Impeachment

Former U.S. President Donald Trump could run for office again in the next election. What Happened: That's one of the outcomes from the U.S. Senate's 57-to-43 vote to clear Trump of charges of inciting the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Sixy-seven votes were needed. The vote was not expected to...

On Friday, the White House informed the Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson he would be terminated in 30 days. President Donald Trump has since defended that decision. What Happened General Atkinson was the one who followed up on a complaint from a Trump administration...

Senators voted along party lines Wednesday to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment, with Democrats failing to get the two-thirds majority needed under the Constitution to convict him of improper behavior and remove him from office. The Senate voted 52-48 against convicting...

President Donald Trump is headed for an expedited acquittal in his impeachment trial after the Senate rejected the call for additional witnesses in a vote on Friday. What Happened The Republican-controlled Senate voted 51 to 49 to block any additional witness from being called for the trial. The...

The Democratic bid to call for additional witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial took a major blow late Thursday as Tennessee senator Lamar Alexander said he would vote against the motion. What Happened The veteran Republican politician said that there’s no need to...

If you’ve raised kids, you’re probably familiar with the expression, “The odd years are even and the even years are odd.” Well, that’s also been true lately for stocks in February, and this one might be no exception. In case you didn’t notice, it’s an even...

As U.S. investors returned to their desks to begin a holiday-shortened week, they were facing some concerns that seemed to be eating into the optimism that led stocks to record highs last week. The deadly coronavirus outbreak in China brought back memories of the economic repercussions from the...

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named a team of House members as prosecutors Wednesday for President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial and prepared to walk impeachment articles to the Senate to begin the historic proceeding. The House voted 228-193 to name the managers and send the...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) said an outage in one of its systems temporarily blocked a tweet from President Donald Trump over the weekend, according to Reuters. Twitter Says Some Account Profiles Affected Trump retweeted an account that identified the alleged whistleblower whose complaint...

President Donald Trump is expected to avoid a replay of last year by signing off on a $1.4 trillion fiscal year 2020 spending package that averts a government shutdown had Congress failed to meet a Dec. 20 deadline. The massive funding measure — approved by the House of Representatives on Dec. 17...

EUR/USD Current Price: 1.1126 Trump’s impeachment adding to persistent Brexit and trade deal uncertainty. US data missed the market’s expectations, preventing the dollar from appreciating. EUR/USD holding within familiar levels, but at risk of diving. The EUR/USD pair has extended...

U.S. President Donald Trump was officially impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday night. Fortunately for investors, the market doesn’t seem to mind. The S&P 500 is making new all-time highs this week, and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) opened slightly higher on...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that she would not deliver articles of impeachment to the Senate until she gets assurances about the Senate trial proceedings. After the House approved President Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday evening, Pelosi said she would not send the...

Markets in Asia-Pacific slipped on Wednesday after initial optimism over the announcement of the phase one of the US-China trade deal last week. What Happened The focus from the trade deal moved to the impeachment of the U.S. President Donald Trump by the House of Representatives. Trump became the...

President Donald Trump was impeached in the sharply divided House of Representatives Wednesday on overwhelmingly partisan votes for what Democrats say was an effort to get Ukraine to investigate one of Trump's potential rivals in the 2020 election.  House Approves 2 Articles Of...