House votes to create panel to probe Capitol insurrection

The US House of Representatives has given its approval to an an independent commission to investigate the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol (J Scott Applewhite/AP)

The US House of Representatives has voted to create an independent commission on the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

The House’s approval sends the legislation to an uncertain future in the Senate, as Republican increasingly line up against the bipartisan investigation and align themselves with former President Donald Trump.