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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, […]

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.

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 […]

The nation's increasingly polarized politics are instilling new concerns in lawmakers and employees, as seen by Saturday's scheduled Capitol demonstration in support of those jailed on charges connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol disturbance

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, […]

Joe Biden's social spending bill approved by House Dems

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Pelosi, Schumer Celebrate Georgia Senate Wins and Anticipated Control of Congress

Top congressional Democrats rejoiced Wednesday following the results of Tuesday’s highly anticipated runoff race in Georgia, where they are projected to pick up at least one more Senate seat and the outlook on the second race seems […]

Joe Manchin Calls for ‘New Era of Bipartisanship’ as Senate Focus Shifts to him

Democrats are on the cusp of clinching two crucial Senate seats following the special election in Georgia, but even with a 50-50 party split in Congress and a Democratic vice president as the tiebreaker, they are […]

Biden to Nominate Merrick Garland for Attorney General: Sources

President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general will be Judge Merrick Garland, three Democratic sources confirmed to Fox News. Garland currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He rose to greater […]

Squad Celebrates Georgia Runoff Projected Results

The House Democratic Squad celebrated the anticipated Senate victories in Georgia and laid out their agenda for the Democratic-led Senate, Fox News informed. “We got Georgia y’all! We got the Senate! Down goes Mitch!” tweeted Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., in […]

Hillary Clinton Takes Victory Lap, Needles Republicans after Georgia Senate Runoffs

Former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton took a victory lap Wednesday morning, proclaiming a win in both Georgia Senate races though only one race has been called, with the Rev. Raphael Warnock projected to win, Fox News informed. […]

Mitch McConnell to Rebuke GOP Challenge to Certify Electoral College Vote

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is expected to rebuke the GOP challenge to certify the Electoral College results for President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, sources tell Fox News. If so, it would be his first public statement against […]

Georgia on Cusp of Delivering Senate to Democrats as Warnock Wins, Ossoff Leads

Democrats won one U.S. Senate race in Georgia and led in another on Wednesday, moving closer to a sweep in a deep South state that would give them control of Congress and the power to […]

Saudi Arabia, Qatar Agree to Reopen Airspace, Borders

After a feud of more than three years, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to reopen their airspace and borders starting tonight, Kuwait’s foreign minister announced on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf […]

Oil Soars Near $50 After OPEC and Russia Agree to Roll Over Production Cuts

A group of major oil producers have agreed to keep production broadly steady in February and March as the pandemic forces some economies back into lockdown and governments struggle to distribute vaccines, CNN reported. Russia […]

Saudi Deepens Cuts as OPEC+ Agrees Oil Output Rollover

Saudi Arabia will make additional, voluntary oil output cuts of one million barrels per day (bpd) in February and March as part of a deal under which most OPEC+ producers will hold production steady in […]

Wall Street Drifts Higher as Georgia Runoffs Get Underway

Wall Street’s main indexes climbed on Tuesday as investors took advantage of the previous session’s slump, while waiting for the outcome of battleground Georgia’s Senate runoff elections, which will determine the balance of power in […]

British PM Boris Johnson Imposes National Lockdown on England to Combat New COVID Variant

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said England is adopting a national lockdown that he hopes will be tough enough to contain a new, highly contagious variant of Covid-19, CNBC writes. People can only leave their […]

GOP Senators in Georgia Runoffs Get Late Boost From Real Estate, Wall Street Donors

Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, facing tight runoff elections Tuesday in Georgia, have received a late surge of donations from the real estate and financial industries, CNBC reported. Their Democratic challengers, Raphael Warnock […]

Most U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines Go Idle as New York, Florida Move to Penalize Hospitals

More than two-thirds of the 15 million coronavirus vaccines shipped within the United States have gone unused, U.S. health officials said on Monday, as the governors of New York and Florida vowed to penalize hospitals […]

Focused on Ending Qatar Row, Gulf Leaders Head to Saudi Arabia Summit

Gulf Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a summit that is expected to see formal agreement towards ending a long-running dispute with Qatar that shattered Gulf unity at a time of heightened […]

NYSE Says Will Not Delist Three Chinese Telecom Firms

The New York Stock Exchange said it no longer intends to delist three Chinese telecom giants that have been targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s outgoing administration, in a shock reversal of an announcement made […]

China Doubles Down on COVID Narrative as WHO Investigation Looms

As a team from the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares to visit China to investigate the origins of COVID-19, Beijing has stepped up efforts not only to prevent new outbreaks, but also shape the narrative […]

Trump Pressures Pence, Biden Promises ‘New Day’ With Senate Runoffs

President-elect Joe Biden and outgoing President Donald Trump held dueling rallies in Georgia on Monday to persuade supporters to turn out on Tuesday for runoff U.S. Senate elections that will determine the balance of power […]

US admin discusses raising the debt ceiling

Dollar Slips as Yuan Fixing Lifts Riskier Currencies

The dollar fell against major peers on Tuesday as China raised its official yuan exchange rate by the biggest margin since abandoning its peg in 2005, which helped support demand for other units, Reuters writes. […]

January 4, 2021 Focus Washington

Cotton Says he Will Not Oppose Electoral Vote Count

Sen. Tom Cotton, who is seen as a rising star in the Republican Party and a major ally for President Trump, said he will not oppose the counting of certified electoral votes during a joint session […]