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Trump says being impeached twice didn't change him: 'I became worse'
Jul 15, 2021 08:09Former US President Donald Trump said he “became worse” after two impeachment trials, both of which ended in acquittal, as Republican leaders grapple with the best way to deal with the bombastic ex-president who continues to spread claims about his 2020 election loss.
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Texas Democrats planning to flee the state to thwart voting restrictions law
Jul 14, 2021 08:43A group of Texas Democratic lawmakers plan to flee their state in a desperate bid to stop the Republican-run legislature from passing laws they say will suppress the vote of people of color.
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In echo of Trump, Boris Johnson says UK must “learn to live with” rising COVID
Jul 09, 2021 19:17It was deeply disquieting to learn that Great Britain, under the leadership of Trump clone Boris Johnson, is preparing to lift virtually all COVID safety strictures and leave the British people wide open to the caprices of the virus.
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Arizona Republicans faced pressure from Trump and allies following election, records show
Jul 04, 2021 08:49Newly released records show the top Republicans in Arizona’s largest county dodged calls from former President, Donald Trump and his allies in the aftermath of the 2020 election, as the then-president sought to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in key battleground states.
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Trump in financial and political danger as company faces possible criminal charges
Jul 02, 2021 07:22New York prosecutors may soon bring indictment against Trump Organization tied to perks for top executives.
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F.B.I. is pursuing ‘hundreds’ in Capitol riot inquiry, Wray tells US Congress
Jun 17, 2021 20:30The F.B.I. is pursuing potentially hundreds more suspects in the Capitol riot, the agency’s director told Congress on Tuesday (15 Jun 2021), calling the effort to find those responsible for the deadly assault “one of the most far-reaching and extensive” investigations in the bureau’s history.
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Senate report details security failures in Jan. 6 capitol riot
Jun 11, 2021 18:23Top federal intelligence agencies failed to adequately warn law enforcement officials before the Jan. 6 riot that pro-Trump extremists were threatening violence, including plans to “storm the Capitol,” infiltrate its tunnel system and “bring guns,” according to a new report by two Senate committees that outlines large-scale failures that contributed to the deadly assault.
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Texas Democrats’ late-night walkout scuppers Republican efforts to restrict voting rights
Jun 03, 2021 09:28SB7 bill that would introduce restrictions making it harder to vote fails to pass before midnight deadline after US Democrats leave the House of Representatives.
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'A $753,000,000,000 defense budget is a failure': Biden Pentagon request rebuked
May 31, 2021 15:40Progressive anti-war campaigners and lawmakers blasted President Joe Biden's recent call for a $753 billion military budget for fiscal year 2022, a request that goes beyond the current $740 billion spending level approved under former President Donald Trump.
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New York district attorney convenes grand jury in Trump criminal inquiry
May 28, 2021 09:42Former US President Donald Trump is facing growing legal danger after the attorney general’s office in New York said it had opened a criminal investigation into his business activities and those of other Trump family members.