Republicans

Harris insists Biden won’t ban fracking

11:42 pm October 23, 2020

Washington: Sen Kamala Harris is clarifying Joe Biden‘s comments during the last presidential debate about transitioning away from the oil industry, saying he won’t ban the oil extraction technique called fracking. Speaking to reporters in Atlanta on Friday, Biden’s running mate said he will “deal with the oil subsidies.” Republicans have launched a barrage of attacks on the issue. Biden was […]

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 […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump ‘running angry’; attacks polls, press and Dr. Fauci

11:00 am October 20, 2020

Tucson, Arizona: An angry President Donald Trump came out swinging Monday against Dr. Anthony Fauci, the press and polls that show him trailing Democrat Joe Biden in key battleground states in a disjointed closing message two weeks out from Election Day. On the third day of a western campaign swing, Trump was facing intense pressure […]