Section: Independent Online (South Africa)
Trump slams US evangelical magazine after it calls for his removal
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blasted the magazine founded by the late Reverend Billy Graham after the influential publication for conservative evangelical U.S. Christians called for him to be removed from office. Christianity Today on Thursday wrote in an editorial entitled “Trump Should Be Removed from Office” that it could...
Democrats debate how to combat Trump, a roaring economy and impeachment
Los Angeles – A pointed and personal clash over the corrupting influence of wealthy campaign donors dominated the Democratic presidential debate Thursday, as Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg tangled over each other’s ability to govern with integrity. The confrontation, which ignited after weeks of...
Democrats seek high-profile Senate trial for Trump
Washington – US Democrats on Thursday pressed the Republican-controlled Senate to call Donald Trump’s top lieutenants to testify in its trial of the impeached president, as they sought to focus attention on the trial ahead of the 2020 presidential election. A day after the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives impeached Trump,...
Putin says Trump was impeached for ‘far-fetched’ reasons
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached for “far-fetched” reasons, calling the move by Democrats a continuation of their fight against the Republican leader. “The party that lost the (2016) election, the Democratic Party, is trying to achieve results by other means,” Putin said...
‘He kept promises’: Fury as Donald Trump formally impeached
Phoenix – Jim Williams, a 66-year-old steelworker and supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, watched in astonishment this week as hundreds of people gathered on a Phoenix street corner to demand the House of Representatives impeach the Republican. “I had to come and see it for myself, I can’t believe there are that many...
Key takeaways from Trump impeachment vote
Washington – President Donald Trump just became the third president in United States history to be impeached, with the House voting Wednesday to approve two articles of impeachment against him. Below are some key takeaways from the vote, from the process that preceded it and about what happens next. Partisanship reigns As an expression of...
US House impeaches President Donald Trump
Washington — President Donald Trump was impeached by the US House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors. The historic vote split along party lines, much the way it has divided the nation, over a...
‘Democracy-defining’: House opens session ahead of Trump impeachment vote
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives began debate on Wednesday in what one lawmaker called a “democracy-defining moment” ahead of historic votes on two charges against President Donald Trump accusing him of abusing his power and obstructing Congress that would make him only the third U.S. president to be impeached. The...
US House set to vote to impeach Donald Trump over his ‘abuse of power’
Washington – The U.S. House of Representatives is set to take a momentous and deeply polarizing vote on Wednesday when it is likely to impeach President Donald Trump on charges of abusing his office and obstructing a congressional probe. The vote in the Democratic-controlled House is expected to fall almost entirely along party lines,...
‘Learn some history’: Salem mayor slams Trump for comparing impeachment to witch trials
Washington – The mayor of Salem lashed out at Donald Trump on Tuesday, telling him to “learn some history,” after the US president compared the impeachment process against him to the 17th century Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. In a seething six-page letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Trump blasted the impeachment...
