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Trump seeks to shore up military support in North Carolina campaign swing
Republican President Donald Trump takes his re-election campaign to the political swing state of North Carolina on Saturday in an effort to boost his poll numbers against Democratic rival Joe Biden and shore up support among military members there. Trump has boasted about revitalizing the U.S. ar
US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Dies at 87
US Supreme Court Justice and liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday, opening a crucial vacancy on the high court expected to set off a pitched political battle at the peak of the presidential campaign. Affectionately known as the Notorious RBG, the 87-year-old Ginsburg was the oldest of nin
Trump Attacks his FBI Chief over Russia Assessment
President Donald Trump on Friday attacked his FBI director, Christopher Wray, for highlighting the threat posed by Russia and right-wing militias to the US election, rather than focusing on China and left-wing groups. Trump, whose campaign had murky ties to Russian operatives offering assistance
Trump, Biden to campaign in Minnesota as early voting begins
President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, will both travel to the key Midwestern state of Minnesota on Friday, as early voting begins there ahead of November’s election. Trump, who trails Biden in national polls, is playing offense in Minnesota in a bid to capture the s
Congress calls on Trump to resume aid to Yemen
US Congress on Wednesday sent a letter to the State Department calling for $73 million in aid to Yemen halted in March by President Donald Trump to be restored, Foreign Policy magazine reported. The letter was signed by more than 50 Democratic lawmakers led by Representative Ted Deutch
Trump suggests 2020 election result can never be accurate
U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his unfounded attacks on mail-in voting on Thursday, suggesting the result of the 2020 presidential race could never be accurately determined in a Twitter post that would undermine any winner, including him Trump, lagging his Democratic challenger
Senate Democrats to offer their own China plan
U.S. Senate Democrats announced their own program to counter China’s global influence on Thursday, unveiling sweeping legislation seeking to boost U.S. competitiveness and recast diplomacy with Beijing. Prospects for passing the legislation were not clear because President Donald Trump&rsqu
Democrat Biden to outline how he would oversee coronavirus vaccine
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will lay out on Wednesday how he plans if elected to develop and distribute a safe coronavirus vaccine, seeking to draw a contrast with President Donald Trump's approach to combating the pandemic. Biden will deliver remarks in his hometown of Wilmington
Trump Says Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Weeks Away
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus could be three or four weeks away, despite cautionary notes sounded by some US public health officials about that accelerated timeline. Trump, speaking at a town hall hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia, defended hi
Biden visits Florida to shore up support among critical Hispanic voters
Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday will make his first campaign visit of the year to Florida, where opinion polls show a tight race against President Donald Trump amid signs of lagging support for Biden among the battleground state’s crucial Hispanic voters. With less than 50 days until the Nov.
Trump threatens '1,000 times greater' response to any Iran assassination plot
US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that any attack by Iran would be met with a response "1,000 times greater in magnitude", after reports that Iran planned to avenge the killing of top Iranian General Qassem Suleimani in a drone strike last January. "According to press reports, Iran may be
'All gone:' Residents return to burned-out Oregon towns as many West Coast wildfires keep burning
Search-and-rescue teams, with dogs in tow, were deployed across the blackened ruins of southern Oregon towns on Sunday as smoldering wildfires still ravaged U.S. Pacific Coast states after causing widespread destruction. A blitz of wildfires across Oregon, California and Washington has dest
Mexico's confirmed coronavirus deaths rise to 70,604
- Mexico reported 5,674 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 421 additional fatalities on Saturday, bringing its totals to 663,973 infections and 70,604 deaths, according to updated Health Ministry data. The government has said the real number of infected people is likely to be signif
Trump holds campaign rally indoors despite coronavirus concerns
HENDERSON, Nevada: President Donald Trump held a Nevada campaign rally at an indoor venue on Sunday despite public health professionals’ warnings against large indoor gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.Trump, a Republican, railed against his Democratic rival, former Vice President Jo
Search on for survivors as wildfires torch millions of acres in U.S. West
Crews were to resume searching for the dead on Sunday among blackened ruins left by massive wildfires raging in three western U.S. states, where millions of acres have burned in weeks and “mass fatality” incidents are feared in Oregon. A blitz of wildfires across Oregon, California an
Trump rallies supporters in Nevada, seeks to overcome Biden lead in the state
Republican President Donald Trump rallied his backers in Nevada on Saturday in a bid to drum up support in a state where polls show his Democratic rival Joe Biden is ahead. Going through a list of grievances about Democrats, the media, and mail-in voting, Trump spoke to a crowd of thousands at an
Nothing Is Normal: The Final Push to Election Day
cross-country travel that leaves little time for sleep. Big rallies of sweaty crowds interspersed with tony, high-dollar fundraisers at celebrity homes. Obsessive poll-tracking, September scares and October surprises. That's the typical post-Labor Day path for presidential candidates as the
Brazil extends tariff-free ethanol imports, opens trade talks with U.S.
Brazil’s government will extend a tariff-free ethanol import program with the United States for 90 days starting Sept. 14, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. During that time, the United States and Brazil will discuss ways in which they can open up their respective et
