President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Michigan. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Saturday rejected a legal effort by President Donald Trump’s campaign to block millions of votes in the state, the certification of which is expected to confirm a win
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Andrew Giuliani, Special Assistant to President Donald Trump, right, walks to a van after stepping off Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 24, 2020. Patrick Semansky | AP Andrew Giuliani, a special assistant to President Donald Trump and the son of Trump campaign lawyer Rudy Giuliani, said he tested
CNBC’s “College Voices 2020” is a series written by CNBC fall interns from universities across the country about coming of age, getting their college education and launching their careers during these extraordinary times. Colette Ngo is a senior at Chapman University double majoring in broadcast journalism and business administration. The series is edited by Cindy
Georgia Secretary of State Ben Raffensperger holds a press conference on the status of ballot counting on November 6, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Jessica McGowan | Getty Images The secretary of state of Georgia on Friday officially certified the results of its presidential election race, confirming that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump. That
Ken Kurson, a confidant of President Donald Trump‘s son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, is in plea negotiations with federal prosecutors who last month charged him with cyberstalking three people, a court filing Friday indicated. In a joint filing by the political consultant Kurson, his lawyer, and prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, federal
WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that he has decided whom he will nominate for Treasury secretary, and that he will make the announcement in the coming weeks. “You’ll soon hear my choice for Treasury, either just before or just after Thanksgiving,” Biden told reporters in Wilmington, Delaware. “It’s someone who will be accepted
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
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