Photo Credit: AFP The US Senate voted Saturday to allow the calling of witnesses in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, throwing a wrench into Republican hopes to wrap up proceedings with a swift acquittal of the former president. Five Republicans joined all 50 Democrats to vote to allow witnesses, after Democratic impeachment managers signalled their intent… Continue reading Vote to Allow Witnesses Prolongs Trump Trial_Ada Nkong

Democrats have finished their arguments that Donald Trump incited the attack on the US Congress, warning "he can do this again" if he is not convicted. Impeachment prosecutors used rioters' own words to link Mr Trump to the violence while arguing last month's riot had caused long-term harm as well. Democrats also presented accounts from… Continue reading Trump Impeachment: Democrats Wrap up Case at Senate Trial_Ada Nkong

Joe Biden will make his first visit as president to the Pentagon Wednesday as the US military seeks to address far-right extremism and racism among its troops. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will cross the Potomac River to the iconic seat of the Department of Defense in the early afternoon where they will be… Continue reading Biden to Make First Visit to Pentagon as President Amidst Worries of Racism,Extremism_Ada Nkong

Photo Credit: AFP Thousands rallied against the Myanmar coup in Yangon Sunday, as an internet blackout failed to quash outrage over the military’s power grab from elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. It was the second straight day of demonstrations in Myanmar’s largest city. Many were dressed in the signature red of Suu Kyi’s political… Continue reading Thousands Rally in Yangon Against Myanmar Coup _Ada Nkong

Urgent testing for the South Africa variant of coronavirus is beginning in parts of England, after cases were found with no known links to travel or previous cases. Two cases were found in Surrey, and testing will also take place in London, Kent, Hertfordshire and Walsall. Previous cases in the UK were traced back to… Continue reading England Begins Community Testing for SA Variant of Corona virus _Ada Nkong

Attorneys including Butch Bowers have departed the legal team handling Donald Trump’s impeachment defense, barely a week before the former president’s Senate trial is set to begin. The departures of Bowers, expected to have been Trump’s lead attorney, Deborah Barbier and three others were were mutually agreed upon, CNN reported late Saturday.Democrats in the House,… Continue reading Trump’s Legal Team Gets Shakeup as Impeachment Trial Nears _Ada Nkong

President Joe Biden will tackle the issue of health care Thursday with two executive actions aimed at expanding enrollment for the Affordable Care Act amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and addressing reproductive health, according to the White House. The actions continue a series of executive moves by Biden in his first week in office, setting an… Continue reading Biden to Expand Affordable Care Enrollment Amidst Covid-19 in New Executive Order_Ada Nkong

President Joe Biden will sign a presidential memorandum on Thursday to reverse restrictions on abortion access domestically and abroad imposed and expanded by the Trump administration, ​according to the Biden administration. Biden will be fulfilling a campaign promise in the memorandum, rescinding the so-called Mexico City Policy, a ban on US government funding for foreign… Continue reading Biden to Sign Memorandum Reversing Restrictions on Abortion Access_Ada Nkong

Donald Trump left Washington DC almost a week ago, but he continues to cast a long shadow over the Republican Party in Congress. In the first on-the-record test of support for conviction on impeachment charges that Trump incited his supporters to mount an insurrection at the US Capitol, 45 out of 50 Senate Republicans voted… Continue reading Trump Impeachment Suffers Setback_Ada Nkong