Country diary: a tawny owl hoots and retreats into the enveloping dark

Rain returns in the fretting hours, beating against panes of dream. Early traffic splashes down from…

The day Trump broke the GOP

Republicans started the day losing the Senate. They ended it with President Donald Trump’s supporters losing…

‘A hell of a journey’: Lindsey Graham says it’s time to recognize Biden as the winner

In this image from video, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks as the Senate reconvenes to debate…

Capitol Police firings imminent after ‘attempted coup,’ top appropriator warns

U.S. Capitol Police officers push back demonstrators who were trying to break into the U.S. Capitol…

Loeffler reverses on challenging Biden’s win after riot at Capitol

GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler has ditched her plans to object to President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral win,…

‘They failed’: McConnell condemns rioters who stormed the Capitol

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned rioters who stormed the Capitol as members of a “failed…

McConnell allies blame Trump for Georgia

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was pleading with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows: President…

West Virginia lawmaker among rioters in Capitol

Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. | Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images…

Jenrick criticised over decision not to block new Cumbria coal mine

Environmental campaigners and a local MP have criticised the government’s “jaw-dropping” decision not to block the…

Hill chaos turns deadly after rioters storm Capitol

Pro-Donald Trump rioters overwhelmed the Capitol Police and stormed Congress on Wednesday afternoon, interrupting the certification…