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ATLANTA — Republican David Perdue conceded to Democrat Jon Ossoff on Friday, ending Georgia’s runoffs for control of the U.S. Senate days after his campaign floated potential legal action to contest his narrow defeat. In a statement, Perdue said he wanted to “congratulate the Democratic Party and my opponent for this runoff win,” although he

Washington (AFP) – US Senator Lisa Murkowski on Friday became the chamber’s first Republican to publicly call for Donald Trump’s resignation, saying the president has “caused enough damage” to the nation. The Alaska lawmaker also questioned her future as a Republican, warning that if her party remains in thrall of Trump despite his inciting a

Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump late Friday, saying that allowing him to keep posting will heighten the risk of “further incitement of violence.” The extraordinary action comes as Trump remains under intense fire for inciting the bloody assault on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday that killed five people, including a police officer. Twitter suspended

Wilmington (United States) (AFP) – US President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that he had been considering nominating Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as his labor secretary but eventually decided not to do so because it could have put the fragile  Democratic Senate majority at risk. “I did give serious consideration of nominating my friend Bernie Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Josh Hawley grabbed national headlines, cheers from supporters of President Donald Trump and effusive praise from the White House when he became the first member of the U.S. Senate to announce he would object to electoral votes of at least one state won by President-elect Joe Biden. A week later, the

Washington (AFP) – The US Justice Department announced  that it has indicted 15 people involved in Wednesday’s assault on Congress, including one man accused of possessing bombs made to act like “homemade napalm.” The department said it had arrested several suspects, including Richard Barnett, a supporter of US President Donald Trump who invaded the office

Washington (AFP) – Concerns on Friday over US President Donald Trump’s mental state have drawn focus on his power to unleash a nuclear attack. Two days after Trump supporters, under his encouragement, stormed the US Capitol and shut down Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she had contacted the Pentagon’s top general, Mark Milley, to

Washington (AFP) – The US economy lost 140,000 jobs in December as the worsening coronavirus pandemic undermined its recovery, but President-elect Joe Biden pledged that help is on the way. The Labor Department on Friday reported the first drop in employment since April, and Biden said the data means a new economic relief package including

The storming of the Capitol was an act of insurrection, intended to disrupt the most fundamental act of our democracy – the peaceful transition of power. Both Houses of Congress and the Vice President gathered in a Joint Session in the Capitol to perform our duty under the 12th Amendment, to certify and count the electoral votes cast by the States. [Rep. Adam Schiff]

Washington (AFP) – Flags over the US Capitol were lowered to half-staff Friday after the death of a police officer took to five the number of people who died after President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the legislature. US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick was reportedly struck in the head with a fire extinguisher on Wednesday