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Democrats to unveil Biden's US immigration reform bill

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 09:09 PM

US President Joe Biden's immigration bill, which aims to create a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants, will be unveiled Thursday to begin its legislative process, senior White House officials said. Read more »

Trump disavows any responsibility for his supporters' attack on US Capitol

Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 03:03 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump, facing impeachment on a charge of "incitement of insurrection" on Tuesday disavowed responsibility for his supporters' violent invasion of the US Capitol last week and said his remarks before the siege were appropriate. Read more »

Republicans face growing corporate backlash after Capitol assault

Andy Sullivan and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 09:32 AM

Republicans in the U.S. Congress faced growing blowback on Monday from businesses that said they would cut off campaign contributions to those who voted last week to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Read more »

Trump's demoralized staff count down the final days

Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 07:44 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has lost the support of many former loyalists in his administration after a riot at the U.S. Capitol that he helped provoke, and his White House is in "meltdown" as it lurches through his final days, current and former officials said. Read more »

Democrats push toward 2nd Trump impeachment, Republican support uncertain

Joseph Ax and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 01:40 AM

Democratic-led efforts to impeach US President Donald Trump for a historic second time gained momentum over the weekend, although it looked far from certain whether enough Republicans would back the move with just days left in his term. Read more »

Democrats inch toward second Trump impeachment after Capitol siege

Richard Cowan and Joseph Ax, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 08 02:52 PM

Congressional Democrats were moving closer to a historic step on Friday as they weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, 2 days after his false claims of election fraud helped encourage a mob that breached the US Capitol. Read more »

Fed sees rising bond yields, inflation expectations as a possible win

Jonnelle Marte, Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 11:35 AM

A recent rise in U.S. bond yields and market inflation expectations have bolstered Federal Reserve officials' hopes the central bank's new monetary policy approach is taking hold and could be further buoyed if a Democratic-led Congress rolls out more spending. Read more »

Trump acknowledges Biden will be next president in wake of Capitol chaos

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 10:30 AM

As the threat of a second impeachment loomed, President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that Joe Biden will be the next U.S. president, a day after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a stunning assault on American democracy as Congress was certifying Biden's victory. Read more »

US lawmaker drawing up impeachment papers on Trump after mobs storm Capitol

Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 08:30 AM

WASHINGTON - A Democratic congresswoman on Wednesday said she was drawing up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after mobs broke into the U.S. Capitol following Trump's urgings to his supporters to fight to undo his election loss. Read more »

Defying Trump, McConnell puts off vote on $2,000 checks, urges override of defense bill veto

David Morgan and Susan Cornwell, Reuters
Posted at Dec 30 01:50 PM

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday put off a vote on increasing COVID-19 relief checks from $600 to $2,000 and urged senators to override President Donald Trump's veto of a defense bill, in a rare challenge to his fellow Republican three weeks before Trump leaves office. Read more »

Robredo says leaders must 'listen for real' to Pinoys’ struggles amid pandemic, typhoon aftermath

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 06:28 PM

MANILA — Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday urged leaders to hear the plight of Filipinos on the ground and to build “deep and authentic” connections as the country continued to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and reel from the aftermath of recent typhoons.   Read more »

US Republican report urges cooperation with Europe on China

Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 04:12 AM

WASHINGTON - Two months before President Donald Trump is due to leave office, the Republican leader of a US Senate committee issued a report on Wednesday urging Washington to work closely with allies in Europe to counter the threat posed by China. Read more »

Trump backtracks on acknowledging Biden won election, concedes 'nothing'

Sarah N. Lynch and Susan Heavey, Reuters
Posted at Nov 16 01:12 AM

President Donald Trump backtracked after appearing on Sunday to acknowledge for the first time that Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election, saying he conceded "nothing" and repeating his unfounded claims of widespread voting fraud.   Read more »

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Andrew Harnik, Getty Images/AFP/Pool
Updated as of Nov 08 04:06 PM

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S on Saturday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 4, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 11:31 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Biden supporters converge in Makati

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 09:30 PM

Members of the Democrats Abroad Philippines gather in Makati Wednesday to express their support for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris while monitoring developments in the 2020 US elections Read more »

New York progressive Ocasio-Cortez easily wins second House term

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 01:21 PM

New York progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comfortably secured a second term in Congress on Tuesday with an expected win over her Republican challenger who was outspent despite raising $10 million. Read more »

Democrats favored to win control of US Senate, but results may be delayed

David Morgan, Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 04:42 AM

Democrats are favored to emerge from 14 hotly contested US Senate races with full control of Congress in Tuesday's election, but final results from at least five of those contests may not be available for days, and in some cases, months. Read more »

Republicans running short on time and money to defend US Senate majority

David Morgan, Reuters
Posted at Oct 20 10:39 PM

WASHINGTON - Republicans are running short of time, money and options to stop Democrats from winning a majority of seats in the US Senate, and with them full control of Congress, in an election that is now only two weeks away.   Read more »

Trump and Biden go on the attack in fiery, chaotic first presidential debate

Jarrett Renshaw and Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Sep 30 10:55 AM

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump's leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and taxes in a fiery first debate on Tuesday marked by Trump's repeated interruptions. Read more »