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Added on the 22/10/2021 11:21:08 - Copyright : France 24 EN
US lawmakers have voted to hold Steven Bannon, a key ally of ex-president Donald Trump, in criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to testify before a panel investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The House of Representatives has voted to refer him to federal prosecutors to make a decision on whether to press charges, although the ensuing legal battle would likely play out over several months, potentially frustrating the probe. IMAGES
The White House applauds the adoption of the foreign aid legislation and urges the US lower House to approve the long-delayed funding for Ukraine's war efforts against Russia. "The president urges the House to send this legislation to his desk immediately so that he can sign it into law," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Protesters and Argentine police face each other outside Congress as lawmakers debate each article of President Javier Milei's reform package bill, after approving it "in general" and removing almost half of the original text last week. IMAGES
Republicans finally rally behind a new standard-bearer as the US House of Representatives elected its 56th speaker -- ending weeks of party infighting that paralyzed Congress in a period of international and domestic crisis. Louisiana's Mike Johnson, a staunch ally of Donald Trump and who spearheaded legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election, won unanimous support from his party to lead the lower chamber of Congress and draw a line under the chaos. IMAGES
At least a hundred protesters are seen inside a building of the US Congress urging lawmakers and Joe Biden's administration to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, which has been under Israeli airstrikes since a deadly Hamas attack. Several protesters are seen being put under arrest. Dressed in black T-shirts emblazoned with the words "Jews say cease fire now" and "Not in our name," the activists sat clapping and singing on the floor in the rotunda of the Cannon House Office building. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak poses with members of the US Senate leadership before holding talks at the US Capitol, on the first day of his visit to Washington. IMAGES
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