The White House coronavirus task force again suggested the existence of “more transmissible” strains of Covid-19 and a “much more rapid” spread of the virus in its weekly reports to states, stressing the importance of “aggressive mitigation.” “This fall/winter surge has been at nearly twice the rate of rise of cases as the spring and
Continue Reading Only 13 months after the House first impeached President Donald Trump, lawmakers were back on Wednesday voting to impeach Trump an unprecedented second time for a US president. During the debate on the resolution, which charges that Trump incited a violent insurrection against the government on January 6, some of Trump’s allies were still using
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On the day he was impeached for a history-making second time, President Donald Trump lacked a comprehensive legal strategy, had nothing on his public schedule and was without his preferred social media methods of responding — in part because his son-in-law put a stop to efforts establishing his presence on fringe platforms after he was
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is rejecting Democratic calls to bring the Senate back immediately to convict President Donald Trump, a decision that is likely to allow the President to serve out his final days in office. McConnell’s office made that clear to Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s aides on Wednesday, according to Republican
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden will no longer take the Amtrak to Washington next week to be sworn in as president, two officials familiar with the planning tell CNN, a sudden change that comes amid dramatically heightened security surrounding the inauguration. A decision was made this week for Biden not to take the 90-minute ride from his
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Several House Republicans are hammering Rep. Liz Cheney, the party’s third-ranking House leader, calling for her to step down from her leadership position over her vote to impeach President Donald Trump. The criticism comes as congressional Republicans grapple with Trump becoming the first President to ever be impeached twice after his incitement of a violent
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The decision to require members of Congress to walk through metal detectors in the wake of last week’s deadly siege has further inflamed tensions on Capitol Hill, at times prompting shouting matches between Republicans and Capitol Police. Members of both parties expressed frustration Tuesday night at the long lines ahead of the entrance to the
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A majority of the House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for his role inciting the riot at the US Capitol last week in a swift and bipartisan condemnation that will make Trump the first President in United States history to be impeached twice. While the vote is still open and members can change
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The House is voting on the impeachment of President Donald Trump for inciting the riot at the US Capitol last week in a swift and bipartisan condemnation that would make Trump the first president in United States history to be impeached twice. House Democrats and at least seven Republicans — including the House’s No. 3
Continue Reading President Donald Trump is about to be impeached again — the first leader in US history to be impeached twice by the House. The question now is whether he’ll become the first President to be convicted by the Senate and removed from office. What’s next? Impeachment in a two-part process. The House introduces and passes
Continue Reading Several House Republicans are hammering Rep. Liz Cheney, the party’s third-ranking House leader, calling for her to step down from her leadership position over her intention to vote to impeach President Donald Trump. The criticism comes as congressional Republicans grapple with how to handle yet another impeachment vote against the President helming their party for
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The vast majority of Democratic lawmakers are calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office either through impeachment or the 25th Amendment to the Constitution after his violent supporters breached the Capitol last Wednesday. A notable few have stayed mum, including President-elect Biden’s nominees who still hold their seats in Congress for the
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With a declaration that “he must go,” House Democrats prepared to vote on an impeachment resolution Wednesday that would make Donald Trump the first President in United States history to be impeached for a second time with a swift and bipartisan vote to condemn his role inciting the riot at the US Capitol. House Democrats
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The Republican senator was a leader of efforts to challenge the presidential 2020 election results and voted to question the Electoral College count.
Continue Reading On Monday, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump in his fight against the 2020 election results, received the Medal of Freedom from Trump. The next day, Jordan was back in Congress arguing that he never said the election was stolen. During a congressional debate Tuesday, Jordan claimed he never said
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The US Secret Service on Wednesday officially took charge of security for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration as authorities warn of new threats across the country and unfold a massive security presence in Washington, DC, after last week’s violence at the US Capitol. While federal investigators continue to track down suspects from last week’s attack, law
Continue Reading The Supreme Court’s action Tuesday limiting access to an abortion drug highlights its pattern of letting the Trump administration enforce highly charged priorities before legal challenges have been resolved. The conservative court majority swept aside a lower court injunction and reinstated a requirement that women prescribed mifepristone, to end a pregnancy in its early weeks,
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President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate former US diplomat and longtime human rights advocate Samantha Power to lead the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the nation’s primary agency overseeing global US humanitarian aid. The Biden transition team also announced that the USAID administrator position will be elevated as a member of the National
Continue Reading A rioter who stormed the US Capitol last week wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with the phrase “Camp Auschwitz” was arrested Wednesday morning in Virginia, according to a law enforcement official. CNN was first to report that the man in the sweatshirt was identified as Robert Keith Packer of Virginia. A law enforcement official told CNN
Continue Reading Operation Warp Speed chief scientific adviser Moncef Slaoui has submitted his resignation at the request of the incoming Biden administration, a source with knowledge of the events tells CNN. Slaoui confirmed on CNBC Wednesday that he submitted his resignation letter on Tuesday to the Trump administration. He’ll stay on for 30 days to “ensure a
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