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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 […]

Head of little-known US government agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin

6:35 pm November 24, 2020

Washington: Head of a previously little-known US government agency, under pressure to let the transition proceed, has finally ascertained Joe Biden as the apparent winner of the November 3 election, more than two weeks after the Democrat triumphed over President Donald Trump. The much-awaited decision by Emily Murphy, Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), will now enable the incoming Biden team […]

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

Trump finally agrees to Biden transition; vows to keep fighting election outcome

12:07 pm November 24, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has finally given a go-ahead to begin the transition process for president-elect Joe Biden after the state of Michigan certified the Democratic leader’s victory in the November 3 presidential election, paving the way for a smooth handover of power after weeks of delay. President Trump,Trump finally agrees to Biden transition; vows to keep fighting election outcome a Republican, […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none

7:40 pm November 22, 2020

Philadelphia: As they frantically searched for ways to salvage President Donald Trump‘s failed reelection bid, his campaign pursued a dizzying game of legal hopscotch across six states that centered on the biggest prize of all: Pennsylvania. The strategy may have played well in front of television cameras and on talk radio. But it has proved […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo touts Iran policy in Gulf ahead of Biden presidency

7:37 pm November 22, 2020

Dubai: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended his tour of Gulf Arab states and the Trump administration’s continued efforts to squeeze Iran, even as a new US administration led by Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House in January. Although Pompeo has not taken questions from US-based reporters traveling with him over the past 10 days, he sat down with the […]