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The next six months will remain turbulent as the global economy keeps grappling with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, told CNBC. Pfizer and BioNTech […]

TikTok Hasn’t Heard From the Trump Administration in Weeks, Prompting Latest CFIUS Petition

TikTok hasn’t had meaningful dialogue with the Trump administration’s committee on foreign investment in the United States (CFIUS) for weeks, according to people familiar with the matter, CNBC reported. Executives at the company are still […]

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Appear Unlikely to Throw Out Obamacare

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Texas and 17 other Republican-governed states and joined by President Donald Trump’s […]

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U.S. Reports More Than 100,000 COVID-19 Cases for Seventh Day in a Row

The United States reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases for the seventh day in a row on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, while the number of deaths surged to their highest daily […]

Nearly 80% of Americans Say Biden Won White House, Reuters Poll Shows

Nearly 80% of Americans, including more than half of Republicans, recognize President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov. 3 election after most media organizations called the race for the Democrat based on his […]

South Korea Appealed for Biden’s ‘Summit-Level’ Interests in North Korea Talks

South Korea’s foreign minister said on Tuesday she had raised the need for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s administration to pay “summit-level” attention to reopen denuclearisation talks with North Korea during meetings in the United States […]

Biden’s Transition Team Has More Tech Executives Than Tech Critics

Far more executives from technology companies than outspoken tech critics were named to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team on Tuesday, offering clues on who will decide on filling key roles and ultimately influence his […]

Biden Prepares for White House While Trump Presses Legal Attack

President-elect Joe Biden plans further meetings on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for his new administration while President Donald Trump pursues a flurry of lawsuits challenging the election results in an effort to cling to […]

Nancy Pelosi Refuses to Denounce Socialism as She Seeks Another Term as Speaker

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is refusing to denounce socialism as the left-wing ideology continues to drive a wedge within the Democratic Party — and as she works to lock down enough support for another […]

Barr Tells DOJ to Probe Election Fraud Claims if They Exist

Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors across the U.S. to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite little evidence of fraud, CNBC informed. […]

Pfizer, BioNTech Say COVID Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday their coronavirus vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 among those without evidence of prior infection, hailing the development as “a great day for science and humanity,” CNBC […]

U.S. Allows Emergency Use of First COVID-19 Antibody Drug

U.S. regulators on Monday authorized emergency use of the first experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 in patients who are not hospitalized but are at risk of serious illness because of their age or other conditions, […]

Republican State AGs Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Mail-in Ballot Dispute

A group of Republican attorneys general on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging a lower court ruling that extended Pennsylvania’s deadline to receive mail-in ballots, Reuters writes. In separate […]

Trump Mounts Legal Assault as Barr Authorizes Probes of Vote Irregularities

President Donald Trump will push ahead on Tuesday with legal challenges to the results of last week’s election after U.S. Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors to look into any “substantial” allegations of voting […]

Huawei to Sell $15 Billion Honor Unit to Shenzhen Government, Digital China, Others

Huawei plans to sell budget-brand smartphone unit Honor in a 100 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) deal to a consortium led by handset distributor Digital China and the government of its home town of Shenzhen, people […]

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

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 […]

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

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. […]

Trump Fires Esper as Defense Secretary

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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. […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

November 8, 2020 Focus Washington

Investors Celebrate Biden Winning U.S. Presidency

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 […]

November 8, 2020 Focus Washington

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

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 […]

November 8, 2020 Focus Washington

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

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 […]