President Trump had to be “dissuaded” from heading to the House floor to defend himself against the impeachment charges in person, the New York Times reports.
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Pence Fills the Void as ‘Acting President’
“Frustrated by the loss of his Twitter account and forced to accept that he soon must leave office, President Trump has effectively stopped doing his job, delegating daily responsibilities to…
Trump Foreign Policy Moves ‘Feel Like Sabotage’
Days before the inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team criticized recent Trump administration policy announcements, suggesting that a series of recent statements “begin to feel like sabotage,” the AP reports….
Trump’s Defense Chief Can’t Wait to Leave
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, who will leave office in less than a week. told reporters that he ‘cannot wait to leave this job,” CNN reports. Save to FavoritesTwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail
NRA Files for Bankruptcy
“The National Rifle Association said Friday that it has filed for bankruptcy in U.S. court as part of a larger restructuring plan aimed at removing its footprint in New York…
Biden to Deploy National Guard to Distribute Vaccine
“President-elect Joe Biden plans to use FEMA and the National Guard to build coronavirus vaccine clinics across the United States,” CNBC reports. “The Biden administration will also ‘quickly jumpstart’ efforts…
James Murdoch Blasts U.S. Media for ‘Insidious Forces’
James Murdoch has castigated the US media to the Financial Times for the “toxic politics” threatening American democracy, saying proprietors are as culpable as politicians who “know the truth but…
‘Warp Speed’ Waited Months to Approve Distribution Plan
“Operation Warp Speed leaders waited more than two months to approve a plan to distribute and administer Covid-19 vaccines proposed by U.S. health officials, leaving states with little time to…
Trump and Aides Drove Family Separation at Border
“President Trump and top aides in the White House aggressively pushed the get-tough policy that led migrant children to be separated from adults at the border with Mexico, according to…
McConnell Says Impeachment Is ‘Vote of Conscience’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been emailing senators to tell them their decision on whether to convict President Trump during the upcoming impeachment trial will be a “vote of…
Ted Cruz Will Attend Biden’s Inauguration
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, sources tell KXAN. “Calls for Cruz to resign mounted in the week since rioters stormed the U.S….
Justice Department Ends Pennsylvania Election Probe
The top federal prosecutor in Harrisburg announced Friday that his office has closed an investigation into nine discarded ballots found in the northeastern part of the state that President Trump…
Biden Abandons ‘Warp Speed’ Name
“President-elect Joe Biden‘s overhaul of the U.S. coronavirus vaccination program will include largely abandoning President Donald Trump’s ‘Operation Warp Speed’ moniker,” Bloomberg reports. “Biden will detail his plan later Friday,…
Pelosi Warns If Lawmakers Involved In Riots
Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned that “if in fact it is found that members of Congress were accomplices to this insurrection, if they aided and abetted the crime, there may have…
Pelosi Mum on When She’ll Send Impeachment to Senate
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) declined on Friday to reveal when the House will send its resolution of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate, leaving the country — and her…
Pence Calls Harris to Offer Assistance
“Vice President Mike Pence telephoned Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Thursday to congratulate her and offer his assistance ahead of next week’s swearing-in, the latest indication that Mr. Pence is filling…
Trump Bans Any Mentions of Nixon
CNN: “Trump has been consumed by the unraveling of his presidency during his last days in office, according to people around him, which included a casual discussion among advisers recently…
Rioters Intended to ‘Capture and Assassinate’ Officials
Federal prosecutors offered the most chilling description yet of rioters who seized the Capitol last week, writing in a new court filing that the intention was “to capture and assassinate…
‘Where They Countin’ the Votes?’
A new video, found in an archive of data uploaded to Parler, includes a fresh look at the mob’s confrontation with Eugene Goodman, the officer credited for luring rioters away…
Trump Leaves Presidency with 29% Approval Rate
A new Pew Research poll finds Donald Trump is leaving the White House with the lowest job approval of his presidency — 29% — and increasingly negative ratings for his…
Rioters Came Dangerously Close to Pence
“The violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 came perilously close to Vice President Pence, who was not evacuated from the Senate chamber for about 14 minutes after the…
