Donald Trump was at his Florida resort on Saturday, beginning post-presidency life while Joe Biden settled into the White House. But in Washington and beyond, the chaos of the 45th president’s final days in office continued to throw out damaging aftershocks. In yet another earth-shaking report, the New York Times said Trump plotted with an official at the Department of Justice to fire the acting...
The Trump administration’s response to the attack, incited by the president, has lacked broad reassurances to a country on edge. Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, has declined to speak directly to the public after the mob attack on the Capitol last week.Credit…Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Amid the sea of troubling facts, arrests and iconic images that have emerged...
Democrats had huge breakthroughs in winning the presidential vote and two Senate runoff elections. But power in the state’s government largely remains in the hands of Republicans. Republicans prayed at their election night party in Atlanta on Tuesday. The party lost both Senate races after earlier losing the presidential vote in the state.Credit…Brandon Bell/Getty Images Jan. 10...
Washington and Wall Street are seemingly existing in two different realities. After a chaotic day at the Capitol on Wednesday, the three major indexes rallied to new records, undeterred by continued political unease. Nancy Tengler, chief investment officer at Laffer Tengler Investments, credits the cool nature of the markets in looking past the unrest. “The stock market is not a proxy on...
The storming of the US Congress left America’s image as a beacon of democracy severely tarnished Thursday, with allies unable to hide their shock and authoritarian regimes gleefully exploiting the unrest. In normal times, a state-backed gang rampaging through a legislature to demand a lost election be nullified would have US diplomats marching to their laptops to draft a statement of...
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Chaos at the Capitol Updated: 8 p.m. Jan. 6, 2021 A mob of President Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, with dozens breaching security perimeters and charging into the building. Vice President Mike Pence and the other lawmakers were evacuated as rioters broke windows and vandalized property following a rally where Trump continued to falsely claim election fraud. The National...
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Published duration5 hours ago image copyrightEPA image captionNo lorries are leaving the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel for France Chaos at ports caused by EU border closures has set back the UK’s efforts to reassure foreign customers post-Brexit, the food industry has said. Food and Drink Federation boss Ian Wright said UK exporters wanted to make sure foreign firms could rely on their supply...