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    Here’s What Might Happen If Senate Opts to Hold 2nd Impeachment Trial
    Jan15

    Here’s What Might Happen If Senate Opts to Hold 2nd Impeachment Trial

    Friday, January 15 , 2021 - 11:02 (EET) Section: The Daily Signal (USA)

    President Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first president to be impeached a second time. The House voted 232 to 197 to impeach the president, with 10 Republican members joining all of the Democrats. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration is less than a week away, which doesn’t give the Senate enough time to hold a trial before...

    In an expletive-filled rant, Trump told an aide to never mention Nixon’s name again, as some call for him to resign
    Jan15

    In an expletive-filled rant, Trump told an aide to never mention Nixon’s name again, as some call for him to resign

    Friday, January 15 , 2021 - 11:02 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Getty President Donald Trump has refused calls to resign after he was impeached earlier this week. Trump has been extremely opposed to the idea and has forbidden aides from mentioning former President Richard Nixon. Nixon resigned after the House Judiciary Committee voted to move ahead with his impeachment proceedings in 1974. Visit Business...

    Impeachment Managers Plan Expansive Case Against Trump
    Jan15

    Impeachment Managers Plan Expansive Case Against Trump

    Friday, January 15 , 2021 - 6:01 (EET) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Democratic impeachment managers are planning to showcase President Donald Trump’s role leading up to last week’s deadly rampage at the U.S. Capitol as it tries to convict him of inciting insurrection at a Senate impeachment trial that is set to start soon after President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated next Wednesday. Congresswoman...

    Biden Proposes Samantha Power for USAID Lead
    Jan15

    Biden Proposes Samantha Power for USAID Lead

    Friday, January 15 , 2021 - 4:01 (EET) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Samantha Power, nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to head the U.S. Agency for International Development, brings human rights and development experience to the role if confirmed. “As a journalist, activist, and diplomat, I’ve seen the world-changing impact of @USAID,” Power offered in a tweet. “At this critical moment, I feel immensely...

    Lobbyist Turned Failed Senate Candidate Tapped by Biden to Head DNC
    Jan15

    Lobbyist Turned Failed Senate Candidate Tapped by Biden to Head DNC

    Friday, January 15 , 2021 - 1:01 (EET) Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)

    President-elect Joe Biden (D.) is set to pick former Podesta Group lobbyist and failed Senate candidate Jaime Harrison to lead the Democratic National Committee, the New York Times reported Thursday. Harrison will lead the party as Democrats look toward the 2022 midterm elections. Harrison lost to incumbent South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham...

    Year after Ukraine plane downed by Iran, civilian jets still at risk
    Jan14

    Year after Ukraine plane downed by Iran, civilian jets still at risk

    Thursday, January 14 , 2021 - 20:02 (EET) Section: CBS (USA)

    A lead investigator says Iran hasn’t answered many questions about the shootdown of the civilian jet, but it wasn’t the 1st such disaster, and he fears it won’t be the last. …read more Source::...

    ‘Take It Off!’: Ukrainians Drop Masks And Break Lockdown Rules
    Jan14

    ‘Take It Off!’: Ukrainians Drop Masks And Break Lockdown Rules

    Thursday, January 14 , 2021 - 18:02 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    A Ukrainian doctor bows to pressure from her patients and removes her mask before entering a packed church service, while the country’s president posts maskless selfies from a ski resort. Ukraine’s lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 is being met with skepticism, indifference, and outright opposition. …read more Source::...

    European Human Rights Court Accepts Ukraine Complaint Against Russia In Crimea
    Jan14

    European Human Rights Court Accepts Ukraine Complaint Against Russia In Crimea

    Thursday, January 14 , 2021 - 17:02 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that a complaint brought by Ukraine against Russia alleging human rights violations in the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 is “partly admissible.” …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Europe’s rights court accepts Ukraine case against Russia
    Jan14

    Europe’s rights court accepts Ukraine case against Russia

    Thursday, January 14 , 2021 - 16:02 (EET) Section: KXAN (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court agreed Thursday to look into Ukraine’s complaint against alleged human rights violations in the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula. The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights, or ECHR, concluded that Ukraine’s case against Russia is backed by sufficient evidence and admissible...

    Biden urged the Senate to focus on the needs of the country as the move forward with Trump’s impeachment proceedings
    Jan14

    Biden urged the Senate to focus on the needs of the country as the move forward with Trump’s impeachment proceedings

    Thursday, January 14 , 2021 - 7:01 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    “Too many of our fellow Americans have suffered for too long over the past year to delay this urgent work,” Biden said in a statement on Wednesday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images President-elect Biden urged the Senate to also focus on other issues including pandemic relief as they get ready to hold impeachment proceedings. President Donald...