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US Speaker Nancy Pelosi rules out censure after Trump's acquittal

The speaker sought to correct the record, pointing out that the House had voted to impeach Trump on Jan. 13, while Trump was still in office

After acquittal, Trump calls 2nd impeachment trial 'greatest witch hunt'

In an official statement, Trump said, "Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun"

Impeachment trial: Donald Trump's defense wraps up case in three hours

The defense attorneys for Donald Trump have wrapped up their presentation in the former president's impeachment trial. Lawyers argued for three hours Friday that Trump didn't incite the January 6 rally crowd to riot at the US Capitol and that his words were merely figures of speech. They say the case against Trump was a political witch-hunt by Democrats and was not valid because he is no longer in office. Their truncated defense barely used the full time allotted, 16 hours over two days. Many senators minds appear already made up. Trump is accused of incitement of insurrection in the mob siege at the Capitol. Five people died. Senators will next be able to ask the lawyers questions when the trial resumes. The strategy from Donald Trump's lawyers is to concede that violence at the US Capitol on January 6 was every bit as traumatic, unacceptable and illegal as Democrats say. But his team disputes that Trump had anything to do with it. The goal is to blunt the impact of the House ...

Pompeo calls on Biden administration to confront China 'head-on' like Trump

Former US Secretary of State Pompeo said that US President Joe Biden's administration has to confront China 'head-on' in the same way the previous Donald Trump-led administration had done

Donald Trump did not cause Jan 6 riots at Capitol, his lawyers tell Senate

There is a complete lack of evidence on the article of impeachment against Donald Trump, his lawyers told the United States Senate on Friday

Biden rescinds Donald Trump's emergency order on US-Mexico border wall

"I have determined that the declaration of a national emergency at our southern border was unwarranted," Biden wrote in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, reported The Hill

House Democrats say Donald Trump might incite violence again if acquitted

Prosecutors also focused on civilians who were present on that day, including restaurant staff, congressional personnel and members of Congress themselves

Rioters acted on Trump's 'orders', Democrats say in impeachment trial

Videos of rioters, some posted to social medial by themselves, talked about how they were doing it all for Trump

US distances itself from Donald Trump's attempts to ban WeChat

Courts have blocked Trump's attempted ban of WeChat from going into effect, saying it would affect affect the First Amendment rights of users

Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump party

The plan would be to run candidates in some races but also to endorse center-right candidates in others

US: Democrats say Capitol mob sought to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

The 80-year-old Pelosi was a longtime political target of the president, who derisively nicknamed her "Crazy Nancy"

US Senate begins impeachment trial, Democrats make their case against Trump

Congressman Raskin alleged Trump willfully incited an insurrectionary mob to riot at the Capitol. Several of his Democratic colleagues took the Senate floor to argue that Trump be impeached

Trump 'inciter in chief' of Capitol attack to overturn polls, say democrats

House Democratic prosecutors said the former president was no innocent bystander but the inciter in chief of deadly attack at the Capitol to overturn the election.

Senate votes to proceed with Donald Trump's second impeachment trial

The 56-to-44 vote was the second indication in two weeks that Trump was all but certain to be acquitted

TikTok sale to Walmart, Oracle stalls as Biden reviews security: Report

The administration of former President Donald Trump had cited national security concerns in its targeting of TikTok, arguing that the personal data of US users could be obtained by China's governmen

Majority of Americans in favour of convicting Donald Trump: CBS News poll

The survey found 56 percent favor the former president's conviction, the same percentage who said they supported it in an ABC News-Ipsos poll released on Sunday, as reported by The Hill

Senators to hear opening arguments as Donald Trump fumes over trial

Opening arguments will begin Wednesday in Donald Trump's impeachment trial after an emotional first day that wrenched senators and the nation back to the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

US President Biden says he won't watch Trump's impeachment proceedings

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday told reporters in the Oval Office that he has no plans to watch former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial

Trump unhappy with attorney's opening statement during impeachment trial

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly unhappy with his defense attorney Bruce Castor's opening argument on the Senate floor this afternoon, according to two people familiar with his reaction

Six Republican Senators also say Trump's impeachment trial constitutional

Six Republican Senators joined their Democratic colleagues in the United States Senate on Tuesday to vote that the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional