Democrats

Biden calls for ‘transition’ from oil, GOP sees opening

11:25 pm October 23, 2020

Washington: Democrat Joe Biden‘s remark that he would “transition” away from oil in the US in favour of renewable energy drew quick attention Thursday night from President Donald Trump, who saw it as a boon to his election chances in key states. “I would transition away from the oil industry, yes,” Biden said in the presidential debate’s closing minutes under […]

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

Trump, Biden lawyer up, brace for White House legal battle

8:05 pm October 23, 2020

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s and Democratic rival Joe Biden’s campaigns are assembling armies of powerful lawyers for the possibility that the race for the White House is decided not at the ballot box but in court. They have been engaging in a lawyer’s version of tabletop war games, churning out draft pleadings, briefs and memos […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Senate Judiciary Committee approves Judge Barrett’s nomination to SC, Democrats boycott

10:51 pm October 22, 2020

Washington: The powerful Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court with the opposition Democrats boycotting the voting process. All 12 Republicans on the committee voted to advance the nomination, while all 10 Democrats boycotted the vote. Democratic senators argue that Republicans should not push through a confirmation […]

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

Florida begins early voting with no major problems reported

9:20 pm October 19, 2020

Fort Lauderdale: Floridians began early voting in much of the state Monday with no serious problems reported as the Trump campaign tries to cut into an early advantage Democrats have posted in mail-in votes in the key swing state. Many polling sites had long lines before dawn as voters awaited their opening. One county had […]

Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Joe Biden story

Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Biden story

10:06 pm October 16, 2020

New York: Twitter was wrong to block weblinks to an unverified political story, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Friday, as the company responded to criticism over its handling of the story that had prompted cries of censorship from the right. “Straight blocking of URLs was wrong, and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix,” […]