Month: January 2021

A decision by OPEC and allied countries to cut crude production through March delivered a late Christmas present for U.S. shale firms that have slashed costs, but any rise in prices spurred by the unexpected […]

Pompeo Lifts Restrictions on U.S.-Taiwan Relationship

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said he was lifting restrictions on contacts between U.S. officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, a move likely to anger China and increase tensions between Beijing and Washington in […]

Democrats Push Toward Second Trump Impeachment, Republican Support Uncertain

Democratic-led efforts to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump for a historic second time gained momentum over the weekend, although it looked far from certain whether enough Republicans would back the move with just days left […]

Apple, Amazon Suspend Parler Social Network From App Store and Web Hosting Service

Apple and Amazon.com have suspended Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service, saying the social networking service popular with many right-leaning social media users has not taken adequate measures to prevent the […]

Biden to Unveil Trillions in Pandemic Economic Relief Spending Next Week

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said Americans need more economic relief from the coronavirus pandemic now and that he will deliver a plan costing “trillions” of dollars next week, Reuters informs. Biden, introducing several members of […]

Iran Bans Foreign Companies From Testing COVID-19 Vaccines on Iranians

Foreign companies will not be allowed to test COVID-19 vaccines on the Iranian people, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, a day after Iran’s Supreme Leader banned vaccine imports from the United States and Britain, […]

U.S. Governors Work to Speed up Vaccinations, Biden Pledges Faster Distribution

President-elect Joe Biden may speed up distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. states, a spokesman said on Friday, in an effort to jump-start the slow roll-out of inoculations that have made little impact on the […]

Majority of Americans Want Trump Removed Immediately After U.S. Capitol Violence, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Shows

Fifty-seven percent of Americans want Republican President Donald Trump to be immediately removed from office after he encouraged a protest this week that escalated into a deadly riot inside the U.S. Capitol, according to a […]

Trump Says He Will Look at Creating His Own Platform After Twitter Ban

President Donald Trump said he will look at building his own platform after Twitter suspended him on Friday, citing a risk of further incitement of violence following the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday […]

Laptop Stolen From Pelosi’s Office During Storming of U.S. Capitol

A laptop was stolen from the office of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, one of her aides said on Friday, Reuters reports. Drew Hammill, […]

Congressional Democrats Will Pursue Second Impeachment of Trump

Democrats in the House of Representatives plan to introduce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Monday, two sources familiar with the matter said, after a violent crowd of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. […]

China and Russia Could Exploit Chaos in the U.S. After Capitol Riot, Says a National Security Expert

China and Russia could exploit the chaos that erupted in the U.S. after rioters stormed the halls of Congress on Wednesday, according to one expert, CNBC reports. “Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will be delighted […]

Trump Is a ‘Danger’ to the Country and He Needs to Go, Say Former U.S. Diplomats

President Donald Trump — who has been blamed for inciting a mob that invaded Capitol Hill — is a “danger” to the U.S. as long as he remains in office, two former American diplomats told […]

Raging COVID-19 Cases Are Expected to Have Restrained U.S. Labor Market in December

The U.S. economy likely created the fewest jobs in seven months in December or even shed workers as the country buckled under an onslaught of COVID-19 infections, marking the start of what is expected to […]

Trump Has Discussed Pardoning Himself, Source Says

U.S. President Donald Trump has discussed the possibility of pardoning himself in recent weeks, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday, Reuters reports. Such a pardon would be an extraordinary use of presidential […]

U.S. Transport, Education Secretaries Quit in Staff Exodus After Capitol Violence

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned on Thursday, joining a growing list of aides leaving President Donald Trump’s administration in protest at the storming of the U.S. Capitol by his […]

U.S. Lawmakers Say Police Downplayed Threat of Violence Before Capitol Siege

As the mob swarmed into the U.S. Capitol, Pennsylvania congresswoman Susan Wild took cover, squeezing into a tight aisle in an upper-floor gallery and inching across the floor as supporters of President Donald Trump banged […]

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Dies of Injuries From Riot by Trump Supporters

A U.S. Capitol Police officer, Brian Sicknick, has died of injuries suffered when supporters of President Donald Trump assaulted the legislative building, the force said, bringing to five the number dead from the riot, Reuters […]

U.S. Wants Faster Vaccinations as Pandemic Worsens, Job Market Suffers

U.S. health officials sought to speed up the sluggish pace of COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday, as the coronavirus claimed over 4,000 American lives for a second straight day and employment data showed the pandemic further […]

Pelosi Calls for Trump’s Immediate Removal Through 25th Amendment

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called for President Donald Trump’s immediate removal from office through the 25th Amendment, a day after the President’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an assault on American […]

Democrats Clinch Slim Majority in Senate as Jon Ossoff Is Projected to Beat David Perdue

Democrat Jon Ossoff beat Republican David Perdue in one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs, NBC News projected Wednesday, sealing his party’s control of Congress and the White House, CNBC reported. The projection in the race […]

Cryptocurrency Market Value Surpasses $1 Trillion for First Time as Bitcoin Hits $37,700 Record High

Bitcoin smashed through $37,700 to hit a new record high on Thursday helping to lift the total value of the entire cryptocurrency market above $1 trillion for the first time, CNBC reported. The digital coin […]

World Stunned by Trump Supporters Storming U.S. Capitol, Attempts to Overturn Election

World leaders expressed their shock as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building where Congress meets in an attempt to overturn the results of the Nov. 3 election won by Joe Biden, […]

Top China Adviser Reported Among White House Resignations After Capitol Violence

White House deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger has resigned, according to media reports, joining a number of officials who are leaving the administration of President Donald Trump in the wake of violence on Capitol […]

Four Deaths, 52 Arrests Made After Trump Supporters Storm U.S. Capitol

Four people died and 52 were arrested, Washington D.C.’s police chief said, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory, Reuters […]

Trump Says There Will Be an Orderly Transition to Biden Presidency

President Donald Trump said on Thursday there will be an orderly transition when Joe Biden takes office as president in less than two weeks, after Congress certified the Democrat’s victory in the Nov. 3 election, […]

U.S. Congress Certifies Biden Win Hours After Harrowing Capitol Hill Assault

Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certified Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory, Reuters informs. Immediately after […]

U.S. Tops 21 Million COVID-19 Cases With Record Hospitalizations as States Ramp up Vaccinations

More Americans were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Wednesday than at any time since the pandemic began, as total coronavirus infections crossed the 21 million mark, deaths soared across much of the United States and a […]

January 6, 2021 Focus Washington

Guns and Teargas in U.S. Capitol as Trump Supporters Attempt to Overturn His Loss

Police in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday responded with drawn guns and tear gas on Wednesday as swarms of protesters stormed in and sought to force Congress to undo President Donald Trump’s election loss shortly […]

January 6, 2021 Focus Washington

Chris Wallace: Mike Pence Chose Constitution over Trump by Not Rejecting Electors

Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace said Vice President Mike Pence correctly chose the Constitution over the whims of President Donald Trump Wednesday in announcing he could not unilaterally reject electors, a power he did not possess anyway, Fox […]