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FBI warns of armed protests across US ahead of Biden inauguration on Jan 20
Amid the threats of violence from the supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, the National Guard is going to send around 15,000 troops to Washington D.C. and meanwhile, until 24 January, tourists are barred from visiting the Washington Monument.
Diplomat who guided India-US nuclear deal but critical of PM Modi named CIA chief
A former Deputy Secretary of State and a senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs at the National Security Council, and now the President of the think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, he emphasised the importance of relations with India while criticising Modi over Kashmir and the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Oust Donald Trump or we'll impeach: Nancy Pelosi serves notice to Mike Pence
She wrote to her Democratic Party Congressional colleagues on Sunday that the House of Representatives will take up a resolution demanding that Pence invoke the Constitution's 25th Amendment that allows him and a majority of the cabinet to remove Trump by declaring him "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office".
Ready to start 2nd impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump: Nancy Pelosi
In a letter to her colleagues sent on Sunday, Pelosi said the House Democrats will introduce a resolution on Monday urging Vice President Mike Pence to "convene and mobilise the Cabinet to activate the 25th Amendment to declare the President incapable of executing the duties of his office", after which Pence would immediately exercise powers as acting President.
House Democrats to introduce article of impeachment against Trump
California Congressman Ted Lieu, a Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee, tweeted on Saturday that the article of impeachment, which has so far had 180 co-sponsors, will be brought forward during Monday's pro forma session in the lower chamber
Top Donald Trump lawyer sued for $1.3 billion
The "viral disinformation campaign" that Powell mounted "to financially enrich herself, raise her public profile, and ingratiate herself to Donald Trump", deeply damaged the reputation and resale value of Dominion, the suit said.
Kim Jong-un urges United States to end hostile policy
In the report, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim made the remarks at the ongoing eighth Congress of the ruling Workers' Party. Kim said that halting hostilities by Washington will be the key to future relations between North Korea and the US.
Joe Biden vows to lay out groundwork for next relief package
"As I've said before, the bipartisan Covid relief package passed in December is an important step, but just a downpayment," Biden said in a speech on Friday in Wilmington, Delaware, referring to the $900 billion relief plan recently approved by Congress. "Next week, I will be laying out the groundwork for the next Covid economic relief package that meets this critical moment for our economy and country," the President-elect added.
Washington tightens security measures for legislative session
"As legislators begin their work on behalf of the people of the state of Washington, we must do whatever we can to ensure that they can do that work without fear, intimidation or harassment," Inslee said in a statement on Friday. "The actions we saw in both Washington D.C. and Olympia earlier this week were completely unacceptable and will not be repeated in our state capital again," he said in a statement.
Chinese foreign ministry condemns Mike Pompeo's 'lying diplomacy'
Spokesperson Hua Chunying made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on Pompeo's tweet, in which he claimed that the current US administration has released more information about the Communist Party of China threat to the American people and US businesses than any other administration, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
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