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US Election 2020: If Donald Trump tells us we should take it, I’m not taking vaccine, says Kamala Harris
Updated on Oct 08, 2020 10:07 AM IST
It will be good to know whom President Donald Trump owes money, Americans should know what is influencing his decisions, Kamala Harris says.
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
‘Don’t be afraid,’ US President Donald Trump tells Americans upon return to White House
The US president gave thumbs-up to reporters as he left the Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. At the White House, a 10-minute helicopter ride later, he took off his mask and posed for cameras from one of the stately balconies
Published on Oct 06, 2020 10:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
US President Donald Trump surprises supporters with drive-by outside Walter Reed hospital
Donald Trump wore a mask and sat in the back of an SUV. He waved to his supporters and gave out fist bumps as his cavalcade crawled by in front of the Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda. The cavalcade didn’t stop and the US president had no in-person interactions
Updated on Oct 05, 2020 12:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Confusion, uncertainty as US President Donald Trump undergoes Covid-19 treatment in hospital
According to multiple reports, the US president had been administered supplemental oxygen on Friday at the White House as his oxygen levels had dropped, which had prompted the decision to rush him to the Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda
Updated on Oct 04, 2020 09:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
US President Donald Trump moved to Walter Reed military hospital for Covid-19 treatment
Donald Trump waved to reporters as he walked to the helicopter waiting at the White House to fly him to Walter Reed, a short distance from Washington, DC. He didn’t answer questions from journalists. He wore a mask
Updated on Oct 03, 2020 10:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
US presidential election 2020: Democratic nominee Joe Biden shatters fundraising records
Joe Biden has already topped his cash haul from August, for the month of September, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation.
Updated on Oct 02, 2020 01:20 PM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India | Posted by Karan Manral
Donald Trump and Joe Biden run vastly different pandemic campaigns
With less than eight weeks until Election Day, Trump and Biden are taking diametrically opposite approaches to campaigning during a pandemic — and the differences amount to more than political theatre.
Updated on Sep 09, 2020 05:22 PM IST
Winston Salem | Associated Press
Donald Trump, Joe Biden run vastly different campaigns amid Covid-19 crisis
A day earlier in Pennsylvania, Trump’s Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, held a socially distanced meeting in a backyard. His team has been so attentive to local regulations that some staffers have left the room if they risked breaking the rules on crowd limits.
Updated on Sep 09, 2020 11:27 AM IST
Salem, Oregon | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
US Prez Donald Trump planning to withdraw additional troops from Iraq
A senior administration official discussed the draw-down with reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday night, on condition of anonymity. The official said the administration is also looking to announce the withdrawal of additional troops from Afghanistan in the coming days.
Published on Sep 09, 2020 07:50 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Donald Trump expands ban on new offshore drilling sites in Atlantic
“This protects your beautiful gulf and your beautiful ocean, and it will for a long time to come,” Trump said as he announced the expanded drilling ban during an appearance at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse.
Updated on Sep 09, 2020 07:15 AM IST
Jupiter, Florida | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Trump again raises idea of separating US and Chinese economies
Trump, who long touted friendly ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he sought to make good on promises to rebalance a massive trade deficit, has made getting tough on China a key part of his campaign for re-election on November 3.
Published on Sep 08, 2020 08:43 AM IST
Washington | Reuters| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Hundreds gather near Portland for pro-Trump rally
Later, pro-Trump supporters and counter-protesters clashed at Oregon’s Capitol. Police in Salem arrested people, but it wasn’t immediately known how many.
Updated on Sep 08, 2020 07:18 AM IST
Salem, Oregon | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Racial tensions across United States pose target for 2020 election meddling
Earlier this year, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pulled down dozens of accounts with names like “Blacks Facts Untold” that had been followed or liked by hundreds of thousands of people. The accounts were fake, created by an organization in Africa with links to Russia’s Internet Research Agency.
Updated on Sep 05, 2020 10:03 PM IST
Washington | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Will sanction Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuse in Tibet if elected: Joe Biden
Noting that the Chinese government recently announced plans to further tighten control over Tibet, thereby continuing to erode the human rights, religious freedoms, and dignity of the Tibetan people, the former US vice president said that these are only the latest efforts by Beijing to crush ethnic minorities that seek to preserve their distinct culture, language and beliefs.
Updated on Sep 04, 2020 03:27 PM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
US Presidential Polls 2020: Donald Trump tells Americans to try to vote twice
Trump said Americans should first try to vote by mail, if that option is offered in their state, then also go to the polling station on election day to check that their ballot has been counted -- and, if not, vote again.
Updated on Sep 03, 2020 10:57 PM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Facebook moves to target misinformation before US presidential polls
The company said Thursday it will restrict new political ads in the week before the election and remove posts that convey misinformation about Covid-19 and voting. It will also attach links to official results to posts from candidates and campaigns that declare premature victories.
Updated on Sep 03, 2020 08:45 PM IST
Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
While Trump targets ‘anarchist’ areas, Biden to visit Kenosha to ‘be a positive influence’
Trump is keeping the focus of his re-election bid on the protests as a law-and-order issue, while Biden is trying to make it a vote on Trump’s handling of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Updated on Sep 03, 2020 07:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
Kenosha unrest: Joe Biden to test his promise to unify the nation
The 77-year-old former vice president, travelling two days after President Donald Trump visited the same city, plans to meet Thursday with family of Jacob Blake, who remains hospitalised after being shot seven times in the back by a white police officer as authorities attempted to arrest him.
Updated on Sep 03, 2020 06:37 PM IST
Wilmington | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Is Donald Trump better for India or Joe Biden? S Jaishankar answers
India has bi-partisan, or in a sense, non-partisan support in American politics, says external affairs minister S Jaishankar
Updated on Sep 09, 2020 12:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
US election 2020- Donald Trump vs Joe Biden: A look at Republican and Democratic parties’ vision for America
A look at Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s poll pitch for 2020 US elections
Updated on Aug 30, 2020 04:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindusantimes.com | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar
Donald Trump’s intel chief ends election security briefings on Capitol Hill
President Donald Trump said National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe made the decision because the administration “got tired” of intelligence about election security leaking from Congress.
Updated on Aug 30, 2020 07:43 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
With the conventions now over, what’s next in campaign 2020?
One thing is clear, though: The Constitution sets Inauguration Day as January 20, and barring catastrophic developments, either Trump or Biden will take the oath of office that day.
Published on Aug 29, 2020 06:14 PM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
Harris pledges to rejoin Paris Agreement, re-enter Iran nuke deal if elected
In 2017, US President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Paris deal, saying the accord would have cost America trillions of dollars, killed jobs, and hindered the oil, gas, coal and manufacturing industries.
Updated on Aug 29, 2020 04:01 PM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Trump knocks protesters against racial injustice during New Hampshire rally
Addressing a crowd in an airport hangar, Trump called the demonstrators who sought to disrupt his White House speech on Thursday night “thugs” and said Senator Rand Paul could have died when he was swarmed by protesters afterwards.
Updated on Aug 29, 2020 09:25 AM IST
Londonderry, New Hampshire | Reuters| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Kanye West sues to get on Wisconsin presidential ballot in November
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that West’s campaign filed the lawsuit in Brown County Circuit Court.
Updated on Aug 29, 2020 06:49 AM IST
Madison, Wisconsin | Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
America will land first woman on moon, says President Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s remarks came as he formally accepted the Republican nomination for a second term from the South Lawn of the White House.
Updated on Aug 28, 2020 11:56 AM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Republican leaders rally behind Trump, say Biden no longer has any principles
Debbie Flood, the owner of a Wisconsin machine shop, alleged that Biden voted to normalize trade with China and helped pave the way for them to join the WTO, even though they were hurting American companies like hers.
Published on Aug 28, 2020 08:25 AM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Donald Trump accepts Republican nomination for second term
Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party nomination for reelection Thursday before a large crowd at the White House
Updated on Aug 28, 2020 10:06 AM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Joe Biden says will campaign in person in US battleground states
Joe Biden made clear he would adhere to local guidelines and arrange to host events “without jeopardizing or violating state rules about how many people can in fact assemble.”
Updated on Aug 28, 2020 08:25 AM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse
Kamala Harris rebuts Republicans, assailing Trump for mishandling Covid-19
In a 20-minute speech in Washington, Harris assailed Trump’s leadership, criticizing him for ignoring the warning signs about the virus and prioritizing the stock market over the health of the American people.
Updated on Aug 28, 2020 03:22 AM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
