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Trump at brink of impeachment as US House committee approves charges

Impeachment articles

Washington DC, USReuters Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Friday took Republican President Donald Trump to the brink of impeachment by approving two charges against him over his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden. A badly divided House Judiciary Committee voted 23 to 17 along party lines to […]

Trump is fourth US president to face impeachment as Democrats unveil charges

Impeachment announcement

Washington DC, USReuters Democrats in the US House of Representatives announced impeachment charges against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, making him the fourth president in US history to face a formal effort to remove him from office. The Democratic-controlled House is almost certain to vote to impeach the president as soon as next week, setting […]

ESSAY: ROBERT KENNEDY, IMPROBABLE LIBERAL HERO

Robert Kennedy

Former US Attorney-General and younger brother of President John F Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy, was assassinated 50 years ago this week. In article first published on The Conversation, ROSS BAKER, of Rutgers University in the US, looks at Kennedy’s transformation from a young conservative to a liberal icon…