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Washington, United States | AFP | US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she intends to transmit articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate next week, moving to end a taut standoff with Republicans over terms of the president’s trial. The top Democrat’s announcement virtually assures that a historic …

Washington, United States | AFP | US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sparred on Monday over the ground rules for President Donald Trump’s trial in the Senate on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Pelosi, the speaker of the Democratic-controlled House of …

Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the impeachment of Donald Trump was based on “made-up” grounds, adding he did not believe it marked the end of the US president. “It still needs to go through the Senate, where the Republicans have a majority,” Putin …

Kiev, Ukraine | AFP | Ukraine on Thursday brushed off the impeachment of Donald Trump an a US “internal issue”, despite the process being triggered by a telephone conversation between the American leader and his Ukrainian counterpart. Trump was impeached on Wednesday by the House of Representatives for abuse of power …

Battle Creek, United States | AFP | Donald Trump likes a fight and he likes a show and Wednesday — with impeachment voted right at the moment he was addressing a campaign rally hundreds of miles away in Michigan — he got both things on steroids. By a twist of …

House votes 229-198 & 230-197 to impeach Trump for obstruction of Congress Washington, United States | AFP |  The US House of Representatives voted 229-198 on Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for obstruction of Congress. Trump was facing two articles of impeachment — for abuse of power and obstruction of …

Washington, United States | AFP |  Here is a chronology of events leading to the impeachment of US President Donald Trump in the US House of Representatives. The matter now moves to a Senate trial to determine whether he will be removed from office, an unlikely event given that the …

Washington, United States | AFP |  A US Republican lawmaker said Wednesday that President Donald Trump, undergoing impeachment proceedings led by Democrats, has been treated worse than Jesus before his crucifixion, causing a stir on social media. “I want you to keep this in mind: When Jesus was falsely accused …

Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump faces becoming only the third US leader ever to be impeached on Wednesday with the House of Representatives set for a historic vote that would trigger his trial in the Senate. On the morning of the vote, Trump once again insisted …

Washington, United States | AFP |  President Donald Trump faces becoming only the third US leader ever to be impeached on Wednesday when the House of Representatives is set for a historic vote that would trigger his trial in the Senate. On the eve of the vote, Trump said he was …