US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump’s key policies, hours after being sworn in. In his initial acts as the 46th US president, he signed 15 executive orders – the first to boost the federal response to the coronavirus crisis. Other orders reversed the Trump administration’s stance on climate change […]
Coronavirus pandemic US President-elect Joe Biden has moved to dismiss a new White House decree on Covid travel rules, as Donald Trump enters his final full day in office. In one of his last orders, Mr Trump had tried to end travel bans for visitors from much of Europe and Brazil. Mr Biden’s spokeswoman said […]
By Nathan Layne, Brendan O’Brien HARRISBURG, Pa./LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at state capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the president’s false claim that he won the 2020 election turned out for what authorities feared could be violent demonstrations. More than a dozen states activated National Guard […]
Coronavirus pandemic President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) stimulus plan for the coronavirus-sapped US economy before he takes office next week. If passed by Congress, it would include $1tn for households, with direct payments of $1,400 to all Americans. The relief proposal includes $415bn to fight the virus and $440bn for small businesses. […]
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is revising military options for a possible clash with Iran, an Israeli newspaper reported on Thursday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government braces for differences with the incoming U.S. administration on Iranian nuclear policy.U.S. President Donald Trump delighted Netanyahu by quitting the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and […]
By David Morgan, Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice, as 10 of his fellow Republicans joined Democrats in the House of Representatives to charge him with inciting an insurrection in last week’s violent rampage in the Capitol. The vote in the Democratic-controlled […]
US Capitol riots The US House of Representatives is expected to hold a vote to impeach President Donald Trump over his role in last week’s storming of Congress. Democrats accuse the president of encouraging his supporters to attack the Capitol building. Five people died. Members of Mr Trump’s Republican party say they will join Democrats […]
Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, whose gambling and hotel businesses turned him into a major political power broker in the US and Israel, has died. He was 87. The founder of the Las Vegas Sands casino company, Mr Adelson was known for his support of conservative causes and Israel. He was a significant backer of […]
By Aziz El Yaakoubi, Jonathan Landay, Matt Spetalnick RIYADH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, a move that diplomats and aid groups worry could threaten peace talks and complicate efforts to combat the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The decision to blacklist the […]
By Jonathan Marcus Diplomatic analyst US Capitol riots Many foreign leaders – and especially Washington’s allies – will have watched the events this week on Capitol Hill with amazement and alarm. Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg was one of the first to respond, tweeting “shocking scenes in Washington DC. The outcome of this democratic election must be […]
