John T. Bennett
The Independent
Washington, DC, United States
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Biden won’t back House Democrats’ move to impeach Trump in wake of Capitol riots
‘He’s welcome,' president-elect says of Vice President Mike Pence → Read More
Biden says he was pleased to learn Trump will skip his inauguration
President-elect Joe Biden said he was pleased when Donald Trump announced he will not attend his swearing-in ceremony later this month following the president’s incitement of the Capitol riot carried out by his loyalists. → Read More
Pelosi wants ‘unhinged’ Trump to be stripped of nuclear codes
Speaker will huddle with House Democrats on Friday about a second impeachment of president after deadly riot → Read More
Unapologetic Trump demands his supporters be ‘treated fairly’ in Twitter return after Capitol riots
‘They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!’ president tweets hours after officer his loyalists beat died from lead pipe trauma → Read More
Biden calls Capitol rioters ‘domestic terrorists’ radicalised by Trump’s ‘attack’ on democracy
President-elect Joe Biden called the violent pro-Donald Trump mob that stormed the US Capitol “domestic terrorists” who carried out the “culmination” of the outgoing president’s four-year “attack” on democracy. → Read More
I’ve reported on Trump for years. Spare me your hand-wringing about ‘how this could happen’
I saw this coming — but even I underestimated some of the people involved → Read More
Joint session adjourns again after GOP objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral vote for Biden
A joint session of Congress has again split so the House and Senate can separately consider a Republican objection to Pennsylvania’s Electoral College vote for President-elect Joe Biden. → Read More
Senate rejects GOP objection to Arizona’s Electoral College vote for Biden
‘It’s over,' Trump ally Lindsey Graham tells his colleagues on violent day in Washington → Read More
Trump ally Kelly Loeffler and others drop plans to object to Biden’s electoral college win
Senate moved closer to certifying Joe Biden’s presidency as some called for Trump’s removal → Read More
‘Violence never wins’: Pence condemns Capitol riot ‘in the strongest possible terms’ as Senate returns
‘They tried to disrupt our democracy. They failed,’ Mitch McConnell said of conservative mob that stormed the Capitol → Read More
National Guard heading to Capitol amid violent riot protesting Trump’s election loss
One woman shot inside Capitol during pro-Trump riot after president stokes supporters into a frenzy → Read More
McConnell delivers blistering takedown of Trump and GOP lawmakers’ election objections
‘I will vote to respect the people’s decision and to defend our system of government, as we know it,’ longtime Trump ally tells senators → Read More
Pence breaks with Trump and says he won’t overturn election as president threatens him on stage
Ever-loyal VP likely about to feel his boss’s full wrath with just two weeks left in term as Congress is set to certify Joe Biden’s victory → Read More
Georgia runoff election: Democratic challenger Warnock ousts Republican incumbent Loeffler
While Democrat celebrations begin, GOP officials are already blaming one man - President Donald Trump → Read More
Georgia election: Democratic candidates in Senate runoffs ahead of Biden’s vote pace
Democrats had underperformed president-elect’s November victory margins in several deep blue counties → Read More
Trump to speak at rally hours before Congress will begin certifying his election loss
President will rally ‘angry’ loyalists near White House around 11 a.m. → Read More
Three things to watch as results come in from Georgia runoff elections
President bragged at rally about his ‘coattails’ lifting Republican candidates. That will be tested on Tuesday night → Read More
Trump presses Pence to ‘come through’ and overturn Electoral College results at Georgia rally
Donald Trump called on Vice President Mike Pence to somehow reject President-elect Joe Biden’s wide Electoral College victory when Congress meets this week to certify the result – his latest brazen move as he attempts to retain power. → Read More
‘Whining and complaining’: Biden tells Georgia voters he doesn’t understand why Trump wants to keep his job
President-elect Joe Biden questioned Donald Trump’s ongoing election challenges, saying the outgoing chief executive spends most of his time “whining and complaining” rather than doing “the work” of his office. → Read More
Trump’s last stand: Outgoing president is burning more norms and his own party in final weeks
‘The Trump Show’ is entering its final episodes, and fittingly, there is ample drama ahead, writes Washington Bureau Chief John T. Bennett → Read More