Month: November 2020

The United States set a one-day record for new coronavirus cases on Wednesday with at least 102,591 new infections and as hospitals in several states reported a rising tide of patients, according to a Reuters […]

AstraZeneca’s Drugs Pipeline Progresses as COVID Vaccine Data Awaited

AstraZeneca, the British drugmaker working on one of the world’s leading COVID-19 vaccine hopefuls, reported progress in its pipeline of other medicines on Thursday as it posted a mixed set of third-quarter results, Reuters writes. […]

Republicans on Track to Dash Democratic Hopes of U.S. Senate Majority

Republicans appeared poised to retain control of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, after Senator Susan Collins defied political odds to win re-election in Maine and other Republican incumbents led Democrats in a handful of undecided […]

Trump Supporters Protest Outside Arizona Vote Center

A crowd of Donald Trump supporters, some armed with rifles and handguns, gathered outside an election center in Arizona on Wednesday night after unsubstantiated rumors that votes for the Republican president were deliberately not being […]

Police Arrest 11 in Portland, 50 in New York at Protests After U.S. Vote

Police in Portland declared riots, arrested 11 people and seized fireworks, hammers and a rifle, as Oregon Governor Kate Brown activated the National Guard in response to protests on the night after voting in the […]

U.S. Vote Count Edges Biden Closer to Win as Trump Mounts Legal Challenges

Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to victory in the U.S. presidential race on Thursday as election officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome and protesters took to the streets, […]

Postal Service Data Shows Poor Mail-in Ballot Delivery Rate in Key Swing States

The Postal Service on Election Day failed to deliver a significant percentage of mail-in ballots to several states that could determine who wins the presidential contest between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, a court […]

Biden Leads Trump in Battleground Wisconsin

Democrat Joe Biden held a narrow lead in Wisconsin on Wednesday after officials completed their vote count in the pivotal state, a major boost in his quest to win the U.S. presidency from Donald Trump […]

Dow Futures Fall as Election Remains Undecided, but Nasdaq Futures Pop More Than 1%

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures alternated between gains and losses on Wednesday as the results of the presidential contest so far failed to yield a clear winner on election night, CNBC reported. Dow futures traded […]

Britain Sets up Share Trading Clash With EU

Banks and asset managers in Britain can use exchanges from the European Union to trade shares from January, Britain’s financial regulator said on Wednesday, creating a cross-border clash in securities rules for investors, Reuters informs. […]

U.S. Formally Exits Global Climate Pact Amid Election Uncertainty

The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling an old promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change, Reuters […]

U.S. Congress Faces New Fight on Budget, Coronavirus

Whether celebrating victory or licking the wounds of defeat following Tuesday’s election, the current members of the U.S. Congress must pivot quickly to a new priority: Avoiding a government shutdown in December during a pandemic, […]

S&P 500 Futures Turn Down After Trump Falsely Claims Victory With Key Votes Uncounted

U.S. stock futures turned down on Wednesday in volatile trade after President Donald Trump claimed that he had won the U.S. election even though millions of votes were still uncounted, raising the specter of a […]

Twitter, Facebook Push Back on Trump’s Election Posts

Facebook and Twitter faced tests of the rules they announced to handle premature claims of victory in the U.S. election as they flagged some of President Donald Trump’s comments on the vote, which remained too […]

Democrats Falling Short in Bid for Control of U.S. Senate

A Democratic drive to win control of the U.S. Senate appeared to fall short, with Democrats picking up only one Republican-held seat while six other races remained undecided early on Wednesday, Reuters informed. Democrats defeated […]

Trump Falsely Claims Victory With Votes Uncounted, Rival Biden Confident

President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory over Democratic rival Joe Biden on Wednesday with millions of votes still uncounted in a White House race that will not be decided until a handful of states complete […]

November 3, 2020 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Final Poll Averages

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, November 3, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 46%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Election Day and President Trump’s average approval rating is 46%––the exact same percentage of the popular vote […]

Election Day Gets off to an Orderly Start

Americans by the millions waited patiently to cast their ballots at libraries, schools and arenas across the United States on Tuesday, in an orderly show of civic duty that belied the deep tensions of one […]

More Americans Approve of Fauci’s Handling of Coronavirus Than Trump’s, New Poll Finds

American voters overwhelmingly approve of how the country’s top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, is handling the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new CNBC/Change Research poll. President Donald Trump gets much worse reviews, CNBC […]

Saudi Aramco’s Net Profit Drops 45% in the Third Quarter on Weak Oil Demand

Saudi Aramco’s net profit fell 44.6% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year, reflecting continued damage to oil demand and prices from the global coronavirus pandemic, CNBC writes. Net […]

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.

Barriers to China-U.S. Investments Could Outlast Trump

President Donald Trump raised barriers for Chinese companies seeking to invest or raise money in the United States that will have a lasting impact even if he does not win a second term, according to […]

Man beats lumber store employee over mask rule

As U.S. COVID-19 Cases Break Records, Weekly Deaths Rise 3%

The number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States hit another record high last week, rising 18% to more than 575,000, while deaths inched up 3%, according to a Reuters analysis of state and […]

U.S. Surpasses 95 Million Early Ballots on Eve of Election Day

More than 95 million Americans had cast their votes in the 2020 presidential election by Monday, according to a tally by the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, a harbinger of what is […]

Shares Rally Ahead of U.S. Election, Dollar Steady

Asian equity markets rallied on Tuesday, with investors buoyed by strong factory output data from major economies, while the dollar and gold were little changed ahead of U.S. elections, Reuters reported. Elsewhere, S&P 500 futures rose […]

After Tumultuous Campaign, an Uneasy American Electorate Heads to Polls

Americans head to the polls on Tuesday to conclude a bitter and divisive U.S. election campaign, as Republican President Donald Trump seeks to overcome Democratic rival Joe Biden’s lead in opinion polls to win four […]

Biden Takes All 5 Votes in Dixville Notch

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has won the midnight election in Dixville Notch, N.H., in a landslide, Fox News informed. Biden won all five votes in the small New Hampshire township that historically tallies their results […]

Judge Rejects GOP Effort to Throw out 127,000 Houston Votes

A federal judge on Monday rejected another last-ditch Republican effort to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Houston because the ballots were cast at drive-thru polling centers established during the pandemic, Fox News informed. The lawsuit […]

November 2, 2020 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Presidential Poll Averages, National and Key States

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, November 2, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 46%Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: The day before Election Day and President Trump’s average approval rating is 46%––the exact same percentage of […]

November 2, 2020 Focus Washington

Biden Leads Trump by 10 Points in Final Days Before Election, NBC/WSJ Poll Shows

Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a substantial national lead over President Donald Trump in the closing days before Election Day, a final NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll has found. A majority of voters say […]

November 2, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. Whistleblower Edward Snowden Seeks Russian Passport for Sake of Future Son

U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era of pandemics and closed borders, he said on Monday, Reuters […]