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LOOK: Assault to US democracy

Photos from Reuters and Agence France Presse
Updated as of Jan 07 04:17 PM

Thousands of supporters trooped to the U.S. Capitol after a call from President Trump to fight and undo his defeat in the presidential race allegedly due to election fraud in contested states. Read more »

After 4 years of chaos, Biden has tall order to revive US role

Shaun Tandon and Francesco Fontemaggi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 01:42 AM

Biden will be the most experienced new president in decades on foreign policy, but he is also facing questions from the left of his Democratic Party on whether his worldview has kept up with the times. Read more »

Kamala Harris breaks barriers as America's next vice president

James Oliphant, Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 01:34 AM

Harris made history on Saturday with her election as Joe Biden's vice president, becoming the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American to win the second highest U.S. office. Read more »

Trump: Biden 'rushing to falsely pose' as US election winner

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 08 03:20 AM

Trump underlined that states had not yet certified the results, and his campaign has launched multiple legal challenges. Read more »

Biden wins White House, ending Trump presidency

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 08 01:12 AM

Biden has won the US presidency over Trump, TV networks projected Saturday -- a win sealed after the Democrat claimed several key battleground states won by the Republican incumbent in 2016. Read more »

BSP: PH in good position regardless of US election outcome

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 11:58 PM

As the vote counting continues in several key US states, stock analysts break down how each election outcome can impact Philippine shares. Read more »

Fed keeps policy steady as Biden inches closer to victory

Howard Schneider, Ann Saphir and Jonnelle Marte, Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 08:32 AM

The Federal Reserve kept its loose monetary policy intact on Thursday and pledged again to do whatever it can in coming months to sustain a U.S. economic recovery losing speed amid a spreading coronavirus pandemic and facing uncertainty over a still-undecided presidential election.  Read more »

Trump or Biden, new U.S. president faces troubled economy

Ann Saphir and Jonnelle Marte, Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 08:55 AM

It's still not clear yet if the next U.S. president will be incumbent Donald Trump or Democratic challenger Joe Biden, but whoever triumphs will face monumental challenges on the economic front.   Read more »

Twitter, Facebook suspend some accounts as U.S. election misinformation spreads online

Joseph Menn and Katie Paul, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 04 08:42 AM

Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc on Tuesday suspended several recently created right-leaning news accounts posting information about voting in the hotly contested U.S. election for violating their policies.   Read more »

Trump ready to pay own cash in uphill fight for reelection

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 09 07:23 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he may have to dip into his own pocket to finance a reelection campaign struggling to attract donors and voters alike with only eight weeks to go. Read more »

Russia promoting distrust in US vote-by-mail plans

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 04 10:22 AM

WASHINGTON - Russia is actively trying to undermine voters' faith in the US electoral system and especially in voting by mail ahead of the November 3 election, according to a Department of Homeland Security analysis Thursday. Read more »

Hillary Clinton urges Biden not to concede in close election

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 11:01 AM

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton, who lost to Donald Trump in 2016, said Tuesday that this year's Democratic challenger Joe Biden should refuse to concede until all votes are counted in a tight and possibly drawn-out contest. Read more »