Peruvian interim President Manuel Merino called for calm as he swore his new cabinet on Thursday amid protests that have escalated around the country since the abrupt ouster of former leader Martin Vizcarra
Congress began a lameduck session Monday facing uncertain odds for a new COVID19 relief bill, with the split decision in the election empowering both Presidentelect Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell while eroding the hardline negotiating posture of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Control of the Senate likely wont be decided until a January runoff in Georgia, even after Democrat Joe Biden won the White House on Saturday.
The counting isn't over yet, but Democrats in Congress are already asking what went wrong. That's because it's looking like their expected gains in the House aren't happening. And while Democrats are likely to retain control for two more years, their current 232-197 majority could easily shrink.
Their majority shrunk, House Democrats cast blame Thursday on their election message, ground game and leadership under Speaker Nancy Pelosi after expectations for big wins came crashing down by a stark reversal in Trump country.
A group of Democratic lawmakers called on the Trump administration Monday to stop the expulsion of unaccompanied children and other asylum seekers at the U.S. border using emergency powers granted during the coronavirus pandemic.
The American spirit is stronger than the deadly coronavirus and President Donald Trump is a fighter, asserted First Lady Melania on Tuesday while seeking votes for her husband. Donald is a fighter. He loves this country and he fights for you every single day," said Melania. "For the first time in history, the citizens of this country get to hear directly and instantly from their President every single day through social media. I don't always agree to the way he says things, but it is important to him that he speaks directly to the people he serves, she added.The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to condemn the proPresident Donald Trump online conspiracy theory known as "QAnon." But multiple QAnonfriendly lawmakers may soon be taking seats in the House chamber.
A cultural body for the Guna Yala people in Panama voted Monday to ban the wearing of face masks used to combat coronavirus infections, arguing it is not a custom of our people.The Trump administration on Monday notified Congress of plans for a $2.37 billion sale of Harpoon missile systems to Taiwan just hours after Beijing announced sanctions on U.S. defense contractors, including Boeing, the lead contractor on the Harpoon deal.A BJP functionary was arrested on Saturday in Nagpur for allegedly posting objectionable tweets earlier about Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son and cabinet colleague Aaditya Thackeray, police said. BJP IT Cell member Sameet Thakkar was told by court to appear before VP Road police station in Mumbai on October 5 in connection with the issue but he allegedly slipped out without submitting his mobile phone or laptop as mandated, an official said.Senior BJD leader and Odisha minister Ranendra Pratap Swain has courted controversy by saying in a poll meeting that the people of Balasore have got an opportunity to herald development in the death of the local BJP MLA. "Development of Balasore could not reach the required level as people voted against the BJD. Now, the opportunity has come through God and people should utilise this," Swain said while campaigning for the BJD candidate there.The Morena party of Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador finally chose a leader Friday after two failed, acrimonious attempts.
The speed with which the party clarified on Priyanka Gandhi’s remark on a non-Gandhi president shows that it does not want the CWC to even think of any other name when it meets next week. Chances are that true to the Congress style, a plan would be worked out where Priyanka would have an important role to play, as would Rahul Gandhi.Defense Secretary Mark Esper will travel to the tiny North Pacific island nation of Palau next week, as well as to Hawaii and the U.S. territory of Guam, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Few people ever have logged more time on Democratic National Convention stages than Bill Clinton.
A nonpartisan congressional watchdog's finding that the two top officials at the Department of Homeland Security are legally ineligible to hold their posts is erroneous and should be withdrawn, a Trump administration official said Monday.
False claims that Kamala Harris is not legally eligible to serve as U.S. vice president or president have been circulating in social media posts since 2019, when she first launched her Democratic primary campaign.
President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy about Kamala Harris eligibility to be president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics.
With talks on emergency coronavirus aid having stalled out, both sides played the blame game Thursday rather than make any serious moves to try to break their stalemate. Official Washington is emptying, national politics is consuming the airwaves and the chasm between the warring sides appears too great for now.
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