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Donald Trump is dead meat...a continuing American story

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jan 16 02:05 AM

America will not waste the immanent opportunities for reform and betterment brought forth by this Trumpian near-lethal fracas. Who knows, historians may yet assay this episode as catharsis. Read more »

Global stocks rise with Biden stimulus in focus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 11:10 PM

Global equity markets mostly advanced Thursday as investors awaited Joe Biden's proposals for substantial new stimulus, and the US Federal Reserve's policy outlook.   Read more »

'Hindi ito pambabae': Duterte says women not fit for presidency, denies Sara to run in 2022

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 08:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that the country's highest elective post is "not for women", as he denied that his daughter would seek to succeed him in 2022. Read more »

20,000 guardsmen to be deployed for Biden inauguration

Lisa Lambert and Makini Brice, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 05:54 AM

While Congress acted to impeach him, President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters to shun violence as the National Guard prepared to deploy at least 20,000 troops in Washington for the Jan. 20 swearing-in of his successor Joe Biden.   Read more »

In rare joint message, top US military leaders condemn Capitol riot

Idrees Ali, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 03:44 PM

The joint message broke nearly a week of silence by the military leaders after the assault on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump sent lawmakers into hiding and left five people dead.   Read more »

Republicans face growing corporate backlash after Capitol assault

Andy Sullivan and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 09:32 AM

Republicans in the U.S. Congress faced growing blowback on Monday from businesses that said they would cut off campaign contributions to those who voted last week to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Read more »

2020 clear vision for 2021

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Jan 08 03:59 PM

We have to make sure that systemic reforms are pursued if charter change is pushed at this very late juncture of the Duterte administration. Read more »

Trump acknowledges Biden will be next president in wake of Capitol chaos

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 10:30 AM

As the threat of a second impeachment loomed, President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that Joe Biden will be the next U.S. president, a day after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a stunning assault on American democracy as Congress was certifying Biden's victory. Read more »

Trump supporters expected in court, as police hunt for more who stormed US Capitol

Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 11:35 PM

The first round of President Donald Trump's supporters who stormed the US Capitol in a brazen attack on the seat of government were due in court to face charges on Thursday, as police stepped up their search for perpetrators of violence. Read more »

After Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, Congress certifies Biden win

Patricia Zengerle, Jonathan Landay and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 07 05:10 PM

Democrat Joe Biden was cleared to be sworn in as US president on Jan. 20 when Vice President Mike Pence declared that Congress had confirmed the Electoral College tally of states' results that showed Biden the winner of the Nov. 3 contest against incumbent President Donald Trump. Read more »

4 deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm US Capitol

Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 07 01:34 PM

WASHINGTON — Four people died on the US Capitol grounds Wednesday and 52 people have been arrested, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee said, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented effort to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden's election victory.   Read more »

China goes online to mock 'beautiful sight' of US Capitol chaos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 01:11 PM

China's internet erupted in mirth at America's troubled democracy after supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol, comparing the chaos to the Hong Kong anti-government protests of 2019. Read more »

US Congress rejects first challenge to certifying Biden win

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 07 02:35 PM

The US Senate and House late Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected the objection by some Republican lawmakers to certifying Arizona's electoral vote for Joe Biden, after a riot by Donald Trump supporters forced a delay in the process.   Read more »

LOOK: Assault to US democracy

Photos from Reuters and Agence France Presse
Updated as of Jan 07 04:17 PM

Thousands of supporters trooped to the U.S. Capitol after a call from President Trump to fight and undo his defeat in the presidential race allegedly due to election fraud in contested states. Read more »

Trump summoned supporters to 'wild' protest, and told them to fight. They did.

Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Jonathan Landay, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 11:35 AM

The chaos in the US Capitol on Wednesday unfolded after President Donald Trump spent weeks whipping up his supporters with false allegations of fraud in the Nov. 3 election, culminating in a call to march to the building that represents US democracy.   Read more »

Twitter freezes Trump account as tech giants respond to storming of US capitol

Elizabeth Culliford, Katie Paul and Joseph Menn, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 09:42 AM

Twitter on Wednesday locked the account of US President Donald Trump for 12 hours and threatened its permanent suspension, as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the US presidential elections amid riots at the US Capitol. Read more »

WATCH: Trump supporters swarm media, break equipment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 11:33 AM

Donald Trump's supporters on Wednesday swarmed reporters covering a protest at the US Capitol  Read more »

Facebook, YouTube pull Trump video after protesters storm U.S. Capitol

Elizabeth Culliford and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 08:29 AM

Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's YouTube took down a video from President Donald Trump on Wednesday that continued to make the baseless claim the election was fraudulent as he told protesters who had stormed the U.S. Capitol to go home.   Read more »

World stunned by violence in US Capitol, attempts to overturn election

Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 07:02 AM

WASHINGTON - World leaders on Wednesday expressed shock at the violent protesters who overran the U.S. Congress and attempts to overturn the Nov. 3 presidential election results which dealt a victory to Democratic challenger Joe Biden.   Read more »

Trump supporters storm US Capitol as lawmakers meet to certify Biden win

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 06:42 AM

Supporters of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) stormed the US capitol as Congress met to certify the win of President-elect Joe Biden in the November 2020 elections.  Read more »