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U.S. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Surge to Record of Just Over 59,000 Patients

November 10, 2020 Focus Washington

There were just over 59,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the United States on Monday, the country’s highest number ever of in-patients being treated for the disease, as new infections at record levels for the […]

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Biden Camp Considers Legal Action Over Agency’s Delay in Recognizing Transition

November 10, 2020 Focus Washington

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is considering legal action over a federal agency’s delay in recognizing the Democrat’s victory over President Donald Trump in last week’s election, a Biden official said on Monday, Reuters informs. […]

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Trump Fires Esper as Defense Secretary

November 9, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper over Twitter on Monday, announcing that the head of the National Counterterrorism Center would assume the role of acting secretary less than a week after the […]

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Nancy Pelosi, House Dems Need to Do Some Self-Reflection, Says GOP Congresswoman-elect

November 9, 2020 Focus Washington

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi needs to reevaluate her role and the direction of the Democratic Party, said Congresswoman-elect Lisa McClain, R-Mich., on Monday, Fox News informed. “I think Nancy Pelosi is going to do what […]

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Nevada Election Worker Alleges Voting Irregularities, Trump Campaign Submits Affidavit to DOJ

November 9, 2020 Focus Washington

The Trump campaign has obtained a sworn statement from an election worker in Clark County, Nev., who claims to have witnessed irregularities at a polling center in the key battleground state, the President’s legal team told Fox […]

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Saudi Arabia’s Virus Recovery Rate Inches Higher as Numbers Settle

November 9, 2020 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia reported 407 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, with fewer than 10 cities across the Kingdom recording cases in the double digits, Arab News informed. As of Saturday, there have been 350,229 […]

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Trump Campaign Taps Rep. Doug Collins to Lead Recount Team in Georgia

November 9, 2020 Focus Washington

The Trump campaign tapped Republican Rep. Doug Collins on Sunday to head its recount efforts in Georgia as the President’s team ramps up their legal challenge of election results in several battleground states, Fox News informed. […]

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Biden Campaign Manager Says He’s ‘Going to Make Good’ on ‘Progressive’ Agenda

November 9, 2020 Focus Washington

Joe Biden’s deputy campaign manager said Sunday the president-elect ran a “progressive and aggressive agenda” during his race for the presidency and will follow through on those commitments now that he has won, Fox News […]

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Trump Plans to Proceed with Campaign-style Rallies as he Pursues Legal Challenges to Election Results

November 9, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is planning to bring back his large-scale rallies that were a hallmark of his presidential run, but these will be focused on his “ongoing litigation” as he challenges the results of last […]

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Biden Should Support Push for Transparency in Vote as ‘Ultimate Presidential Act’: Turley

November 9, 2020 Focus Washington

Joe Biden, the presumptive president-elect, would make the “ultimate presidential act” by calling on his own party to support the push for transparency and scrutiny into the 2020 election, a law professor at George Washington University […]

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Biden Unveils Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board to ‘Help Shape’ Approach to Pandemic

November 9, 2020 Focus Washington

In his first official move as president-elect, Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday announced the formation of the Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board which will “help shape” the incoming administration’s approach to managing the […]

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Biden Covid-19 Team to Include Rick Bright, Ousted HHS Official

November 9, 2020 Focus Washington

Rick Bright, the ousted Health and Human Services official, will be one of 10 advisory board members on Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force, Biden’s transition team announced on Monday, Fox News informed. “Dealing with the […]

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Investors Celebrate Biden Winning U.S. Presidency

November 8, 2020 Focus Washington

Investors and financial executives took a big sigh of relief on Saturday after major networks declared Democrat Joe Biden winner of the U.S. presidential election, offering some certainty after days of conflicting reports about who […]

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Thousands Take to Streets of U.S. in Celebration of Biden Victory

November 8, 2020 Focus Washington

Days of pent-up post-election anxiety gave way to spontaneous street celebrations as Joe Biden supporters on Saturday cheered news of his presidential win with a cacophony of banging pots and pans, honking horns and dance […]

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U.S. Reports 130,000 New Coronavirus Cases, Fourth Straight Daily Record

November 8, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States on Saturday reported a record increase in coronavirus cases for a fourth consecutive day with at least 131,420 new infections, bringing the country’s total caseload to about 9.91 million, according to a […]

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Trump Does Not Plan to Concede Any Time Soon, Aides and Allies Indicate

November 8, 2020 Focus Washington

After the declaration on Saturday that Democrat Joe Biden had won the race for the White House, Republican President Donald Trump and his allies made one thing clear: he does not plan to concede anytime […]

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Biden Wins U.S. Presidency, Calls for Healing in Appeal to Trump Voters

November 8, 2020 Focus Washington

President-elect Joe Biden declared it was “time to heal” a deeply divided America in his first speech after winning in a bitter election, even as President Donald Trump refused to concede and pressed ahead with […]

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Supreme Court’s Alito Tells Pennsylvania Counties to Separate Late Ballots

November 7, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday night ordered county election boards in Pennsylvania to comply with a state directive to separate mail-in ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day from other ballots, […]

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Republicans Seeking to Raise at Least $60 Million to Fund Trump Legal Challenges

November 7, 2020 Focus Washington

Republicans are trying to raise at least $60 million to fund legal challenges brought by President Donald Trump over the U.S. presidential election’s results, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, Reuters informed. […]

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White House Chief of Staff Meadows Has COVID-19

November 7, 2020 Focus Washington

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who has frequently appeared at public events without wearing a mask, has been diagnosed with COVID-19, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday. It was […]

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U.S. Daily Coronavirus Cases Exceed 129,000, Third Day Over 100,000

November 7, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. coronavirus infections surged by at least 129,606 on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, the third consecutive daily rise of more than 100,000 cases as a third wave of COVID-19 sweeps the United States, […]

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Biden Says ‘We’re Going to Win This Race’ as His Lead Over Trump Grows

November 7, 2020 Focus Washington

Democrat Joe Biden said he was going to win the U.S. presidency as his lead grew over President Donald Trump in battleground states, although television networks held off from declaring him the victor as vote-counting […]

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Biden Close to White House Victory as He Builds Leads in Pennsylvania, Georgia

November 6, 2020 Focus Washington

Democrat Joe Biden expanded his narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia on Friday, putting him on the verge of winning the White House three days after polls […]

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Counties With Worst Virus Surges Overwhelmingly Voted for Trump

November 6, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, with a surprising twist: In places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed […]

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Treasury Yields Fall as Investors Await U.S. Election Results

November 6, 2020 Focus Washington

10-year and 30-year U.S. Treasury yields dipped on Friday as investors continued to wait for the result of the presidential election, CNBC informed. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 0.775% at […]

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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Climb by Record for Second Day in a Row, up Over 120,000

November 6, 2020 Focus Washington

Coronavirus cases in the United States surged by at least 120,276 on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, the second consecutive daily record rise as the outbreak spreads in every region. U.S. cases have risen […]

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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine to Begin Clinical Trials in China

November 6, 2020 Focus Washington

AstraZeneca plans to start early and mid-stage clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in China this year, a senior executive said on Friday, as it prepares a global rollout of the vaccine, Reuters reported. […]

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Facebook, Twitter Purge Violent Rhetoric as Tensions Rise Over Election

November 6, 2020 Focus Washington

Facebook removed on Thursday a fast-growing group in which supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump posted violent rhetoric, as it and other companies tackled baseless claims and potential violence after a contentious election, Reuters reported. […]

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Judge Denies Trump Campaign Bid to Halt Philadelphia Count

November 6, 2020 Focus Washington

A federal judge denied an emergency request from U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign on Thursday to stop ballot counting in Philadelphia so long as Republican observers were not present, Reuters informed. Trump’s campaign had sued […]

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House Democrats Lament 2020 Election Losses

November 6, 2020 Focus Washington

Some U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday blamed Tuesday’s election losses on colleagues who embraced defunding police departments and “socialist” policies, according to sources familiar with a phone call they held, Reuters reported. Democrats […]

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