WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was blocking Democrats’ attempt to raise funds for the U.S. Postal Service and electoral infrastructure in a new bill for coronavirus, a bid to block more Americans from voting by mail during the pandemic. Democrats in Congress accuse Republican …
Read More »Israel and the United Arab Emirates reach historic deal to normalize relations, with Trump’s help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic deal on Thursday that will lead to a complete normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern countries in an agreement that helped US President Donald Trump broker. First White House adviser Jared Kushner listens as US …
Read More »Portland police say the gathering outside the courthouse is a riot
(Reuters) – Fireworks and firefighters were set up by Protestants in the U.S. federal courthouse in Portland on Wednesday, police said in a tweet, declaring the assembly an uprising. Protests against anti-racism in cities, including Portland, Oregon, are sometimes erupting and arson, and federal officers sent into the Northwestern city …
Read More »Trump calls Democratic demands ‘ridiculous’ as blame negotiated over stealing virus help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Democrats of Congress of not negotiating a US coronavirus aid package for refusing to engage in “ridiculous” unrelated spending requests the pandemic. Trump’s remarks came after top Republican and Democratic negotiators blamed a five-day patch deal in relief legislation talks. Treasury …
Read More »In China, fears of financial Iron Curtain as US tensions grow
SHANGHAI / BEIJING (Reuters) – A sharp escalation of tensions with the United States has raised fears in China of a deepening financial war that could result in the closure of the world dollar system – a devastating prospect once considered far-fetched but now impossible . FILE PHOTO: Chinese yuan …
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