Month: September 2020

A GOP coronavirus relief package faces dire prospects in a Senate test vote, and negotiators involved in recent efforts to strike a deal that could pass before the November election say they see little reason […]

Reform Hopes Rise as China Focuses on Inward Economic Shift

Chinese reform advocates are hoping President Xi Jinping’s proposed new economic model, expected to be the centrepiece of a key conclave next month, is an opportunity to quicken changes to spur domestic demand and tackle […]

Wall Street Sees a Bright Side in ‘Healthy’ Tech Selloff

Some of Wall Street’s biggest players are viewing the stock market’s recent tech-led selloff as a bout of turbulence rather than the start of a longer slide — and they don’t see it as a […]

Russian State Hackers Suspected in Targeting Biden Campaign Firm

Microsoft recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to three people briefed on the matter, Reuters reports. […]

A House of Representatives committee examining former President Donald Trump's withdrawal of sensitive materials from the White House.

Trump Said He Knew Virus Was Deadly but Still Played Down Crisis

President Donald Trump acknowledged to a journalist early in the coronavirus pandemic that he played down the danger of the health crisis despite having evidence to the contrary, according to a new book, Reuters informs. […]

New York to Resume Indoor Dining, LA Bans Halloween Parties

New York City restaurants struggling to stay in business after months of closures imposed in the face of the coronavirus pandemic won a long-awaited approval on Wednesday to resume limited indoor dining, Reuters reported. But […]

September 9, 2020 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: What Voters Look For – Florida Even – Ohio, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, September 9, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 39% (IBD/TIPP) to 50% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes […]

Biden Offers ‘Made in America’ Tax Credit to Bring Back Jobs, Penalty for Offshoring

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled a plan to help American workers on Wednesday, promising a series of executive actions and blaming President Donald Trump for a manufacturing recession, Fox News informed. Key features of “The Biden-Harris Plan to Fight for […]

‘Whole Entire Country Would Look Like Portland’ under Future Democratic Administration: Kayleigh McEnany

The current surge of “violence directly is correlated with the defunding of the police movement,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday, Fox News informed. “Guess what? When you defund police officers in […]

Tesla Falls 21%, Worst Single-Day Loss in Its History

Tesla shares tumbled Tuesday, after Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker was left out of the S&P 500 by the committee that decides on new additions to the index, CNBC reported. Tesla shares closed down 21.06%, […]

Fauci Says a Coronavirus Vaccine ‘Unlikely’ by U.S. Election

White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday a coronavirus vaccine probably won’t be ready by the U.S. presidential election even as the Centers for Disease and Prevention asks states to ready distribution facilities […]

AstraZeneca Pauses Coronavirus Vaccine Trial, Rollout Doubts Dent Shares

AstraZeneca has paused global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after an unexplained illness in a participant, denting the British drugmaker’s shares on Wednesday as the move was seen as dimming prospects for an early […]

Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Cohen Says President Disparaged Black Leaders and Voters

Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, is alleging in a new book that Trump made disparaging remarks about Black world leaders including former South African President Nelson Mandela, as well as about […]

Trump Administration to Deny Pending Retroactive U.S. Biofuel Waivers, Say Sources

President Donald Trump has instructed that dozens of oil refiner requests for retroactive waivers from U.S. biofuel laws be denied amid concerns the issue could cut into his support in the Farm Belt, three sources […]

U.S. Firms in China Increasingly Fear Bilateral Tensions Will Last for Years

U.S. companies in China are increasingly fretful that trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies will drag out over years and nearly a third said their ability to retain staff had been affected, a […]

Venezuela’s Maduro Proposes Giving Russia COVID-19 Vaccine to Legislative Candidates

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday proposed administering a Russian coronavirus vaccine to nearly 15,000 candidates in upcoming legislative elections so that they can campaign safely, Reuters reported. Russia in August licensed a COVID-19 vaccine […]

Database Gathers 2,000 Items of Virus-Related Info for Saudi Researchers

More than 2,000 items of information related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have been collated to help Saudi research into the health crisis, Arab News reported. The library of data includes study documents, print […]

September 8, 2020 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Black Lives Matter – Biden Leads on Safe Vaccine – Wisconsin, New Mexico, Texas

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, September 8, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 39% (IBD/TIPP) to 51% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes […]

Trump Willing to Spend His Own Money to Win Re-Election

President Donald Trump, facing the possibility of a cash crunch, said on Tuesday he would spend “whatever it takes” of his own money to finance his 2020 presidential campaign against Democrat Joe Biden if he […]

Palestinians Set to Soften Stance on UAE-Israel Normalization

The Palestinian leadership has watered down its criticism of the normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates before an Arab League meeting in Cairo on Wednesday at which the accord will be debated, […]

U.S. Utilities Say Biden Plan to Cut C02 Hinges on Breakthroughs

The U.S. power industry would struggle to meet presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s proposed mandate that it become carbon neutral by 2035 without some big breakthroughs in clean energy technology, according to a Reuters analysis of […]

Trump Touts Big Job Gains, Says the U.S. Is ‘Rounding the Corner’ on the Coronavirus

President Donald Trump predicted a sharp economic rebound next year and said Monday the U.S. is “rounding the final turn” on the coronavirus pandemic, CNBC reported. Speaking to reporters from the North Portico of White […]

Actions made to combat the delta version should still be successful in combating the newly discovered omicron variation, according to World Health Organization officials.

World Must Be Better Prepared for Next Pandemic, WHO Says

The head of the World Health Organisation has called on countries to invest in their public health systems, as he stressed that the world must be better prepared for the next pandemic, CNBC reported. “This […]

TikTok Removing Graphic Clip Circulating on Its Platform

Popular short-video app TikTok said on Monday it was removing a clip of a suicide circulating on its platform and was banning accounts that were repeatedly trying to upload the clip, Reuters writes. TikTok did […]

House Democrats Launch Probe of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers, the Washington Post newspaper said on Monday. The […]

US and China will meet for the first time at a high level since Russia's attack on Ukraine as Biden tries to get Beijing's help with the war.

China Unveils Global Data Security Initiative, Says Some Countries Bullying Others

China announced an initiative on Tuesday to establish global standards on data security, saying it wanted to promote multilateralism in the area at a time when “individual countries” were “bullying” others and “hunting” companies, Reuters […]

Oil Prices Fall on Demand Fears as U.S. Summer Driving Season Ends

Oil prices fell on Tuesday amid concerns over fuel demand as the peak U.S. driving season drew to a close and the U.S. Labor Day long weekend added to worries over rising coronavirus cases in […]

Biden and Trump Go on the Offensive as U.S. Campaign Enters Final Stretch

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden took rhetorical swipes at each other on Monday as the presidential campaign entered its traditional homestretch on the U.S. Labor Day holiday, Reuters writes. Trump described Biden, […]

September 7, 2020 Focus Washington

White House: Michael Cohen Trying to Profit from ‘Lies’ with Disparaging Tell-all Book

The White House said that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen is seeking to profit “off of lies” ahead of the publication of his book “Disloyal: A Memoir,” which contains disparaging claims about President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, Fox News informed. “Michael Cohen is […]

September 7, 2020 Focus Washington

Harris Says Trump, Barr Are in ‘Different Reality’ When Denying Systemic Racism amid Nationwide Protests

Sen. Kamala Harris took shots at President Donald Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr on Sunday for comments they’ve made denying that there is systemic racism in America’s judicial system, Fox News informed. Harris, D-Calif., the Democratic vice presidential […]