Senate
Joe Biden and the Democrats are siding with railway giants against workers
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains the issues faced by rail workers in the US who are on the verge of taking industrial action even as companies and the government seek to stop them
Trump survives conviction in the impeachment process
The Senate cleared president Donald Trump of all charges with a majority vote that was completely based on the party lines. Several Republicans, who opposed the impeachment motion, nevertheless criticized Donald Trump for his “shameful conduct”
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
- Colombia announces release of protesters imprisoned during 2021 national strike
- Despite government’s back-to-work order, South Korean truckers continue strike
- ICJ rules that Bolivia and Chile both have right to use disputed river
- Peruvian Congress will debate the third vacancy motion against President Castillo
- 19 dead after blast at religious school in Afghanistan
