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 […]
Explainer – How does impeachment of a US President work?
Washington DC, USReuters The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee was scheduled to hold its first impeachment hearing on 4th December, starting a new phase of the inquiry that could lead to formal charges against President Donald Trump within weeks. The following explains the basics of impeachment, what happens next, and why Trump is unlikely […]
Whistleblower complaint describes White House cover-up on Trump-Ukraine scandal
Washington, DCReuters A whistleblower report released on Thursday said President Donald Trump not only abused his office in attempting to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 US election for his political benefit, but that the White House tried to “lock down” evidence about that conduct. In a report released by a Democratic-led congressional committee, the […]
Updated: US House will start impeachment probe of Trump – Pelosi
Last updated 4.30pm, 15th September, 2019Washington, DC Reuters Democrats in the US House of Representatives plunge into a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Wednesday, a move that could dramatically change the 2020 presidential race. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had for months resisted calls inside her party for Trump’s impeachment, announced her […]
US Supreme Court lets Trump use disputed funds for border wall
Washington, DC Reuters The US Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $US2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the US-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding. The conservative-majority court on a 5-4 vote with […]
Former US President George HW Bush dies at 94
Former US President George HW Bush has died at the age of 94. Bush, the 41st President and father of the 43rd, died on 30th November. His death comes just months after that of his wife, Barbara, and follows a long battle with a form of Parkinson’s disease. The couple’s son and former President, George […]
US pastor released by Turkey prays with Trump
BosNewsLife After two years of detention, an American pastor was freed in Turkey and flown to the United States where he prayed with President Donald Trump who welcomed him at the White House. The arrival of Andrew Brunson at the Oval Office in Washington, DC, was the ultimate culmination of perhaps millions of prayers from […]
ESSAY: DISCOVERED LETTER EXPOSES ROOT OF RONALD REAGAN’S “CITY ON A HILL PATRIOTISM”
Religion News Service columnist MARK SILK writes about a recent discovery related to the faith of former US President Ronald Reagan…
ESSAY: DONALD TRUMP’S SPACE FORCE – THE DANGEROUS MILITARISATION OF OUTER SPACE
In an article first published on The Conversation, GBENGA ODUNTAN, of the University of Kent, says US President Donald Trump’s pans for a militarised “Space Force” is concerning and should be subject to the “fiercest scrutiny”…
North Koreans “betrayed” by human rights omission in Trump-Kim agreement
World Watch Monitor North Koreans were “betrayed” by the failure of US President Donald Trump to include human rights provisions in his agreement with the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, following their historic meeting in Singapore, according to Human Rights Watch’s Asia director, Phil Robertson. “The North Korean people have suffered for so long,” he told […]