Biden unveils $1.9tr emergency economic plan to tackle COVID

Joe Biden’s new emergency economic relief plan comes as the United States registered another gloomy record of coronavirus-related casualties, with Thursday’s toll marking more than 4,200 deaths. While delivering remarks from Wilmington, Delaware, US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday announced a new $1.9 trillion economic […]

Trump says Capitol rioters will be brought to justice

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that those involved in the deadly Capitol riot last week will face justice. In a video issued shortly after being impeached by the House of Representatives, the outgoing president said he “unequivocally” condemned the violence and “no true supporter of […]

US military confirms Biden as 46th commander-in-chief

The US Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a message Tuesday to the military saying a “violent riot” at the Capitol building was a “direct assault” on Congress and the Constitution and confirming President-elect Joe Biden will become the country’s 46th commander-in-chief.  In the memo, signed […]

YouTube suspends Trump’s channel

Trump’s accounts were previously banned on Twitter and Facebook, following the Capitol Hill riot on 6 January, as the social media platforms accused the US president of inciting violence. YouTube is suspending President suspends Trump’s Channel for at least a week because it received a strike […]

Pence rejects invoking 25th Amendment to oust Trump

US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday rejected invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump over last week’s violence on Capitol Hill. In a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Pence said he opposed the move, adding: “I do not believe that such […]

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