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A U.S. appeals court on Monday will hear arguments in the Trump administration’s appeal of a judge’s order that blocked a ban on Chinese-owned TikTok from domestic app stores, Reuters reported. U.S. District Judge Carl […]

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U.S. Expects to Have Immunized 100 Million Against COVID-19 by End of March

The United States expects to have immunized 100 million people with the coronavirus vaccine by the end of March, the chief adviser for the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program said on Sunday, Reuters reported. The first […]

U.S. Vaccine Campaign Launches With First Shipments ‘Delivering Hope’ to Millions

Cargo planes and trucks with the first U.S. shipments of coronavirus vaccine fanned out from FedEx and UPS hubs in Tennessee and Kentucky on Sunday en route to distribution points around the country, launching an […]

Trump Suggests White House Staff Will Wait Longer for COVID-19 Vaccines

President Donald Trump suggested late Sunday that senior White House officials would wait longer for COVID-19 vaccines hours after media outlets reported senior officials were to receive doses within 10 days, Reuters informed. Late Sunday […]

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Electoral College Will Vote Monday, Confirming Biden’s U.S. Presidential Win

Electors will gather in state capitols across the country on Monday to formally vote for Joe Biden as the next U.S. president, effectively ending President Donald Trump’s frenzied but failing attempt to overturn his loss […]

Suspected Russian Hackers Spied on U.S. Treasury Emails

Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments, according to people familiar with the matter, adding they feared the hacks uncovered so far […]

Saudi Aramco Hires Moelis to Raise Billions From Asset Sales

Saudi Arabia is looking to emulate neighboring Abu Dhabi by using its state energy firm to raise billions of dollars from investors, as the kingdom seeks cash to counter a severe recession, Bloomberg reported. Saudi […]

Carbon Emissions with Record Drop in 2020

Researchers from University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Exeter and the Global Carbon Project announced in a study released Friday, that global greenhouse gas emissions had a record drop in 2020 in the middle […]

Williams Bashes Paxton for Election Lawsuit

Brian Williams, an MSNBC anchor, hit hard on congressional Republicans that supports a Texas lawsuit to invalidate the election results of several states, saying “these are grown-ass men and women,” reports The Hill. The Texas […]

Historic U.S. COVID Vaccine Campaign Launches with Convoy of Trucks

Workers at a Pfizer Inc factory in Michigan dispatched the first shipments of its COVID-19 vaccine shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Sunday – launching the largest and most complex vaccine distribution project ever in the […]

Dershowitz: Supreme Court Ruling Shows ‘You Can’t Count on Judiciary’ If You’re Team Trump

Attorney Alan Dershowitz said the Supreme Court turning down Texas’s election lawsuit sent a message that President Trump and his allies ‘can’t count on the judiciary’ to help overturn the results of the election, according to […]

Massive Pressure on Biden to Take Action on Racial Justice

President-elect Joe Biden will be under tremendous pressure to take action toward greater racial justice throughout the country on Day 1 of his presidency, following massive nationwide protests sparked by the police killings of George Floyd […]

Pro-Trump, Opposition Groups Clash in Washington Protests

Conservative groups claiming without evidence that the Nov. 3 election was stolen from President Donald Trump staged protests across the country on Saturday, with one in Washington turning violent at times as police broke up […]

SCOTUS Rejects Texas Lawsuit to Toss Biden Electors

The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to President-elect Joe Biden’s election wins in four crucial swing states — leaving President Trump virtually out of legal options ahead of Monday’s meeting of the […]

Material from Giuliani Spurred a Separate Justice Dept. Pursuit of Hunter Biden

As federal investigators in Delaware were examining the finances of Hunter Biden during his father’s campaign for president, a similar inquiry ramped up this year in Pittsburgh, fueled by materials delivered by President Trump’s personal […]

GOP Rep. Sensenbrenner Seeks Ethics Investigation of Swalwell Relationship with China Spy

Retiring Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner is asking the House Ethics Committee to investigate Rep. Eric Swalwell’s relationship with suspected Chinese spy Fang Fang, New York Post writes. Swalwell (D-Calif.) has refused to confirm or deny […]

Panel Seeks CDC Director Response after Official Alleges She Was Ordered to Delete Email

The House subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis is requesting an interview with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield after the panel describes concerns in a new letter over potential efforts by […]

FDA Authorizes the First Coronavirus Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave emergency use authorization to the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine, launching what scientists hope will be a critical counteroffensive against a pathogen that has killed more than 290,000 […]

Joe Biden’s Brother James is also Caught up in Federal Probe: Report

Federal authorities are reportedly conducting a criminal investigation into a hospital business tied to President-elect Joe Biden’s brother James, Fox News informed. Federal authorities in the Western District of Pennsylvania are investigating now-bankrupt Americore Health […]

Time Magazine Names Biden, Harris its Person of the Year in Profile Fiercely Critical of Trump

Time magazine announced late Thursday that it named President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris its Person of the Year in a profile that was fiercely critical of President Trump, Fox News informed. Charlotte Alter, the […]

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Wants City to Pay her $240G Legal Tab after Failed Recall Effort: Reports

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has asked the City Council to pay her legal fees of approximately $240,000 following a failed recall effort against her earlier this year, according to reports, Fox News informed. The recall […]

Comer Says Investigation into Hunter Biden Must Go on Unimpeded

Rep. James Comer, a Republican and ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, said Thursday that the federal investigation into Hunter Biden must not—in any way—be obstructed when his father takes office, Fox News informed. […]

Whitmer Says Michigan GOP Went ‘Too Far’ against Anti-Trump State Democrat

Michigan state Republicans went “too far” in saying they would pull committee assignments from a state Democrat who threatened Trump supporters in a viral video, the state’s Democratic governor said Thursday, Fox News informed. “Make […]

California Gov prposed new $2.7 billion disaster responsee package to fight coronavirus

California Gov. Newsom Flip-flops on ‘Disturbing’ Beaches in Tweet

California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged state residents to “go to the beach” as a way of staying active during the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, months after he shut down beaches in Orange County due to […]

Hillary Clinton Blasts Republicans who ‘Humor’ Trump’s Election Fraud Claims

Elected Republicans lack courage for not standing up to President Trump as he challenges the 2020 election results, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued Thursday, Fox News informed. “The election was not close,” Clinton […]

Washington to Sanction Turkey over S-400 Russian Air Defense System

Officials familiar with the developments regarding Turkey’s deal to buy Russian S-400 air defense systems said that the U.S. will soon impose sanctions on its NATO ally. According to Reuters, five people with knowledge of […]

Saudi Aramco To Sell Stakes In Subsidiaries To Raise Cash

Saudi Arabia is looking to plug budget gaps by having its state-run oil giant, Saudi Aramco, sell some stakes in its subsidiaries, according to anonymous Bloomberg sources. The Kingdom’s oil company has hired Moelis & […]

Saudi Arabia Celebrates Major Leap in Social Equality

Saudi Arabia continues to make great strides in peace, justice and equality — hallmarks of a sustainable society. As the world celebrates UN Human Rights Day, Arab News looks back at the Kingdom’s achievements in […]

December 10, 2020 Focus Washington

Daily U.S. COVID Deaths Hit New Record, Prompting Pleas to Scale Back Christmas

The United States’ daily death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 3,000 for the first time, prompting pleas for Americans to scale back Christmas plans even with vaccines on the cusp of winning regulatory approval, Reuters […]

December 10, 2020 Focus Washington

White House Coronavirus Task Force Backs Restoration of Inbound Travel From Brazil, UK and Europe

The White House Coronavirus Task Force has recommended to President Donald Trump that the United States begin allowing travelers into the country from Brazil, the United Kingdom and the 27 countries in the European Union, […]