Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will nominate acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf to formally lead the agency. Trump announced the decision in a tweet, saying that “Chad has done an outstanding job and we greatly appreciate his service!” Wolf …
Read More »TikTok files lawsuit against Trump administration’s executive order
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Video-sharing social networking company TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order banning any U.S. transactions with its parent company ByteDance. In the 39-page indictment acquired by Xinhua, U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and U.S. …
Read More »Trump nominated for second term at 2020 Republican National Convention
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump was nominated for a second term on Monday at the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina, which has been scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic. Trump arrived at the Charlotte Convention Center on Monday afternoon, where over …
Read More »Biden formally accepts Democratic nomination for U.S. president, lays out “build back better” vision in speech
Washington, US | XINHUA | Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, laying out his vision for building the nation back better in a speech that capped off the four-day virtual Democratic National Convention. Almost right at the beginning of his speech, Biden …
Read More »Experts voice concerns over U.S. inaction in assisting Africa amid pandemic
Beijing, China | XINHUA | Experts have voiced concerns over the U.S.’ inaction in joining the international community to help Africa amid the pandemic, the continent hit hardest by COVID-19. “The U.S. has basically been missing in action on the global front, which is very heartbreaking for me to see,” …
Read More »U.S. politicians urged to stop “despicable performance”
Beijing, China | XINHUA | China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged certain U.S. politicians to stop dragging China into its election campaigns, and stop their “despicable performance.” The ministry’s spokesperson Zhao Lijian said this at a routine press briefing in response to recent remarks by Director of Trade and Manufacturing …
Read More »Kamala Harris accepts Democratic Party’s nomination for U.S. vice president
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Senator from California Kamala Harris, who was chosen by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to be his running mate in the 2020 presidential election, delivered a speech Wednesday to formally accept her nomination as the party’s candidate for vice president. Shortly before Harris spoke, her …
Read More »U.S. Senate report reveals more details between Trump campaign and Russia in 2016
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released the final volume of its bipartisan investigation report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The nearly 1,000 pages report confirmed former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings that the Russian government engaged in “an aggressive, multi-faceted effort …
Read More »Trump’s executive order on payroll tax deferral “unworkable”: business groups
Washington, US | XINHUA | More than 30 major U.S. business groups said on Tuesday that they’re unlikely to implement President Donald Trump’s recent executive order (EO) on payroll tax deferral as it would prove “unworkable” and impose a large tax bill on American families next year. “Under current law, …
Read More »U.S. Democrats formally nominate Biden for president
Washington, US | XINHUA | The ongoing U.S. Democratic National Convention on Tuesday voted to officially nominate Joe Biden as the party’s presidential candidate. Biden, already the presumptive nominee since April when all other contenders in the once crowded Democratic field dropped their bids, briefly addressed supporters from his hometown …
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