Donald Trump has warned that efforts to impeach him are causing “tremendous anger” but said he wants “no violence” in the run-up to Joe Biden’s inauguration. Speaking to reporters for the first time since last week’s deadly riots at the US Capitol, Mr Trump declined to answer questions on whether he would resign. His remarks […]
Donald Trump has branded attempts to impeach him as a ‘witch hunt’ and a ‘tremendous danger to our country’. Speaking for the first time since Wednesday’s violence at the US Capitol, the President has said it’s ‘absolutely ridiculous’ that the Democrats are trying to impeach him for a second time. Trump said: ‘On the impeachment, […]
Charges will not be filed against Anthony Pirone, a former transit officer involved in the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant III at a Bay Area train station, months after an investigation into the 2009 killing was reopened, an official said Monday. The Alameda County district attorney, Nancy O’Malley, said in a newly released report that […]
Armed protests are being planned in all 50 US states leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to the FBI. Federal investigators have warned of an ‘uprising’ if Trump is removed via the 25th Amendment before Inauguration Day. They have also said they believe Pro-Trump supporters will try to ‘storm’ state and federal government […]
A Government website prematurely announced that President Donald Trump had left office on Monday – sparking a social media frenzy before the post was taken down. An official biography for the under-fire President on a US State Department page read: ‘Donald J. Trump’s term ended 2021-01-11 19:49:00,’ for a brief period on Monday before being […]
A manatee has been discovered with ‘Trump’ scraped on its back in a Florida river. It appears the word was written in algae that had grown on the animal’s back, not scratched into its skin. Wildlife officials said the manatee did not appear to be seriously injured, but have launched an investigation. The aquatic mammal […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Republicans in the US Congress faced growing blowback on Monday from businesses that said they would cut off campaign contributions to those who voted last week to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The announcements by Amazon.com, General Electric, Dow, AT&T, Comcast Corp, Verizon Communications, American Express, Airbnb, Cisco Systems, Best Buy Co […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – US Vice-President Mike Pence signalled he’ll spurn demands to immediately oust Mr Donald Trump over a deadly riot by the president’s supporters as the two met and agreed to work together for the remainder of the term, according to senior administration official. The discussion adds to indications that Mr Trump has no plans […]
After two months of investigation, police officials have concluded that a high-ranking officer responsible for combating workplace harassment in the New York Police Department wrote dozens of virulently racist posts about Black, Jewish and Hispanic people under a pseudonym on an online chat board favored by police officers. The officer, Deputy Inspector James F. Kobel, […]
This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the pandemic. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. The U.S. virus death toll surpassed 375,000. Indonesia authorized emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine made by the Chinese company Sinovac. President-elect Joe Biden received his second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. Get […]