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‘Clear the Capitol,’ Mike Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Mike Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

10:35 pm April 10, 2021

WASHINGTON: From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6, as rioters pummeled police and vandalized the building, Vice President Mike Pence tried to assert control. In an urgent phone call to the acting defense secretary, he issued a startling demand. “Clear the Capitol,” Pence said. Elsewhere in the building, Senate Majority Leader Chuck […]

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Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

Republicans block measure calling for quick removal of Trump: AP report

10:14 pm January 11, 2021

Washington: A House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office was blocked Monday by Republicans. Here’s the prior report.. As the House prepares for impeachment, President Donald Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” — over the deadly riot at the U.S. […]

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As coronavirus crisis deepens, congressional rescue deal teeters

As coronavirus crisis deepens, congressional rescue deal teeters

3:00 am March 23, 2020

Washington: Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House teetered Sunday on a nearly $1.4 trillion economic rescue package, as the coronavirus crisis deepened and President Donald Trump called for a deal to steady a shuttered nation. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin indicated an agreement was within reach. But faced with mounting opposition from Democrats who […]

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Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump writes to Pelosi, says stop impeachment

2:33 pm December 18, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump in a scathing letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to halt impeachment proceedings against him by the lower chamber of the Congress, which is all set to start the process with a debate on Wednesday. “This impeachment represents an unprecedented and unconstitutional abuse of power by Democrat lawmakers, unequaled […]

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Pelosi: Confederate symbols 'have to go' from Capitol, bases

What’s next as House committees launch impeachment probes

11:19 pm September 28, 2019

WASHINGTON: House Democrats are planning a rapid start to their push for impeachment of President Donald Trump, with hearings and depositions starting this coming week. Democratic leaders have instructed committees to move quickly — and not to lose momentum — after revelations that Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate his potential 2020 Democratic […]

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