Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors
Staking his claim to the Republican Party, former President Donald Trump is casting his populist policies and attack-dog politics as the key to future GOP success.
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Republicans trod well-worn path to court to sue Joe Biden
These are busy days for Republican state attorneys general, filing repeated lawsuits that claim President Joe Biden and his administration are overstepping their authority on immigration, climate change, the environment and taxes. Most of the action is in federal courts where former President Donald Trump was able to appoint conservative judges.
Matt Gaetz staying on Judiciary panel, despite investigation
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent, outspoken conservative and a close ally of former President Donald Trump who has been under federal investigation for a former relationship, would lose his House seat if convicted of a felony. But there are no rules addressing lawmakers under investigation.
Donald Trump Jr. buys mansion 20 miles from Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle are now Florida home owners. The Palm Beach Post reports that the couple spent $9.7 million this week to buy a 11,000-square-foot (1,000-square-meter), six-bedroom, 11-bath mansion in the town of Jupiter, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the Mar-a-Lago compound where former President Donald Trump and former …
Biden administration quietly ramping up aid to Palestinians
The Biden administration is quietly ramping up assistance to the Palestinians after former President Donald Trump cut off nearly all aid. Since taking office with a pledge to reverse many of Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian decisions, the administration has allocated nearly $100 million for the Palestinians, only a small portion of which has been publicized.
GOP Rep Matt Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship
Republican Rep Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative in Congress and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, said on Tuesday he is being investigated by the Justice Department over a former relationship but denied any criminal wrongdoing.
Mitt Romney gets Profile in Courage Award for impeachment vote
US Sen. Mitt Romney was named the recipient of the Profile in Courage Award on Friday for splitting with his party and becoming the only Republican to vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial.
Republicans who backed Donald Trump’s impeachment warn Democrats not to challenge Iowa election
Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives are warning Democrats not to set a “dangerous precedent” by challenging the certified results of a disputed House election in Iowa.
As Joe Biden winds down Mexico program, many migrants on US border left in limbo
US President Joe Biden has moved swiftly to start dismantling a cornerstone of former President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy, a program that sent thousands of asylum seekers back to Mexico to await their immigration court hearings. Biden’s focus on ending the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) – under which 65,000 migrants were sent back to …
NYC prosecutor leading Donald Trump probe won’t seek re-election
The veteran New York City prosecutor overseeing a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will not seek re-election, opting against a primary fight with progressive candidates who say he’s a relic unfit for the reform era.
Kodak Black Unhappy With YNW Melly Collab, Melly Respond From Prison
Kodak Black isn’t happy with his new collaboration with fellow Florida native YNW Melly. Today is new music Friday, and fans are anxiously awaiting the release of tracks from some of their favorite artists. This Friday might just be a lot bigger than previous ones in terms of the list of heavyweights set to burn …
Kodak Black Gets Another Legal L As Judge Paves Way For Touring
Kodak Black has been given the green light by a judge to travel for work purposes as he gets into top gear to resume his career. The rapper who was recently released from jail is still under probation conditions that prohibit traveling. However, the Pompano Beach rapper is only allowed to travel strictly for work …
Donald Trump may soon have to answer rape allegations under oath
During a December visit to New York City, writer E. Jean Carroll says she went shopping with a fashion consultant to find the “best outfit” for one of the most important days of her life – when she’ll sit face-to-face with the man she accuses of raping her decades ago, former President Donald Trump.
Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration
The 63-year-old is among thousands of people who have come to the U.S.-Mexico border with the hope they will be able to ask for asylum and make their way into the US now that former President Donald Trump is no longer in office.
Biden, reflecting on Senate acquittal of Trump, says ‘democracy is fragile’
US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the Senate’s acquittal of former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection was a reminder that democracy was fragile, and every American had a duty to defend the truth.
Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council
US President Joe Biden’s administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew over what his administration called bias against Israel and a lack of reform.
Why Biden’s immigration plan may be risky for Democrats
As one of his first acts, Biden offered a sweeping immigration overhaul last week that would provide a path to US citizenship for the estimated 11 million people who are in the United States illegally. It would also codify provisions wiping out some of President Donald Trump’s signature hard-line policies, including trying to end existing, …
After Trump setbacks, Kim Jong Un starts over with Biden
Last year was a disaster for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He helplessly watched his country’s already battered economy decay further amid pandemic border closures while brooding over the collapse of made-for-TV summits with former President Donald Trump that failed to lift crippling sanctions from his country.
Police arrest woman FBI says may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device: US media
Federal authorities have arrested a Pennsylvania woman accused of stealing a laptop computer or hard drive from US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the storming of the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, US media reported.
China to sanction US officials for ‘nasty’ behaviour over Taiwan
US officials who have engaged in “nasty” behaviour over Chinese-claimed Taiwan will face sanctions, China’s foreign ministry said on Monday, after Washington lifted curbs on exchanges between US and Taiwanese officials. Ties have worsened as China has already condemned this month’s easing, announced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the waning days of …
Majority of House members vote for 2nd impeachment of Trump
A majority of the US House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, just a week after he encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results a speech that was followed by a mob of his supporters storming the US Capitol. The House vote on an article of impeachment for …
House, with some GOP support, impeaches Donald Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’
The House on Wednesday impeached President Donald Trump for inciting a violent insurrection against the United States government, as 10 members of the president’s party joined Democrats to charge him with high crimes and misdemeanors for an unprecedented second time.
Trump is impeached for second time. Can he be barred from becoming President again?
Some US lawmakers have said President Donald Trump should be disqualified from holding political office again following his impeachment on Wednesday for inciting a mob that stormed the Capitol as lawmakers were certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
How Donald Trump’s 2nd impeachment will unfold
The House is expected to impeach President Donald Trump for his encouragement of supporters who stormed the US Capitol, a vote that would make him the first American president to be impeached twice.
US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953
Lisa Montgomery, 52, was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. Wednesday after receiving a lethal injection at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was the 11th prisoner to receive a lethal injection there since July when President Donald Trump, an ardent supporter of capital punishment, resumed federal executions following 17 years without one.
Trump’s Republican wall erodes as second impeachment session begins
The Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives on Wednesday opened debate on a historic second impeachment of President Donald Trump over his supporters’ attack of the Capitol that left five dead.
House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol ‘insurrection’
Poised to impeach, the House sped ahead Monday with plans to oust President Donald Trump from office, warning he is a threat to democracy and pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act even more quickly in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.
Twitter suspends 70,000 accounts linked to pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy
Twitter Inc said it has suspended more than 70,000 accounts since Friday that were primarily dedicated to sharing QAnon content after last week’s violence in Washington when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol. QAnon backers have pushed conspiracies that include the baseless claim that Trump secretly is fighting a cabal of child-sex …
FBI warns of armed protests ahead of Biden inauguration
The FBI has warned of armed protests being planned for Washington and all 50 US state capitals in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s January 20 inauguration, a federal law enforcement source said on Monday. Threatened with more violence from outgoing President Donald Trump’s supporters, the FBI issued warnings for next weekend until Inauguration Day, …
Pelosi says House will impeach Trump, pushes VP to oust him
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump as she pushes the vice president and Cabinet to invoke constitutional authority to force him out, warning that Trump is a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol.