Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:39:46 +0000
WASHINGTON: The US Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony on Thursday — senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of “impartial justice” as jurors, House prosecutors formally reciting the charges and Chief Justice John Roberts presiding. The trial, only the third such undertaking in American history, is unfolding at […]
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Credit to Author: Carter Sherman| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 19:01:34 +0000
She’s the ninth to accuse him of unwanted groping or kissing, the fourth to say he groped her butt.
Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:05:54 +0000
WASHINGTON – The Senate has failed in a bid to override a series of vetoes issued by President Donald Trump, allowing the administration to move forward with plans to sell billions of dollars of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:29:25 +0000
Political unease over the White House’s tough talk against Iran is reviving questions about President Donald Trump’s ability to order military strikes without approval from Congress.
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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 23:14:09 +0000
Five United States senators have introduced a resolution that condemned the Philippine government for the continued detention of opposition Sen. Leila de Lima and called for her release.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:26:41 +0000
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can’t go along with the White House.
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