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Trump impeached a second time after Capitol siege
President Donald Trump was impeached for a second time in an unprecedented House vote Wednesday, a week after he encouraged a mob of loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results just before they stormed the US Capitol in a deadly siege. Watch the proceedings of the US House of Representatives live here.
Niger raid highlights US military’s growing role in Africa
The killing of four American special operations soldiers in Niger has highlighted the increasing role elite units are playing across Africa, where their mission is to counter the advances of a slew of jihadist movements, including al-Shabab in Somalia, ISIS affiliates in the Sahel region and Boko Haram in Nigeria.
Trump pushes a plan to reduce legal immigration, prioritizing English-language and job skills
President Donald Trump announced the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy legislation on Wednesday, saying it “would represent the most significant reform to our immigration system in half a century.”
ISIS is moving to the ‘top of the list’ of counterterrorism worries
Move over, al-Qaeda: The militants of ISIS are becoming a huge concern for counterterrorism officials as they gain battlefield experience and recruit new jihadis from as far away as Europe and the United States.Move over, al-Qaeda: The militants of ISIS are becoming a huge concern for counterterrorism officials as they gain battlefield experience and recruit new jihadis from as far away as Europe and the United States.
On second try, Susan Rice added to Obama’s foreign policy team
President Barack Obama has selected United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice to replace National Security Adviser Tom Donlion, who stepped down Wednesday morning — sooner than most predicted. In Rice’s place, Obama selected Samantha Power, a former journalist and human rights activist who supported intervention in Libya.
