Stories tagged: "President Trump"

Crime FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. People charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol left behind a trove of videos and messages that have helped federal authorities build cases. In nearly half of the more than 200 federal cases stemming from the attack, authorities have cited evidence that an insurrectionist appeared to have been inspired by conspiracy theories or extremist ideologies, according to an Associated Press review of court records. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Crime 66 Pennsylvanians Couldn’t Help Topple Democracy: The Capitol Insurrection, One Year Later

Democracy didn’t die in Washington, DC last Jan. 6, despite the efforts of the 66 Pennsylvanians who have been arrested for their role in the deadly attack on the US Capitol.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery January 6, 2022 7:12 am EST
Elections FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump listens during an event in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Elections Questions Remain About GOP’s Election ‘Investigation’

The head of the company hired by PA Senate Republicans to conduct a "forensic investigation" into last year's presidential election said his firm aims to "provide recommendations based on analysis of facts for future elections and voting integrity legislation."

Associated Press Associated Press November 24, 2021 12:09 pm EST
Elections FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, Philadelphia election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots for the general election, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Elections PA Senate GOP Hires Firm to Review 2020 Election

The "forensic investigation," which is being launched in response to pressure from Republican supporters of former President Donald Trump upset over his 80,000-vote loss in the state, will cost Pennsylvania taxpayers $270,000.

Associated Press Associated Press November 22, 2021 11:17 am EST
Business Trump's social media and business allies appeared to be abandoning him in the wake of the terrorism at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, despite enabling him for years.
Business Business Leaders Abandon Trump, Call for 25th Amendment While Social Media Finally Takes Action

Despite enabling him for years, some of Trump's business community allies have called for the president to be removed from office. Facebook also suspended the president's accounts.

Megan Schiffres Megan Schiffres January 7, 2021 12:20 pm EST
Elections In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the electoral battleground. The court without comment Tuesday, Dec. 8, refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Elections Supreme Court Rejects Republican Attack on Biden Victory

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation’s highest court.

Associated Press Associated Press December 11, 2020 6:49 pm EST

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FILE - The Supreme Court shown Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, in Washington. The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. The court's order Thursday during a spike in coronavirus cases deals a blow to the administration's efforts to boost the vaccination rate among Americans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Coronavirus Supreme Court Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Rule for US Businesses
A health worker shows a negative COVID-19 antigen test result. (AP Photo/Andre Penner0 Coronavirus Insurers to Start Covering Home COVID Tests
FILE—Dr. Oz watches play during the women's singles final of the US Open tennis championships, in this file photo from Sept. 11, 2021, in New York. Mehmet Oz is running in the wide-open race for the Pennsylvania seat being vacated by two-term Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. The race has attracted wealthy and well-connected transplants, and homers.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) Elections Pennsylvanians Call Out the Carpetbaggers in Senate Race
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. Elections Pennsylvania’s US Senate Seat Up for Grabs This Year and Everybody Wants It
Economy With President Trump refusing to start the transition of power and a stalled stimulus bill, the economic future of the United States looks bleak and unemployment may spike again. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Economy Business Leaders to Trump: It’s Time to Start the Transition

While CEOs push Trump to begin the transition of power in hopes of avoiding economic devastation, Biden seeks to restart stimulus talks.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers November 23, 2020 3:12 pm EST
Elections As millions of Americans suffer due to COVID, President Trump does nothing to help them.
Elections 1 American Dies From COVID Every 44 Seconds, But Trump Is Still Trying to Steal the Election

Rather than work to address the spiraling coronavirus crisis, President Trump and his allies are instead wasting precious time and resources on their cynical gambit to subvert the will of the American people.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil November 20, 2020 2:41 pm EST