Jan 11 Pompeo defends Trump, foreign policy in speech to VOA By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Less than a week after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol to try to subvert the results of an election, Pompeo told staff at the Voice of America that America retains the credibility to defend democratic values abroad. Continue reading
Jan 11 WATCH: House impeaches Trump for a second time By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jonathan Lemire, Alan Fram, Associated Press President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the U.S. Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office. Continue reading
Jan 11 Bar association seeks Giuliani expulsion after Capitol attack By Mike Sisak, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani is facing possible expulsion from the New York State Bar Association over incendiary remarks he made to President Donald Trump's supporters last week before they stormed the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 11 Data snags cause Trump to miss giving Congress census data By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Trump administration has missed a deadline for giving Congress numbers used for dividing up congressional seats among the states, as the U.S. Census Bureau works toward fixing data irregularities. Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump rewards GOP ally Rep. Jim Jordan with Medal of Freedom By Associated Press President Donald Trump has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, one of the outgoing president’s fiercest GOP allies. Continue reading
Jan 11 House preps for impeachment; GOP blocks effort to oust Trump through Cabinet By Associated Press A House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office was blocked Monday by Republicans. Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump remains defiant amid calls to resign By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Trump enters the last days of his presidency facing a second impeachment and growing calls for his resignation after his supporters launched an assault on the nation’s Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 11 WATCH: House Democrats prepare 'incitement of insurrection' charge against Trump By Lisa Mascaro, Darlene Superville, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats are pushing the vice president and Cabinet to invoke constitutional authority to remove Trump from office. A resolution calling on Pence to do so was blocked Monday by Republicans. Continue reading
Jan 11 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on three cases By Associated Press The high court on Monday also formally refused to put on a fast track election challenges filed by President Donald Trump and his allies. Continue reading
Jan 10 Oaths questioned as Trump's backers fight against loss By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Before they take office, elected officials swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution. But what happens when they are accused of doing the opposite?… Continue reading