President-elect Joe Biden has revealed a $1.9trn (£1.4trn) stimulus package to help the US get through the coronavirus pandemic. The package includes $415bn for the virus response, around $1trn for households, and roughly $440bn for small businesses and hard-hit communities. Mr Biden said: “A crisis of deep human suffering is in plain sight, and there’s
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Donald Trump has called for “no violence” ahead of what the FBI has warned are “armed protests” being planned at all 50 state capitals ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration – as removal vans were spotted outside the White House. One group has vowed an uprising will take place and government offices will be stormed if
Donald Trump has become the only US president to be impeached twice. He was first impeached by the Democratic-led House of Representatives in December 2019 on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his dealings with Ukraine about political rival Joe Biden. The 45th president was acquitted by the Republican-led Senate last
President Donald Trump has been impeached for a historic second time after the House of Representatives secured enough votes to charge him. A total of 10 Republicans voted against their party and Donald Trump, with the final result being 232 votes to impeach, and 197 against. He is the first US president to be impeached
The only woman on federal death row in the US has been executed after the Supreme Court overruled a stay on the sentence by a lower court. Lisa Montgomery, 52, was put to death by lethal injection on Wednesday at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and was pronounced dead at 1:31 am
Donald Trump has dismissed moves by the Democrats to impeach him for a second time as a “hoax” and part of the “greatest and most vicious witch-hunt” in US history. His political rivals are also preparing a resolution in Congress which presses Vice President Mike Pence to remove him from office under the 25th Amendment
The only woman on federal death row in the US is due to be executed today. Lisa Montgomery, 52, is set to die by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana on Tuesday. If she is put to death as planned, she will become the first woman to be federally executed
Democrats are charging President Donald Trump with “incitement of insurrection” as part of their impeachment attempt, following the US Capitol riot last week. They have filed a resolution which notes Mr Trump addressed a rally shortly before his supporters mounted the attack and says he made statements that “encouraged and foreseeably resulted in” the lawless
The final few days before the inauguration of a new president are usually pretty sleepy in the US. The nation gears up quietly for the pageantry and the excitement of change after a 10-week transition period from the election itself. Chilly weather keeps many indoors in Washington DC and along the east coast until they
Democrat momentum behind the second impeachment of Donald Trump has gained senior Republican support. Senator Pat Toomey said he believed the president had committed “impeachable offences” and that his role in the deadly Capitol riots by a violent mob of his supporters needed thorough investigation. Mr Toomey also called for Mr Trump‘s resignation – the
US Vice President Mike Pence will attend Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, a senior administration official has said. It is in contrast with President Donald Trump, who tweeted on Friday that he planned to skip his successor’s inauguration on 20 January, becoming the first president in more than 150 years – and just the fourth
A horn-wearing Donald Trump supporter whose photo during the US Capitol riots went viral has been arrested and charged. Jacob Anthony Chansley, who calls himself Jake Angeli, is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. The self-styled
Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been permanently suspended “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”. Tweets from the US president’s @realDonaldTrump handle have been wiped, with his account now showing the words: “Twitter suspends accounts which violate the Twitter Rules.” Image: Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended The Twitter Safety account posted shortly afterwards,
Donald Trump is the “most incompetent president in the history of the United States of America”, president-elect Joe Biden has said. Responding to the US president’s announcement that he would not be going to the inauguration, Mr Biden said it was a “good thing”. He said it was one of a few things he and
Donald Trump has conceded defeat to Joe Biden for the first time – a day after his supporters stormed the US Capitol. The president said he was “outraged” by Wednesday’s “heinous” attack, which came as politicians in Congress certified Mr Biden’s victory. Four people died in the violent protests – with a mob overwhelming police
America’s president-elect has condemned Donald Trump’s behaviour and called those who stormed the US Capitol “domestic terrorists”. He said yesterday’s events were an “assault on our liberty” and speaking about the demonstrators, he said: “Don’t dare call them protesters – they were a riotous mob, insurrectionists.” Turning his attention to Donald Trump, he said the
Donald Trump has said there will be an “orderly transition” after the US Congress certified Joe Biden’s win in the presidential election. “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” the president said. “I have always
An improvised explosive device is reported to have been found at the US Capitol as one person was shot and several people were taken to hospital after supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump descended on the US Capitol. Both chambers of Congress in Washington DC were abruptly recessed on Wednesday as they debated president-elect
Democrat Raphael Warnock has unseated Kelly Loeffler in the Georgia Senate election, NBC news projects. The final votes are being counted in two key Senate runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate and the fate of Joe Biden’s presidency. Warnock and fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff need to win both races to seize
Donald Trump has been warned he’s not allowed to visit Scotland to play golf during Joe Biden’s inauguration as the next US president. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon cautioned the outgoing US leader that playing a round would not be deemed an “essential purpose” for transatlantic travel into the country during the ongoing COVID crisis.