Trump impeachment

The Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol offers an example of how refusing to accept election results can lead to violence.

The ‘sore loser effect’: Rejecting election results can destabilize democracy and drive terrorism

False election fraud claims helped fuel the US Capitol attack — and still continue to create risks of violence and domestic terrorism.

The ‘sore loser effect’: Rejecting election results can destabilize democracy and drive terrorism
In this Nov. 19, 2019, file photo National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. 

Alexander Vindman: Accountability is key to building back American unity

Alexander Vindman: Accountability is key to building back American unity
From left, David Schoen, Bruce Castor and Michael van der Veen, lawyers for former President Donald Trump, arrive at the US Capitol on the third day of the second impeachment trial.  

Trump's lawyers to deliver impeachment defense; Friday focus on The World's favorite music stories

Trump's lawyers to deliver impeachment defense; Friday focus on The World's favorite music stories
Michael van der Veen, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate at the US Capitol on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. 

WATCH LIVE: Trump's lawyers deliver impeachment defense

WATCH LIVE: Trump's lawyers deliver impeachment defense
A video tweet from former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen next to another video of protesters fighting with security authorities.

House prosecutors set to wrap their impeachment case against Trump

House prosecutors set to wrap their impeachment case against Trump
A photo taken from a video above the US Senate chamber showing lawmakers, two rounded wooded tables and the dais.

Watch live: House impeachment managers to conclude their case as Senators relive horror of riot

Chilling security video of last month's deadly insurrection at the US Capitol has become a key exhibit in Donald Trump's impeachment trial as lawmakers prosecuting the case wrap up their opening arguments on Thursday for why Trump should be convicted of inciting the siege. Watch the proceedings streaming live here on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.

Watch live: House impeachment managers to conclude their case as Senators relive horror of riot
The Rotunda to the Senate is shown looking down from above with the complete circle of the space framing the composition.

Opening arguments set to begin in day 2 of Trump's impeachment trial

Top of The World: Many around the globe were alarmed by the insurrection in Washington, and raised concerns about the violent testing of democratic norms as other countries have seen their institutions falter and drift closer to authoritarianism. And, rescue efforts continue in India on Wednesday following the collapse of a glacier in the northern state of Uttarakhand. Also, a 20-year-old woman was shot in the head in a police crackdown of protests in Myanmar.

Opening arguments set to begin in day 2 of Trump's impeachment trial
Two liines of lawmakers are shown walking across a black and white checkered floor in a large room with tall marble pillars.

Watch live: Senators to hear opening arguments in day 2 of Trump impeachment trial

Opening arguments begin Wednesday in Donald Trump's impeachment trial after an emotional first day that wrenched senators and the nation back to the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. Watch the proceedings streaming live here on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.

Watch live: Senators to hear opening arguments in day 2 of Trump impeachment trial
US lawmakers are shown gathering in the Senate with rounded wooden desks encircling a marble dais.

Watch live: Trump's 2nd impeachment trial begins

The historic second impeachment trial for Donald Trump begins on Tuesday with the former president charged with inciting the violent mob attack on the US Capitol to overturn the election. Watch the trial stream live here on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 with coverage starting at 12 p.m. ET.

Watch live: Trump's 2nd impeachment trial begins
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gavels in the final vote of the impeachment of President Donald Trump

Trump impeached for second time; WHO delegates arrive in Wuhan; Afghan intelligence foils ISIS plot to assassinate US diplomat

US President Donald Trump has been impeached for a historic second time on a single charge: “incitement of insurrection” after an angry mob of Trump loyalists violently stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6. The Senate is expected to hold a trial, but not until after Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration.

Trump impeached for second time; WHO delegates arrive in Wuhan; Afghan intelligence foils ISIS plot to assassinate US diplomat
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One upon arrival at Valley International Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, after visiting a section of the border wall with Mexico in Alamo, Texas. 

Trump impeached after Capitol riot; historic second charge

President Donald Trump is charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office.

Trump impeached after Capitol riot; historic second charge
President Donald Trump is shown wearing a dark overcoat and read tie looking into the camera.

Trump impeached a second time after Capitol siege

President Donald Trump was impeached for a second time in an unprecedented House vote Wednesday, a week after he encouraged a mob of loyalists to "fight like hell" against election results just before they stormed the US Capitol in a deadly siege. Watch the proceedings of the US House of Representatives live here.

Trump impeached a second time after Capitol siege
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi holds a news conference on the day after a violent attack on the US Congress, Jan. 7, 2021.

Multinational corporations freeze political funding after Capitol attack; Malaysia declares state of emergency; India's top court suspends farm laws after mass protests

Multinational companies are scrambling to distance themselves from the GOP and the radical far-right white supremacist groups embedded in the chaos by freezing or reassessing political donations.

Multinational corporations freeze political funding after Capitol attack; Malaysia declares state of emergency; India's top court suspends farm laws after mass protests
Protesters supporting US President Donald Trump break into the Us Capitol on Jan. 06, 2021, in Washington, DC.

'Once you engage in political violence, it becomes easier to do it again' – an expert on political violence reflects on events at the Capitol

Ore Koren is a scholar of civil conflict and political violence. He reacts to the events that unfolded at the US Capitol on Wednesday.

'Once you engage in political violence, it becomes easier to do it again' – an expert on political violence reflects on events at the Capitol
Brayan Guevara identifies as Afro Latino. His family comes from Honduras.

‘I feel really good’: Afro Latino first-time voter looks forward to Biden administration

Brayan Guevara, a 20-year-old first-time Afro Latino voter in North Carolina, is an independent who ultimately decided to support Democratic candidate Joe Biden. He said the election validated that “my voice matters.”

‘I feel really good’: Afro Latino first-time voter looks forward to Biden administration