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President Donald Trump has been impeached for a historic second time after the House of Representatives secured enough votes to charge him. A total of 10 Republicans voted against their party and Donald Trump, with the final result being 232 votes to impeach, and 197 against. He is the first US president to be impeached

America’s top military leaders have taken the unprecedented step of condemning last week’s violent US Capitol siege and reminding US troops their job is to serve and protect the constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. The joint statement comes amid investigations into former and current military service members and law enforcement officers who are

Donald Trump has dismissed moves by the Democrats to impeach him for a second time as a “hoax” and part of the “greatest and most vicious witch-hunt” in US history. His political rivals are also preparing a resolution in Congress which presses Vice President Mike Pence to remove him from office under the 25th Amendment

Donald Trump has warned that efforts to impeach him are causing “tremendous anger” – but stressed he wants “no violence” in the run-up to Joe Biden’s inauguration. Speaking to reporters for the first time since last week’s deadly riots at the US Capitol, Mr Trump declined to answer questions on whether he would resign. His

Democrats are charging President Donald Trump with “incitement of insurrection” as part of their impeachment attempt, following the US Capitol riot last week. They have filed a resolution which notes Mr Trump addressed a rally shortly before his supporters mounted the attack and says he made statements that “encouraged and foreseeably resulted in” the lawless

Melania Trump has said she is “disappointed” and “disheartened” by the Capitol riot last week – before adding it is “shameful” she has since been the target of “salacious gossip” and “personal attacks”. The first lady made the remarks in a statement on Monday as she said “this time is solely about healing our country”

Democrat momentum behind the second impeachment of Donald Trump has gained senior Republican support. Senator Pat Toomey said he believed the president had committed “impeachable offences” and that his role in the deadly Capitol riots by a violent mob of his supporters needed thorough investigation. Mr Toomey also called for Mr Trump‘s resignation – the

A horn-wearing Donald Trump supporter whose photo during the US Capitol riots went viral has been arrested and charged. Jacob Anthony Chansley, who calls himself Jake Angeli, is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. The self-styled

US Vice President Mike Pence will attend Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, a senior administration official has said. It is in contrast with President Donald Trump, who tweeted on Friday that he planned to skip his successor’s inauguration on 20 January, becoming the first president in more than 150 years – and just the fourth

Moves are under way by Democrats in Congress to impeach Donald Trump for a historic second time, amid fears of the “unhinged” president having access to the nuclear codes. In the wake of the violent siege of the US Capitol by Trump supporters that left five dead, opponents are seeking his immediate removal from office,

Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been permanently suspended “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”. Tweets from the US president’s @realDonaldTrump handle have been wiped, with his account now showing the words: “Twitter suspends accounts which violate the Twitter Rules.” Image: Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended The Twitter Safety account posted shortly afterwards,

Questions around the security response to Wednesday’s breach of the US Capitol continue to swirl. Where were the police? Where was the National Guard? Why could Donald Trump‘s supporters waltz into the building at the very centre of America’s democracy and wreak unprecedented havoc? The stark contrast between images of National Guard lining the DC

Donald Trump has conceded defeat to Joe Biden for the first time – a day after his supporters stormed the US Capitol. The president said he was “outraged” by Wednesday’s “heinous” attack, which came as politicians in Congress certified Mr Biden’s victory. Four people died in the violent protests – with a mob overwhelming police

Donald Trump has said there will be an “orderly transition” after the US Congress certified Joe Biden’s win in the presidential election. “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” the president said. “I have always

A Trump supporter who stormed the Capitol building in Washington has described the moment a woman was shot dead by security forces. Video of the incident shows the man standing next to the victim at the moment the fatal shot is fired. He is then seen trying to help her as she falls to the

Democrat Raphael Warnock has unseated Kelly Loeffler in the Georgia Senate election, NBC news projects. The final votes are being counted in two key Senate runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate and the fate of Joe Biden’s presidency. Warnock and fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff need to win both races to seize