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US House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

The Senate trial of the 74-year-old Trump, who was impeached by the Democratic-majority House on January 13 for an unprecedented second time, is to begin the week of February 8.

Where does America stand after the Capitol Hill riots?

Almost 70 percent of registered voters want to see Donald Trump impeached or censured and one in four Republicans want Trump barred from a future run for office.

Pelosi to send Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

A growing number of US Republican senators say they are opposed to the proceedings, pushing back with both political and constitutional arguments.

Trump impeachment goes to Senate, triggering trial over Capitol siege

Former president Donald Trump will go on trial in the US Senate soon after a fresh impeachment case against the former president is transmitted on Monday by the House of Representatives.

Big Tech: With great power comes no accountability

By dropping the hammer on Trump and deplatforming a number of pro-Trump accounts to ostensibly defend democracy, is Big Tech the greater threat to free speech and democratic discourse?

American Fitna: the paranoid style of politics

The US is mired in a period of fitna — a term used in the Islamic tradition to describe eras of socio-political tumult. It began before Trump took office. And it will outlive him.

European Union plans to counter US dollar’s dominance

The US has long employed the power of its currency to dictate the foreign policies of other countries.

Trump resort revenue plunged during coronavirus pandemic

Former US president Donald Trump's 2020 financial disclosure showed that his family business has been ravaged by pandemic shutdowns, with revenue plunging more than 40 percent at his Doral golf property.

US resumes support for WHO as pandemic worsens

US also provided a boost to efforts to share out vaccines across the world by announcing it intended to join WHO's Covax initiative.

Biden issues executive orders to undo several Trump policies

Hours after his inauguration, President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders to keep the US in the WHO, end the entry ban from mostly Muslim-majority countries, bolster environmental protections and strengthen the fight against Covid-19.

Inauguration latest: Biden signs slew of orders to counter Trump policies

Some 34 years after first seeking the job, Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th US president, bringing to an end the most tumultuous administration of modern times and charting a new course to tackle Covid-19 and unite a splintered nation.

Joe Biden calls for unity and restoration during first speech as president

US President Joe Biden delivered his inaugural speech looking out across the National Mall, which was covered in a field of flags instead of inauguration crowds since citizens were told to stay home because of the virus.