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Democratic impeachment managers argued they were right not to call any witnesses after a Senate vote permitted them to do so during Saturday’s trial, which ended up with former President Donald Trump’s acquittal. ‘We could have had 500 witnesses and it would have not have overcome the kinds of arguments being made by Mitch McConnell … Read more
Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial will run at least into next week as the Senate gave both sides 16 hours each to make their cases. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell announced a deal on the Senate floor Monday afternoon on how the trial will proceed. The two leaders noted … Read more
President Joe Biden signaled he is looking to reset U.S.-China policy from the Trump administration, saying the two nations can avoid a conflict, even as he said Chinese President Xi Jinping as lacking a democratic ‘bone in his body.’ Biden said he didn’t mean the line as criticism – but he leveled as his administration … Read more
Coronavirus lockdowns have stripped the world of democratic freedoms, with 2020 returning the worst scores in the 15-year history of an annual democracy index. The United Kingdom slipped two places, while France and Portugal joined the US in the ‘flawed democracies’ categories compiled in the Economist’s Democracy Index. Norway, Iceland and Sweden were unchanged at … Read more
UK bans flights from Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo in latest bid to stop South African ‘more vaccine resistant’ Covid strain spreading here The UK will introduce a ban on arrivals from the two African nations from Friday The rule will not apply to returning UK nationals, and those with residency rights It … Read more
Federal police deployed tear gas in an attempt to disperse protesters who threw rocks and eggs at the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon, late on Wednesday night, according to authorities. A crowd of up to 200 people gathered outside the building in the South Waterfront section of the city, where Federal Protective … Read more
Blue for Biden! Sunrise switches to the Democratic colours for inauguration day as Donald Trump departs the White House for the last time By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:58 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 22:58 GMT, 20 January 2021 Channel Seven breakfast show Sunrise changed its colour scheme on Thursday to blue … Read more
Rep. Pramila Jayapal has become the second Democratic congresswoman to test positive for COVID-19 after being forced to shelter in a secure room with maskless Republicans during last Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol. Jayapal, who represents Washington’s 7th Congressional District, revealed her diagnosis in a tweet on Monday night, blaming her political adversaries for the … Read more
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman announced she tested positive for COVID and blamed being trapped in a hold during last week’s attack on the Capitol with Republicans who refused to wear face masks Democratic Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman announced Monday she tested positive for COVID and she blamed being trapped in a hold during last week’s … Read more
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman announced she tested positive for COVID and blamed being trapped in a hold during last week’s attack on the Capitol with Republicans who refused to wear face masks Democratic Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman announced Monday she tested positive for COVID and she blamed being trapped in a hold during last week’s … Read more