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Republicans oust Trump critic Cheney from leadership
Eighteen months before crucial midterms and three years before the next presidential race, the Republican Party punished one of its own for her refusal to...
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Biden celebrates an America 'on the move again'
Lauding the success of mass vaccination against COVID-19, US President Joe Biden told Congress and the nation on primetime television that 'in America, we always get up.'
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Biden sets out 'once-in-a-generation' $2tn infrastructure plan
The plan called for sweeping upgrades to transportation, telecommunications and energy infrastructure, which the US leader said was both about revitalising an economy weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic and restoring its global competitiveness.
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As Trump returns to political stage, nagging questions about 2024
The ex-president returns from political hiatus Sunday seeking to regain control of a Republican Party that is out of power and pondering whether the flawed billionaire can win again in 2024.
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Trump urges Senate Republicans to dump McConnell
In his most extensive comments yet on politics since stepping down from power on 20 January, Trump also claimed credit for some Republican gains in the 3 November election and threatened to use his influence against party candidates who don't align with him.
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US Capitol riot probe planned as Trump's legal woes mount
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, called on Monday for the creation of a 9/11-style Commission to look into the 6 January attack on the US Capitol by Trump's supporters.
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After Trump acquittal, Republicans see 'battle for soul of party'
Despite Trump's acquittal, Democrats insisted Sunday they had achieved a moral and political victory by securing some Republican votes in the Senate trial while permanently tarring Trump's name and clearing the way for President Joe Biden to quickly advance his agenda.
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House rests Trump impeachment case, defence begins Friday
The House impeachment managers rested their case after two days of arguments that included Trump's own words and hours of graphic video from the assault on the Capitol by Trump supporters who were seeking to halt certification of Democrat Joe Biden's election victory.
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Trump trial begins but Republicans signal likely acquittal
Senators voted 56-44 in favour of the constitutionality of the historic trial, rejecting a bid by Trump's lawyers to throw it out on grounds that a former president cannot be tried by lawmakers.
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Trump team blasts 'absurd' impeachment on eve of trial
Trump is a deeply damaged political figure but remains a powerful force in the Republican Party.
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Top House Republican won't punish QAnon backer, triggering vote
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and his Democratic counterpart Steny Hoyer deadlocked over how to proceed with Greene, amid a raging debate about her inflammatory words and support of offensive social media posts.
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Trump's new impeachment team signals aggressive defence
The two lawyers former president Donald Trump has hired to defend him in his Senate impeachment trial are confident, tough and media-honed criminal case experts who could liven up what is already set to be a nationally televised spectacle.
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Trump names defence lawyers as historic trial looms
Trump's Senate trial is due to start on 9 February but he had reportedly parted ways with several members of his initial legal team just a day ago.
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Trump impeachment article to be sent to Senate, triggering trial
Republican lawmakers signaled over the weekend that Democrats may struggle to secure Trump's conviction over the storming of US legislative buildings earlier this month, which left five people dead.
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Biden pledges 'new chapter' but Trump impeachment trial looms
Joe Biden promised 'a new chapter' for the nation on the day after Trump became the first US president to ever be impeached twice, as the incoming Democrat sought to seize the narrative in a primetime address and get Americans looking forward again.
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Trump impeached for unprecedented second time
The Senate will not hold a trial before 20 January, when Democrat Joe Biden assumes the presidency, meaning the real estate tycoon will escape the ignominy of being forced to leave early.
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Pence rejects calls to oust defiant Trump, but impeachment looms
With Trump under fire, Pence has shown his loyalty.
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Two US lawmakers test positive for COVID-19 after Capitol riot
Top Congressional doctor Brian Monahan warned lawmakers over the weekend that they could have been exposed to the virus after taking shelter in an isolation room last Wednesday.
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Biden, Trump to campaign in Georgia on eve of crucial Senate elections
Biden, 78, announced on Wednesday that he would travel to the Georgia capital Atlanta to campaign for Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.
