Tag: Republicans

Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 06:35 UTC
Most Republicans believe Trump won the election, Reuter/Ipsos opinion poll

A majority of Republicans still believe Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election and blame his loss to Joe Biden on illegal voting, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
Saturday, January 9th 2021 - 09:47 UTC
Majority of Republicans that voted for Trump against the storming of Capitol

57% of Americans want President Donald Trump to be immediately removed from office after he encouraged a protest this week that escalated into a deadly riot inside the U.S. Capitol, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
Trump backtracks and Republicans promise a peaceful transfer of power, whoever wins on 3rd November

Donald Trump will accept the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election, the White House said on Thursday, a day after the Republican president drew criticism for refusing to commit to accepting those results.
Saturday, September 19th 2020 - 09:39 UTC
US Supreme Court stalwart liberal has died, giving Trump a chance to expand the conservative majority

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1993, died on Friday at age 87, the court said, giving President Donald Trump a chance to expand its conservative majority with a third appointment at a time of deep divisions in America with a presidential election looming.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:27 UTC
Protestors in several cities call for an end to the Spanish monarchy

Protesters on Sunday called for an end to the Spanish monarchy after the sudden departure of the former king Juan Carlos from the country this week amid a corruption scandal. Juan Carlos, who abdicated in 2014 in favor of his son Felipe, abruptly announced his decision to leave on Monday but there has been no official confirmation of where he went, setting off an international guessing game.
Saturday, February 1st 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Trump's acquittal of the impeachment trial any moment with solid Republican Senators' support

The US Senate on Friday voted against calling witnesses and collecting new evidence in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, clearing the way for Trump's likely acquittal in the coming days.
Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:29 UTC
Trump could be acquitted on Friday of the impeachment trial

Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the US Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday, raising the possibility the President could be acquitted as early as Friday.
Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:33 UTC
Historic impeachment trial of Trump opens; Decisive US Senate controlled by Republicans

The historic impeachment trial of Donald Trump opened on Thursday in the US Senate, as lawmakers took a solemn oath to be “impartial” in deciding whether to force the 45th US president from office.
Wednesday, February 27th 2019 - 08:43 UTC
US Lower House revokes Trump's emergency declaration on the border wall

The US House of Representatives has voted to revoke President Donald Trump's emergency declaration over building a US-Mexico border wall. The bid to overturn the declaration now goes to the Republican-majority Senate, where some conservatives have said they will vote with Democrats.
Friday, December 14th 2018 - 08:52 UTC
US Senate blames Saudi prince Salman for Khashoggi's death and votes to stop military aid in Yemen

The US Senate has voted to withdraw US military aid for Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen and to blame the kingdom's crown prince for the murder of a journalist. The historic vote is the first time any chamber of US Congress has agreed to pull US forces from a military conflict under the 1973 War Powers Act.