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South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol defends martial law at impeachment trial

During his last speech at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who pledged Tuesday to work for political change if reinstated, justified his martial emergency proclamation that sent the country into disarray as an attempt to warn the people about the dangers of the opposition-controlled parliament.
Published on Feb 26, 2025 02:28 pm IST

Adam Schiff's ‘sycophant’ remark against Kash Patel fumes Elon Musk; Who is he?

Following Senator Adam Shiff's harsh criticism of Patel, several people on X have speculated that he may be named in the list of FBI's head “enemies” who were mentioned in his 2023 book Government Gangsters.
Updated on Feb 22, 2025 02:21 pm IST

South Korea: Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest standoff raises political tension

Following the disastrous martial law proclamation last month, which parliament quickly rejected, the South Korean president was impeached and suspended, and a separate arrest warrant was then issued.
Published on Jan 04, 2025 09:14 am IST

Bill Clinton blames Presidential stress for Monica Lewinsky scandal, 'did to…

Former President Bill Clinton applauds as his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, where she conceded her defeat to Republican Donald Trump after the hard-fought presidential election. President Trump and his allies are harking back to his own transition four years ago to make a false argument that his own presidency was denied a fair chance for a clean launch. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany laid out the case from the White House podium last week and the same idea has been floated by Trump's personal lawyer and his former director of national intelligence. The day after her defeat in 2016, Hillary Clinton conceded. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Published on Feb 03, 2024 10:00 am IST

GOP-led House opens inquiry into Biden: History of notable US impeachments

US President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday.
Published on Sept 16, 2023 06:58 am IST

In Donald Trump’s impeachment, 4 months, 28,000 pages and one loose end

Impeached for abuse of power, US President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate on Wednesday.
Updated on Feb 06, 2020 07:13 am IST

‘The American Dream is back,’ says Donald Trump in State of the Union address

President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
Updated on Feb 05, 2020 10:52 am IST

Assured of acquittal, Donald Trump plans ‘great American comeback’ speech at state of the union

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Wildwoods Convention Center Oceanfront in Wildwood.
Updated on Feb 05, 2020 06:39 am IST

US Senate rejects witnesses in Trump impeachment trial, clearing way for acquittal

U.S. President Donald Trump has denied wrongdoing and has accused Democrats of an “attempted coup.”
Updated on Feb 01, 2020 07:42 am IST

White House moves to bar John Bolton book over ‘top secret’ material

White House told former national security advisor John Bolton that a book he has written reportedly containing damaging evidence for President Donald Trump cannot be published in its current form
Published on Jan 30, 2020 06:51 am IST

Donald Trump ‘flagrantly’ abused power: Impeachment trial

Impeachment trial proceedings in the Senate
Updated on Jan 24, 2020 10:48 am IST

US senators sworn in for Donald Trump trial, adjourned until Tuesday

Members of the US Senate were sworn in on Thursday to serve as jurors at the historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump
Updated on Jan 17, 2020 03:41 am IST

Donald Trump’s impeachment trial likely to start next week

US president Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is likely to get fully underway next week.
Updated on Jan 14, 2020 06:27 am IST

Former NSA Bolton ready to testify in Trump’s impeachment trial

Bolton’s offer may not find any takers in the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, who are standing with the president.
Updated on Jan 06, 2020 11:53 pm IST

Trump will survive, but the worst is yet to come

Even a failed impeachment bid will have impact on American politics going forward. The first and most obvious effect is on the president himself, who has already begun displaying erratic behaviour, both on Twitter and in real life
Updated on Oct 13, 2019 06:44 am IST