Joe Biden heads to Georgia on Tuesday in a final push for votes in the deep south Peach State which – for the first time in decades – has emerged as an electoral battleground. If the Democrats win here, it’s likely to signal doom for Donald Trump’s re-election bid. The state has already broken all […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A US appeals court on Monday (Oct 26) rejected a Justice Department request that it allow the government to immediately ban Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google from offering Tencent’s WeChat for download in US app stores. The three-judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said in a brief order […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 100 Boeing-made Harpoon Coastal Defence Systems to Taiwan in a deal that has a potential value of up to US$2.37 billion (S$3.2 billion), the Pentagon said on Monday (Oct 26). The move comes days after the State Department approved the potential sale […]
MARTINSBURG (AFP) – President Donald Trump on Monday (Oct 26) barnstormed Pennsylvania with three mass rallies Monday and his Democratic opponent also made a surprise appearance, hoping to defend his lead in a swing state that could well decide the outcome of the election in eight days. Hopping from rally to rally, Trump demonstrated how […]
New York, whose diversified economy had fueled unparalleled job growth in recent years, is now facing a bigger challenge in recovering from the pandemic than almost any other major city in the country. More than one million residents are out of work, and the unemployment rate is nearly double the national average. The city had […]
Peter King is leaving Congress, and Lee Zeldin could be vulnerable. The elections in the two districts will be “a referendum on Trump,” a strategist said. By Sarah Maslin Nir MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. — Just to the right of the register at Village Wines & Spirits, a bottle of Virginia chardonnay bore a label that […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump on Monday (Oct 26) taunted opponent Joe Biden for forgetting his name and calling him “George” just a week before the election. Trump, 74, has often accused Biden, 77, of being senile as the two candidates battle it out ahead of the November 3 vote. Joe Biden’s habit […]
Large Democratic gains among white suburbanites suggest risks down the ballot for Republicans in congressional and state House races, our poll shows. By Nate Cohn President Trump maintains a narrow lead in Texas, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll on Monday, as he faces a rebellion in the state’s once overwhelmingly Republican suburbs […]
Good morning. Early voting, including voting by mail, in this election has decimated records in states across the country, including California, where more than 6.5 million ballots have already been returned, according to the state. Still, over the weekend, California voters lined up to cast their ballots early at dozens of newly open polling places, […]
By Mihir Zaveri [Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Monday. Weather: A dreary day: Drizzle early, tapering to occasional showers. High near 60. Alternate-side parking: In effect until Sunday (All Saints’ Day). Across New York City, you might have seen the lines this weekend. They sometimes stretched for several […]