Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s acquittal at his second impeachment trial may not be the final word on whether he is to blame for the deadly Capitol riot, with court action possibly ahead. Now a private citizen, Mr Trump is stripped of his protection from legal liability that the presidency gave him. That…

Former US president Donald Trump has been acquitted on charges of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol on 6 January.This is after a majority of Senate Republicans closed ranks and refused to punish him in his historic second impeachment trial.President Joe Biden says the charges against Trump are not…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was acquitted of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a current or former U.S. president but exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to…

The US Senate was expected to deliver a verdict in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial this weekend after his lawyers argued Friday that the former president bears no responsibility for an attack by supporters on Congress after he failed to win reelection. Defence lawyers wrapped up their presentation in just three…

Donald Trump's lawyers said on Friday Democrats had provided no evidence the former president incited last month's deadly U.S. Capitol riot and had used his second impeachment trial to settle political scores. Trump is on trial in the U.S. Senate on a charge of inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection by supporters who…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have a simple objective as they open their defense at the former president’s impeachment trial: Don’t lose any Republican votes. Most Senate Republicans have indicated that they will vote to acquit Trump on the House charge of incitement of insurrection. They argue that the…

Feb. 11 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday officially ended a national emergency declaration at the United States' southern border that allowed former President Donald Trump two years ago to divert federal funds to build his border wall. Biden said in a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris and…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. attorney for West Tennessee has announced his resignation. D. Michael Dunavant said in a statement Wednesday that he is stepping down effective Feb. 28. An appointee of former President Donald Trump, the move opens the door for President Joe Biden to appoint a replacement.…

For the second straight day, Democrats built a powerful, persuasive case for the impeachment of former President Donald J. Trump, hammering away at the theme that he incited the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, leaving five people dead and inflicting terror on hundreds more. But on…

WASHINGTON — United Auto Workers (UAW) President Rory Gamble held a virtual meeting last week with a top White House environmental official as the Biden administration moves to reverse the rollback in vehicle emissions rules adopted under then President Donald Trump. A spokesman for the Detroit-based union confirmed Gamble met…