Us Presidential Elections 2020

Trump escapes impeachment but Speaker orders independent 9/11 style probe

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced her plans to establish a 9/11 style independent commission outside the Congress to probe the January 6, 2021 Capitol Hills insurrection

Capitol riot hearing: Ivanka believed that Donald Trump lost 2020 election

The committee will hold six hearings, where it intends to detail a conspiracy by Donald Trump to overturn the election that ultimately led to a violent insurrection

Trump election probe grand jury hears from Georgia official Raffensperger

Georgia's top elections official appeared before a special grand jury investigating whether Donald Trump and others illegally tried to meddle in the 2020 election in the state

Emails show Donald Trump pressured Justice Dept. over 2020 election

Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of widespread 2020 election fraud

Biden stumbles while boarding Air Force One; WH says he is '100% fine'

US President Joe Biden is doing "100% fine" after he tripped multiple times while jogging up the stairs to board Air Force One on Friday, according to a senior White House official

Russia, Iran sought to influence 2020 US presidential election: Report

A declassified intelligence report said Russia and Iran undertook campaigns to influence the 2020 US presidential polls. However, agencies found no evidence that foreign actors tried to alter votes

Putin approved operations to help Trump win against Biden: US intelligence

Putin authorised operations to help Trump in November's election, according to a declassified intelligence assessment that found broad efforts by the Kremlin and Iran to shape the outcome of the race

Georgia prosecutor investigating Donald Trump's call urges patience

The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year's general election has a message for people: Be patient

Joe Biden White House: Message discipline, no news conference

No news conference. No Oval Office address. No primetime speech to a joint session of Congress.

Dominion Voting Systems sues 'MyPillow Guy' Mike Lindell for $1.3 billion

Dominion accuses Lindell of repeatedly telling what the lawsuit labels the "Big Lie" that the company used its technology to steal the election from Trump

Donald Trump repeats election claims in interviews, is unchallenged

In the first television interviews of his post-presidency, Donald Trump repeated his false claims that the election was stolen from him 10 times each instance unprompted and unchallenged

Trump raised $255.4 million in 8 weeks in bid to overturn election

Former US President Donald Trump and the Republican Party raised $255.4 mn in the eight-plus weeks following the election, new federal filings show, as he sought to undermine and overturn the results

Joe Biden calls for Democrats to keep Trump impeachment trial short

Biden urged his fellow members of the Democratic Party in the Senate to keep former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the upper chamber short and not to let it 'derail the agenda'

Trump parts ways with his lead impeachment lawyers a week before trial

Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday

Brand Biden: Old, but likeable & trustworthy

Compared to his predecessor Donald Trump, the new president does come across as somewhat colourless, and perhaps uninteresting

On Day 1, Biden to undo Trump's Muslim travel ban, Mexico border wall

The new president's mask mandate will require face coverings and physical distancing for everyone in federal buildings and on federal lands

Ready to serve, says Harris after her inauguration as US Vice President

Harris, the 49th US Vice President, will serve as the deputy of President Joe Biden, 78, who also took the oath of office, becoming the 46th US President.

Donald Trump exits White House for last time, says 'it's been great honour'

Trump will be the first president in modern history to boycott his successor's inauguration

Facebook has no plan to reinstate Trump's account across apps: Adam Mosseri

Facebook has no plan to reinstate the outgoing US President Donald Trumps account on any of its platforms as of now, Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, has said.

Donald Trump's legacy: A more divided America, a more unsettled world

Trump leaves behind an even more polarized America, where thousands are dying daily from the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy is badly damaged and political violence has surged