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Biden Takes All 5 Votes in Dixville Notch

November 3, 2020 Focus Washington

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 […]

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

November 3, 2020 Focus Washington

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 […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Presidential Poll Averages, National and Key States

November 2, 2020 John Ganjei

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 […]

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

November 2, 2020 Focus Washington

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 […]

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

November 2, 2020 Focus Washington

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 […]

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U.S. Will ‘Vigorously Defend’ TikTok Executive Order Despite Ruling

November 2, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S Commerce Department said on Sunday it would “vigorously defend” an executive order that seeks to bar transactions with Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok after a federal judge halted the action, Reuters writes. U.S. […]

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Trump Suggests He Might Try to Fire Fauci Post-Election

November 2, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested early on Monday that he might seek to fire a highly respected member of his coronavirus task force, Anthony Fauci, after Fauci further criticized Trump’s handling of the virus, Reuters […]

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FBI Probing Trump Caravan Confrontation With Biden Campaign Bus in Texas

November 2, 2020 Focus Washington

The FBI said on Sunday it was investigating an incident in which a convoy of vehicles flying flags in support of President Donald Trump’s re-election bid surrounded a tour bus carrying campaign staff for Democratic […]

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Trump and Biden Scour Battleground States for Votes

November 2, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump will hunt for support in four battleground states on Monday while Democratic rival Joe Biden focuses on Pennsylvania and Ohio during the final day of campaigning in their long, bitter race […]

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With Biden Bets and Trump Hedges, Investors Prepare for U.S. Election Day

November 2, 2020 Focus Washington

Four years after Donald Trump’s surprise presidential victory roiled markets, investors are prepared for short-term trading turmoil and major long-term policy shifts, on the eve of Tuesday’s U.S. election, Reuters reported. Investors could confront dramatically […]

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Conway: Reelecting President Trump Is in the Best Interest of the American People

November 2, 2020 Focus Washington

Reelecting President Donald Trump is in the best interest of the American people, former counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway told Fox News’ “Democracy 2020 Election Preview” Sunday, Fox News informed. “I think that we’re […]

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Philadelphia Mayor Warns Residents it May Take Days to Count Mail-in Ballots

November 2, 2020 Focus Washington

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, a Democrat, warned residents in his city that counting the mail-in ballots “will easily take several days” after Election Day, which increases the possibility that it could be a while before the […]

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Battle to Control Senate May Go into Overtime

November 1, 2020 Focus Washington

The battle for control of the Senate could go into overtime, pushing the outcome of the months-long fight past beyond election night on Tuesday, The Hill reported. Democrats are within striking distance of securing the […]

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Trump Launches Final Two-Day Campaign Sprint

November 1, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday launches his final, two-day sprint of campaigning across the battleground states of the 2020 election in a dramatic bid to defy the polls and win a come-from-behind victory over […]

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Trump Signs U.S. Reform Bill into Law after Nassar Abuse Scandal

November 1, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a bill designed to give Olympic athletes greater protection and more input into decision making in the wake of the Larry Nassar gymnastics sexual abuse scandal, […]

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Stephen Moore Calls Record-Breaking GDP Growth a ‘Game Changer’ for Trump

November 1, 2020 Focus Washington

Stephen Moore, an economist and adviser to President Trump, touted the nation’s record growth in gross domestic product (GDP) as a “game changer” for Trump just days away from Election Day, The Hill reported. During […]

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Latest Polls Show Trump Trailing Biden in Four Key States

November 1, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is trailing Democratic challenger Joe Biden in four major swing states that he narrowly carried in 2016, a new poll shows, Newsweek reported. Just days before Election Day, The New York Times/Siena […]

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Trump Baselessly Claims Doctors are Inflating Coronavirus Death Counts for Money as Cases again Hit Record Levels

October 31, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Friday baselessly claimed that doctors are inflating the coronavirus death count for monetary gain while cases, hospitalizations and deaths surge across the country, CNN reports. “Our doctors get more money if […]

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Two New Orleans Police Officers ‘Ambushed’ by Gunman Riding in Pedicab (Video)

October 31, 2020 Focus Washington

A gunman riding in a pedicab blasted his weapon into the police car of two New Orleans officers on Friday afternoon — but both ambushed cops will survive, including one who now has a bullet […]

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U.S. Expels Migrant Children From Other Countries to Mexico

October 31, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. border authorities have been expelling migrant children from other countries into Mexico, violating a diplomatic agreement with Mexico and testing the limits of immigration and child welfare laws, according to The New York Times. […]

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As a Divisive Election Arrives, the National Guard Prepares for Unrest and Wrestles with How to Respond

October 31, 2020 Focus Washington

The National Guard Bureau has established a new unit made up mostly of military policemen that could be dispatched to help quell unrest in coming days, after a turbulent summer in which National Guard members […]

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NYC Businesses Board Up Windows Ahead of 2020 Presidential Election

October 31, 2020 Focus Washington

Manhattan business owners including Chanel and Levi’s boarded up their storefronts with plywood on Friday afternoon — as the NYPD warned of potential unrest as the presidential election draws near, New York Post reports. Workers […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: More New Polls – Hunter and Joe Biden – Country’s Divisions – Taking a Vaccine

October 30, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, October 30, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on seven polls, ranging from 42% (Reuters, Economist) to 52% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

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Facebook Acknowledges and Fixes Technical Error Affecting Political Ads Days Before the Election

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

Facebook on Thursday issued an update to political advertisers acknowledging that a technical error in its systems caused a number of ads from both political parties to be improperly paused, CNBC writes. “While this impacted […]

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Biden Maintains Polling Lead Over Trump With Five Days Until Election Day

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is down in the polls against former Vice President Joe Biden, and unlike in Trump’s 2016 race against Hillary Clinton, the gap doesn’t seem to be closing in the final five days […]

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World Stocks Take Fresh Dip as COVID Infection Rate Weighs

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

World stocks slipped further on Friday and save havens got a fillip as jitters over a rising global COVID-19 infection rate and next week’s U.S. presidential election weighed on sentiment, Reuters writes. A strong central […]

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Biden Says He Wouldn’t Use Threat of Cutting U.S. Troop Levels in Ties With South Korea

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

Democratic U.S. presidential challenger Joe Biden said that if elected he will strengthen Washington’s alliance with Seoul and not use the threat of reducing U.S. troop levels in South Korea as a bargaining chip, Reuters […]

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Task Force Sees ‘Unrelenting’ COVID-19 Spread; Daily U.S. Cases up by Record 91,000

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

The White House coronavirus task force warned that much of the country is in the grips of an “unrelenting” surge in COVID-19 cases and urged tough countermeasures, as the number of U.S. infections reported on […]

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As Final Weekend Looms, Trump and Biden to Barnstorm Across Midwest

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

Ahead of the final weekend before Election Day on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will barnstorm across battleground states in the Midwest, including Wisconsin, where the coronavirus pandemic has exploded anew, […]

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Instagram Pauses ‘Recent’ Search Listings on U.S. Site to Stop Fake Election News

October 30, 2020 Focus Washington

Instagram said on Thursday it was making changes to its image sharing platform for U.S. users to prevent the spread of misinformation around the Nov. 3 presidential election, Reuters reported. For users in the United […]

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