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image copyrightReuters image captionNancy Pelosi says more funding is needed to secure CongressUS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will establish an "outside, independent" commission to investigate the 6 January attack on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump. In a letter to lawmakers, she said the commission would…

Nancy Pelosi announced plans to establish an independent investigation into the Capitol riot. She said a focus of the inquiry would be the "preparedness and response" of the Capitol Police. More than 250 people have been charged in connection to the Capitol riot. Visit the Business section of Insider for…

Independent commission will ‘get to the truth’ about January 6 mob attack, says Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The United States Congress will establish an independent commission to investigate and report on the January 6 siege of the US Capitol, a top Democratic Party lawmaker said on Monday. US House…

What happened last week?  The Senate held its second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. What happened last week? House impeachment managers last week brought their case against former President Donald Trump to the Senate for a five-day trial. Trump…

The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump ended with a whimper Saturday afternoon, leaving time for the long weekend in honor of, yes, presidents. And like a veteran mob boss who sneers at justice, Trump beat the rap again as his adversaries fell 10 votes short of the 67 needed…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., blasted Senate Republicans as cowards who refused to stand up to former President Trump and find him guilty in the impeachment trial. She said these Republicans were more concerned about their political survival than protecting the constitution. "What we saw in that Senate today was a…

Trump's Lawyer I Want to Depose Veep in Phileeeeeedelphia!!! 2/13/2021 9:04 AM PT C-SPAN2 Senators erupted in laughter Saturday morning when Donald Trump's lawyer demanded that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Kamala Harris sit for a deposition, and not on Zoom ... in person -- in PHILEEEEEEEDELPHIA! Attorney…

US Capitol Police officers issued votes of no confidence in its top leaders, CNN reported. The vote follows the deadly riot at the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob on January 6. Dozens of officers were injured in the riot and one was killed.  Visit the Business section of Insider for…

House Impeachment managers argued Wednesday that Trump's lies were responsible for the Capitol siege. They showed a trove of new video clips from inside the Capitol on January 6 to highlight the danger. Security footage revealed how many politicians narrowly escaped coming face-to-face with the mob. Visit the Business section…

Screen grab from video presented at the Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, shows Officer Eugene Goodman guiding Utah Sen. Mitt Romney away from the mob in the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021. Democrats at the Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump on…