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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
Senate Republican Mitch McConnell delivers a scathing criticism of Donald Trump despite voting to acquit the former president on an impeachment charge, saying he was "responsible" for the January 6 assault on the US Capitol. SOUNDBITE
Donald Trump says the United States must not "criminalize dissent or demonize political disagreement" as he addresses the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. IMAGES
American voters cast their ballots in Quincy, Massachusetts, on Super Tuesday, the primary cycle's largest single day of voting, with contests in 15 states and one territory. IMAGES
A handful of supporters of Donald Trump gather outside the Manhattan Criminal Court where the former US president is due to be arraigned in a hush-money payment case. Other protesters unfurl a banner reading "Trump lies all the time." IMAGES
The "vast majority" of nations attending crunch climate talks say host country Egypt's proposed package of resolutions is "balanced", COP27 president Sameh Shoukry told journalists as the talks went into overtime. SOUNDBITE