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The U.S. economic recovery continued to advance at a slow pace over the past week, with signs that businesses were still rehiring workers but also that a gusher of government assistance earlier in the year […]

Pelosi, Mnuchin Discuss Fresh Round of U.S. COVID-19 Aid

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remained far from agreement on COVID-19 relief in several key areas on Thursday, after a phone discussion failed to bridge what Pelosi described as differences […]

Over 50 Republican Former U.S. National Security Officials Join Biden Endorsement

More than 50 Republican former national security officials will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday, joining one of several Republican organizations opposing the re-election of President Donald Trump, Reuters informed. The group, called […]

Senior Democratic Leadership Urge Biden to Continue with Debates

Senior congressional leadership have urged Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to continue with the next two scheduled debates, despite calls from some urging him to pull out, Fox News informed. “This is a colossal waste of the American people’s time. […]

Trump Claims Debate Victory over Biden: ‘I Held Joe Accountable for his 47 Years of Lies’

President Trump declared victory over former Vice President Joe Biden after their first presidential debate, telling a rally in Duluth, Minnesota Wednesday evening that they and other Americans won as well, Fox News informed. “I really enjoyed last night’s debate […]

Michigan Senate Passes Voter-fraud Bills that Would Make Some Offenses a Felony

Michigan’s state Senate passed two bills in a bipartisan vote Wednesday that would make it a felony to request a mail-in ballot under another person’s name or to fill out an application for multiple ballots, Fox News informed. “Our government […]

Philadelphia Voting Machine Controls Stolen from City Warehouse: Reports

Philadelphia authorities are investigating and reexamining their voting machines after USB drives used to program them were stolen from a city warehouse, according to local reports, Fox News informed. The thumb drives and a laptop went missing some time […]

Biden Calls First Debate ‘Embarrassing for the Country,’ Wonders How Many People Took ‘Kids Away from the Television’

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday called the first presidential debate “embarrassing for the country” and speculated that some parents took their children away from the television as President Trump regularly interrupted the former vice president and moderator Chris Wallace and […]

Former FBI Director Comey Defends FBI Russia Probe in Senate Hearing

Former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday defended the bureau’s probe of links between Russia and President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign against attacks by Republican senators over the secret monitoring of a former campaign […]

Pelosi, Mnuchin Renew Talks as Democrats Release $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke Tuesday morning after Democrats unveiled a coronavirus stimulus plan designed to restart progress toward a relief deal, CNBC informs. Democrats released the $2.2 trillion legislation […]

Manhattan District Attorney Won’t Try to Enforce Trump Tax Return Subpoena During Appeals

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday it will not seek to enforce a subpoena for President Donald Trump’s income tax returns until the President’s appeal of the subpoena is resolved, CNBC reported. The grand […]

Global Stocks Pull Back as Acrimonious U.S. Debate Stokes Caution

U.S. equity futures fell and safer assets like the yen and dollar found buyers on Wednesday after a chaotic first U.S. presidential debate turned investors cautious, though strong factory surveys gave a boost to Chinese […]

Insults and Interruptions Mar First Trump-Biden Debate

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump’s record on the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare and the economy in a chaotic and bad-tempered first debate marked by personal insults and Trump’s repeated […]

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Appears Safe, Shows Signs of Working in Older Adults

Results from an early safety study of Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine candidate in older adults showed that it produced virus-neutralizing antibodies at levels similar to those seen in younger adults, with side effects roughly on […]

Trump Deflects Debate Question About Whether He Condemns White Supremacists

President Donald Trump deflected an opportunity to condemn white supremacists during Tuesday’s presidential debate, briefly telling one group to “stand back and stand by” before pivoting to attacking left-wing activists, Reuters writes. During a segment […]

Defense Attorney Tells U.S. Court She Asked Trump Not to Pardon Michael Flynn

The lead attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser on Tuesday told a federal judge that she has discussed the ongoing criminal case with the President and asked him not to pardon […]

Republican Senators Say Supreme Court Nominee Should Not Recuse Herself From Election Cases

Republican senators meeting with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump’s pick for the lifetime post, rejecting Democrats’ assertion that she should recuse herself from potential election-related cases, Reuters […]

U.S. Intelligence Reports Warn of Extremist Threat Around Election

U.S. security officials are warning that violent domestic extremists pose a threat to the presidential election next month, amid what one official called a “witch’s brew” of rising political tensions, civil unrest and foreign disinformation […]

Former Amazon Manager Made $1.4 Million From Insider Trading, SEC Alleges

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a former Amazon finance manager and two family members with insider trading, alleging Monday that they made approximately $1.4 million from unlawful trading, CNBC writes. The agency alleges that […]

Pelosi, Democrats Unveiling New $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Aid Bill

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that Democratic lawmakers unveiled a new, $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, which she said was a compromise measure that reduces the costs of the economic […]

Shares Slip as U.S. Presidential Debate Looms

European shares slipped on Tuesday as investors awaited the first U.S. presidential debate and eyed progress of a fiscal stimulus package in Washington, Reuters informs. The broader Euro STOXX 600 fell 0.4%, eroding hefty gains from […]

A House of Representatives committee examining former President Donald Trump's withdrawal of sensitive materials from the White House.

Trump, Pressured Over Pandemic, Says States Will Receive 150 Million Tests

President Donald Trump, under fire over his handling of the coronavirus epidemic, announced on Monday the federal government would ship 150 million rapid tests to U.S. states and warned an increase in positive cases is […]

New Adviser Giving Trump Bad Information on Virus, Top U.S. Officials Say

Two senior U.S. public health experts have raised concerns that White House adviser Scott Atlas is providing misleading or incorrect information on the coronavirus pandemic to President Donald Trump, according to media reports on Monday, […]

Global Coronavirus Deaths Pass ‘Agonizing Milestone’ of 1 Million

The global death toll from COVID-19 rose past 1 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, a bleak milestone in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy, overloaded health systems and changed the […]

Pelosi Eyes Possible U.S. House Role in Calling Presidential Election

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to prepare for a once-in-a-century election scenario requiring Congress to decide the outcome of the presidential race if neither Democrat Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump […]

Biden Campaign Tees up Trump Tax Issue on Eve of First Debate

Joe Biden’s campaign seized on a fresh line of attack on the eve of the Democratic presidential nominee’s first debate with President Donald Trump, accusing the Republican incumbent of gaming the system to avoid paying […]

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.

U.S.-China Tech Tensions Could Stay Even if Biden Wins Election, Analyst Claims

Tensions around technology will remain between the U.S. and China, even if Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wins the U.S. election in November, according to an analyst, CNBC reported. Ties between the two economic giants […]

Pelosi Believes Coronavirus Stimulus Deal Still Possible as Democrats Prepare New Package

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said another coronavirus stimulus plan is possible as House Democrats try to forge ahead on a smaller aid package costing about $2.4 trillion, roughly $1 trillion less than their […]

Final UK-EU Trade Talks Begin This Week as Officials Race to Seal a Brexit Deal

EU and U.K. officials are about to start what’s meant to be the final round of Brexit trade negotiations before a self-imposed deadline of Oct. 15, CNBC reports. Talks have been stalled over competition rules […]

Biden, Fellow Democrats Focus on Healthcare in Supreme Court Fight

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and fellow Democrats made it clear on Sunday that their opposition to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, would focus on the possibility she could cast a […]