An explosive device was found at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee in Washington and the nearby headquarters of the Democratic National Committee was evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious package on Wednesday, according to three people briefed on the discoveries. The device that was found at the R.N.C. was a pipe bomb that was successfully destroyed by […]

Twitter users are calling on the platform to suspend President Donald Trump's account as a mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol Wednesday while lawmakers worked to certify the 2020 presidential election results. One user, who said she serves on Twitter's Trust and Safety Board, said the "time is now" to suspend Trump's account after he "has deliberately incited […]

In a brief, but heartwarming moment ahead of chaos on Capitol Hill, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers gave a standing ovation for Rep. Jamie Raskin, whose son recently died. "Madam Speaker, I want to thank you first, and all my dear beloved colleagues, for your love and tenderness, which my family and I will never forget,” Raskin, a Democratic representative […]

After Democrats pulled off a stunning victory in Georgia late Tuesday evening, another round of direct payments to Americans could be likely.  The victories give Democrats control of the Senate for the first time in six years. Once President-elect Joe Biden takes office, the Democratic party will have control over Congress and the White House. Biden has previously said that […]

President Donald Trump showered his supporters with lies during a wild speech outside of the White House on Wednesday. The speech came shortly before Congress was set to certify the Electoral College vote.  "If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election … He has the absolute right to do it," Trump falsely stated, reiterating the erroneous claim […]

Though it's increasingly unlikely that Donald Trump will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, at least one former Republican president will be there: George W. Bush. On Tuesday, a representative for the 43rd president said he and his wife, former First Lady Laura Bush, will attend the Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony. "President and Mrs. Bush look forward to returning […]

EU 'don't have a plan' for vaccine rollout says expert Brussels has been slapped with criticism because of the slow roll out of jabs across the Continent while the likes of the UK, US and Israel have taken great steps to get the wonder drugs into their citizens’ arms. Senior German MEP Nicola Beer is calling for the European Commission […]

China not opening up is ‘concerning’ says Tory MP Tugendhat China played down World Health Organization (WHO) concerns about a delay in the authorisation for a visit by a team of experts looking into the origins of the novel coronavirus, saying arrangements were being worked out. The head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Tuesday he was “very […]

A prominent British campaigner against lockdowns has said he "got that wrong" after predicting in the summer that the coronavirus had "all but disappeared." Writer and commentator Toby Young wrote in a June article for the Telegraph newspaper that a second spike of COVID-19 infections had "refused to materialise." "Hands up, I got that wrong," Young said on BBC Newsnight on […]