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House impeaches Trump for Capitol riot in historic bipartisan rebuke
Washington — The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump for inciting an insurrection at the Capitol that left five people dead, cementing his place in history as the only president to be impeached twice in a bipartisan rebuke that was approved with unprecedented speed. The final vote was 232 to 197, with 10 …
House calls on Pence to invoke 25th Amendment, but he’s already dismissed the idea
The House has approved a resolution formally calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, which allows the majority of a cabinet to remove a president from office if they deem him unfit. The resolution requires Pence to respond within 24 hours, or the House will move forward with impeachment proceedings against …
Donald Trump fans chant “traitor” at Mitt Romney on flight from Salt Lake City to Washington, D.C.
Senator Mitt Romney of Utah faced chants of “traitor” while on a flight from Salt Lake City to Washington, D.C. A video posted to Twitter appears to show a small group of passengers chanting, at least one of whom appears to not be properly wearing a mask. “Resign, Mitch!” one woman, seen with a mask …
For myopic media, breaking up with Trump will be hard to do
“Give us a while here in the news media because we’ve got to, you know, learn how to quit [Donald TrumpDonald TrumpAppeals court dismisses Gohmert’s election suit against Pence Kentucky governor calls vandalism to McConnell’s home ‘unacceptable’ Pence ‘welcomes’ efforts of lawmakers to ‘raise objections’ to Electoral College results MORE]. It’s like a breakup. We …
Trump extends visa ban; court clears health insurance rule
SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemic-related bans on green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants through March 31, while a federal appeals court sided with him on a rule that requires new immigrants to have their own health insurance. The twin developments on the final day of …
Some Republicans think Trump is trying to sabotage GOP, Mike Allen says
Axios co-founder Mike Allen told CNBC on Thursday that some Republicans believe President Donald Trump is hurting the party’s chances in next week’s Georgia Senate runoffs. “There’s a big strain of thought among Republicans that President Trump is sabotaging this race. He’s done so much to be unhelpful to those candidates,” Allen said on “Squawk Box,” referring …
Michael Cohen predicts people Trump pardoned may testify against him
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Roger Stone thanked Trump for pardon during exchange at West Palm Beach club
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Trump fumes that Melania was overlooked by major magazines
First lady Melania Trump hasn’t been “in Vogue” — or other fashion mags — nearly enough, President Trump said this week. Not a single major magazine has featured the former model on its cover during her husband’s presidency, prompting the Commander in Chief to vent on Christmas about the lack of attention. He shared a …
US sets new record for Covid-19 cases and deaths – live updates | US news
An extraordinary hearing has just got underway of the House oversight committee, which is investigating the role of opioid painkiller maker Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of the prescription narcotic OxyContin. The hearing is titled “the role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family in the opioid epidemic”. Purdue pleaded guilty last month in federal court to …
