Tag: Donald Trump

Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:09 UTC
US business leaders want Vice-president Pence and the cabinet to remove Trump from office

US business leaders denounced president Donald Trump for inciting supporters who mobbed the US Capitol, with the head of the National Association of Manufacturers saying Vice-President Mike Pence should “seriously consider” working with the Cabinet to remove the president from office.
Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 10:31 UTC
Best possible result for Joe Biden: first results indicate Democrats have won the two Georgia Senate seats

Primary results in the Tuesday Georgia state Senate election indicate Democrats will be taking both seats, the best possible news for president-elect Joe Biden. Meanwhile, Republican incumbent David Perdue vowed to “mobilize every available resource and exhaust every legal recourse” as he fought for his political life in a Senate runoff that was too close to call early Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Pence “will abide by the constitution” in spite of Trump's pressure to overturn election results

Despite growing pressure from President Donald Trump to help overturn his election loss, Vice President Mike Pence plans to stick to his ceremonial duties when presiding in Congress on Wednesday, advisers said.
Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 08:38 UTC
George Bush will attend Joe Biden's inauguration; ex Pentagon chiefs warn about involving the military in the transition

Former Republican U.S. President George W. Bush plans to attend Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, a Bush spokesman said on Tuesday.
Monday, January 4th 2021 - 04:30 UTC
Trump vetoes bill to gradually end the use of large mesh drift gillnets off California

President Donald Trump vetoed a bill that would have gradually ended the use of large-mesh drift gillnets deployed exclusively in federal waters off the coast of California, saying such legislation would increase reliance on imported seafood and worsen a multibillion-dollar seafood trade deficit.
Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:07 UTC
Brussels and Beijing agreement to open the Chinese market to EU investors

The European Union and China on Wednesday announced the political approval of a long-sought agreement to open the Chinese market further to EU investors, marking an economic victory for both sides.
Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Biden claims US security agencies have been “hollowed out” under Trump and calls it a major irresponsibility

President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday many of America's security agencies had been “hollowed out” under President Donald Trump and the lack of information being provided to his transition team by the outgoing administration was an “irresponsibility.”
Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
With Trump debilitated and Republicans divided, Congress running the US

The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for US$2,000 Covid-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.
Monday, December 28th 2020 - 09:06 UTC
Trump finally signs into law a US$ 2,3 trillion pandemic and spending package; stimulus checks of US$ 2,000

US President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a US$2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a federal government shutdown in a crisis of his own making.
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Trump issues new pardons for crooks and including the father of his son in law Jared Kushner

US President Donald Trump issued new pardons for allies including the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner and two confidants caught up in the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election that brought him to power. The pardons added to a long list he has granted in his waning days in office and sparked fresh outrage.