Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani perspires as he speaks during a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2020. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden‘s campaign on Thursday belittled President Donald Trump‘s legal team for promoting “thoroughly discredited claims of voter fraud,” allegations that
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President Donald Trump’s decision to delay the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden is “fundamentally irresponsible” and will complicate the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told CNBC. Lew, who served alongside then-Vice President Biden in the Obama administration, specifically pointed to the complicated task of distributing a Covid-19
One of President-elect Joe Biden’s closest advisors could face pressure to recuse himself from working on some of the incoming administration’s key initiatives as his brother lobbies for at least two pharmaceutical companies. Steve Ricchetti, who on Tuesday was named counselor to the president in Biden’s eventual administration, has a brother, Jeff, who was hired
WASHINGTON — Acting Pentagon chief Christopher Miller said Tuesday that the United States will reduce its military presence in Afghanistan to 2,500 troops and 2,500 troops in Iraq by Jan. 15. The United States has approximately 4,500 troops currently in Afghanistan and more than 3,000 in Iraq. “This decision by the president is based on continuous
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at his hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., October 28, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected arguments by President Donald Trump‘s campaign that Republican election observers were improperly denied access to closely watch ballot counting in Philadelphia. The loss could harm the Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump replaces his putter as he plays golf at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, U.S., November 15, 2020. Joshua Roberts| Reuters Plaintiffs aligned with President Donald Trump in four states on Monday abruptly dropped recently filed lawsuits challenging ballots seen as giving President-elect Joe Biden his margin of victory
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden hosted a joint meeting Monday with labor union leaders and the chief executives of major tech, retail and auto companies. The business leaders at the virtual meeting were General Motors CEO Mary Barra, Microsoft president and CEO Satya Nadella, Target chairman and chief executive Brian Cornell and Sonia Syngal, CEO
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign event at the Robeson County Fairgrounds in Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S., October 24, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters While the swing state tends to favor Democratic governors, North Carolina voters typically opt for Republican presidential candidates. Since 1980, the only time a Democratic presidential candidate won
President Donald Trump looks on after delivering an update on “Operation Warp Speed” in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on November 13, 2020. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump acknowledged publicly for the first time that President-elect Joe Biden won the election, more than seven days
David Perdue and Jon Ossoff, candidates for U.S. Senate in Georgia. Reuters; Getty Images A second U.S. Senate race in Georgia will go to a January runoff, setting up a showdown for the Senate majority, according to NBC News. Republican Sen. David Perdue will not break the 50% threshold needed to win outright in this
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in campaign rally in the parking lot of Cellairis Ampitheatre on October 27, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Drew Angerer | Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden is the apparent winner of Georgia’s presidential race, the first Democrat to win that race in the state since 1992, NBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona U.S., September 14, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump’s efforts to reverse an apparent win for President-elect Joe Biden by challenging votes in courts suffered two potentially major setbacks Friday. In Arizona, Trump’s campaign
U.S. president elect Joe Biden and Vice president-elect Kamala Harris appear on video screens as they hold a virtual meeting with their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advisory council in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. November 9, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters WASHINGTON — Top advisors on President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team spoke of their growing concerns Friday over
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks during U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 13, 2020. Tom Williams | Pool | Reuters Top Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley on Thursday said President-elect Joe Biden should be receiving classified intelligence briefings from
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping during the G-20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order barring Americans from investing in a a collection of Chinese companies that the White House believes support Beijing’s
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, July 9, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump met with his top election advisors on Wednesday as his chances for reversing an apparent win for President-elect Joe Biden in the race for the White House looked increasingly daunting. NBC
President Donald Trump is “very, highly unlikely” to win enough of the still-uncounted ballots in Arizona to defeat President-elect Joe Biden, that state’s Republican attorney general said Wednesday. And there is no evidence so far that Arizona’s votes were tainted by fraud or other irregularities that would affect the election, said Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
Aerial view of the Pentagon building photographed on Sept. 24, 2017. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Tuesday elevated three Trump loyalists to powerful positions a day after the sudden termination of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and following the resignations of multiple senior officials in the Defense Department.