US politics
Explainer
Democracy
What are the Capitol riot hearings all about?
The hearings aim to show that Donald Trump was central to a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 US election results. But how do they work?
- by Farrah Tomazin
Latest
Lawyers told Trump that pressuring Pence to overthrow election was illegal
Things got heated in the White House when lawyers and a former judge were arguing against Trump’s plan, witnesses told the third hearing into the US Capitol riots.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Trump slams Congressional hearings as ‘a smoke and mirrors show for the American people’
On election night, Donald Trump followed the advice of an “intoxicated” Rudy Giuliani to “just claim he won”, a Congressional hearing has been told.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Days after Uvalde massacre, Ohio approves armed school employees
The new law “is giving schools an option, based on their particular circumstances, to make the best decision they can make with the best information they have,” Ohio governor Mike DeWine said.
- by Mark Gillispie and Andrew Welsh-Huggins
‘Politicians have done nothing’: Tens of thousands rally against gun violence across US
Demonstrators have rallied across the United States to demand laws curbing gun violence following last month’s massacre at a Texas school.
- by Ted Hesson
Trump rejects Capitol attack claims, calls ex-attorney-general a ‘coward’
Former US president Donald Trump used his social media platform to claim the “rush on the Capitol” was not caused by him but a “stolen election”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘Trump summoned the mob’: Jan 6 committee blames ex-president for ‘coup attempt’
“Those who invaded our capital and battled law enforcement for hours were motivated by what President Trump had told them: that the election was stolen.”
- by Farrah Tomazin
Analysis
USA
US Capitol riot prime-time hearings a warning for Trump in 2024
Beyond the slick production and media hype, the select committee investigating the January 6 US Capitol attack has a clear set of goals.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Out-of-control inflation for Americans’ food, petrol may see Biden’s Democrats lose control of Congress
The job market is growing and unemployment is falling, but with the price of everything going up, the public simply isn’t happy.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Trump-endorsed celebrity surgeon Dr Oz wins Pennsylvania primary
Oz, who is best known as the host of daytime TV’s The Dr Oz Show, will face off against the state’s lieutenant governor in November’s midterms.
- by Marc Levy
Updated
Uvalde school shooting
Fury in Texas over missing 90 minutes between 911 call and gunman’s death
It was 11.30am when local police were first alerted that someone had opened fire outside the school. But Ramos wasn’t shot dead until 1pm, and authorities cannot say why.
- by Jake Bleiberg and Jim Vertuno