Just days remain before US voters choose their next President - and so far, the polls are predicting a clear winner. Former Vice President Joe Biden has consistently polled ahead of President Donald Trump since he was confirmed as the Democratic Party's nominee in the 2020 US Presidential Election. But as time ticks down to polling day, is the challenger's lead large enough to deny Trump a second term? Or will the incumbent defy historically low approval ratings and sneak through victories in enough battleground states to secure four more years in the Oval Office? And how will Coronavirus affect the outcome? Will the huge increase in mail-in ballots make accurate polling more difficult? And when will we finally know who's won the most anticipated race for the White House... well, at least since the last one? Read more US election 2020 Biden has won - but what happens now? What if Trump refuses to leave? What Biden's …
Where has Donald Trump been this week and who might be at risk of Covid-19?
Questions are being raised about whether the Trump campaign put lives at risk by going ahead with a fundraising event in New Jersey last night, after they were aware a close aide to the President had tested positive for Covid-19. Mark Meadows, the White House Chief of Staff confirmed White House officials were made aware of Hope Hicks' positive test before the event was scheduled to take place. The fundraising event went ahead at Trump's luxury golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey - where the President was described as appearing "lethargic." But the New Jersey fundraiser was only the last in a string of events that both President Trump and Hope Hicks have attended - and the President's staff have been criticised for failing to wear masks at many of the events. Here's a round up of all the places President Trump has visited this week - and some of the people who may be at risk. Saturday, 26 September The …
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Meghan Markle ‘needs to start respecting the Queen’ says Donald Trump’s ex-advisor
A former spokesperson for Donald Trump has slammed Meghan Markle for her recent actions towards the Royal Family and said she needs to start respecting the Queen . President Trump' s former Senior Adviser Jason Miller called out the Duchess of Sussex just days after her and Harry's controversial photoshoot with Time Magazine. The remarks were made shortly after Meghan and Harry were named among the worlds 100 most influential people as listed in the popular publication. It comes just six months after the Duke and Duchess accused a member of the Royal Family of racism in a scandalous interview with Oprah Winfrey. During the explosive interview, Meghan told Oprah that staff had dismissed her calls for help after she allegedly confided in them because she felt suicidal. "Number one rule of being a Royal is don't disrespect the Queen," Miller told The Sun. "I think she should have more respect for the institution of the Royals and I think that when …
Fed chair: I won’t leave if Trump asks me to quit
(CNN) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell defiantly said Wednesday he would not accept being fired by President Donald Trump , who has waged an unprecedented public pressure campaign on the central bank. California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters pressed Powell at a House Financial Services Committee hearing about whether he would comply if he were to get a phone call from Trump asking him to pack up his stuff and go . "Of course, I would not do that," replied Powell, who was appointed by Trump. "I can't hear you," said Waters in response to which the hearing room erupted in laughter. "The answer would be, 'No,'" Powell said. Read More Waters pressed further, asking, "Do you believe the President doesn't have the authority?" He replied: "What I have said is the law gives me a four-year term and I fully intend to serve it." Trump has openly expressed demands for lower interest rates, claiming that the Fed has dampened the US …
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Trump labels China a currency manipulator as trade war escalates
Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump's trade war with China amplified one step further on Monday after his Treasury Department formally labeled the country's second largest trading partner a "currency manipulator," marking a tense standoff that risks weakening the entire global economy. The escalating rift boiled over on Monday as Trump fulfilled his threat to fight back against China's decision to allow its currency to weaken and to stop plans to buy more goods from American farmers. The decision by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin came after markets closed following a turbulent day on Wall Street, which suffered its worst day of the year with the Dow shedding 767 points over fears a resolution was nowhere in sight. Trump warns China not to wait until after 2020 to strike a trade deal Earlier in the day, Trump had accused Beijing of depreciating its currency on Twitter, adding later that such measures have been used to "steal our …
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Fed chair gets backup from Congress amid Trump onslaught
Washington (CNN) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is one of President Donald Trump's favorite targets, but he's cultivated an army of fans at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. A review by CNN of Powell's public calendars for the first 16 months of his tenure as chairman shows he's held more than 100 meetings with individual lawmakers, earning a reputation for being unusually accessible. He's also often held phone calls and attended the occasional dinner, including one hosted by Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee last November with a group of 10 bipartisan lawmakers, including Sens. Richard Shelby of Alabama, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Michael Bennet of Colorado and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. Trump has already changed the Fed forever On February 13, he also met with the Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee for 45 minutes, and then held individual one-on-one meetings for the rest of the afternoon with Idaho Sen. Mike …
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Trump Administration Plans to Ban Flavored
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said on Wednesday that it would ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes, at a time when hundreds of people have been sickened by mysterious lung illnesses and teenage vaping continues to rise. Sitting in the Oval Office with the government’s top health officials, President Trump acknowledged that there was a vaping problem and said: “We can’t allow people to get sick. And we can’t have our kids be so affected.” Alex M. Azar II, the health and human services secretary, said that the Food and Drug Administration would outline a plan within the coming weeks for removing The White House and the F.D.A. have faced mounting pressure from lawmakers, public health officials, parents and educators, who have grown alarmed by the popularity of vaping among teenagers but have felt powerless to keep e-cigarettes away from students and out of schools. This summer’s startling reports of vaping-related respiratory illnesses, which now near 500 cases …
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SAS commandos took part in daring raid to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
SAS commandos reportedly took part in a mission to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. British special forces joined the US-led attack on the jihadi stronghold in Syria. The commandos and their US allies were tracking the ISIS commando for two weeks. Sources have claimed that a “small number” of SAS troops joined in the daring raid from helicopters. Al-Baghdadi was the world’s most wanted man and subject to a huge £19 million bounty of his head. US President Donald Trump boasted that the terror leader “died like a dog”. It emerged he detonated a suicide vest before his remains were dumped at sea. “The UK has an exchange deal which is long standing with the US special operations in Iraq, which mounted the mission,” a source said, reports the Mirror. "No doubt lessons were learned from previous operations." Al-Baghdadi is said to have fled into a tunnel before detonating an explosive vest – also killing three of his young children. He was being chased by a hero …
Trump 2024 flirting doesn’t stop other Republicans from visiting early voting states
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for September 19 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. There have been numerous articles written since the 2020 presidential election – including one from this reporter – on whether former President Trump ’s repeated teasing of another White House bid is freezing the field in the race for the 2024 Republican nomination. While Trump remains very popular with the base of the GOP, and polls at this extremely early point in the 2024 presidential cycle indicate that the former president is the overwhelming front runner in the nomination race, his immense clout is not preventing other potential Republican White House hopefuls from visiting the states that kick off the presidential primary and caucus calendar. TRUMP AGAIN TEASES 2024 RUN, HEADING TO IOWA NEXT MONTH "If you want to run for president, you need to be laying the ground work right now," longtime …
Recall vote highlights California’s geopolitical divisions
3 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California recall election was a blowout win for Gov. Gavin Newsom that reinforced the state's political divisions: The Democratic governor won big support in coastal areas and urban centers, while the rural north and agricultural inland, with far fewer voters, largely wanted him gone. “It’s almost like two states,” Menlo College political scientist Melissa Michelson said. Though California is a liberal stronghold where Democrats hold every statewide office and have two-thirds majorities in the Legislature, it is also home to deeply conservative areas. Those residents have long felt alienated from Sacramento, where Democrats have been in full control for more than a decade. A conservative movement in far Northern California has for years sought to break away and create its own state to better reflect the area's political sensitivities. While Republicans still are able to win some local elections, the party …
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