Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in Capitol riotThe lawsuit from Mississippi's Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, is part of an expected wave of liti...
16 Feb, 2021, 08.51 PM IST
Insurrection incitement charge against Trump a 'monstrous lie': his lawyers tell SenateTrump's lawyers Bruce Castor, David Schoen and Michael van der Veen each took turns addressing the Senate members on Friday, day four of Tr...
13 Feb, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
Donald Trump lawyers decry impeachment case as political vengeanceLawyers for the former president told senators that Trump was entitled to dispute the 2020 election results and that his doing so, includin...
12 Feb, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
Donald Trump was riot 'inciter-in-chief,' prosecutor tells Senate trialIn blunt, direct language to begin formal arguments, lead House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin said the then-president had the power to s...
11 Feb, 2021, 11.20 AM IST
Trump faces trial filing deadline as second Senate impeachment proceeding loomsThe Democratic-led House impeached Trump on Jan. 13 on a single charge of inciting insurrection, focused on that speech. He is the first U....
08 Feb, 2021, 09.08 PM IST
How Facebook, Twitter and others are girding for inauguration threatsThe companies have sought to distance themselves from the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of outgoing U.S. President Don...
20 Jan, 2021, 08.56 PM IST
Tim Cook says Parler could return to App Store if it changes reformsApple suspended all downloads of the Parler app following the attack on the US Capitol.
18 Jan, 2021, 11.37 AM IST
Snapchat permanently bans Donald Trump from the platformAfter the attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters, social media including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube began to bar him from using thei...
14 Jan, 2021, 08.25 AM IST
Trump on brink of unprecedented second impeachmentAs lawmakers opened their session, Washington was in a state of siege, with armed National Guards deployed, central streets barred to cars ...
13 Jan, 2021, 10.27 PM IST
US House passes resolution asking Pence to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Trump from officeThe 25th Amendment, adopted more than 50 years ago in the wake of President John F Kennedy's assassination, provides a mechanism for the su...
13 Jan, 2021, 02.57 PM IST
Conservative social media platform Parler sues Amazon over web shutdownThe suit comes amid a wave of action by online giants blocking access to President Donald Trump's supporters in the wake of last week's US ...
12 Jan, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
US House to vote on Donald Trump impeachment on WednesdayThe Democratic-controlled House of Representatives would vote on the impeachment of outgoing President Donald Trump on Wednesday on charges...
12 Jan, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
Experts ask social media platforms to be consistent in applying policiesWhile Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others have cracked down on Donald Trump for inciting the mod that attacked the US Capitol Hill, the...
11 Jan, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphoneThough deprived of his big online megaphones, Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach.
10 Jan, 2021, 03.30 PM IST
US is not China, say Republicans condemning Twitter for permanently suspending Trump's account"Silencing people, not to mention the President of the US, is what happens in China not our country,” tweeted Nikki Haley on Friday.
09 Jan, 2021, 03.36 PM IST
Twitter deletes new Trump tweets on @POTUS, suspends campaign accountTwitter Inc on Friday deleted new tweets posted by U.S. President Donald Trump on official government account @POTUS and suspended the acco...
09 Jan, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
Can Donald Trump be charged with inciting a riot? Legal bar is highThe legal issue is whether Trump or any of the speakers at Wednesday's rally near the White House that preceded the assault on the Capitol ...
09 Jan, 2021, 08.59 AM IST