Former US president Donald Trump will be allowed back on YouTube but only when the threat of his inciting violence abates, the head of the popular online video sharing platform said Thursday. YouTube in late January suspended Trump’s channel, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts following the …
Read More »Trump Set To Return To Politics
Donald Trump returns to the political stage Sunday, determined to reassert his dominance over a Republican Party that is out of power and pondering whether the flawed former president can win again in 2024. The 74-year-old addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando in a highly-anticipated keynote speech during …
Read More »Trump Set For First Speech Since Election Defeat
Former US President Donald Trump will give a speech later this month to a gathering of political conservatives in Orlando, Florida, a source familiar with the plans said Saturday, his first extended public address since leaving the White House on January 20. The appearance is scheduled for Sunday, February 28 …
Read More »Capitol Attack: Trump Sued Under KKK Act
A senior Democratic congressman sued former President Donald Trump Monday, accusing him of violating the 19th century “Ku Klux Klan Act” by supporting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Bennie Thompson accused Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and extremist groups the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of violating …
Read More »Democrats To Detail Impeachment Case Against Trump
Democratic lawmakers prosecuting Donald Trump are set to detail their case against him Wednesday, in a longshot bid to convince sceptical Republican senators they should impeach the former president. Trump’s second impeachment trial opened Tuesday with Democrats showing harrowing video footage of his supporters’ January 6 assault on the US …
Read More »Prosecturs Vow To Win Trump Impeachment Trial With Facts
The historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump opened in the US Senate on Tuesday, with prosecutors vowing to win a conviction based on the “cold, hard facts” of the January storming of the US Capitol. Kicking off with days of argument on whether Trump incited insurrection on January 6 …
Read More »See Why Biden Doesn’t Want Trump To Get Security Briefing
President Joe Biden said Friday that Donald Trump’s “erratic behavior” should prevent him from receiving classified intelligence briefings, a courtesy that historically has been granted to outgoing presidents. Asked in an interview with CBS News what he feared if Trump continued to receive the briefings, Biden said he did not want to “speculate out …
Read More »Biden Backs Okonjo-Iweala For WTO Top Job
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday offered its “strong support” to Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organisation, AFP reports. The move marks another sharp split with former President Donald Trump who paralysed the organisation and opposed the former Nigerian finance minister who was backed by many other countries. …
Read More »Biden Warns That COVID-19 Deaths May Hit 600,000
US President Joe Biden on Friday said “well over 600,000” Americans could die of the coronavirus as he stepped up federal aid in the world’s worst-hit country, while less wealthy nations anticipated better access to tests and vaccines thanks to several international deals. “The virus is surging. We’re at 400,000 …
Read More »South Korea’s President Congratulates Biden, Aims Dig At Trump
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who brokered the talks process between Donald Trump and the North’s leader Kim Jong Un, on Thursday congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration as US president, tweeting: “America is back.” The relationship between treaty allies Seoul and Washington was at times deeply strained under Trump, …
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