Politics Jan 08 Third-ranking Senate Democrat calls for Hawley, Cruz to resign The third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate is calling on Republican Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz to resign, arguing that their objections to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory “incited and supported the violent mob that attacked the…
Health Jan 08 Pfizer study suggests vaccine fights variant New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a mutated coronavirus.
Politics Jan 08 Pelosi asks top general about halting Trump military strikes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has spoken to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about preventing President Donald Trump from initiating military actions or a nuclear strike.
Politics Jan 08 AP Sources: House Dems to introduce articles of impeachment Three House Democrats are planning to introduce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Monday, meaning the chamber could potentially vote on his removal from office by midweek, according two people familiar with the planning.
Arts Jan 08 Roku buys library of the short-lived streaming service Quibi Roku is buying the content library of Quibi, the short-lived streaming service, to bulk up its own free ad-supported channel.
Politics Jan 08 Adam Schiff says Trump 'danger to the Republic' Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff says President Donald Trump is a “danger to the Republic” and should be removed from office immediately by impeachment, resignation or invoking the 25th Amendment.
Politics Jan 08 U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for the first time The U.S. has topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier.
Politics Jan 08 Capitol Police says officer dies after riots Officer Brian D. Sicknick died Thursday due to injuries sustained while on-duty, physically engaging with protesters at the U.S. Capitol.
Politics Jan 07 Education Secretary Devos resigns, calling president's rhetoric 'inflection point' In a resignation letter Thursday, DeVos blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming tensions in the violent assault on the seat of the nation’s democracy.
Politics Jan 07 Education head DeVos quits, cites Trump rhetoric Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.