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To court Latinos, Democrats have to expand strategy in 2022

10:39 pm November 28, 2020

Phoenix: President-elect Joe Biden‘s campaign credits its success in Arizona to the immigrant-rights and grassroots organisations that have been mobilising Latinos for nearly two decades. The fruits of their labor — in triple-digit heat, no less — paid off in this traditionally conservative state, where changing demographics and suburban voters turning out to oppose President Donald Trump also worked […]

Congress braces for Biden’s national coronavirus strategy

11:16 pm November 25, 2020

Washington: Congress is bracing for President-elect Joe Biden to move beyond the Trump administration’s state-by-state approach to the COVID-19 crisis and build out a national strategy to fight the pandemic and distribute the eventual vaccine. The incoming administration’s approach reflects Democrats’ belief that a more comprehensive plan, some of it outlined in the House’s $2 […]

Biden becomes first US presidential candidate to win over 80 million votes

8:17 pm November 25, 2020

Washington: Joe Biden has become the US first presidential candidate to win over 80 million votes, with his record-breaking number of popular votes still likely to increase as ballots continue to be counted across the nation, according to a media report on Wednesday. President-elect Biden won more than 80,011,000 votes as of Tuesday, while President […]

US jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens

8:10 pm November 25, 2020

Washington: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge and colder weather heighten the risks. The Labor Department’s report Wednesday said jobless claims climbed from 748,000 the week before. Before the virus struck hard in mid-March, weekly […]

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Europe hopes for reset, end to ‘damage control’ under Biden

7:46 pm November 24, 2020

Berlin: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Tuesday he hopes a reset of US-European relations under the Biden administration can end years in which Europe was mainly concerned with “damage control.” Maas’ counterpart from Portugal, which will have taken over the European Union presidency when Joe Biden is inaugurated, said Europe wants to be treated as a “full and equal partner” […]