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Republican senators signal opposition to Trump impeachment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 10:33 AM

US Democrats' efforts to convict Donald Trump at his impeachment trial suffered a fresh blow Tuesday when almost all Republican senators backed dismissing the case, underlining the former president's continuing hold over the party.   Read more »

Auschwitz survivor saddened by U.S. Capitol attack

Jonathan Oatis and Rollo Ross, Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 10:29 AM

As the 76th anniversary on Wednesday of the liberation of Auschwitz draws closer, Bill Harvey, who survived the concentration camp, said he was shocked by displays of anti-Semitism during the U.S. Capitol riot. Read more »

Ottawa residents seek to dump Trump street name

Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 08:13 AM

OTTAWA, Canada - Residents of an Ottawa neighborhood are looking to distance themselves from Donald Trump by renaming their street, which bears his name -- once a source of intrigue, but now an embarrassment. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 26, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 12:30 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

US House of Representatives delivers impeachment case to Senate

Saul Loeb, AFP
Posted at Jan 26 09:14 AM

Clerk of the House Cheryl Johnson along with House Sergeant-at-Arms Tim Blodgett lead the Democratic House impeachment managers as they walk in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill to deliver to the Senate the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC on Monday.  Read more »

House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

Chris Lefkow and Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 26 09:21 AM

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Read more »

Trump lawyer Giuliani faces lawsuit for 'big lie' election fraud claims

Susan Heavey and Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 25 10:26 PM

WASHINGTON - A US voting machine company sued former President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, accusing him of defamation in what it called his "big lie" campaign about widespread fraud in the presidential election, court documents on Monday showed.   Read more »

Biden pushes elusive 'Buy American' goal with new federal contract guidelines

Andrea Shalal and Timothy Aeppel, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 07:22 PM

President Joe Biden will take steps on Monday to harness the purchasing power of the United States government, the world's biggest single buyer, to increase domestic manufacturing and create markets for new technologies, a senior administration official said. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga EO na pinirmahan ni Biden para sa US pandemic response

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 07:56 PM

Halos kalahati ng pinirmahang 30 executive orders ni US President Joe Biden ay nakalaan para sa panlaban sa coronavirus disease (COVID-19).  Read more »

Trump impeachment trial to begin week of February 8: Schumer

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 09:46 AM

Donald Trump's US Senate trial will begin in the second week of February, days after a fresh impeachment case against the former president is transmitted by the House, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Friday.  Read more »

Restoring the soul of America

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jan 22 11:41 PM

Restoring the soul of America has begun. Joe Biden has been sworn the 46th President of the USA. He pledged ‘healing’ and ‘unity” to a seemingly fractured nation. Within hours, promised action took place. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 22, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 11:36 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Parler loses bid to require Amazon to restore service

Elizabeth Culliford and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 09:03 AM

A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected Parler's demand that Amazon.com Inc restore web hosting services for the social media platform, which Amazon had cut off following the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol. Read more »

Fauci says he feels liberated to speak on science under Biden

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 22 08:19 AM

WASHINGTON - In his first White House briefing as President Joe Biden's top advisor on Covid-19, Anthony Fauci said it was "liberating" that he could focus on science without fear of repercussion now that Donald Trump had left office.  Read more »

US denounces 'cynical' Chinese sanctions on Trump officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 05:32 AM

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's administration on Thursday slammed China's "cynical" move on the new US president's inauguration day to sanction nearly 30 officials from Donald Trump's outgoing government, including his secretary of state Mike Pompeo. Read more »

Biden sworn in as 46th US President

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 11:41 PM

America's new president, Joe Biden, swiftly moves to dismantle the legacy of the Trump administration. Read more »

Global sport hails new Biden-Harris administration

Rory Carroll, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 21 11:57 PM

Sports trailblazers were among those hailing the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday. Read more »

Mga migrante inaasahang makinabang sa Biden presidency: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 05:44 PM

Ano nga ba ang pakinabang ng Pilipinas at mga Pilipino sa pagpapalit ng bagong administrasyon ng Amerika? Read more »

Inside the ugly transition at the Pentagon: How Joe Biden’s team was denied critical info

South China Morning Post by POLITICO
Posted at Jan 21 12:45 PM

Transition officials decry roadblocks to their requests on pressing operations, such as COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the troop drawdown in Afghanistan. The obstruction efforts, led by Trump appointees, will hobble the new administration on key national security matters, officials say. Read more »

Pompeo among key Trump officials sanctioned by Beijing for ‘disrupting China-US relations’

Owen Churchill in United States, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 21 12:31 PM

Former national security adviser Robert O’Brien is also targeted. Beside mainland China, they will not be permitted entry to Hong Kong or Macau. Read more »