The US senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer both held press conferences after the Senate acquitted Donald Trump on two impeachment charges. Schumer, the Democratic Senate minority leader, said Americans knew that ‘this was one of the largest cover-ups in the history of our nation’, while McConnell, the Republican Senate majority leader, warned the House […] More
The Senate acquitted President Donald Trump of both articles of impeachment. Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts read the final votes on both articles of impeachment. He said: “The Senate having tried Donald John Trump, President of the United States, upon two Articles of Impeachment exhibited against him by the House of Representatives, and two-thirds of […] More
Full story: Buttigieg just ahead of Sanders as Iowa votes trickle in Only one Republican senator likely to vote to convict Trump Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.28pm GMT There might still be room to hear from former national security adviser, John Bolton, in the halls of Congress. […] More
Moderate Democrat, who leads alongside Bernie Sanders in Iowa with results still coming in, in buoyant mood for Tuesday primary Pete Buttigieg is taking every opportunity he can to proclaim victory in Iowa and leverage that to win in New Hampshire, before the next few state votes in the Democratic primary contest to choose the […] More
Former mayor faces battle to win over black voters – and those who would not want a gay president US politics latest – live updates Pete Buttigieg threw everything into winning the Iowa Democratic caucuses and – with 71% of the vote in following Monday’s results debacle – his gamble may well have paid off. […] More
Donald Trump has delivered his third State of the Union address, bragging about the ‘great American comeback’ in a speech resembling an 81-minute re-election rally. It prompted Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in Congress, to rip up her copy of the speech on national television Continue reading… More
Bernie Sanders has questioned the move by Democratic rival Pete Buttigeig to declare victory in the Iowa caucus. The voting has been marred by a technical error that has led to a delay in releasing the results Pete Buttigieg holds early lead in Iowa caucuses after chaos over results Continue reading… More
Trump used speech to brag about ‘the great American comeback’ in highly partisan address as Republicans chanted ‘Four more years’ An emboldened Donald Trump bragged about the “great American comeback” in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, in a speech resembling an 81-minute re-election advert that skirted around the inconvenient truth that […] More
