US President Donald Trump has increasingly isolated himself in the White House, relying on a small group of loyalists and lashing out at those who dare to cross him, including Vice President Mike Pence, sources say.
Joe Biden tells Senate Republicans to end obstruction and confirm his top cabinet picks immediately - and says he d have loved Bernie Sanders to be Labor Secretary but needs him in the Senate
President elect Joe Biden called on the Senate to start the process to confirm his top Cabinet nominees immediately
Biden is in danger of not having a single Cabinet official confirmed on Inauguration Day
Traditionally the Senate has confirmed at least part of a national security team ahead of the president being sworn in We ve done our job, Biden said, adding his hope is the Senate will now move to confirm these nominees promptly and fairly
Michigan Lawmakers Target Trump
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U.S. Senator Gary Peters has added his voice to those demanding the immediate removal of President Donald Trump.
The Michigan Democrat yesterday called on Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, saying Trump violated his oath of office when he incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow also indicated that she would support impeachment, or a move by the cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment.
All of Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Representatives have now called for the president’s removal. Michigan’s Republican House members have criticised the insurrection, but generally remain loyal to Trump.
HeadlineJan 08, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she would consider a vote on whether to impeach President Trump if members of his Cabinet and Vice President Pence fail to immediately remove him from power under the 25th Amendment. Pelosi formally adjourned the House of Representatives until after Biden’s inauguration on January 20, so any vote on impeachment would require that lawmakers return to Washington. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has adjourned the Senate until January 19.
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Ed Secretary quits, HE leaders decry attack on US Capitol
The United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has resigned and US higher education leaders have reacted with horror and condemnation to the mob riot on Wednesday 6 January which breached the US Capitol, where Congressmen were meeting to certify the presidential election results, forcing them to run to shelter in fear of their lives.
Five people, including one law enforcement officer, died during or as a result of the invasion, as supporters of President Donald Trump disrupted the ceremony for certification of the election results, which, when resumed later, confirmed Joe Biden as president-elect, formally signalling the end of Trump’s hold on the reins of power.