Jan 24 Growing number of GOP senators oppose impeachment trial By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A growing number of Republican senators say they oppose holding an impeachment trial, a sign of the dimming chances that former President Donald Trump will be convicted on the charge that he incited a siege of the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 3:10 Senate nearing a deal on timing of Trump's impeachment trial By Daniel Bush Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are nearing a deal to begin an impeachment trial for former President Trump on Feb. 8, as they continue to iron out the final details including the length of a… Continue watching
Jan 22 WATCH: Schumer gives impeachment timeline for Trump's second trial By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the schedule Friday evening after reaching an agreement with Republicans, who had pushed to delay the trial to give Trump a chance to organize his legal team and prepare a defense. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 7:35 Trump leaves office facing mounting debt, devalued assets and scarcity of willing lenders By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis One of the consequences of the chaos of the U.S. Capitol is a distancing of banks and other business from former President Trump. He now faces a delicate and difficult situation with his businesses, debt and taxes. Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Jan 22 Twitter bans account of Iran's top leader after Trump threat By Associated Press Twitter says it's permanently banned an account connected to the office of Iran's supreme leader that seemed to threaten former President Donald Trump, calling the account "fake."… Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump's pardons included health care execs behind massive frauds By Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News The list of some 200 Trump pardons or commutations, most issued as he vacated the White House this week, included at least seven doctors or health care entrepreneurs who ran discredited health care enterprises, from nursing homes to pain clinics. Continue reading
Jan 22 Fauci says lack of candor on virus likely cost lives By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci says a lack of candor and facts about the coronavirus pandemic under President Donald Trump “very likely” cost lives because it delayed getting sound scientific advice to the country. Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump impeachment to go to Senate Monday, launching trial By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press “There will be a trial,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in making the announcement Friday. "It will be a full trial, it will be a fair trial.”… Continue reading
Jan 21 Kerry laments 'wasted years' in climate fight under Trump By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is lamenting what he calls "wasted years" under the Trump administration to slow climate change. And he's urging faster work to curb fossil fuel emissions. Continue reading
Jan 21 Biden halts border wall building after Trump's final surge By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press President Joe Biden has ordered a “pause” on all border wall construction within a week, one of 17 executive orders he issued on his first day in office. Continue reading