Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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President Joe Biden has said that the impeachment trial of Donald Trump "has to happen". Per CNN, the Democrat POTUS made the comment during a brief one-on-one interview with a reporter in the halls of the West Wing. Biden claimed that he believes Trump's trial needs to take place but…
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The House has delivered its articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate, marking the beginning of the first Senate trial of the former president. In a ceremonial procession across the US Capitol, nine House impeachment managers carried an impeachment charge against Trump. Representative Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment…
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President Biden has officially reversed the Trump administration's transgender military ban. The White House said Biden's order "sets the policy that all Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States should be able to serve." "President Biden believes that gender identity should not be…
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The former mayor of New York City is being sued for having "manufactured and disseminated" a false conspiracy theory that the electoral vote-counting machines were rigged against Donald Trump. The lawsuit, which was filed by Dominion Voting Systems, is the second high profile case to be filed against allies of the…
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A Republican senator has warned that former Democratic presidents could be impeached along with Donald Trump. According to The Guardian, on Saturday, January 23, Texas Republican senator John Cornyn tweeted at House majority leader Chuck Schumer, stating that, if Republicans retake Congress in two years’ time, they could attempt to…
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A teenager has spoken out about making the decision to turn in his own father to the FBI after he allegedly took part in the January 6 Capitol riot. As reported by the Daily Mail, 48-year-old Texas resident Guy Reffitt was arrested at his home on Friday, following a tip-off…
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Two planes with banners insulting Donald Trump for his time in the White House have been flown over his Florida home. One of the planes had the words "Worst President Ever" trailing behind it and another said: "Trump You Pathetic Loser Go Back To Moscow." The two planes were observed…
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A Texas man charged with participating in the Capitol riots has been accused of threatening to "assassinate" politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. On Wednesday, January 6, a mob of pro-Trump protestors interrupted the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes affirming Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 US Presidential Election. The violent…
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President Joe Biden has apologized after troops in the National Guard stationed at the US Capitol were seen in images sleeping in a parking lot, the BBC reports. Over 25,000 troops were deployed to Washington DC for Biden's inauguration after the deadly Capitol riot on January 6. Pictures surfaced the…
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Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet ever to read at a presidential inauguration, has gained more than 2 million followers on Instagram in the wake of her performance, per BuzzFeed News. Prior to the inauguration reading, the 22-year-old was named the first Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles in 2014 and…
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The restaurant manager in Florida who saved an 11-year-old boy from his allegedly abusive parents has said that a letter from police was her absolute favorite birthday present, Fox News reports. On Wednesday, (January 20), which happened to be Flaviane Carvalho's birthday, the quick-thinking restaurant manager received a letter from…
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Legendary television presenter Larry King has passed away in hospital in Los Angeles, it has been reported. Representatives for King shared the sad news on Twitter in a statement. "With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host and friend Larry King, who passed away this morning…
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Texas has become the first state to sue the Biden administration in a dispute over its plan to pause most deportations for the next 100 days, Forbes reports. On Friday, (January 22), the state's attorney general Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an attempt…
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Bernie Sanders became a viral sensation in the wake of Joe Biden's inauguration, and a photograph of him sitting in a chair while wearing a coat and mittens was photoshopped into countless scenarios. The 74-year-old has now revealed that he has personally seen some of the many mitten memes. Senator…
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The contact form on the official website of The White House has been updated to allow users to choose their preferred pronouns in the aftermath of Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday. According to NPR, The White House contact form now includes gender-inclusive…
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Joe Biden intends to reverse the ban on transgender people serving openly in the military imminently, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on Wednesday, as reported by NBC News. Although it isn't one of the 15 executive actions the Biden administration said it would take on…
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Capitol Police are now investigating after a congressman was discovered in possession of a gun while attempting to go onto the House floor. This comes less than two weeks after the Capitol riots, which left five people dead and led to the second impeachment of then-President Trump. Sources told CNN…
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A resurfaced clip of former President Barack Obama's last White House press conference has gone viral on social media this week, with many people comparing it to the farewell speech made by Donald Trump following Joe Biden's inauguration. According to Indy100, the clip in question first aired back in January…
