The action is the latest in escalating tensions between the two countries and a back-and-forth in sanctions. The United States on Friday sanctioned Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other Chinese and Hong Kong officials for their role in violations of political freedom in the region – the …
Read More »Fact check: At his golf club, Trump indiscriminately accuses Democrats of election cheats
Trump also introduced a new, wildly inaccurate proposition: a claim that Democrats falsify in the election through their negotiations with Republicans over a new coronavirus bill. After talking about what he said, there was a risk that foreign countries would use post-in-ballots to cheat in the election – which, as …
Read More »European equities stand after Trump unilaterally expands unemployment benefits
US President Donald Trump signs executive orders to boost economic relief from coronavirus, during a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 8, 2020. jim watson / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images European stocks rose on Monday, fueled by a move by US President Donald Trump to extend unilateral …
Read More »White House head of state wants that conference speech ‘miles and miles away’ from the grounds of the White House
“Those decisions are still in flux, but I can tell you what I’m advocating for miles and miles away from here,” Meadows said, referring to the White House complex in a pre-taped interview aired on Gray TVs “Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren ‘Sunday morning. His remarks come after …
Read More »American coronavirus infections are now more than 5 million
The US has hit another milestone of coronavirus. As of Sunday morning, COVID-19 had infected 5,017,150 people in the US. It killed 727,984 people worldwide and 162,555 in the U.S., and also infected at least 19.7 million people worldwide, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns …
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