Impeachment

During the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, the Republican excuse for acquitting the president was, “This shouldn’t be up to us—let the voters decide.” Well, the voters have decided. And there is still universal silence from those senators.Nov. 21, 2020Read More

When Trump refuses to concede and threatens to stay on, we get a sense of the extent to which stable societies depend on shared assumptions of good will. This point was observed by the nascent discipline of sociology in the late 1800s, and given the dull name "norms" to mark how…

Speaking with CNN on Tuesday morning, Democratic Senator Chris Coons danced a tired routine. As the interview turned toward the refusal by Republican congressional leaders to refute the lame-duck president’s dangerous attempts to invalidate the victory of President-elect Joe Biden, CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota asked Coons why his Republican colleagues…

Donald Trump is doubling down on his refusal to accept defeat in the US election, tweeting further baseless allegations of voter fraud after being informed of the result while on the golf course.The soon-to-be ousted US leader last night returned to his favourite platform, tweeting: “Since when does the Lamestream Media…

Maintaining the position he has voiced practically since 2016 -- not to accept any election results unless he wins -- Donald Trump has refused to concede that Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. election and is now president-elect. This is despite the many national leaders (Justin Trudeau was among the first) who swiftly congratulated Biden…

The Associated Press projects Joe Biden has been elected the 46th president of the United States, ousting President Trump after a single term marked by impeachment, constant battles, a disastrous response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic and an unexpectedly close election.Kamala Harris will join him as the first woman and…

Premium Lawyers for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump are bracing for drawn-out court fights after the November election. REUTERS/Leah Millis; REUTERS/Alan Freed; Insider This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Democrats and Republicans are bracing for what's…

It’s one of the most lumbering clichés of American politics. “The American people,” politicians intone, are hurting, tired, angry, or “bitterly divided.” Yet when this election is finished, they will have spoken, as if with one voice.Defining “the people” is not a new problem. The United States Constitution speaks in…

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates BBC presenter Emily Maitlis clashed with former White House advisor John Bolton over why he did not testify at Donald Trump's impeachment trial. The former US national security advisor appeared on BBC Newsnight to…

For days we’ve been hearing President Donald Trump fulminate about his “FAKE and BIASED interview” with Lesley Stahl of CBS News’s 60 Minutes. It was a “vicious attempted ‘takeout’” full of “bias, hatred, and rudeness” that made Trump so mad he cut the interview short. Holy smoke! When the president…