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Iran candidate tells AP: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war’

7:16 pm November 19, 2020

Tehran: An adviser to Iran‘s supreme leader who is a possible 2021 presidential candidate is warning that any American attack on the Islamic Republic could set off a “full-fledged war” in the Mideast in the waning days of the Trump administration. Speaking to The Associated Press, Hossein Dehghan struck a hard-line tone familiar to those in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary […]

Trump aide promises ‘very professional transition’ to Biden

10:09 pm November 16, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump’s national security adviser promised a “very professional transition” to the administration of President-elect Joe Biden in an interview broadcast Monday, even as Trump continues to falsely claim he won the November election. Speaking to the Global Security Forum hosted in part by Qatar, Robert O’Brien several times mentioned the transition and referred to recent peace […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump appears to acknowledge Biden’s win, but says wont concede

10:58 pm November 15, 2020

Washington: For the first time, President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to grudgingly acknowledge that his Democratic rival Joe Biden won the closely-fought race for the White House, but indicated that he would not concede and would keep trying to challenge the “rigged” election outcome. The Republican president’s declaration comes as he and his administration continue to accuse Democrats of election fraud without evidence and […]

Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead Pentagon

8:59 pm November 14, 2020

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time, shattering one of the few remaining barriers to women in the department and the presidential Cabinet. Michele Flournoy, a politically moderate Pentagon veteran, is regarded by US officials and political insiders as a top choice […]

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden

8:54 pm November 14, 2020

Washington: Winston Churchill was not known for leaving his thoughts unspoken. One of them was this: “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried.” President Donald Trump, who has professed admiration for, if not deep knowledge of, the British prime minister, is putting […]