rioters but fear violence as US election approaches
Updated On : 19 Oct 2024 | 11:38 AM IST

First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan 6 attack sentenced to over 4 years

A Kentucky man who was the first rioter to enter the US Capitol during a mob's attack on the building was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in prison. A police officer who tried to subdue Michael Sparks with pepper spray described him as a catalyst for the January 6 insurrection. The Senate that day recessed less than one minute after Sparks jumped into the building through a broken window. Sparks then joined other rioters in chasing a police officer up flights of stairs. Before learning his sentencing, Sparks told the judge that he still believes the 2020 presidential election was marred by fraud and completely taken from the American public." I am remorseful that what transpired that day didn't help anybody, Sparks said. I am remorseful that our country is in the state it's in. US District Judge Timothy Kelly, who sentenced Sparks to four years and five months, told him that there was nothing patriotic about his prominent role in what was a national disgrace. I don't

First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan 6 attack sentenced to over 4 years
Updated On : 28 Aug 2024 | 7:38 AM IST

FBI: California woman brought weapons into Capitol during Jan 6 riot

A California woman is charged with taking a cache of weapons, including a sword, a steel whip and a knife into the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Donald Trump supporters, according to court records unsealed Wednesday. Kennedy Lindsey had a short sword, a steel tactical whip, a collapsible baton, pepper spray, a butterfly knife and a flashlight taser in her possession when a US Secret Service officer searched her backpack, according to an FBI affidavit. Lindsey was arrested in Los Angeles last month on charges including disorderly conduct and possession of a dangerous weapon in a Capitol building. More than 1,400 people have been charged with Capitol riot-related federal crimes. Rioters were armed with an array of weapons on January 6, including firearms, knives and stun guns. Many others used items like flagpoles and broken pieces of office furniture as makeshift weapons during the siege. Lindsey was charged with a woman who flew with her from California

FBI: California woman brought weapons into Capitol during Jan 6 riot
Updated On : 08 Aug 2024 | 7:17 AM IST

Marine accused of Nazi salute during Capitol riot gets almost 5 yrs of jail

A Marine who stormed the US Capitol and apparently flashed a Nazi salute in front of the building was sentenced on Friday to nearly five years in prison. Tyler Bradley Dykes, of South Carolina, was an active-duty Marine when he grabbed a police riot shield from the hands of two police officers and used it to push his way through police lines during the attack by the mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters on January 6, 2021. Dykes, who pleaded guilty in April to assault charges, previously was convicted of a crime stemming from the 2017 white nationalist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dykes was transferred to federal custody in 2023 after he served a six-month sentence in a state prison. US District Judge Beryl Howell sentenced Dykes, who's 26, to four years and nine months of imprisonment, the Justice Department said. Federal prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of five years and three months for Dykes. He directly contributed to some of the

Marine accused of Nazi salute during Capitol riot gets almost 5 yrs of jail
Updated On : 20 Jul 2024 | 6:54 AM IST

Trump downplays Capitol attack by comparing it to students' protest

Donald Trump on Tuesday lamented the possibility that Columbia University's pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the US Capitol in January 2021, marking the second time in a week the former president has invoked the ongoing campus protests to downplay past examples of right-wing violence. Speaking in the hallway outside a Manhattan courtroom where his criminal hush money trial is taking place, Trump questioned whether student demonstrators who seized and barricaded a campus building early Tuesday, some of them vandalising it in the process, would be treated the same way as his supporters who attacked the Capitol on January 6 to stop certification of the presidential results. I think I can give you the answer right now, he said. And that's why people have lost faith in our court system. Trump's remarks demonstrate anew how he and the Republican Party have tried to minimise the deadliest assault on the seat of American power in over 2

Trump downplays Capitol attack by comparing it to students' protest
Updated On : 01 May 2024 | 12:47 PM IST

Supreme Court hears case to evaluate Trump's ouster from prez race

The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear former President Donald Trump's appeal to remain on the 2024 ballot, the justices' most consequential election case since Bush v. Gore in 2000. The court will be weighing arguments over whether Trump is disqualified from reclaiming the White House because of his efforts to undo his loss in the 2020 election, ending with the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. The case marks the first time the justices will be considering a constitutional provision that was adopted after the Civil War to prevent former officeholders who engaged in insurrection from holding office again. It sets up precisely the kind of case that the court likes to avoid, one in which it is the final arbiter of a political dispute. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump incited the riot in the nation's capital and is ineligible to be president again. As a result, he should not be on the ballot for the state's primary on March 5, the court ruled. It was the first tim

Supreme Court hears case to evaluate Trump's ouster from prez race
Updated On : 08 Feb 2024 | 2:50 PM IST

Federal prosecutors accuse Trump of sending supporters to Capitol on Jan 6

In a new court filing, prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith went further than they did in their August indictment in attempting to tie Trump to the riot

Federal prosecutors accuse Trump of sending supporters to Capitol on Jan 6
Updated On : 06 Dec 2023 | 1:01 PM IST

300 arrested in Capitol Hill demonstration urging Israel-Hamas cease-fire

More than 300 people were arrested for illegally demonstrating and three people were charged with assaulting police after protesters descended on Capitol Hill to call for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Hundreds of demonstrators from Jewish advocacy groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace and If Not Now, poured into a congressional office building on Wednesday. They wore shirts that read Jews say cease fire now and they chanted let Gaza live and not in my name" before they were detained by Capitol Police. Demonstrations are not allowed inside Capitol buildings, and police said they warned the crowd gathered in the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building to stop before they began making the arrests. The 305 people arrested for illegally demonstrating were subsequently released and those charged with assault were held in custody pending an appearance before a judge. A few liberal members of Congress have been pushing for a resolution in the latest Hamas-Israel war, saying

300 arrested in Capitol Hill demonstration urging Israel-Hamas cease-fire
Updated On : 20 Oct 2023 | 7:06 AM IST

Trump may visit Capitol to address Republicans as they pick a new speaker

Former President Donald Trump is in talks to visit Capitol Hill next week as Republicans debate who should be the next speaker of the House following Kevin McCarthy's ouster, according to two people familiar with the talks. Some on the far right have floated the idea of Trump as a speaker candidate perhaps on an interim basis. One of the people cautioned that if Trump goes ahead with the visit, he would be there to talk with Republican lawmakers and not to pitch himself for the role. The people spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity ahead of an official announcement. Trump is being encouraged to run by a small group of far-right allies including Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. McCarthy, of California, lost his position this week when eight Republicans supported a motion introduced by Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to remove him from the speakership. Gaetz and Greene are both Trump allies, though Greene voted against the motion to remove McCarthy. Trump, the ear

Trump may visit Capitol to address Republicans as they pick a new speaker
Updated On : 06 Oct 2023 | 8:46 AM IST

Pelosi, Hoyer get evicted from prime capitol space after McCarthy ousted

Sometimes these rooms are given nicknames that have changed over the years

Pelosi, Hoyer get evicted from prime capitol space after McCarthy ousted
Updated On : 05 Oct 2023 | 11:51 PM IST

Trump, 18 others charged in 2020 election case to be arraigned on Sept 6

Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia are scheduled to be arraigned next week on charges they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. All 19 defendants, including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, have been scheduled for arraignment on September 6, when they may enter pleas as well, according to court records. Trump starts off the day with a hearing at 9.30 am, with the other arraignments set to follow. Notices posted Monday by Fulton County court officials said that the defendants "must be present" and that face masks must be worn when entering the courthouse. A Trump spokesperson didn't immediately respond to a question for comment. The defendants met a Friday deadline to turn themselves in at the Fulton County Jail. Trump was booked Thursday evening scowling at the camera in the first-ever mug shot of a former president. All but

Trump, 18 others charged in 2020 election case to be arraigned on Sept 6
Updated On : 29 Aug 2023 | 8:09 AM IST

Trump lawyers back in DC court over trial date in 2020 election case

Lawyers for Donald Trump are due back in court Monday as a federal judge considers radically conflicting proposals for a trial date in the case accusing him of working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Special counsel Jack Smith's team has proposed a Jan. 2, 2024 trial in federal court in Washington, one of four cities where Trump could face trial as soon as next year. Trump's lawyers, citing the time they say is needed to review 11.5 million pages of documents they've received from prosecutors, have asked for a trial in April 2026 about a year and a half after the presidential election. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is expected to set at least a tentative trial date during Monday's status conference. Another potential agenda item could be additional discussion on any constraints on Trump in publicly discussing evidence in the case. Chutkan said at a hearing earlier this month that she would tak

Trump lawyers back in DC court over trial date in 2020 election case
Updated On : 28 Aug 2023 | 12:07 PM IST

Donald Trump raises $7.1 million as Georgia arrest rallies supporters

Trump brought in $4.18 million just on Friday, the highest single-day haul of his 2024 presidential campaign effort, the person said

Donald Trump raises $7.1 million as Georgia arrest rallies supporters
Updated On : 27 Aug 2023 | 8:04 AM IST