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US public officials may be banned from trading stock

A broad coalition of US politicians are calling for a ban on members of Congress trading individual stocks

What role does the military play in climate change?

A gaping hole in the COP26 official agenda was the oversized role of the military industrial complex in environmental devastation. The US is a global leader on this front with the Pentagon being a bigger polluter than 140 countries combined

Donald Trump is impeached again

Donald Trump became the first US president to be impeached twice with the House of Representatives passing the motion by a 232-197 margin. The motion charges the president with “incitement of insurrection” over his role in the Capitol riot last week

Trillions for Wall Street, pittance for the people

Compared to the scale of the crisis, the stimulus package will be far from enough to give people the kind of relief they need.

US COVID relief package: Too little, too late

After much wrangling, the US Congress managed to pass the a COVID-19 relief package. However, it offers only a pittance at a time when large sections of the population are facing an unprecedented economic crisis

George Floyd Bill US US House of Representatives passes police reform bill named after George Floyd

Republicans and president Trump have opposed the bill as a move to weaken the police and law enforcement, while activists claim the bill does not sufficiently tackle the issues at hand

US shooting Shooter kills 5 workers in brewery in US

The man shot at random people at the famous Miller brewing plant in Milwaukee before shooting himself. Gun violence, particularly mass shootings, have been on the rise in the US for the past several years and claim hundreds of lives annually

US House Resolution US House passes resolution restricting Trump’s powers to declare war on Iran

Besides being of some symbolic and political significance, the resolution does not have any legal value and is non-binding

Trump’s impeachment inquiry and the imponderables ahead

The impeachment process against Donald Trump is picking up pace with a number of key votes coming up. However, it is uncertain what impact it will have on the political scene in the country

Trump Impeachment Impeachment plot thickens as Trump releases transcript of call with Ukrainian president

The transcript of the call between Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyer Zelenskiy has the former asking the latter to look into the issue of Joe Biden

Nancy Pelosi US Midterm Elections 2018: A bitterly contested results

The Democratic candidates in both Georgia and Florida are African-Americans and if elected, they could be the first African-American governors of their respective states.