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The calls between US General Mark Milley and his Chinese counterpart, General Li Zuocheng, were first revealed in the book “Peril”. The first call was on October 30, four days before the US presidential election, and the second was on January 8, two days after supporters of Trump stormed the US Capitol .

Donald Trump skips joining Biden at 9/11 memorial ceremonies

Post-Trump, Ukraine’s leader to push Biden for US support

The Ukrainian leader who found himself ensnarled in Donald Trump’s first impeachment finally gets his long-sought Oval Office meeting Wednesday with a new US president, seeking increased military aid and backing for his country’s bid for NATO membership.

Proud Boys leader Tarrio gets 5 months in jail

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to five months in prison Monday for setting a Black Lives Matter banner on fire in Washington as part of protests backing president Donald Trump.

Donald Trump assails Joe Biden for Afghanistan ‘humiliation’

Kabul falls to Taliban: Joe Biden, Donald Trump trade blame amid American ignominy

American leaders and strategists raged against each other in a bitter blame game over the weekend as US global reputation geo-political equities went up in flames following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Recrimination, anger, and shame coursed through the US political discourse as President Joe Biden blamed his predecessor Donald Trump for the …

Kabul falls to Taliban: Biden, Trump trade blame amid American ignominy

Donald Trump appeals split decision in fight with US House over financial records

Police to testify in first US Capitol riot probe hearing

Six months after a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the seat of American democracy in the worst attack on the legislature since the War of 1812, the American public will learn of the challenges faced by law enforcement in the debut hearing before a select committee that has become a political flashpoint.

Top US general feared Donald Trump would stage coup

With Afghanistan pullout, US ditches ‘forever wars’

Fighting stateless terror groups like al-Qaida and Islamic State consumed the US security establishment, and trillions of dollars, since the September 11, 2001 attacks. Biden predecessor Donald Trump came to office in 2017 promising to quit Afghanistan, calling the war there a “mess” and a “waste.”

Donald Trump sues social media firms with ‘little legal substance’

Donald Trump to sue Facebook, Twitter and Google

Trump will serve as the lead plaintiff in the suit, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies, according to a person familiar with the action. Trump was suspended from Twitter and Facebook after his followers stormed the Capitol building on January 6.

Donald Trump company’s CFO surrenders ahead of expected unveiling of criminal tax charges

Donald Trump heads to US-Mexico border for fresh attacks on President Joe Biden’s policies

Donald Trump says New York criminal probe is in ‘desperate search of a crime’

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked New York state’s attorney general for launching a criminal probe of his family business, saying he was “being unfairly attacked and abused.”

Republican Arizona election official says Donald Trump ‘unhinged’

Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene take mantle of Donald Trump’s populism at rally

US Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, two of the Republican Party’s most controversial figures, kicked off their “America First Rally” roadshow Friday with a Trump-centric revival of sorts for the MAGA faithful at a Florida retirement community.

Liz Cheney, Donald Trump feud gets mixed reviews in Wyoming

As Republicans in Washington turn up the heat on Rep. Liz Cheney, the defiant third-term congresswoman faces mixed reviews at home.

Trump moves to assert party control despite Facebook ban

Despite losing the presidency to Joe Biden last year and enduring a second impeachment after January’s deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, Donald Trump remains his party’s most influential figure.

Facebook oversight board upholds Donald Trump’s suspension

Facebook indefinitely blocked Trump’s access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts over concerns of further violent unrest following the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of the former president.

Donald Trump blasts ‘gutless’ Republican leaders after Facebook upholds ban

Donald Trump sought to tighten his grip on the Republican Party Wednesday after an oversight board upheld Facebook’s ban on the former US president, reiterating his false claims of election fraud and attacking his “gutless” Republican critics in Congress.

Donald Trump launches ‘communications’ platform

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a space on his website where he can post messages that can be shared by others to Twitter and Facebook, sites where he remains banned. The move comes a day before a decision from Facebook Inc’s oversight board on whether to uphold Trump’s indefinite suspension from the platform.

US begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border

The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump’s presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls “just the beginning” of a broader effort.

US President Joe Biden to veer from Donald Trump, Barack Obama policies in taking on North Korea

Biden’s virtual climate summit: Diplomacy sans human touch

Biden has made clear that he wants to reassert US leadership on the world stage, including on climate change, after four tumultuous, often inward-looking years of president Donald Trump.

Facebook oversight board extends timeline to decide on Donald Trump ban

Facebook Inc’s independent oversight board said on Friday it had extended the timeline for deciding whether to uphold former US President Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension from Facebook and Instagram.

Joe Biden to form commission on reform of Supreme Court: White House

President Joe Biden will set up Friday an expert commission on reform of the powerful US Supreme Court, the White House announced. The move follows months of debate over whether Democrats should seek to expand the court, from its current nine justices, after moves during Donald Trump’s presidential term gave the bench a firm conservative …