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Iran nuclear deal: Saudi Arabia says Gulf states must be consulted if US revives accordDecember 5, 2020 at 11:15 PM Prince Faisal bin Farhan warns kingdom and its regional allies’ involvement is only way to achieve ‘sustainable’ outcome Saudi Arabia says the Gulf states must be consulted if a US nuclear agreement with Iran is revived, warning it is the only path towards a sustainable agreement.President-elect Joe Biden has signalled he will return the US to a nuclear accord with Iran and that he still backed the 2015 deal negotiated under Barack Obama, from which Donald Trump withdrew. Continue reading...Tags: Saudi Arabia, US, Barack Obama, World news, Joe Biden, US news, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Donald Trump, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran Nuclear Deal, Gulf, Prince Faisal bin Farhan 17 people like this. Like 'If I lost, I'd be a very gracious loser,' Trump said during a rally where he falsely claimed he won an election that he lostDecember 5, 2020 at 10:21 PM President Donald Trump attends a rally in support of Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) on December 05, 2020 in Valdosta, Georgia.
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During a rally in Georgia on Saturday where President Donald Trump claimed he won an election that he lost, he said, "If I lost, I'd be a very gracious loser."
The president was campaigning on behalf of Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, who are facing Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael W...Tags: Florida, Politics, Cbs News, Trends, Georgia, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Election 2020, Raphael Warnock, Campaign Rally, White House Trump, Sen David Perdue R GA, Jon Ossoff, Kelly Loeffler 81 people like this. Like Nike’s Hypocritical Corporate Virtue Signaling Over Racism CriticizedDecember 5, 2020 at 11:00 PM Shoe producer Nike has come under heavy fire after releasing a CM “calling out” racism in Japan of all places, critics taking issue with the hollow corporate message especially due to the fact that it is said the company has been using slave labor via Uighurs to make their products. The two-minute Japanese CM (with […]Tags: Japan, Politics, Internet, Marketing, Nike, Racism, Anime, CM Failing to convince Gov. Kemp to flip election, Trump vows to 'win back the White House' at Georgia rallyDecember 5, 2020 at 10:15 PM In a phone call, Kemp refused Trump's request for a special legislative session to appoint a pro-Trump slate to the Electoral College, reports said.
[Author: USA TODAY]Tags: Usa, News, White House, Georgia, Usa Today, Trump, Kemp, Electoral College, Gov Kemp 8 people like this. Like 'Numbers come out of ceilings and come out of leather bags': Trump assails vote integrity in Georgia using debunked claims of fraudDecember 5, 2020 at 11:56 PM President Donald Trump headlined a campaign rally in Valdosta, Ga., for Sens. David Perdue, left, and Kelly Loeffler, right.
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At a rally in Valdosta, Georgia, on Saturday, President Donald Trump assailed the state's vote integrity, using debunked claims of fraud to accuse officials of allowing vote counts to be compromised.
"You know we won Georgia, just so you understand," Trump said to the jubilant crowd, despite his clear statewide loss to President-elect Joe B...Tags: Politics, Voting, Senate, Trends, Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden, Gop, Associated Press, Republican Party, Donald Trump, Perdue, Trump, Loeffler, Brian Kemp, David Perdue 145 people like this. Like Cars Vandalized, Objects Thrown As Trump Supporters, Protesters Clash At California CapitolDecember 5, 2020 at 8:10 PM SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Cars were vandalized, objects were thrown and over 150 Sacramento police officers stood between President Donald Trump supporters and protesters at the Capitol in downtown Sacramento on Saturday.
As tensions ran high, two opposing groups tossed fireworks, glass bottles and liquids at each other as law enforcement tried to keep them separated, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
Demonstrators from both groups pointed lasers into officers’ eyes as officers tried to ...Tags: Politics, News, Local, Sacramento, Cbs, Sacramento Police Department, Donald Trump, Nevada County, Capitol, California Capitol, California State Capitol, President Donald Trump, Sacramento News 3 people like this. Like Trump compared the Democratic Party to the MS-13 gang at a Georgia rallyDecember 5, 2020 at 9:47 PM President Donald Trump.
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President Donald Trump on Saturday compared the Democratic Party to the street gang MS-13 at a rally in Valdosta, Georgia, part of his latest barrage of insults lobbed at the the party that denied him a second term in the White House.
"We moved thousands and thousands of MS-13 the hell out of our country," Trump said. "They're vicious, but they're not stupid. Sort of like the Democrats if you think about it."
Trump was headlining a rally f...Tags: Politics, Senate, White House, Trends, Georgia, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Gangs, Biden, Donald Trump, Cabinet, Kamala Harris, Second Amendment, Trump, Democratic Party, Raphael Warnock 129 people like this. Like Fact check: Image from 2017 White House event altered to make claim about votes for BidenDecember 5, 2020 at 9:59 PM An image claiming to show "illegal" and "legal" votes for Joe Biden is actually a photo from a 2017 event where Trump talked about deregulation goals.
[Author: USA TODAY]Tags: Usa, News, White House, Joe Biden, Biden, Usa Today, Trump 25 people like this. Like Trump Shamelessly Attempts To Pressure Georgia Gov To Overturn Election ResultsDecember 5, 2020 at 7:10 PM ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump fruitlessly pressed Georgia’s governor on Saturday to call a special legislative session aimed at subverting the presidential election results in that state as Trump’s fixation with his defeat overshadowed his party’s campaign to save its majority in the Senate.
Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp spoke by phone hours before Trump was to appear at a rally in Valdosta, Georgia, where Republicans hoped the president would dedicate his energy to imploring their s...Tags: News, Washington, Senate, White House, Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden, Ap, Gop, House, Associated Press, Biden, Donald Trump, Perdue, Rudy Giuliani, Kamala Harris 95 people like this. Like A federal appeals court unanimously shut down a conservative lawyer's attempt to block Biden's presidential win in GeorgiaDecember 5, 2020 at 6:27 PM Attorney Lin Wood, member of President Donald Trump's legal team, speaks during a rally on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga.
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A US federal appeals court dismissed a bid by conservative lawyer Lin Wood to block President-elect Joe Biden's win in Georgia, the latest in a string of Trump-aligned legal setbacks to overturn the November election results.
The Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled in a 3-0 decision to deny Wood's request to block the...Tags: Politics, Senate, US, Trends, Georgia, Joe Biden, Wisconsin, Biden, Donald Trump, US District Court, Wood, Kamala Harris, Trump, Election 2020, Sidney Powell, Court of Appeals 91 people like this. Like So Much Winning: Biden Officially Secures Enough Electors To Become PresidentDecember 5, 2020 at 7:10 PM California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House.
Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s formal approval of Biden’s win in the state brought his tally of pledged electors so far to 279, according to a tally by The Associated Press. That’s just over the 270 threshold for victory.
These steps in the election are often ignored formalities. But the ...Tags: News, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Senate, White House, Joe Biden, Pennsylvania, House, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Republican, Biden, Donald Trump, George W Bush, Trump 84 people like this. Like Obama: Democrats need 'universal language' to appeal to moderate votersDecember 5, 2020 at 5:51 PM Former president says ‘if I spoke the language of James Baldwin on the stump … I’m probably not gonna to get a lot of votes in Iowa’Barack Obama has underlined his belief that Democrats should moderate campaign messaging in order to reach voters turned off by slogans including “Defund the Police”, telling a literary group: “If I spoke the language of James Baldwin as he speaks it on the campaign stump, I’m probably not gonna get a lot of votes in Iowa.” Related: Barack Obama criticizes 'Defund...Tags: Obama, Race, Barack Obama, World news, US news, US politics, Iowa, James Baldwin 46 people like this. Like Military planes to fly Covid vaccines in to Britain to avoid ports hit by BrexitDecember 5, 2020 at 4:35 PM Officials fear delays even after EU deal as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen order talks to resumeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTens of millions of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured in Belgium will be flown to Britain by military aircraft to avoid delays at ports caused by Brexit, under contingency plans being developed by the government.Both the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and senior sources at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed ...Tags: Health, Politics, Eu, European Union, UK News, World news, Medical Research, Britain, Military, Foreign Policy, Ministry Of Defence, Belgium, Boris Johnson, Vaccines and immunisation, Brexit, Ursula von der Leyen 7 people like this. Like Military planes to fly vaccines in to Britain to avoid ports hit by BrexitDecember 5, 2020 at 4:35 PM Officials fear delays even after EU deal as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen order talks to resumeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTens of millions of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured in Belgium will be flown to Britain by military aircraft to avoid delays at ports caused by Brexit, under contingency plans being developed by the government.Both the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and senior sources at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed ...Tags: Health, Politics, Eu, European Union, UK News, World news, Medical Research, Britain, Military, Foreign Policy, Ministry Of Defence, Belgium, Boris Johnson, Vaccines and immunisation, Brexit, Ursula von der Leyen 28 people like this. Like Jill Biden will reportedly back debt-free community college as first ladyDecember 5, 2020 at 2:14 PM Dr. Jill Biden.
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Dr. Jill Biden, President-elect Joe Biden's wife and the future first lady, will push for debt-free community college, according to a close source who spoke with Yahoo News.
"We have often talked about community colleges as the unsung heroes," Martha Kanter, an under secretary of education during the administration of former President Barack Obama, told Yahoo News.
While serving as second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017, Biden taught En...Tags: Politics, Education, Yahoo, Obama, Senate, Barack Obama, Trends, Georgia, Joe Biden, Gop, United States, Biden, Education Reform, Department Of Education, Villanova University, Yahoo News 53 people like this. Like Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp urging him for help in overturning Biden's statewide election win: reportDecember 5, 2020 at 3:14 PM Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp greets President Donald Trump in Marietta, Georgia.
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President Donald Trump on Saturday morning called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to ask him to convince the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's November election win, according to The Washington Post.
During the call, Trump also requested that the governor mandate an audit of absentee ballot signatures.
Trump's call came on the same day that he will arrive in Georgia to stump fo...Tags: Post, Politics, Senate, Trends, Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, The Washington Post, Trump, Kemp, Marietta Georgia, Electoral College, Brian Kemp, Alex Brandon 91 people like this. Like Barack Obama (Zoom) rallies Georgia Democrats: ‘This is about the world’December 5, 2020 at 2:02 PM Former President Barack Obama headlined a virtual rally on Zoom for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, urging Democrats to get engaged and...Tags: Barack Obama, Georgia, Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff 46 people like this. Like A liberal PAC is running ads that call Republican Sens. Loeffler and Perdue 'the Grinches of Georgia'December 5, 2020 at 3:56 PM US Sens. Davi Perdue and Kelly Loeffler speaks to the crowd of supporters during a "Defend the Majority" rally at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agriculture Center on November 19, 2020.
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A liberal Political Action Committee in Georgia is running an advertisement in Georgia that compare Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue to the Grinch.
Both Perdue and Loeffler are in the middle of a heated runoff campaign between their two Democratic challenge...Tags: Politics, Media, Washington Post, Senate, US, Trends, Georgia, Joe Biden, Democrats, Gop, House, PAC, Biden, Donald Trump, Perdue, The Washington Post 125 people like this. Like White House economic advisor suggests there's no rush to pass a stimulus as more than 10 million people remain unemployedDecember 5, 2020 at 3:34 PM Joseph LaVorgna, Chief Economist of the National Economic Council.
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An economic advisor at the National Economic Council on Friday signaled there's no rush to release a second coronavirus stimulus package.
Joseph LaVorgna, chief economist at the National Economic Council, said he doesn't "believe the recovery at the moment is in jeopardy," despite a disappointing Friday jobs report that said 10.7 million Americans were unemployed in November.
Congress is considerin...Tags: Politics, Congress, Senate, White House, Trends, Joe Biden, Economy, House, Chuck Grassley, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Biden, Stimulus, Lindsey Graham, Powell, Yahoo Finance 119 people like this. Like Brexit negotiations to restart in Brussels after Johnson callDecember 5, 2020 at 1:26 PM Phone talk between PM and European commission president Ursula von der Leyen ended without a breakthroughBrexit negotiations will resume in Brussels on Sunday after Boris Johnson and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, agreed that a trade and security deal was still possible in the immediate days.In a joint statement, the two leaders said they would talk again on Monday evening, with the two sides searching for a breakthrough with just three weeks until the UK leaves the sin...Tags: Europe, Politics, UK, European Union, UK News, Foreign Policy, Boris Johnson, Brussels, Johnson, Brexit, Ursula von der Leyen, Michel Barnier 3 people like this. Like Brexit: Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen pause talks without a dealDecember 5, 2020 at 1:26 PM Prime minister and European commission president to speak again on Monday eveningBrexit negotiations will resume in Brussels on Sunday after Boris Johnson and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, agreed that a trade and security deal was still possible in the immediate days.In a joint statement, the two leaders said they would talk again on Monday evening, with the two sides searching for a breakthrough with just three weeks until the UK leaves the single market and customs u...Tags: Europe, Politics, UK, European Union, UK News, Foreign Policy, Boris Johnson, Brussels, Brexit, Ursula von der Leyen, Michel Barnier 44 people like this. Like Historian groups sue White House over fears the Trump administration will destroy records before leaving officeDecember 5, 2020 at 1:51 PM President Trump and Jared Kushner during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France
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Multiple historian groups are suing the White House over fears that the Trump Administration will improperly maintain records before the transition to President-elect Joe Biden, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
"The archive, historians, and CREW are suing to put some backbone in the law and prevent any bonfire of records in the Rose Garden," said Tom Blanton, directo...Tags: Post, Politics, News, Washington Post, Washington, White House, Trends, Joe Biden, Washington Dc, Donald Trump, US District Court, The Washington Post, Trump, National Security Archive, Richard Nixon, Ivanka Trump 120 people like this. Like Carrie Symonds' friend Nimco Ali given Home Office role without it being advertisedDecember 5, 2020 at 12:48 PM £350-a-day position as government adviser made via ‘direct appointment process’ A close friend of the prime minister and his fiancee was given an official position at the Home Office without the role being publicly advertised, a freedom of information request has revealed.Nimco Ali, who is reportedly godmother to the son of Carrie Symonds and Boris Johnson, was appointed adviser on tackling violence against women and girls in October. Continue reading...Tags: Politics, Conservatives, UK News, Domestic Violence, Home Office, Boris Johnson, Nimco Ali, Female genital mutilation (FGM, Carrie Symonds 43 people like this. Like Opinion: Expect big things from Kamala HarrisDecember 5, 2020 at 10:53 AM Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is going to be a major voice in the White House during the next four years. There is every reason to believe that President-elect Joe Biden's team is planning to give Harris a major key role as the administration confronts the devastating period of crisis now facing the nation.Tags: News, White House, Joe Biden, Stories, Kamala Harris, HARRIS 38 people like this. Like Expect big things from Kamala HarrisDecember 5, 2020 at 10:53 AM Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is going to be a major voice in the White House during the next four years, writes Julian Zelizer. As an experienced senator, Harris will be able to help Biden solidify support within the Democratic Caucus for his legislative proposalsTags: White House, Cnn, Biden, Kamala Harris, HARRIS, Democratic Caucus, Julian Zelizer 31 people like this. Like New Jersey officials shut down a restaurant that hosted a mask-free New York Young Republicans galaDecember 5, 2020 at 11:22 AM Rep. Matt Gaetz.
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Officials from New Jersey and New York slammed Rep. Matt Gaetz for attending a mask-less gala on Thursday with 150 people convening in close proximity in a restaurant.
New Jersey Mayor Steven Fulop shut down the Maritime Parc, the restaurant that hosted the event, on Friday.
The event was an annual gala for the New York Young Republicans Club that was originally supposed to be held in a Manhattan venue, which declined to host the event.
The governors of both New Jer...Tags: Health, Florida, Politics, New York, Science, Trends, New Jersey, Manhattan, Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, Matt Murphy, Cuomo, Murphy, Jersey City, Fulop, Steven Fulop 84 people like this. Like As he looks to 2024, Trump's deep pockets mean barbs for Biden and GOP competitorsDecember 5, 2020 at 11:34 AM Trump is gearing up to run again in 2024 and that could complicate Joe Biden's entry into the White House and freeze other Republicans from running.
[Author: USA TODAY]Tags: Usa, News, White House, Joe Biden, Gop, Biden, Usa Today, Trump 62 people like this. Like 60% of Americans say that they would get a COVID-19 vaccine amid growing confidence in the development process, new data showDecember 5, 2020 at 11:46 AM 60% of American adults said they are willing to get vaccinated if a "vaccine to prevent COVID-19 were available today," a Pew Research Center survey from November found.
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A Pew Research Center survey conducted in November found 60% of American adult respondents said they are willing to get vaccinated if a "vaccine to prevent COVID-19 were available today."
American adult respondents who said that they have confidence that the "research and developmen...Tags: News, Trust, US, Barack Obama, Trends, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Pew, World Health Organization, Pfizer, Vaccine, Pew Research Center, Moderna, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Kelly McLaughlin, Coronavirus 60 people like this. Like 60% of Americans say that they would get a COVID-19 vaccine amid growing confidence in the development process, new data showsDecember 5, 2020 at 11:46 AM 60% of American adults said they are willing to get vaccinated if a "vaccine to prevent COVID-19 were available today," a Pew Research Center survey from November found.
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A Pew Research Center survey conducted in November found 60% of American adult respondents said they are willing to get vaccinated if a "vaccine to prevent COVID-19 were available today."
American adult respondents who said that they have confidence that the "research and developmen...Tags: News, Trust, US, Barack Obama, Trends, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Pew, World Health Organization, Pfizer, Vaccine, Pew Research Center, Moderna, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Kelly McLaughlin, Coronavirus 83 people like this. Like Only 25 Congressional Republicans recognize Biden's presidential win, new survey saysDecember 5, 2020 at 11:52 AM President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy listen.
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Only 25 Congressional Republicans have recognized President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the November election, according to a Washington Post survey.
There are currently 249 GOP members in the House and Senate.
While conducting the survey, nearly 90% of Republicans in Congress wouldn't acknowledge who won the election, while two US...Tags: Utah, Post, Politics, Nbc, Congress, California, Washington Post, Kentucky, Senate, Virginia, US, Alabama, Trends, Joe Biden, Ap, Gop 78 people like this. Like |
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