U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. Jim …
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Written by Nicholas Fandos A Senate still bruised from the most violent attack on the Capitol in two centuries acquitted former President Donald Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment …
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Senate Republicans, in a Tuesday vote on the constitutionality of the impeachment trial, have signaled once again that they’re unlikely to convict former President Donald Trump. Although the Senate overall …
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A prominent senator from Mexico’s ruling party has proposed regulating major social media networks, including Twitter and Facebook, in a draft bill seen by Reuters on Monday. In a reform …
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Thirty-one days into the new Congress and weeks after the Georgia Senate runoffs gave them 50 seats, Democrats now officially control the functioning of the Senate. It took weeks of …
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LANSING, Mich.: Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who won a tough reelection race in the fall, will lead Democrats’ efforts in 2022 to expand their current razor-thin Senate majority. Senate Majority …
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Column: McConnell won’t be majority leader. But there’s still plenty he can do to obstruct Biden
Last week’s Senate elections in Georgia — yes, it was only last week — qualified as life-changing news for President-elect Joe Biden, who knew that if the chamber remained in …
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Column: You thought McConnell was tough as majority leader? Wait until you see him as minority leader
In the first days after a mob invaded the Capitol to try to halt President Biden’s election, a welcome wave of bipartisan anger rippled through Washington. Sen. Mitch McConnell of …
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Donald Trump impeachment: Trial to begin on 8 Feb, says Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer – World News , Firstpost
The House last week paved the way for the Senate proceedings by charging Trump with inciting the violence in the US Capitol, which left five people dead File image of …
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In a futile gesture, the majority of House Republicans voted to reject Arizona’s Electoral College votes
A pro-Trump mob fueled by conspiracy theories stormed the Capitol Wednesday, leaving one woman dead and a nation rattled. Yet, mere hours later, the majority of House Republicans chose to …
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A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a 2:1 majority verdict upheld the change of land use in Lutyens Delhi and the environmental clearance (EC), giving the …
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to lose his own seat and neither of the two main political parties is likely to win an outright majority at the …
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Sixty-one percent of White House appointees are women and 54 per cent are people of colour, President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team said. On Wednesday, Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris …
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When President-elect Joe Biden takes office, one of the actions he’s committed to implementing in his first 100 days is a federal mask mandate, which would require people to wear …
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Farm laws: News18 survey proves majority backs reforms but Modi must persist with persuasive engagement with protestors – India News , Firstpost
It would be misleading to define the protests as a mass agitation backed by India’s 14 crore farmers, as can be seen from News18’s survey Nearly 30 days since they …
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Palaniswami hits campaign trail, placing before the people his government’s achievements Placing before the electorate the achievements of his government, AIADMK co-coordinator and Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday …
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An overwhelming majority of voters want President-elect Joe Biden and the next Congress to advance policies related to gender equity upon taking office in 2021, according to a new poll …
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‘Electoral College has spoken’: US Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell finally acknowledges Joe Biden’s victory – World News , Firstpost
The Republican leader’s statement, delivered in a speech on the Senate floor, ends weeks of silence over President Donald Trump’s defeat Washington: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe …
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In this year’s Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections held in Assam, no party managed to secure a clear majority, and for the first time it will be a coalition ruled …
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Bodoland Territorial Council poll: Bodo Peoples’ Front wins 17 seats, fails to cross majority mark – Politics News , Firstpost
The United Peoples’ Party Liberal (UPPL) won 12 seats, the BJP nine, while the Congress and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) bagged one seat each People wait in a queue …
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While Congress is still struggling to come together on a stimulus package, support for getting one done has only grown: According to a new poll from Vox and Data for …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House on Tuesday easily approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill, defying a veto threat from President Donald Trump and setting up a possible showdown with …
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West Bengal governor may soon ask Mamata Banerjee to prove majority, says BJP MP Saumitra Khan – Politics News , Firstpost
The ruling TMC has been trying to keep its flock together, as several key leaders, including Suvendu Adhikari, have, of late, openly aired their grievances against the dispensation File Image …