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Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

Whitmer plot a new twist in fight for battleground Michigan

9:32 pm October 10, 2020

Lansing: Gretchen Whitmer knew she’d have the spotlight Thursday. And she decided not to waste it. Hours after the FBI revealed a group of anti-government vigilantes had plotted to kidnap her, the Democratic governor of Michigan addressed her state — and the nation — with a message that didn’t mince words about whom she blamed for the threat: President […]

Supreme Court pick Barrett signed second anti-abortion ad

12:05 pm October 10, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett signed on to a second “right to life” advertisement against the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision, according to supplemental material filed late Friday with the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barrett said her name was included while she was on the faculty at Notre Dame Law School and member of the “University Faculty for Life” […]

In 25th Amendment bid, Pelosi mulls Trump’s fitness to serve

12:14 pm October 9, 2020

Washington: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump’s fitness to serve, announcing legislation Thursday that would create a commission to allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and remove the president from executive duties. Just weeks before the November 3 election, Pelosi said Trump needs to disclose more about his health after his COVID-19 diagnosis. She […]

Alumni at Barrett’s undergrad school sign letter of concern

11:34 pm October 3, 2020

Memphis: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett graduated in 1994 with honours from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. But more than 1,500 alumni of the small liberal arts school have made it known they are not proud of their ties to the conservative lawyer and judge. Barrett graduated magna cum laude with an undergraduate degree in English. She was a […]

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

White House ups bid in last-ditch COVID talks with Congress

10:37 pm October 1, 2020

Washington: The White House is backing a $400 per week pandemic jobless benefit and is dangling the possibility of a COVID-19 relief bill above $1.5 trillion as last-ditch, pre-election negotiations hit a critical phase Thursday. The offer by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on unemployment is higher than many Republicans would like in any potential COVID deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Significant, possibly […]