US Capitol breach

What the arrests of Beverly Hills residents say about the US Capitol attack
Of the 14 Californians charged in connection with the pro-Trump riot, three are from the wealthy LA county enclave
Lois Beckett in Los Angeles
25, Feb, 2021 @11:00 AM

Officials testify that Capitol riot was 'coordinated attack' in first Senate hearing – as it happened
Capitol police captain recounts horror of 6 January while Senate confirms US ambassador to UN and agriculture secretary
Maanvi Singh, Joan E Greve and Martin Belam
24, Feb, 2021 @12:56 AM

US Capitol rioters ‘came prepared for war’, Senate hears in testimony
First congressional hearing on attack comes day after Merrick Garland said he would expand investigation into 6 January assault
Ed Pilkington in New York and Joan E Greve in Washington
23, Feb, 2021 @7:34 PM

'The past is so present': how white mobs once killed American democracy
January’s Capitol attack echoed an 1876 massacre that led to a racist takeover of South Carolina. Its effects lasted a century
Lois Beckett
22, Feb, 2021 @11:00 AM

Joe Biden pledges 600m vaccine doses by end of July in town hall – live
President makes case for Covid stimulus package in primetime event with CNN
Sam Levin (now), Joan E Greve and Martin Belam (earlier)
17, Feb, 2021 @3:51 AM

Trump and Giuliani sued by Democratic congressman over Capitol riot
Lawsuit brought by Bennie Thompson and NAACP argues ex-president and lawyer violated law known as Ku Klux Klan Act
David Smith in Washington
16, Feb, 2021 @7:09 PM

Pelosi announces plans for 9/11-style commission to examine Capitol riot
Calls to investigate attack followed Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial
Joanna Walters in New York and agency
16, Feb, 2021 @12:19 AM

‘The last straw’: the US families ending love affair with grocery chain after Capitol riot
Families are boycotting Publix after a member of founding family donated $300,000 to the Trump rally that preceded January’s deadly Capitol attack
Richard Luscombe
15, Feb, 2021 @1:19 PM

US lawmakers call for 9/11-style commission to investigate Capitol riot
Democrats and Republicans both voice support for panel to ‘make sure it never happens again’
Maanvi Singh
15, Feb, 2021 @7:15 AM

With Trump's acquittal, it's hard to know what to be most angry about | Emma Brockes
The few Republicans who voted against the former president had gone happily along with him when it suited them, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Emma Brockes
14, Feb, 2021 @2:14 PM

Mitch McConnell's impeachment speech was just a hostage video | Lloyd Green
The Senate Republican leader excoriated Trump – after acquitting him of inciting an insurrection. The GOP is lost
Lloyd Green
14, Feb, 2021 @12:53 PM

Republicans have betrayed American democracy – and boosted the world's dictators
Trump never respected the constitution but GOP did not have to follow him over the cliff
Simon Tisdall
14, Feb, 2021 @6:30 AM
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