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Maxine Waters: “To Hell with the Supreme Court! We will defy them!”
The statement was made in an awkward timing while the House committee is investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol
US: Car Rams into Capitol Security Leaving Police Officer Dead
An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries.
A car crashed into a security barrier before the driver lunged towards the officers with a knife, police said.
The officers opened fire and the suspect was shot dead.
US Embassy flag to half-staff in honor of Capitol Police officers
The US Embassy in Athens lowered its flag to half-staff on Monday to honor US Capitol Police officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, who were both on duty when a mob of Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday.
Union chief tells Kathimerini never thought Capitol breach could occur
Speaking to Kathimerini after the halls of US Congress in Washington were stormed last Wednesday by a mob in the wake of a rally by US President Donald Trump, the US Capitol Police Officers' Union chairman, Gus Papathanasiou, said he "never thought the Capitol would be breached."
Storming of the Capitol
As Aristotle observed in the Poetics, the end of a drama should be surprising yet inevitable. If that is true, then Donald Trump's four years as President of the United States have just drawn to a fitting conclusion.
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Shocking scenes in Washington, D.C.; Four dead PHOTO / VIDEO
Former U.S. President George W. Bush compared the scene at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to that of a banana republic: "This is how election results are disputed in a banana republic - not our democratic republic."
The protesters tried to prevent Congress from confirming Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election, said the chief of police in Washington.
Protests in Washington/ MAE - Twitter Message: Capitol Hill violence disquieting and unacceptable
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) sent a message on Twitter on Wednesday night in the context of the protests in Washington, showing that "Capitol Hill violence is disquieting and unacceptable." "The violence on Capitol Hill in Washington DC is disquieting and unacceptable.
Vucic meets US corporate representatives
WASHINGTON - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with representatives of several US companies in Washington on Monday.
Vucic attended a working breakfast with the Business Council for International Understanding, hosted in his honour on Capitol Hill.
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Shots fired near Capitol Hill
Metro DC police confirm to ABC News that shots were fired near Capitol Hill this morning.
According to police a driver apparently struck a Capitol Police cruiser and then tried to run over several other officers who were on foot.
At some point, Capitol Police apparently fired shots but no one was struck.
The individual has been taken into custody.
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Capitol Visitor Center on lockdown due to unattended package
Authorities have cleared the area near the U.S. Capitol complex on Tuesday morning after an unattended package was found just minutes after the center reopened.