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Inauguration Day Also Is Move In/Out Day at the White House
Inauguration Day is also moving day at the White House. It’s typically a precision operation carried out in about five hours as the residence staff labors to move out one leader and settle in another. The clock normally starts ticking when the outgoing and incoming presidents leave the White House together to head to the Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony....
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Trump Trial Pending, McConnell Calls It ‘Vote of Conscience'
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is likely to begin after Joe Biden’s inauguration next week
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Authorities Say Man in ‘Camp Auschwitz' Shirt at Riot Arrested
Authorities say a man who was photographed wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt during the U.S. Capitol riot last week has been arrested in Virginia.
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Hawley, Facing Fallout, Blames Media, DC ‘Establishment'
Facing waning support from longtime backers and donors in the wake of the attack at the U_S_ Capitol last week, Republican Missouri Sen_ Josh Hawley has defended himself in a newspaper column, accusing the media and the “Washington establishment” of deceiving Americans into calling him an “insurrectionist.”
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House Proceedings Underway for 2nd Trump Impeachment
The House is in session debating whether to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time. Rana Novini with the latest.
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House Dems to Introduce Article of Impeachment Against President Trump
As the House prepares for impeachment, President Donald Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” — over the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a draft of the articles obtained by The Associated Press and NBC News. Rana Novini reports.
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Belichick Won't Accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom From Trump
Amid mounting speculation, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick announced that he would not accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom this week in the aftermath of the deadly pro-Trump riot at the Capitol. White House officials said Sunday Trump was set to award Belichick with the medal this week in the waning days of his administration. The two have had…
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Trump to Award Bill Belichick the Medal of Freedom
With just days left in his presidency, Donald Trump will award New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick the Medal of Freedom later this week, according to a White House official. The award, established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, is America’s highest civilian honor. It is awarded to people “who have made exceptional contributions to the security or…
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Pardons in Killings of Iraqi Civilians Stir Angry Response
The pardons of four Blackwater contractors convicted in the shooting deaths of more than a dozen Iraqi civilians has prompted outrage from some human rights activists and Iraqis.
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FBI Says White Supremacists Plotted Attack on US Power Grid
The FBI alleges in an affidavit that white supremacists schemed to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S. and one Ohio teenager wanted the group to be “operational” on a faster timeline if President Donald Trump lost his re-election bid
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Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani Tests Positive for COVID-19
Former mayor and current personal lawyer to Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted Sunday.
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Defense Bill in Danger Over Confederate-Named Military Bases
A defense bill that has passed every year since the Kennedy administration is in danger of failing
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Trump Will Remain Defendant in Rape Defamation Case
A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to substitute the United States for President Trump personally as the defendant in a high-profile defamation lawsuit tied to rape accusations against him.
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Cuomo Sends ‘Get Well Package' to Trump, First Lady, Hopes It ‘Gives Them Comfort'
Gov. Andrew Cuomo shared his wishes for a speedy recovering and his intention to send President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump a “get well package” following the news of their positive coronavirus test results. “We’re going to be sending the President and First Lady a New York Cares package, just to give them some comfort as they go...
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Vice President, Second Lady Test Negative for COVID-19
Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence tested negative for COVID-19 Friday morning, hours after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were diagnosed with the coronavirus. Pence’s physician, Dr. Jesse T. Schonau, said in a memo that Pence “does not need to quarantine” and is “free to go about his normal activities.” In a memo...
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World Reaction to President Trump's Positive COVID Test
The world reacts to news that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus. Tracie Strahan reports.
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President Trump, First Lady Test Positive for Coronavirus
President Donald Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19 after revealing Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus. Melissa Russo with the latest.
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Contact Tracing Underway After Trump New Jersey Fundraiser
The state of New Jersey has started contact tracing for people who attended President Trump’s fundraiser at his Bedminster golf club Thursday afternoon, just hours before he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Myles Miller reports.
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Trump and Biden Meet in Ohio For The First Debate
President Donald Trump and Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden are set to take part in the first presidential debate of the election year.
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Trump, Biden Get Invites to Virtual Edition of NYC's Annual Al Smith Dinner
Trump has accepted an invitation to return to the dinner for the first time in four years, when he drew jeers for attacking then-opponent Hillary Clinton as “corrupt” and accusing her of “pretending not to hate Catholics”; Biden hasn’t confirmed if he will attend, but organizers say they anticipate he will