Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump, who’s staying at a military hospital for COVID-19 treatment, said Saturday he is feeling “much better” while calling the comings days “real test” for his condition. “I came here, wasn’t feeling so well. I feel much better now, we’re working hard to …
Read More »Trump nominates conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett for U.S. Supreme Court
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he is nominating Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative federal appellate judge, for the Supreme Court. “She is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials, and unyielding loyalty to the Constitution,” Trump said of Barrett from the …
Read More »Does mail-in voting help U.S. Democrats, Republicans, or no one?
Washington, US | XINHUA | At a time when a large chunk of the U.S. electorate is expected to vote by mail, there is a major fight in Washington over whether mail-in voting will impact the elections. But it remains unknown whether mail-in ballots help or hurt Democrats, Republicans or no …
Read More »Trump refuses to commit to peaceful power transfer if he loses election
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose this year’s presidential race, while suggesting that the election will be challenged in court. “We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said during a press briefing …
Read More »Trump calls 200,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths “a shame”
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the U.S. hitting 200,000 deaths from COVID-19 “a shame,” alleging that things could have been worse. “I think it’s a shame,” Trump told reporters at the White House, while seeking to defend his administration’s response to the pandemic. …
Read More »U.S. announces Iran sanctions as its unilateral attempt at UN widely ignored
Washington, US | XINHUA | The United States on Monday announced fresh sanctions and measures against entities and individuals related to Iranian nuclear and conventional weapons programs, a move to support its self-claimed UN snapback sanctions widely ignored by the international community. President Donald Trump said that he had issued an …
Read More »Trump considering five women for Supreme Court vacancy
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is considering five women for the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Speaking to reporters at the White House before leaving for state of Ohio to campaign, Trump said …
Read More »Biden urges not to vote on Supreme Court justice nominee before election
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called on some decisive Republican senators to reject a vote on a new Supreme Court justice nominee before the election to replace late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Delivering a speech in Philadelphia, Biden made the plea to …
Read More »TikTok expects three-party agreement between ByteDance, Oracle, Walmart to resolve U.S. concerns
Los Angeles, US | XINHUA | Video-sharing social networking platform TikTok on Saturday voiced hope that an agreement reached by its Chinese parent company ByteDance with Oracle and Walmart will “resolve the security concerns of the U.S. administration and settle questions around TikTok’s future in the U.S..” The Los Angeles-based …
Read More »TikTok disappointed with latest decision from U.S. Commerce Department
Los Angeles, US | XINHUA | Video-sharing social networking platform TikTok said Friday that it felt disappointed with the decision announced by the the U.S. Commerce Department blocking the download and update of the company’s popular application starting Sunday. “We disagree with the decision from the Commerce Department, and are …
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