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What will happen to Donald Trump’s tax returns?
A US court has rejected former US President Donald Trump’s appeal against the release of his tax returns. The full DC Circuit Court of Appeals said that “Trump tried to delay the inevitable, but once again, the court has affirmed the strength of our position”. Democrats had sought Trump’s returns as part of their probe…
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A House committee voted to make public a report on Trump’s tax returns.
The US’ House Ways and Means Committee will receive former President Donald Trump’s tax returns in one week, the panel said on Thursday. This comes after a federal appeals court refused Trump’s request to hold up the release of the returns. Democrats in the House Ways and Means committee had requested the tax returns in…
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Many migrants end up stranded in El Paso after a long journey.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it is reviewing its policies and procedures amid an influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border. This comes after US President Donald Trump lifted the ban on deporting migrants caught entering the country illegally. Over 2,400 migrants crossed the border each day in El Paso, Texas, over…
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The Jan. 6 committee decided to end their investigation by abandoning their efforts to subpoena phone records.
The US House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has given ex-President Donald Trump more time to turn over documents it subpoenaed. However, it did not explain why the extension was granted. Trump’s legal team has also sued the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack for…
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The committee voted to subpoena Trump.
Former US President Donald Trump’s lawyers have submitted to a US court that they’ll consider responding to written questions when required by the House of Representatives Oversight committee. However, they added that they also have concerns and objections about the majority of the document requests. The committee has subpoenaed Trump’s financial records for questioning in…
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The appeals court cleared the way for the IRS to turn over Trump tax returns.
A US appeals court has ruled in favour of the Democratic-led House of Representatives and gave it access to six years of former US President Donald Trump’s income tax returns. The three-judge panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals decided not to block the release of Trump’s tax returns after the full appeals court…
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The US election coverage in the year 2022.
US Representative Liz Cheney, the Vice Chair of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 election, said that the panel wants to avoid President Donald Trump turning his potential testimony into a “circus”. The committee is investigating whether Trump tried to stop certification of the election. The panel will hold another hearing to…
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The final hearing is about to take place on January 6.
The US House Ethics Committee has concluded its investigation into ex-President Donald Trump’s alleged attempt to change the result of the 2020 presidential election. The committee found that Trump and his supporters “posed a clear and present danger to American democracy”. It also said that Trump “schemed” with former Vice President Mike Pence to block…
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The committee’s report contained key findings.
A committee of US lawmakers has said that an email from the Secret Service from January 6 when Donald Trump went to the White House was a “direct evidence” that the US President intended to send his supporters to the Capitol on January 6. The email read, “There needs to be…public announcement fast that they…
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The January 6 revelations are the biggest mystery at the moment.
Former US Attorney General Jeff Rosen told a Senate panel that he, President Donald Trump’s attorney general, and others at the Department of Justice “had a hand in defeating President Trump’s efforts to overturn the election”. The panel added that White House staff blocked proposals to mobilise the military to seize voting machines and run…
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Trump filed a lawsuit in order to avoid a subpoena.
US President Donald Trump was advised by one of his advisers in the days before the election that he could reverse the election results in a joint session of the Congress the next day, according to reports. The adviser had advised Trump’s aides that it was important for people not to see Vice President Pence…
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The committee is scheduled to end its work in January with a call for Trump’s accountability.
US House Ways and Means Committee has asked the Department of Justice to investigate former US President Donald Trump’s involvement in the violence at the US Capitol on January 6, 2019. This comes after the committee sought Trump’s tax returns. Trump had earlier said he did not take part in the Capitol riots, adding, “I…
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How to watch the meeting on Monday.
A US House panel investigating the January 6 attack said that it would refer former US President Donald Trump to the Justice Department for possible charges. The panel voted on Thursday to subpoena Trump to testify before them. The committee is investigating whether US President Donald Trump and his associates tried to interfere with the…
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Russia is hurting as winter approaches.
Former US President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “savvy” for declaring two regions in eastern Ukraine independent and moving his troops there in a prelude to full-blown invasion. Trump had also said that Putin was “genius” and “savvy” for declaring two regions in eastern Ukraine an independent province and moving his…
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The September jobs report could be a sign of a cooling trend.
US President Donald Trump said that he has spoken with Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen about the possibility of a rate hike next month. He added that Yellen had assured him about the US central bank’s plans during their meeting last week. He further said, “She said that she was confident that we would not…
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The last hearing of the committee is about to take place.
Former US President Donald Trump and his associates could be referred to the Department of Justice by the House committee probing Trump’s impeachment, CNN reported. The panel is planning to refer the matter to the Department of Justice as it relates to the ex-president, it added. The panel is also looking into whether Trump violated…
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The committee will call for Trump’s accountability on January 6.
The US Congress’ subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety has said there was no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s claim that the 2020 US presidential election was “stolen”. It added there was no evidence of voter fraud during the campaign or after the election. The committee has also called on the Department of Justice…
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A committee will be considering asking the DOJ to file multiple criminal charges against Trump.
The US House Select Committee on Investigative Committee has reportedly said that it would refer criminal charges against former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department. The committee is reportedly weighing criminal referrals for several of Trump’s closest associates including former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former…
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Several journalists are suspended for sharing information about Musk’s jet.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said that he wanted to buy Twitter and put ex-US President Donald Trump back on the platform because he’s a “free speech absolutist”. “My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that’s a direct personal safety risk,” he added. Twitter permanently suspended…
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Pat says Trump’s influence on the GOP is waning.
Following US Senate elections, former US President Donald Trump has said that he’ll run again in the 2024 presidential election if the Republican Party does not reject him as their standard-bearer. He added that he is ready to work with the party to make it “great again”. However, Trump also said that his party should…
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What do you do now that the deadline has gone by for Trump to deliver documents?
The House panel investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol has voted to subpoena former US President Donald Trump if he testifies before them. “Trump, like several of his closest allies, is hiding from the Select Committee’s investigation and refusing to do what more than a thousand other witnesses have done,” the lawmakers…
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Joe Biden knows how to use Donald Trump.
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a request by President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen to release his tax returns. Cohen had sought permission to make the details public, alleging that he had “inappropriate contact” with former President Barack Obama during the 2016 presidential campaign. In September, Trump had told Cohen he…
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McCarthy says there are hardliners opposed to speaker’s bid who haven’t changed their stance and could endanger the GOP agenda.
US President Donald Trump has asked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to appear before media outlets to showcase his support for his re-election bid, a report said. Trump asked McCarthy to reveal the names of Republicans he has spoken to who have endorsed him in the media, it added. He also reportedly asked McCarthy to share…
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CNN, NYT and WaPo journalists were banned by Musk on his social media accounts.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Twitter’s decision to restore banned accounts of former US President Donald Trump and other users is not a way to “make money”. “This isn’t a way to make money,” he added. Musk earlier said the decision was made due to a “huge drop in revenue” that Twitter has…
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Do Right by Our Afghan Allies.
US President Donald Trump has said that the country is planning to send all its troops home from Afghanistan by the end of this year. “I’m going to be sending all of our troops back home by the end of 2021,” he added. The US has sent over 90,000 Afghan refugees to America since the…