WASHINGTON — They slept on the marble floors, lined up for coffee in the 24-hour snack bar and marveled at the marble likenesses of the nation’s founders in the Rotunda and Statuary Hall. They snapped photos with their phones, ate pizza and sometimes played cards, their M4 carbines at their sides. Throngs of armed, camouflage fatigue-clad members of the National […]

WASHINGTON — Not since the dark days of the Civil War and its aftermath has Washington seen a day quite like Wednesday. In a Capitol bristling with heavily armed soldiers and newly installed metal detectors, with the physical wreckage of last week’s siege cleaned up but the emotional and political wreckage still on display, the president of the United States […]

WASHINGTON — When Speaker Nancy Pelosi was looking for someone to preside over the historic debate over impeaching President Trump at the end of 2019, she chose a veteran Democrat who had impressed her with a tough, skillful parliamentary hand: Representative Diana DeGette of Colorado. “Sitting here in the speaker’s chair, all I can think is how serious this debate […]

By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S. House of Representatives moved on Wednesday toward a vote on impeaching President Donald Trump, Republican leaders in the Senate weighed whether to launch a trial on Friday on whether to remove him from office, a source familiar with the deliberations said, though no final decision was reached. The […]

Brexit: Fisherman says food is being ‘rejected’ due to export delay The European Commission today reaffirmed that any shipments from Britain could include new VAT or admin charges under the terms of the post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement. A spokesman explained the fees would continue even despite the zero-tariff, zero-quota nature of the UK and EU’s relationship pact. The admission […]

Sadiq Khan quizzed on his calls for further London restrictions The London Mayor declared a major incident for the Capital earlier this month over the rising numbers of coronavirus cases and the strain they put on hospitals. Now, together with London Councils, Sadiq Khan is imploring Boris Johnson to immediately implement tougher coronavirus measures – including closing places of worship […]

A new legislative session is kicking off this week in Colorado, but it won’t really get going until February. A batch of new Colorado state lawmakers will be sworn in Wednesday, and the legislature plans to pass about seven mostly minor bills this week. When they return Feb. 16, there will be backlogs of popular bills that were sidelined in […]

SNP slammed for ‘brazen arrogance’ by expert Leader of the Alliance4Unity party Jamie Blackett took aim at Nicola Sturgeon for her continued anti-Brexit rhetoric. While speaking in an online broadcast, Mr Blackett raged at the SNP’s “arrogance” in their continued push for independence. He insisted that the party should not be using taxpayers’ money to push their anti-Brexit agenda and […]

Plans for impeachment get an unexpected nudge — from Republicans — but for now, Pence stands with Trump. It’s Wednesday, and this is your politics tip sheet. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. Where things stand The House of Representatives voted last night to formally call on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the […]