Masood Farivar is a Senior Analyst in VOA’s South and Central Asia Division.
Finding likely to give advocates fresh ammunition as they press Biden administration to permanently halt federal executions
Now that he is a private citizen, he no longer enjoys the cloak of presidential immunity
His lawyers deem it ‘act of political vengeance’
Nearly five weeks after attack, researchers at University of Chicago have concluded that most rioters were not members of far-right groups but rather 'normal' Trump supporters
While US law makes it a crime to provide 'material support' to a foreign terrorist organization, there is no comparable law that makes domestic terrorism a federal crime
Former president Donald Trump is only US head of state to be impeached twice; 100 members of Senate will hear arguments for and against 'incitement of insurrection' charge
Lesser-known Constitutional provision allowing simple majority of Congress to impose lifetime ban on former president could open a Pandora’s box
The filings foreshadow legal arguments both sides will present as Senate meets beginning next Tuesday to decide whether to convict the former president for fomenting violence at the Capitol and bar him from returning to office
Debate swirls over whether Senate can try and convict former president
Experts have warned for years about growing extremism in police departments, but many chiefs downplayed the problem
The US National Guard has removed 12 members from security duty for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration
Federal prosecutors are looking at the extent to which the attack was coordinated among such groups
Nearly 100 criminal cases have been filed in connection with rioting, majority of them for felonies
National Guard has prepared to deploy up to 21,000 troops to the nation's capital
The question remains hotly debated but most legal experts say no
Prosecutors say they have identified more than 170 people for potential charges in connection with storming of Capitol
Prosecutors are pursuing more serious sedition and conspiracy charges against some rioters
Merrick Garland vows to restore confidence in Justice Department
The West Virginia state delegate resigned Saturday after filming himself breaking into the Capitol on Wednesday
The West Virginia delegate filmed himself breaking into the Capitol on Wednesday
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