Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called for President Trump's removal through the 25th Amendment. The New York lawmaker also called for Congress to reconvene to impeach Trump if Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet do not.
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley loses book deal after capitol riots, blames ‘woke mob’ Austin Huguelet, Springfield News-Leader
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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s failed push Wednesday to throw out electoral votes that went against President Trump cost him a book deal Thursday.
In a statement posted to social media, Simon & Schuster said it would not publish a forthcoming title called “The Tyranny of Big Tech” after “witnessing the disturbing, deadly insurrection” in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.
Hawley, a Republican, helped lead an effort to try and block Congress’s formal acceptance of Democrat Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory this week.
Regional share prices were boosted by major U.S. stock indexes surging to all-time highs.
“Asia markets tracked the Wall Street optimism for a second morning, climbing amid the sustained hopes of further fiscal injections in the U.S. to keep the recovery on track,” said Jingyi Pan, a market strategist at IG in Singapore.
The S&P 500 rose 1.5% to a record 3,803.79. Investors were reassured by Congress’ confirmation of Joe Biden’s presidential election win and a shift in control of the Senate to the Democrats and largely moved on from the previous day’s violence and chaos at the Capitol building.
Storm on the Capitol: Our institutions will survive long after all of this
Supporters of President Donald Trump have stormed the US Capitol in the most violent rejection of Trump s election loss yet. Critics say the president is to blame for the unprecedented disregard for democracy.
Pro-Trump supporters rushed the US Capitol
Armed protesters storming a parliament building over the sounds of mayhem in the streets not a scene you re used to seeing in the United States. But after weeks of US President Donald Trump not accepting his election loss and telling his supporters to not let Democrats steal the election from them, that s exactly what was happening around the Capitol in Washington DC, on Wednesday afternoon.
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A woman stands near an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm as a car passes by in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 7. Shares rose in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street rallied on expectations of more stimulus for the economy, despite chaotic scenes in Washington as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
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Wall Street is climbing to new heights again Thursday on expectations that the Democratic sweep of Washington means more stimulus is likely on the way for the economy.