President-elect Joe Biden pushes for $2,000 ‘stimulus check’ for Americans
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden has called for a USD 2,000 “stimulus checks” to his fellow Americans, arguing that the current USD 6,00 coronavirus relief payment is not enough to choose between paying rent or putting food on the table. Biden has called the current USD 600 round of cash a “down payment,” and early […]
Joe Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’
By KEVIN FREKING WILMINGTON: Just as the United States (US) has needed a unified, national response to COVID-19, it needs one for dealing with climate change, President-elect Joe Biden said Saturday as he rolled out key members of his environmental team. “We literally have no time to waste,” Biden told reporters as introduced his choices. […]
Close but not yet: Deal near on COVID-19 economic aid bill
By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON: Congressional negotiators are closing in on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300 per week jobless checks, and $600 stimulus payments to most Americans. But there was no deal quite yet. The long-delayed measure was coming together as Capitol Hill combatants finally fashioned […]
EXPLAINER: What’s in store when the Electoral College meets
By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON:Voters cast their ballots for president more than a month ago, but the votes that officially matter will be cast Monday. That’s when the Electoral College meets. The Constitution gives the electors the power to choose the president, and when all the votes are counted Monday, President-elect Joe Biden […]
Donald Trump says he will leave White House if Electoral College declares President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory
By JILL COLVIN WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory — even as he insisted such a decision would be a “mistake” — as he spent his Thanksgiving renewing baseless claims that “massive fraud” and crooked officials in battleground states […]
US agency ascertains Joe Biden as winner, lets transition begin
WASHINGTON: The General Services Administration (GSA) ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the November 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from President Donald Trump’s administration and allowing Biden to coordinate with federal agencies on plans for taking over on January 20. Trump, who had refused […]