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Top US Republican fights right-wing threat to leadership
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced ever-dwindling chances of political survival Tuesday after Democrats announced they would not bail him out of a move by hardliners within his own Republican party to remove him from the powerful post.
Top US Republican fights threat to leadership
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - Top US Republican Kevin McCarthy was fighting for his political life ahead of a vote expected Tuesday on whether to remove him as House speaker, forced by far-right critics angered by his work with Democrats.
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» WILMINGTON - Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an illegal gun possession charge, marking the latest chapter in his troubled life just as his father President Joe Biden accelerates his campaign for reelection next year.
Ukraine left out in cold by US shutdown deal
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - The future of US aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance after a last-gasp deal to avoid a government shutdown, despite President Joe Biden's attempts to reassure Kyiv it will get what it needs to fight Russia.
Biden warns US democracy in peril from 'extremist' Trump
AFP, Published on 29/09/2023
» TEMPE (UNITED STATES) - President Joe Biden launched a blistering personal attack on "extremist" Donald Trump Thursday, accusing his likely 2024 challenger of plotting to subvert the US constitution if he wins a return to power next year.
Republicans’ impeachment probe dismissed as ‘stunt’
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - US Republicans launch impeachment inquiry hearings into Joe Biden on Thursday, escalating an eight-month corruption investigation that has failed to uncover evidence of wrongdoing by the president.
Biden's son Hunter indicted on gun charges
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden's son Hunter was indicted Thursday for illegally buying a gun when he was using drugs, casting a new shadow over his father's campaign for reelection next year.
Biden says 'not focused' on Republicans' impeachment probe
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was "not focused" on an impeachment inquiry announced a day earlier by Republican lawmakers, as his White House blasted "baseless" allegations of wrongdoing.
Biden did nothing wrong, W.House says on impeachment probe
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - The White House on Wednesday rejected "baseless" allegations of wrongdoing against US President Joe Biden after Republican lawmakers launched an impeachment inquiry against him.
Top House Republican orders Biden impeachment inquiry
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, bowing to pressure from his party's hard right, gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for an impeachment investigation into US President Joe Biden.