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Biden under pressure to address sexual assault allegation
The presumptive Democratic nominee has been accused by Tara Reade of assaulting her in 1993, when she was a 29-year-old staff assistant in the office of Biden,...
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US House passes $500 billion coronavirus bill in latest relief package
The House action sent the latest of four relief bills to the White House. Republican President Donald Trump, who backs the measure, said he would probably sign it into law on Thursday evening.
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Sanders wins in New Hampshire as Biden crashes and burns
Bernie Sanders, 78, who represents neighboring Vermont in the Senate, won New Hampshire easily over rival Hillary Clinton with 60% of the vote in his unsuccessful bid for the party’s nomination four years ago.
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From sex scandals to impeachment: The unsinkable Donald Trump
The following are some of the events that could have torpedoed his political fortunes.
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US Senate acquits Trump in historic vote as re-election campaign looms
The trial formally began on 16 January. The Senate voted 51-49 last Friday to defeat the Democrats’ bid to call witnesses such as Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton, with only two Republicans joining them.
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Top Democrat Pelosi rips up Trump speech
The tension between Trump and his Democratic nemesis was palpable from the outset, as Pelosi extended her extended her hand for a handshake - and the president failed to return the favour.
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Trump in State of Union speech: 'I keep my promises'
The Republican said his policies of deregulation and tax cuts - criticised by opponents as harming the environment and favoring the wealthy over the poor - were responsible for "unparalleled success" in the economy.
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With acquittal expected, Democrat calls for Trump censure
West Virginia's Joe Manchin said that although the evidence was strong that Trump abused his power to solicit political support from Ukraine, the Republican-dominated Senate was not going to convict him when it votes on Wednesday.
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Trump impeachment trial to resume for final arguments
At only the third impeachment trial of a US president, Trump is all but assured of being acquitted Wednesday, the day after his annual 'State of the Union' speech, which the president said will carry a 'very, very positive message.'
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Republicans hope for fast end to Trump trial as Democrats push for witnesses
Democrats are demanding witnesses in order to shed more light on Trump’s attempt to persuade Ukraine President Volodmyr Zelenskiy to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Trump denies telling Bolton Ukraine aid was tied to probe
Citing Bolton's unpublished manuscript, 'The Times' wrote that Trump told Bolton he wanted to keep frozen $391 million in aid to Ukraine until Kiev officials helped with a probe into his Democratic rival Joe Biden.
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White House lawyers begin Trump defense at Senate trial
Democratic prosecutors from the House of Representatives wrapped up their detailed case for the president's removal late Friday over his dealings with Ukraine.
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Trump returns to Washington impeachment in triumphant spirits
President Donald Trump flew back to his Washington impeachment trial in triumphant spirits on Wednesday after turning the Davos forum into a victory tour for the US economy and scoffing at his Democratic opponents.
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Democrats blast impeachment trial rules, demand evidence from Trump lawyer
In a letter on Tuesday, the seven House Democratic 'managers' prosecuting the case demanded that the White House counsel disclose any first-hand knowledge of evidence that will be presented in the trial.
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Trump rejects impeachment charges as an affront to US Constitution
The executive summary accused the House Democrats of conducting a rigged process and said they succeeded in proving that Trump had done nothing wrong.
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Trump impeachment trial begins in US Senate
Impeachment rules require a two-thirds Senate majority to convict and remove a president and US President Donald Trump's acquittal is widely expected in the Republican-dominated Senate.
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Trump derides impeachment trial as a 'con'
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham also dismissed Pelosi's announcement in a statement slamming the impeachment 'sham'.
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Trump trial looms as House to send charges to Senate on Wednesday
The formal delivery of the charges against US President Donald Trump will set the stage for the opening of his trial likely Thursday or Friday.
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US House votes to curb Trump war power on Iran
The resolution was introduced by Democrats after Trump's order to kill an Iranian commander and retaliatory missile strikes by Tehran dramatically escalated tensions and raised fears of a devastating war between the two foes.
