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Pelosi, Schumer want to meet on U.S. coronavirus relief, Trump says

President Donald Trump on Monday said U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, want to meet with him to make a deal on coronavirus-related economic relief, after talks between Democrats and members…

Trump campaign sues Nevada over mail-in ballots, asserting ‘inevitable’ fraud

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and the national Republican Party have sued Nevada to block a new law that will send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter ahead of November’s election. In an interview on Fox News on…

U.S. envoy: Washington to keep backing Guaido after Venezuela’s December election

The Trump administration will maintain support for opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate president and expects dozens of other countries to continue recognizing him following Dec. 6 legislative elections that opposition…

U.S. State Dept says stands ready to offer assistance after Beirut blast

The U.S. State Department is closely following reports of an explosion in Beirut and stands ready to offer ‘all possible assistance’, a spokesperson for the agency said, as a massive blast ripped through the Lebanese capital on Tuesday,…

Biden assails Trump for ‘bald-faced lies’ about voting by mail

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Monday that President Donald Trump was telling “bald-faced lies” about voting by mail to distract from his own failures, after Trump last week suggested it could be cause to delay the…

Trump vows to sue Nevada to block universal mail-in ballots

President Donald Trump vowed on Monday he would sue Nevada after the state’s Democratic lawmakers passed a bill to send mail-in ballots to every voter ahead of November’s presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump,…

House Speaker Pelosi arrives at Capitol Hill for coronavirus aid talks

On Saturday, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived at Capitol Hill for talks to hammer out a coronavirus aid bill, saying she was not interested in a short-term deal.

U.S. records over 25,000 coronavirus deaths in July

U.S. coronavirus deaths rose by over 25,000 in July and cases doubled in 19 states during the month, according to a Reuters tally, dealing a crushing blow to hopes of quickly reopening the economy. The United States recorded 1.87 million…

U.S. makes deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine

Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said on Friday, as the nation’s top health agency predicted that fatalities would rise in the…

White House condemns Hong Kong’s decision to delay election

The White House on Friday condemned Hong Kong’s decision to postpone a Sept. 6 election for its legislature, saying it was the latest example of Beijing undermining democracy in the Chinese-ruled city. “This action undermines the…

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