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The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling an old promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change, Reuters […]

U.S. Congress Faces New Fight on Budget, Coronavirus

Whether celebrating victory or licking the wounds of defeat following Tuesday’s election, the current members of the U.S. Congress must pivot quickly to a new priority: Avoiding a government shutdown in December during a pandemic, […]

S&P 500 Futures Turn Down After Trump Falsely Claims Victory With Key Votes Uncounted

U.S. stock futures turned down on Wednesday in volatile trade after President Donald Trump claimed that he had won the U.S. election even though millions of votes were still uncounted, raising the specter of a […]

Twitter, Facebook Push Back on Trump’s Election Posts

Facebook and Twitter faced tests of the rules they announced to handle premature claims of victory in the U.S. election as they flagged some of President Donald Trump’s comments on the vote, which remained too […]

Democrats Falling Short in Bid for Control of U.S. Senate

A Democratic drive to win control of the U.S. Senate appeared to fall short, with Democrats picking up only one Republican-held seat while six other races remained undecided early on Wednesday, Reuters informed. Democrats defeated […]

Trump Falsely Claims Victory With Votes Uncounted, Rival Biden Confident

President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory over Democratic rival Joe Biden on Wednesday with millions of votes still uncounted in a White House race that will not be decided until a handful of states complete […]

Election Day Gets off to an Orderly Start

Americans by the millions waited patiently to cast their ballots at libraries, schools and arenas across the United States on Tuesday, in an orderly show of civic duty that belied the deep tensions of one […]

More Americans Approve of Fauci’s Handling of Coronavirus Than Trump’s, New Poll Finds

American voters overwhelmingly approve of how the country’s top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, is handling the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new CNBC/Change Research poll. President Donald Trump gets much worse reviews, CNBC […]

Saudi Aramco’s Net Profit Drops 45% in the Third Quarter on Weak Oil Demand

Saudi Aramco’s net profit fell 44.6% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year, reflecting continued damage to oil demand and prices from the global coronavirus pandemic, CNBC writes. Net […]

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.

Barriers to China-U.S. Investments Could Outlast Trump

President Donald Trump raised barriers for Chinese companies seeking to invest or raise money in the United States that will have a lasting impact even if he does not win a second term, according to […]

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As U.S. COVID-19 Cases Break Records, Weekly Deaths Rise 3%

The number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States hit another record high last week, rising 18% to more than 575,000, while deaths inched up 3%, according to a Reuters analysis of state and […]

U.S. Surpasses 95 Million Early Ballots on Eve of Election Day

More than 95 million Americans had cast their votes in the 2020 presidential election by Monday, according to a tally by the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, a harbinger of what is […]

Shares Rally Ahead of U.S. Election, Dollar Steady

Asian equity markets rallied on Tuesday, with investors buoyed by strong factory output data from major economies, while the dollar and gold were little changed ahead of U.S. elections, Reuters reported. Elsewhere, S&P 500 futures rose […]

After Tumultuous Campaign, an Uneasy American Electorate Heads to Polls

Americans head to the polls on Tuesday to conclude a bitter and divisive U.S. election campaign, as Republican President Donald Trump seeks to overcome Democratic rival Joe Biden’s lead in opinion polls to win four […]

Biden Takes All 5 Votes in Dixville Notch

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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. […]

Trump Suggests He Might Try to Fire Fauci Post-Election

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 […]

FBI Probing Trump Caravan Confrontation With Biden Campaign Bus in Texas

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 […]

Trump and Biden Scour Battleground States for Votes

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

Battle to Control Senate May Go into Overtime

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 […]

Trump Launches Final Two-Day Campaign Sprint

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 […]

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

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, […]

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

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 […]

Latest Polls Show Trump Trailing Biden in Four Key States

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 […]