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Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Analysis: Trump’s Senate trial matters regardless of outcome

8:00 pm February 7, 2021

Washington: This matters. The outcome may seem preordained in the unprecedented second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Democrats prosecuting the former president for inciting a deadly insurrection at the US Capitol will struggle to persuade at least 17 Republicans to convict Trump and bar him from office. Forty-five of the 50 Republican senators backed a bid last month to dismiss the trial, essentially telegraphing how […]

Biden calls out ‘political extremism’ at prayer breakfast

9:17 pm February 4, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden on Thursday called for a confrontation of the “political extremism” that inspired the US Capitol riot and appealed for collective strength during such turbulent times in remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, a Washington tradition that calls on political combatants to set aside their differences for one morning. The breakfast has sparked controversy in the […]

Biden, Yellen say GOP virus aid too small, Democrats push on

8:55 pm February 3, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden panned a Republican alternative to his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan as insufficient as Senate Democrats pushed ahead, voting to launch a process that could approve his sweeping rescue package on their own, if Republicans refuse to support it. Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joined the Democratic senators for a private virtual meeting Tuesday, both declaring the […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

World shares turn lower on pandemic concerns, ahead of Fed meet

7:52 pm January 27, 2021

Tokyo : Stock markets are down Wednesday as investors focus on the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and the outlook for the economy as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. European indexes lost early gains after a mixed session in Asia. In the U.S., futures are down 0.8 per cent for both the Dow and the S&P 500. The Fed […]

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris submits her resignation from Senate

11:25 pm January 18, 2021

Washington : Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday officially resigned from her Senate seat, ending her four-year innings in the upper chamber of the United States Congress. Her resignation from the Senate came two days before the 56-year-old would be sworn in on Wednesday along with President-elect Joe Biden, making history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian American vice president. Harris, a Democrat, has formally […]