Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, criticises Netanyahu
Washington DC, US Reuters US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Thursday for new elections in Israel, harshly criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace. Democrat Schumer, long a supporter of Israel and the highest-ranking US Jewish elected official, told the Senate that Netanyahu’s government “no longer fits the needs of […]
Biden set to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by 11th September
Washington DC, USReuters President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 US troops from Afghanistan by 11th September, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al-Qaeda attacks that triggered America’s longest war, US officials said on Tuesday. The disclosure of the plan came on the same day that the US intelligence community released […]
Updated: US Senate votes against calling witnesses in Trump trial, clearing way for acquittal
Updated: 6pmWashington DC, US Reuters The US Senate voted on Friday against calling witnesses and collecting new evidence in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, clearing the way for Trump’s almost certain acquittal next week. By a vote of 51-49, the Republican-controlled Senate stopped Democrats’ drive to hear testimony from witnesses like former national security adviser […]
Trump’s impeachment trial starts with two sides clashing on rules, evidence
Washington DC, USReuters US President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began in earnest in the Senate on Tuesday, with his chief legal defender attacking the case as baseless and a top Democratic lawmaker describing overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing. Democrats have called on the Republican-controlled Senate to remove Trump from office for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former […]
Trump accuses Democrats of “attempted coup” on eve of impeachment vote
Washington DC, USReuters On the eve of his expected impeachment in the US House of Representatives, President Donald Trump accused Democrats of pursuing an “illegal, partisan attempted coup” and declaring “open war” on American democracy as they seek to remove him from office for pressing Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Trump’s remarks came […]
Explainer – Why putting Trump on trial in the US Senate could get complicated
Washington DC, USReuters US President Donald Trump has refused to engage with the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry but is expected to adopt a very different strategy in the likely event of a trial in the Senate. The Republican President has said he wants a full trial in the Senate because he would receive fair […]
In the US, clergy protest outside Mitch McConnell’s office, demand action on gun violence
Washington, DCRNS A group of clergy protested outside Senator Mitch McConnell’s office on Tuesday, calling on the Republican Senate majority leader to take action to address gun violence in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend. The band of around two-dozen faith leaders, who called themselves the Coalition of Concerned Clergy, prayed and […]