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News Wednesday, January 13, 2021 McConnell Urged to 'Finish the Job' and Reconvene Senate to Put Twice-Impeached Trump on Trial After just 10 House Republicans joined with Democrats in a historic vote Wednesday that made President Donald Trump the only U.S. president ever to be impeached twice, a diverse collection of political figures and advocacy groups delivered a clear message to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell... Read more |
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News Wednesday, January 13, 2021 WATCH LIVE: US House Debates Historic Second Impeachment of Donald J. Trump With Republicans largely arguing that the process to seek accountability led by Democrats is somehow both "divisive" and "dangerous," members of the U.S. House on Wednesday debated an article of impeachment (pdf) against President Donald Trump for his alleged incitement to violence of an armed... Read more |
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News Saturday, January 09, 2021 "Kevin McCarthy Must Resign": House Minority Leader Under Fire for Enabling Trump's "Worst and Most Destructive Acts" House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is being urged to step down for having "spread the very lies" that fueled the Wednesday attack on the U.S. Capitol and his repeated enabling of President Donald Trump's "worst and most destructive acts." In a Twitter thread Saturday, Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) laid... Read more |
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News Friday, January 08, 2021 After Inciting Deadly Invasion of US Capitol, Twitter Permanently Suspends @realDonaldTrump As Congress and President Donald Trump's Cabinet face mounting pressure to immediately remove him from office for inciting a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Twitter announced Friday that it is permanently suspending the president's personal account, @realDonaldTrump , for violating the... Read more |
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News Thursday, January 07, 2021 A Growing List of Lawmakers and Groups Support Impeaching Trump or Invoking the 25th Amendment This is a developing story… Please check back for possible updates... In the wake of Wednesday's violent attack on the U.S. Capitol incited by President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers who opposed the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory, a growing list of elected... Read more |
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News Wednesday, January 06, 2021 In Pictures: Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol Building Photojournalists and social media users witnessing the events inside the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday shared shocking pictures and video footage of the mob of fascist pro-Trump supporters who stormed the legislative offices shortly after an inflammatory speech delivered by President Donald... Read more |
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News Wednesday, January 06, 2021 'We Are on a Strong Path': Democrats Begin to Celebrate as Warnock and Ossoff Edge Towards Possible Victory in Georgia Update: Democrat Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, according to the Associated Press , bringing the Democratic Party one step closer to taking control of the U.S. Senate. The race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican David Perdue remained too close to call as of... Read more |
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News Tuesday, December 29, 2020 McConnell Objects as Sanders, Senate Democrats Attempt to Force Vote on $2,000 Checks Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked efforts by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic lawmakers to advance a House-approved measure that would provide one-time $2,000 direct payments to most Americans. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) requested unanimous... Read more |
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News Sunday, November 29, 2020 Swiss Fall Short in Sunday's Vote to Hold Multinational Corporations Accountable Sunday's vote in Switzerland to make multinational companies headquartered in the country—like Nestlé, minerals giant Glencore, agribusiness company Syngenta— liable for human rights violations and environmental abuses abroad failed in a country-wide referendum on Sunday. The initiative titled "... Read more |
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News Saturday, November 28, 2020 The Revolving Door: Biden's National Security Nominees Cashed In on Government Service—and Now They're Back The incoming Biden administration is facing a major test of transparency and ethics after the New York Times reported Saturday that three former government officials tapped to run President-elect Joe Biden’s national security team have been stakeholders at a private equity firm which is promising... Read more |