Posted by Scott Lucas | Feb 9, 2021 |
Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins on Tuesday in the Senate, with House impeachment managers claiming “the most grievous constitutional crime” over Trump’s incitement of the attack on the US Capitol on January 6.
The managers summarized the charge of “incitement of insurrection” in a five-page response to the 78-page brief filed by Trump’s defense team, which insisted that a former President cannot be tried for his actions.
Most legal and constitutional experts have rejected that argument, and there is precedent for the Senate hearing the cases of former US officials and judges, dating to the 1876 trial of recently-resigned Secretary of War William Belknap.
Microsoft announced that it will be suspending contributions for the duration of the 2022 election cycle to all members of Congress who voted to object to the certification of electors in the 2020 election.
The move was confirmed by a State Department official on Friday - one day after President Biden also declared a halt to U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen.
China s economy picks up speed in fourth quarter, ends 2020 in solid shape after COVID-19 shock
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s economy picked up speed in the fourth quarter, with growth beating expectations as it ended a rough coronavirus-striken 2020 in remarkably good shape and remained poised to expand further this year even as the global pandemic rages unabated.
Gross domestic product grew 2.3% in 2020, official data showed on Monday, making China the only major economy in the world to avoid a contraction last year as many nations struggled to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. And China is expected to continue to power ahead of its peers this year, with GDP set to expand at the fastest pace in a decade at 8.4%, according to a Reuters poll.