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Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Fight over witnesses could delay Trump trial conclusion

10:57 pm February 13, 2021

Washington: Senators have voted to consider hearing from witnesses in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The vote could potentially extend proceedings that had been expected to end with a vote on Saturday. A last-minute fight over calling witnesses threatened to slow the speedy conclusion of Donald Trump’s historic impeachment trial Saturday as the Senate moved closer to a […]

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Police command structure crumbled fast during Capitol riot

11:14 pm January 18, 2021

Washington: As the rioters stormed the US Capitol, many of the police officers had to decide on their own how to fight them off. There was no direction. No plan. And no top leadership. One cop ran from one side of the building to another, fighting hand-to-hand against rioters. Another decided to respond to any […]

Enduring 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, alone

2:19 pm January 14, 2021

Washington: His place in the history books rewritten, President Donald Trump endured his second impeachment largely alone and silent. For more than four years, Trump has dominated the national discourse like no one before him. Yet when his legacy was set in stone on Wednesday, he was stunningly left on the sidelines. Trump now stands with no equal, the […]

US House impeaches President Donald Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’ at Capitol

1:24 pm January 14, 2021

Washington: US President Donald Trump has been impeached for a historic second time, just days before leaving office by the House of Representatives for inciting last week’s deadly Capitol Hill riot. The House on Wednesday impeached Trump by 232 to 197 votes. Ten Republican Congressmen also joined the Democrats to vote in favour of an article of impeachment that charged Trump with a count of ”incitement of insurrection” for his actions […]

Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus

3:10 pm January 13, 2021

Washington : This time the fury enveloping the U.S. Capitol comes not from an insurgent mob but from within. The anger on display is searing — Democrat against Republican; Republican against Republican; legislators of both parties against the catastrophic security failure that left top leaders of the government vulnerable to last week’s violence as well as to the coronavirus in their ranks. […]

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