Politics

The Air Force veteran killed during the storming of the Capitol was shot as she began to climb through the broken part of a door leading into an area known as the Speaker's Lobby, videos posted online show.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that President Donald Trump should resign, making her the first Republican senator to say he should leave office as backlash grows against his goading of violent supporters who stormed the Capitol.

President Donald Trump's steadfast grip on Republicans in Washington is beginning to crumble, leaving him more politically isolated than at any other point in his turbulent administration.

Congressional Democrats on Friday were weighing impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump for an unprecedented second time after his supporters, inflamed by his false claims of election fraud, stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Congressional Democrats accused U.S. President Donald Trump of inciting insurrection and weighed up impeaching him for a second time after supporters fired up by his false claims of election fraud stormed the U.S. Capitol this week.

Presidentelect Joe Biden on Thursday denounced the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol as domestic terrorists and he blamed President Donald Trump for the violence that has shaken the nation's capital and beyond.

Lawmakers in both parties and members of President Donald Trumps own administration were engaged in discussions on removing Trump from power following the insurrection in the Capitol by his supporters.

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, hitting 11month peaks as markets remained focused on Saudi Arabia's unexpected pledge to deepen its oil cuts and firmer equities, shrugging off political unrest in the United States.

Late night TV talk show hosts expressed anger and frustration at the violence at the U.S. Capitol, offering somber monologues that pleaded for unity even as some aimed pointed barbs at those they held responsible for the mobs' actions.

China reported the biggest rise in daily COVID19 cases in more than five months as Heibei province authorities imposed stricter curbs, while Japan moved ahead with plans to impose a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures...

Rahul Gandhi cannot let go of the elders in the party till a new group is ready to take charge. And that’s his biggest dilemma.

Democrats on Wednesday completed a sweep of the two U.S. Senate seats up for grabs in runoff elections in the state of Georgia, giving the party control of the chamber and boosting the prospects for Presidentelect Joe Biden's ambitious legislative agenda.

Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats and with them, the U.S. Senate majority as final votes were counted Wednesday, serving President Donald Trump a stunning defeat in his last days in office while dramatically improving the fate of Presidentelect Jo...

Swarms of protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as they sought to force Congress to undo President Donald Trump's election loss, temporarily suspending a lastditch effort by some of Trump's fellow Republicans to throw out the results.

The Latest on Congress tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local):

Gold prices hit a fresh twomonth high on Wednesday as the dollar slid on growing expectations of a Democratic win in the U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia, which would likely lead to additional fiscal stimulus.