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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicUS capitol riots

Topic: US capitol riots

Trump signs Federal Funding Bill, deal to end longest ever US govt shutdown

The funding would allow 8 Republican senators to seek hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for alleged privacy violations due to investigation of US Capitol attack.

BBC director general Tim Davie, CEO Deborah Turness resign after criticism of Trump documentary edit

Trump welcomed their exits, calling them 'very dishonest' after BBC’s Panorama edited parts of his speech to make it seem he encouraged the January 2021 Capitol Hill riot.

US intelligence investigating FBI’s involvement in 2021 Capitol riot

A US Justice Department watchdog report found 26 FBI informants were in D.C. on the day of the attack, but none were authorized to enter the Capitol or take part in violence.

US Justice Dept releases Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn 2020 election

Smith's report outlines a four-count indictment against Trump, alleging he plotted to obstruct vote collection and certification after losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden.

Trump vows to pardon Jan 6 Capitol rioters

Trump said there could be “some exceptions” to his pardons if the individuals had acted 'radical' or 'crazy'. The assault had left more than 140 police injured & several dead.

US Judge halts proceedings in 2020 Trump election subversion case after poll victory

Trump pleaded not guilty to four charges of conspiring to obstruct vote certification after his 2020 defeat. His efforts led to the deadly 6 January Capitol attack following a speech.

Donald Trump barred from Colorado’s 2024 presidential ballot — a look at what happens now

The landmark judgment by Colorado Supreme Court makes Trump the first Presidential candidate declared ineligible for White House. He will now move US Supreme Court.

Colorado court disqualifies Trump from holding President office again over role in attack on Capitol

Ruling makes Trump first presidential candidate in American history to be deemed ineligible for the White House under a rarely used provision of the US Constitution.

‘First chaos, then tyranny’ — US judge Chutkan’s ruling against Trump’s immunity bid in election case

Donald Trump had moved a motion to dismiss indictment handed down against him in August, which charged him of 'unlawfully attempting' to prevent transfer of power after his loss in 2020.

Ex-US vice president Mike Pence condemns Trump over US Capitol riots at 2024 campaign launch

Pence, who loyally served Donald Trump for 4 years, is placing a high-risk bet that voters in the nominating contest will reward him for backing the Constitution, rather than Trump.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.