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South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol defends martial law at impeachment trial

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his controversial martial law decree during his impeachment trial

During his last speech at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who pledged Tuesday to work for political change if reinstated, justified his martial emergency proclamation that sent the country into disarray as an attempt to warn the people about the dangers of the opposition-controlled parliament.(REUTERS)

Published on Feb 26, 2025 02:28 PM IST

AP |

Adam Schiff's ‘sycophant’ remark against Kash Patel fumes Elon Musk; Who is he?

Democratic Senator Adam Schiff blasted Kash Patel, saying: “This is someone we cannot trust. This is someone who lacks the character to do this job.”

Following Senator Adam Shiff's harsh criticism of Patel, several people on X have speculated that he may be named in the list of FBI's head “enemies” who were mentioned in his 2023 book Government Gangsters.(AP)

Updated on Feb 22, 2025 02:21 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

South Korea: Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest standoff raises political tension

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, facing insurrection charges, resisted arrest as investigators confronted his security forces.

Following the disastrous martial law proclamation last month, which parliament quickly rejected, the South Korean president was impeached and suspended, and a separate arrest warrant was then issued.(AP)

Published on Jan 04, 2025 09:14 AM IST

AFP |

Bill Clinton blames Presidential stress for Monica Lewinsky scandal, 'did to…

Former President Bill Clinton reflects on the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal in new docuseries

Former President Bill Clinton applauds as his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, where she conceded her defeat to Republican Donald Trump after the hard-fought presidential election. President Trump and his allies are harking back to his own transition four years ago to make a false argument that his own presidency was denied a fair chance for a clean launch. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany laid out the case from the White House podium last week and the same idea has been floated by Trump's personal lawyer and his former director of national intelligence. The day after her defeat in 2016, Hillary Clinton conceded. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)(AP)

Published on Feb 03, 2024 10:00 AM IST

ByAditi Srivastava

GOP-led House opens inquiry into Biden: History of notable US impeachments

In the past 25 years, impeachment has been used three times against two presidents. The current GOP-led House has opened an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden.

US President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday.(Bloomberg)

Published on Sep 16, 2023 06:54 AM IST

AP | | Posted by Nisha Anand

In Donald Trump’s impeachment, 4 months, 28,000 pages and one loose end

The conclusion of Trump’s trial offered a sharp contrast to previous impeachment trials, which all have led to acquittal but left little doubt about what the president did or why.

Impeached for abuse of power, US President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate on Wednesday.(Reuters File Photo)

Updated on Feb 06, 2020 07:13 AM IST

Reuters | ByReuters

‘The American Dream is back,’ says Donald Trump in State of the Union address

America’s fortunes are on the rise its future is “blazing bright”, said US President Donald Trump in third State of the Union speech.

President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.(AP Photo)

Updated on Feb 05, 2020 10:52 AM IST

Washington | ByPress Trust of India

Assured of acquittal, Donald Trump plans ‘great American comeback’ speech at state of the union

The optics of the president returning to the House of Representatives for the speech just weeks after it impeached him will be watched closely, specially his interaction with Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Wildwoods Convention Center Oceanfront in Wildwood.(AP)

Updated on Feb 05, 2020 06:39 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Washington | ByYashwant Raj

US Senate rejects witnesses in Trump impeachment trial, clearing way for acquittal

The US Senate is almost certain to acquit President Trump of the charges in his impeachment trial, as a two-thirds Senate majority is required to remove Trump and none of the chamber’s 53 Republicans have indicated they will vote to convict.

U.S. President Donald Trump has denied wrongdoing and has accused Democrats of an “attempted coup.”(REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 01, 2020 07:42 AM IST

Washington | ByReuters

White House moves to bar John Bolton book over ‘top secret’ material

The National Security Council said after preliminary review of the manuscript -- a vetting process applied to any White House employees writing books -- that it contained “significant amounts of classified information.”

White House told former national security advisor John Bolton that a book he has written reportedly containing damaging evidence for President Donald Trump cannot be published in its current form(REUTERS)

Published on Jan 30, 2020 06:51 AM IST

Washington | ByAgence France-Presse

Donald Trump ‘flagrantly’ abused power: Impeachment trial

Democrats are hoping to break Republican unity and vote with them to remove the president -- an uphill battle given the Republicans’ 53-47 majority in the Senate and Trump’s ability to keep his party in line.

Impeachment trial proceedings in the Senate(AP Photo)

Updated on Jan 24, 2020 10:48 AM IST

Washington | ByAgence France-Presse

US senators sworn in for Donald Trump trial, adjourned until Tuesday

US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who will preside over the trial, administered the oath to the senators who will decide whether the 45th president should be removed from office.

Members of the US Senate were sworn in on Thursday to serve as jurors at the historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump(Reuters)

Updated on Jan 17, 2020 03:41 AM IST

Washington | ByAgence France-Presse

Donald Trump’s impeachment trial likely to start next week

The House will vote Wednesday on the impeachment managers named by Speaker Nancy Pelosi followed by a vote to authorize transmittal of the articles to the Senate, according to a person familiar the plans.

US president Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is likely to get fully underway next week.(Reuters image)

Updated on Jan 14, 2020 06:27 AM IST

Bloomberg | BySteven T. Dennis and Billy House

Former NSA Bolton ready to testify in Trump’s impeachment trial

As NSA, Bolton was privy to the president’s efforts to force Ukraine to investigate his political rivals by withholding military aid and a White House meeting.

Bolton’s offer may not find any takers in the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, who are standing with the president.(AP PHOTO.)

Updated on Jan 06, 2020 11:53 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Washington | ByYashwant Raj

Trump will survive, but the worst is yet to come

The biggest impact of impeachment proceedings will be to push the US closer to a constitutional crisis with the 2020 election at its heart. It will call into question the legitimacy of the American political process itself

Even a failed impeachment bid will have impact on American politics going forward. The first and most obvious effect is on the president himself, who has already begun displaying erratic behaviour, both on Twitter and in real life(REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 13, 2019 06:44 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByIan Bremmer

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