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Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

After frosty few days, Pence, Trump appear to reach détente

1:31 pm January 12, 2021

Washington: President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence appear to have come to a détente after nearly a week of silence, anger and finger-pointing. The two met Monday evening in the Oval Office and had a “good conversation,” according to a senior administration official. It was their first time speaking since last Wednesday, when Trump incited his supporters to storm […]

What Biden”s Cabinet picks say about how he plans to govern

9:25 pm January 10, 2021

Washington: Joe Biden promised that his presidency would mean a return to normalcy. His Cabinet picks help demonstrate how he plans to deliver. The president-elect announced his final nominees this past week, completing a diverse team of two dozen people. He noted Friday that this will be the “first Cabinet ever” to reach gender parity and include a majority of people […]

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 […]

AG seeks delay in releasing Breonna Taylor grand jury files

9:10 pm September 30, 2020

Louisville: Kentucky’s attorney general is seeking to delay the release of secret grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case just as audio recordings were set to be released to the public. Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office filed a motion Wednesday morning asking for a week’s delay to enable the redaction of names and personal information. A […]

Pandemic overwhelms Trump’s message in critical N. Carolina

2:40 pm September 28, 2020

Winston-Salem: President Donald Trump is fighting to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, howling with unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and warning that violent mobs are infiltrating the suburbs. But on a recent morning along Arbor Street, a peaceful tree-lined road with stately brick Colonials and Tudors near Winston-Salem, the women who are the targets of Trump’s messages […]