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Govs. Phil Scott (R-Vermont), Larry Hogan (R-Maryland) and Charlie Baker (R-Mass.) have all individually called for the resignation or removal of President Donald Trump as a result of his inciting of crowds this Wednesday and their subsequent storming of the Capitol building.  Scott specifically wrote in a Twitter post Wednesday, “Enough is enough. President Trump […]

Washington (AFP) – National Guard troops deployed on the streets of Washington began carry weapons late Tuesday in a major change of posture ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president, according to an AFP photographer. The Guard soldiers were originally mobilized to provide mostly logistical support to Washington police, and on Monday General Daniel

WASHINGTON — In the aftermath of last week’s mob violence at the U.S. Capitol, the calls for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to be punished for his leading role in challenging the presidential electors are now building to a crescendo. To be sure, the central figure of blame is President Donald Trump, who the Democratically

Washington (AFP) – US Vice President Mike Pence told House leaders Tuesday he does not support invoking the 25th Amendment process to remove Donald Trump, all but guaranteeing an impeachment vote against the besieged president. “With just eight days left in the President’s term, you and the Democratic Caucus are demanding that the Cabinet and

Howard Stern turned 67 on Tuesday and started his birthday doing what he did last year — agonizing over the Trump presidency. According to Stern, who started a new five-year contract with SiriusXM this month, neither he nor President Trump, 74, are going to make the country great again. It’s time to move on. “Trumpies,

Washington (AFP) – Congresswoman Liz Cheney announced Tuesday that she planned to vote to impeach President Donald Trump after the ransacking of the US Capitol by his supporters, the biggest defection yet in his Republican Party. “There has never been a greater betrayal by a president of the United States of his office and his

Washington (AFP) – Donald Trump in his final days in the White House has seen cabinet members quit, his vice president for the first time take a distance and some members of his party support impeachment. But he still has loyalty until the bitter end from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. America’s top diplomat has

CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider announced Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after being confined with members of Congress who refused to wear masks during the violent pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week. In his statement, the Illinois Democrat referenced a video from the new Washington-based news outlet Punchbowl News

New York (AFP) – The son of a New York judge was arrested Tuesday for participating in last week’s violent rampage at the US Capitol building by supporters of President Donald Trump, prosecutors said. Aaron Mostofsky, 34, is the latest of several supporters of the president to be charged over Wednesday’s incursion which left lawmakers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Democrats have introduced a resolution in the Missouri House demanding that U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley resign over “his leading role in inciting sedition and violent insurrection” against the United States. The resolution could trigger an extraordinary debate among state legislators over the actions of Missouri’s junior senator. Hawley led a failed