President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden began the first presidential debate with heated exchanges over health care, the coronavirus and the future of the Supreme Court. Fitting for an edge in their bitter campaign, the two men frequently interrupted each other with angry interjections, with Biden eventually snapping at Trump Will you shut up, man? That was after the president badgered him over his refusal to comment on whether he would try to expand the Supreme Court in retaliation if Trump's high court pick, Amy Coney Barrett, was confirmed to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The fact is that everything he's said so far is simply a lie, Biden said. I'm not here to call out his lies. Everybody knows he's a liar. Trump struggled to define his ideas for replacing the Affordable Care Act on health care in the debate's early moments and defended his nomination of Barrett, declaring that I was not elected for three years, I'm elected for four years. We wo
There will only be one moderator per debate. Each debate will run uninterrupted for an hour and a half.
11 major S&P 500 sectors were split down the middle in early trading with five falling and energy stocks and financials, which bounced strongly in the previous session, giving back most of their gains
A new development in the US presidential race surfaced on Sunday when NYT reported that Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 - and none in 10 of the previous 15 years
Asserting that Sikhs are safe under the Trump administration, a group of prominent Sikh-American leaders have alleged that the Biden campaign is trying to "demoralise and demotivate" the community
Kamala Harris urged voters not to be discouraged by Republican efforts to fill a Supreme Court seat before the election, charging it's the GOP's goal to make people feel like their votes don't matter
Speaking at a news conference at the White House, Trump dismissed the report as fake news and said he has paid taxes, though he gave no specifics
President Donald Trump is fighting to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, howling with unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and warning that violent mobs are infiltrating the suburbs
Broadly speaking, analysts say Biden's plan to raise corporate taxes could pressure company earnings. But they expect him to support infrastructure projects and renewable energy
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US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has expressed concern over the flare-up of tensions in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh
It is important to remember that the returns are not an unvarnished look at Trump's business activity
Biden retains a clear lead over Trump, 49 to 41% in presidential race, says poll
With Republicans controlling the Senate, Democrats have little leverage to prevent a quick vote on Barrett before the Nov. 3 election and almost no hope of preventing her confirmation
The data collected on the most important issues in the election for Asian Indian voters suggests jobs and the economy is the single most important issue for 53 per cent Asian Indians
Those with knowledge of Biden's preparations suggest he will not take the fight to Trump if he can avoid it
The elections board on Tuesday issued new guidance allowing mail-in absentee ballots with deficient information to be fixed without forcing the voter to fill out a new blank ballot for election
Trump hailed Barrett as "a woman of remarkable intellect and character," saying he had studied her record closely before making the pick
Vice President Mike Pence, speaking from the steps of the memorial, said he came to extend Trump's "greetings and gratitude" and asked them to pray for the new Supreme Court nominee
Trump predicted that Barrett, a staunch conservative, will get a "very quick" confirmation in the Republican-controlled senate