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The US House of Representatives on Monday introduced a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to remove President Donald Trump from office. The move pressures Pence to invoke the Constitution’s 25th Amendment and strip Trump of his powers by declaring him unfit to perform his duties. House Republicans blocked the measure, leading to a […]

Washington (AFP) – Since Vice President Mike Pence led the Congress session that ceremonially confirmed his boss Donald Trump had lost the November election, relations between the two top Republicans have plummeted to an Arctic chill. The men have not spoken after the president’s supporters violently stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, according to the US

The U.S. blunder-filled vaccine rollout is “not working” and the U.S. should “hit the reset” on its strategy in order to distribute the vaccine faster, according to the former director of the Food and Drug Administration. Speaking to CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb said the U.S. needed a different strategy than the current

PHILADELPHIA — After allowing an important feeding program created during the pandemic to lapse before the holidays, the Trump administration plans to restart it this month at the urging of Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and adviser. While anti-hunger advocates are grateful for the intervention, however, they have complained that the program has been mismanaged.

A longtime officer with U.S. Capitol Police died Saturday while off duty in what’s being described as an apparent suicide. The officer, Howard Liebengood, was 51. Capitol Police did not reveal a cause of death for Liebengood in its announcement Sunday, but two sources told The Associated Press he died in an apparent suicide. “Our

US President Donald Trump is considering appointing his personal lawyer and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and famed Jewish-American attorney Alan Dershowitz to his defense team in case he faces another impeachment trial following the Capitol riots, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.It is expected that Giuliani, who is Trump’s personal lawyer,

Reps. Ted Lieu (D-California) and Mondaire Jones (D-New York) have requested the New York State Bar to disbar Rudy Giuliani following the violent pro-Trump rally at the Capitol on Wednesday. “It is inconceivable to us that Mr. Giuliani remains in good standing with the New York State Bar Association after engaging in activities that would

ATLANTA — A pair of new developments underscored President Donald Trump’s insistent attempts to overturn Georgia’s election results just as Democrats accelerate their push to impeach the Republican for inciting a mob to attack the U.S. Capitol. Weeks before Trump pressured Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “find” enough votes to flip the election, it was

The West Virginia Republican arrested three days ago in the U.S. Capitol building riot resigned Saturday from the state House of Delegates, barely four weeks after his swearing-in. “I take full responsibility for my actions, and deeply regret any hurt, pain or embarrassment I may have caused my family, friends, constituents and fellow West Virginians,”

San Francisco (AFP) – Amazon will suspend Parler, the tech giant confirmed Saturday, sending the social media network offline after it was banned by Apple and Google for allowing “threats of violence” in the wake of a deadly riot at the US Capitol. The Parler social network has become a haven for conservatives who say