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Once again, Donald Trump has thrown the legal and political system into uncharted waters. This time, the novel question is this: Can the US Senate try and convict a former president? While there is some disagreement among legal scholars, the answer must be yes, both as a matter of law and common sense. The issue
Continue ReadingGameStop is expected to lose money this year and next year. Sales growth is sluggish as fewer gamers need to go to stores — or even shop online — when they can download new titles directly from their consoles, PCs, phones or tablets. So why are shares of the video game retailer up more than
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump is still working to assemble a full legal team for his Senate impeachment trial, people familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday, even as he has begun to craft a defense strategy with Butch Bowers, the South Carolina lawyer who has agreed to represent him in the historic proceedings. Bowers
Continue ReadingEven with the number of Covid-19 cases coming down, scientists are worrying about variants of the novel coronavirus — one of which has been detected in the United States for the first time. The new variant was discovered recently in a US patient who had traveled from Brazil, officials in Minnesota said Monday. It is
Continue ReadingA short-form video app that competes with the Chinese version of TikTok is preparing for what is expected to be the world’s largest initial public offering since the coronavirus pandemic began. Kuaishou, a tech company based in Beijing, is seeking to raise as much as $6.2 billion in a stock market listing in Hong Kong,
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said Monday evening he was extremely worried by former President Donald Trump’s dangerous April suggestion that ingesting disinfectant could possibly be used to treat Covid-19. “I just said, ‘Oh my goodness gracious.’ I could just see what’s going to happen,” Fauci told CNN’s Erin Burnett on
Continue ReadingTennis star Nick Kyrgios says he feels safe at the prospect of playing in this year’s Australian Open as he played down complaints from fellow stars who are quarantining ahead of the tournament in Melbourne. Already delayed by three weeks, the season’s first grand slam starts on February 8, though 72 players have been confined
Continue ReadingThe image from President Joe Biden’s inauguration of Sen. Bernie Sanders sitting with his legs crossed wearing brown and white gloves made a splash on the internet. Now, one lucky bidder can own a crocheted doll made as a tribute to Sanders’ inauguration meme. The unique doll is up for auction on eBay, with the
Continue ReadingSarah Huckabee Sanders, President Donald Trump’s former press secretary, announced Monday that she is running for governor of Arkansas. “With the radical left now in charge of Washington, your governor is your last line of defense. In fact, your governor must be on the front line,” Sanders said in a nearly eight-minute video posted on
Continue ReadingSarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday became the first of what could be a wave of Republicans from former President Donald Trump’s inner circle to chart a political future, launching her bid for Arkansas governor. The move positions Arkansas as a test of how engaged Trump, who publicly encouraged Sanders to run for governor, will be
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Monday reinstated the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and much of Europe. Biden also extended the restrictions to travelers who have recently been to South Africa. The step, which was first reported by Reuters, came just one week after President Donald
Continue ReadingFor the first time in 25 years, the distinctive vocals of South Korean superstar Kim Kwang-seok will be heard on national television singing new material. It’s a feat made all the more extraordinary because the famous folk singer is dead. National broadcaster SBS plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to bring Kim’s voice back to
Continue ReadingAn election technology company that has been the focus of consistent conspiracy theories by Donald Trump and his allies has sued the former President’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani for defamation after he pushed the “Big Lie” about election fraud on his podcast and TV appearances. Dominion Voting Systems is seeking more than $1.3 billion in damages.
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a case concerning whether former President Donald Trump violated provisions of the Constitution that bar a president from profiting from a foreign government. The court instructed the lower courts to wipe away previous lower court opinions that went against Trump because he is no longer in office.
Continue ReadingFor the first time in 25 years, the distinctive vocals of South Korean superstar Kim Kwang-seok will be heard on national television singing new material. It’s a feat made all the more extraordinary because the famous folk singer is dead. National broadcaster SBS plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to bring Kim’s voice back to
Continue ReadingA man is in custody following an incident on Monday afternoon during which a vehicle struck at least six people — killing one — in Portland, Oregon, authorities said. The Portland Police Bureau said one person died at a hospital, but didn’t identify the victim. Five others were hospitalized with injuries that they should recover
Continue ReadingSenior Senate Republicans expressed new optimism that the two parties could be within reach of a power-sharing agreement to allow the 50-50 Senate to officially organize and let Democrats take control of key committees in the chamber. The agreement has been stalled for days after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell demanded that Democrats affirm that
Continue ReadingEarly in the Trump administration, a novel dispute arose concerning whether the President had violated the Constitution by illegally profiting from his business ventures while in public office. It triggered a fierce debate about a provision of the Constitution that most lawyers knew little about and laymen couldn’t pronounce: The Emoluments Clause. But on Monday,
Continue ReadingThe House impeachment managers formally triggered the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial Monday evening after they walked across the Capitol and delivered to the Senate the charge against Trump, the first president in history to be impeached twice. Wearing black masks and walking two-by-two through the very halls where rioters had
Continue ReadingRep. Jamie Raskin fled the House chamber on January 6 alongside his colleagues as a mob was gaining on the Capitol, but his mind was focused on the office down the hall where his daughter and son-in-law were in hiding. Just a day earlier, Raskin’s family had buried his 25-year-old son, Tommy. Raskin’s daughter Tabitha,
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