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Woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot gets over 2 years in prison

May. 30, 2023 13:19 PM EDT

A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than two years in prison. Pauline Bauer was near Pelosi's office suite on Jan. 6, 2021, when she yelled at police...

Capitol rioter photographed propping feet on desk in Pelosi's office sentenced to over 4 years

May. 24, 2023 21:18 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison. Richard “Bigo” Barnett became one of the faces of...

Officers describe chaos, fear on Jan. 6 as judge weighs prison time for Oath Keepers' Rhodes

May. 24, 2023 16:38 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and public servants who fled the mob's attack told a judge on Wednesday that they are still haunted by what they endured, as the judge prepares to hand down sentences in a landmark Capitol riot case. ...

Top Biden aide tells Chinese diplomat that US wants to 'move beyond' spy balloon

May. 11, 2023 19:29 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Wang Yi during talks in Vienna this week that the Biden administration is “looking to move beyond” tensions spurred by the U.S. shooting down a Chinese spy balloon that traversed...

Biden showcases Dem coalition with campaign advisory board

May. 10, 2023 05:28 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is aiming to showcase the Democratic coalition rallying around his reelection bid as he announces on Wednesday his campaign's national advisory board of prominent elected officials who will assist his 2024 campaign. The diverse group of 50...

AP Interview: Pelosi says Ukraine, democracy 'must win'

Apr. 29, 2023 17:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — “We thought we could die.” The Russian invasion had just begun when Nancy Pelosi made a surprise visit to Ukraine, the House speaker then the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to lead a congressional delegation to Kyiv. Pelosi and the...

China military 'ready to fight' after drills near Taiwan

Apr. 10, 2023 21:52 PM EDT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military declared Monday it is “ready to fight” after completing three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan that simulated sealing off the island in response to the Taiwanese president’s trip to the U.S. last week. The “combat...

Taiwan threat from China serious, House GOP chairman says

Apr. 08, 2023 16:58 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Select Committee on China said Saturday the U.S. must take seriously the threat posed to Taiwan, as Beijing launched military drills around the island in the aftermath of the Taiwanese president's meetings with American lawmakers. Rep....

China renews warnings as Taiwan's Tsai stops over in US

Mar. 30, 2023 07:55 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — As Taiwan's president began a stopover in the United States on her way to Central America, China said it was closely watching and would “resolutely safeguard our sovereignty and territorial integrity.” China claims Taiwan as its own territory, to be brought under...

China threatens to retaliate if McCarthy meets Taiwan leader

Mar. 29, 2023 19:40 PM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China threatened retaliation on Wednesday if U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with Taiwan's president during her upcoming trip through Los Angeles. President Tsai Ing-wen left Taiwan Wednesday afternoon on a tour of the island's diplomatic allies in the...