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Package is largest stimulus in US history, designed to rush aid to workers and businesses as pandemic devastates economy Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump participates in a signing ceremony for the coronavirus stimulus package in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on […] More
Lobbyists representing airlines, hotels, cruise lines and casinos are in a desperate fight for cash – but what about ordinary workers? A feeding frenzy is under way by lobbyists representing airlines, hotels, cruise lines, casinos and other powerful interests as Congress and the Trump administration craft a $1tn stimulus bill to provide hundreds of billions […] More
Bills to meet environmental targets while feeding industry have the right pushing back and experts unconvinced Republican lawmakers under pressure to address the climate crisis are trying to move beyond denying the problem and start proposing solutions. But they still refuse to commit to what scientists say is necessary if the US is to rapidly […] More
How did Trump and his team pull off his successful defense? Here’s a look at key factors Will historians find Donald Trump’s impeachment remarkable because Republican politicians turned a blind eye to such egregious wrongdoing and acquitted him? Or will they find it remarkable because it was the last time a cadre of Republican officials […] More
Liberal groups target November elections for payback Senators seek to explain votes with constitutional contortions Opinion: Republicans march over the impeachment cliff A statue representing Grief lays her covered face on the shoulder of the statue representing History on the Peace Monument near the US Capitol. Photograph: Mary F Calvert/Reuters Outraged by what they see […] More
Trump impeachment trial: what you need to know Robert Reich The president won’t be convicted and removed because Republican senators are spineless. But voters are different Donald Trump attends March for Life in Washington on Friday. Photograph: Yuri Gripas/Abaca Pool/EPA Don’t get bogged down in the minutiae of Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial – the […] More
Play Video 3:09 Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began in the US Senate, with Democrats pushing back against the rules set out by the Republican-held senate. Democrats accused Republicans of covering up for the president as their amendments to trial proceedings were voted down repeatedly Trump impeachment: senators kill Democratic efforts to subpoena more evidence More
Play Video 3:51 Donald Trump faces a trial after the House of Representatives voted to send articles of impeachment against him to the Senate. Here’s how a frantic day on Capitol Hill unfolded Trump impeachment: House sets up trial by voting to send articles to Senate More
