Новости за 10.11.2020

Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Tuesday said that his former agency had “many reasons” to open its “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign. At a much-anticipated...

Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.), a co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, said Tuesday that Joe Biden should be recognized as the president-elect while many top Republicans in Congress are still siding with President Trump in refusing to concede...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he believes Congress needs to pass a "highly targeted" coronavirus relief deal, similar to the roughly $500 billion GOP bill that was blocked earlier this year.McConnell's comments...

Vice President Pence spent about five minutes briefing Republican senators Tuesday on President Trump’s legal battles in several swing states to change the results of vote counts in key states but didn’t provide any evidence or details of vote fraud...

Vice President Pence spent about five minutes briefing Republican senators Tuesday on President Trump's legal battles in several swing states to change the results of vote counts in key states but didn't provide any evide...

President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that expects to speak with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the near future.“I haven’t had a chance to speak to Mitch. My expectation is that I will do that in the not too distant future,”...

North Carolina Senate candidate Cal Cunningham (D) conceded to incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in the state's Senate race on Tuesday. “The voters have spoken and I respect their decision," Cunningham said in a statement in which he revealed...

Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that he has confidence in Pfizer's work on a coronavirus vaccine and would not hesitate to take it if it is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, hailed as “...

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said he believes the Republican Party has for the most part been "mildly intimidated" by President Trump as a majority of GOP lawmakers refuse to publicly acknowledge that he will be t...

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams, said Tuesday that fighting voter suppression nationally impacted the outcome of the election.Abrams, who delivered the Democratic res...

U.S. Postal service (USPS) facilities reported receiving thousands of mail-in ballots nearly a week after Election Day, though many will not be counted due to arriving too late.The late ballots were reported at fac...

President-elect Joe Biden called President Trump's refusal to concede the election an "embarrassment" on Tuesday and warned that failing to do so would reflect poorly on his legacy in office."I just think it's an e...

The U.S. Census Bureau on Monday denied allegations from census workers that they were pressured to falsify tallies in order to finish data collection quicker.The bureau released a statement in response to reports from The Associated Press...

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday was adamant that President Trump's refusal to concede or to engage in an orderly transition would not hinder his ability to govern upon taking office in January.Biden took quest...

Former Irving, Texas, Mayor Beth Van Duyne (R) successfully defended a GOP seat in Texas targeted by Democrats.Van Duyne defeated Democrat Candace Valenzuela to succeed retiring GOP Rep. Kenny Marchant in Texas' 24th District, according to The...

Children in Latin America have lost four times as many school days than children in the rest of the world, according to a UNICEF report released...

United Airlines will return service to John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York in February for the first time in five years, the airline announced on Tuesday.The United service from JFK will be nonstop flights to Los Angeles and to San Francisco.“...

Whether or not actions taken by President Trump provide an immediate financial return, it is hard to imagine a scenario where he would not act to enrich himself.

The president of a local school board in San Francisco is resigning after an uproar over his wife's racists tweets about Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.Las Lomitas Elementary School District Board President Jon...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and the city's first lady, Chirlane McCray, on Tuesday announced that the city will be launching new mental health teams that will partner with police and fire department offic...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo battled reporters over President Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the presidential election, predicting “there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration” despite the fact that former...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo battled reporters over President Trump's refusal to accept the results of the presidential election, predicting "there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration"...

Rep. Tom McClintock (R) was projected to have defeated Democratic challenger Brynne Kennedy to win a seventh term in California's 4th district.The Associated Press called the race on Monday at 9:10 p.m. EST.The east-central California...

Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, is leaving his law firm, DLA Piper, for a role in the Biden administration.

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said on Tuesday that President Trump “may not have been defeated” in the 2020 presidential election. Blunt, who was reelected policy chairman for the Senate GOP, said the election showed that not only do candidates matter...