Washington, USA | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday gave contrasting messages over the COVID-19 pandemic response when addressing supporters in the critical swing state of Florida. Trump held a “Make America Great Again” rally in the western coastal city of Tampa, …
Read More »Trump says disappointed with collapse of Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
Washington, USA | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that it was disappointing to see a U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region collapsed. “It’s disappointing to see that, but that’s what happens when you have countries that have been going at it …
Read More »U.S. Senate advances nomination of Judge Barrett to Supreme Court
Washington, USA | XINHUA | The U.S. Senate on Sunday voted to advance President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, paving the way for a full Senate confirmation vote probably to happen Monday. Sunday’s procedural vote meant to break a Democratic filibuster in the …
Read More »Trump casts ballot in U.S. presidential election, hails in-person voting amid pandemic
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday cast ballot 10 days ahead of Election Day, telling supporters “I voted for a guy named Trump.” The president voted at a library that served as a voting center in Palm Beach, Florida. “It was a very secure vote. …
Read More »U.S. judge denies gov’t motion to stay preliminary injunction on WeChat ban
San Francisco, USA | XINHUA | A U.S. judge from the District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday denied the government’s motion to stay the preliminary injunction on banning WeChat, a messaging, social media, and mobile payment app owned by Chinese company Tencent. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler …
Read More »Trump, Biden offer different visions in final presidential debate
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday offered strikingly different visions in their final debate before Election Day, one that was more policy-focused and less rancorous than the pair’s first encounter some three weeks ago. Held at Belmont University in …
Read More »Trump administration approves California’s request for wildfire relief funds
LOS ANGELESL, USA | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump has approved California’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the state’s emergency response to wildfires, California governor Gavin Newsom said Friday. “Just got off the phone with President Trump who has approved our Major Disaster Declaration request. Grateful …
Read More »Trump, Biden attack each other in dueling town halls over coronavirus
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden held competing town halls at the same time on Thursday night via different TV networks, attacking each other over issues ranging from the pandemic response, the QAnon conspiracy theory to the Supreme Court expanding. Answering questions …
Read More »Trump’s youngest son Barron had COVID-19, now tests negative
WASHINGTON, USA | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron Trump had COVID-19 with no symptoms and now tests negative, first lady Melania Trump posted a family health update on Wednesday. “It was two weeks ago when I received the diagnosis that so many Americans across our country …
Read More »Trump tests negative for COVID-19, set to hold rally in Florida
WASHINGTON, USA | XINHUA | White House physician Sean Conley said on Monday that President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19, 12 days after the president tested positive with the virus. Trump has tested negative “on consecutive days” and is “not infectious to others,” according to a memo from …
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