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Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

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 […]

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

US House passes resolution asking Pence to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office

3:24 pm January 13, 2021

Washington : The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives, which is rushing ahead towards impeaching Donald Trump over the unprecedented Capitol Hill attack, has passed a resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence to invoke 25th Amendment to remove the president from office. The resolution was voted by 223 to 205 votes on Tuesday night. The voting was mostly on party lines, with one Republican voting in favour of […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

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. […]

Arizona man charged in Capitol riot appears in court

1:51 pm January 12, 2021

Phoenix : An Arizona man who took part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns made his first court appearance Monday. A judge scheduled a detention hearing Friday for Jake Chansley, who has been jailed on misdemeanour charges since surrendering to authorities over the weekend in Phoenix. He […]