President Donald Trump’s announcement in May of plans to develop a Covid-19 vaccine by year’s end is near realization — despite a setback among one of the six candidates that the US supported.
Court tells Trump: ‘Calling vote unfair doesn’t make it so’
A federal appeals court on Friday flatly dismissed President Donald Trump’s claim that the election was unfair and refused to freeze Joe Biden’s win in the key state of Pennsylvania.
Trump pardons Michael Flynn, who lied to FBI over Russia
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he had pardoned Michael Flynn, the former security advisor whose lies about his Russian contacts spurred the troubling investigation into Trump campaign collusion with Moscow.
Lame duck Trump pardons turkey but dodges elephant in room
Lame duck President Donald Trump addressed a live turkey and journalists Tuesday but again avoided the elephant in the room — his failure to concede defeat to Joe Biden.
John Kerry, who signed Paris accord for US, is Biden’s climate envoy
Former secretary of state John Kerry helped broker the landmark Paris Agreement and signed it on behalf of the United States, a decision subsequently reversed by President Donald Trump.
Trump finally agrees to Biden transition – but still not conceding
Donald Trump came his closest yet to admitting election defeat Monday after the government agency meant to ease Joe Biden’s transition into the White House said it was finally lifting its unprecedented block on assistance.
Denying defeat, Trump offers fodder for world’s strongmen
The United States has long championed democracy around the world, pushing persistently, if not always consistently, for leaders to give up power when they lose.
Firings, recount calls: Trump’s desperate push to invalidate vote
Firing the US election security chief and pressuring local officials to throw out valid votes, President Donald Trump and his Republicans are making desperate — though likely futile — attempts to invalidate Democrat Joe Biden’s election win.
Bad loser: Trump emerges from election gloom to hold rare work meeting
President Donald Trump, who has largely vanished from public view since his election defeat, was to emerge Friday for a White House meeting on the Covid-19 vaccine drive.
Facebook, Google extend political ad ban amid misinformation rise
Facebook and Google have extended their bans on political ads in the United States amid misinformation circulated aimed at bolstering claims by President Donald Trump of fraud in his loss to Joe Biden.
Is Trump mounting a coup — or just putting on a circus?
Is President Donald Trump’s unprecedented assault on the US election results a coup in progress — or mere political show?
US justice chief authorizes probes into voting
US Attorney General Bill Barr gave federal prosecutors blanket authorization Monday to open investigations into voting irregularities, as President Donald Trump claimed that he lost the presidential election due to fraud.
With Champ and Major, dogs set for White House comeback
Joe Biden promises to bring many things back to America now that he’s in and President Donald Trump’s out. Unity, accountability, compassion — and a dog in the White House.
Can Trump challenge the election verdict?
Minutes after US media declared Democrat Joe Biden victor in the tight race for the US presidency on Saturday, President Donald Trump rejected that conclusion, saying he will prove in court that he was the winner.
Trespassers’ can be escorted from White House, says Biden campaign
Joe Biden’s campaign warned Friday that President Donald Trump could be escorted from the White House if he refuses to admit defeat in America’s knife-edge election.
Trump attacks US election results, Biden set to speak
President Donald Trump, in his latest effort to discredit vote tallies showing him headed for defeat in the tense US election, warned challenger Joe Biden on Friday against “wrongfully” claiming the presidency.
Russia says ‘obvious shortcomings’ in US election system
Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday said outdated legislation and a lack of regulation had revealed flaws in the US electoral system, as votes were being tallied to decide the next American president.
Dinaya daw! Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency
President Donald Trump erupted Thursday in a tirade of unsubstantiated claims that he has been cheated out of winning the US election as vote counting across battleground states showed Democrat Joe Biden steadily closing in on victory.
The US election: What we know
The scenario many had feared has come true: November 3 has come and gone and we don’t know whether President Donald Trump or Democratic candidate Joe Biden has won the White House.
Biden camp: Trump bid to stop vote counting ‘outrageous’
Joe Biden’s White House campaign slammed President Donald Trump’s threat to try to stop the election vote count as “outrageous” early Wednesday, saying its legal team was ready to prevent such an “unprecedented” act.
Roque on U.S. elections: May the best man win
Malacañang believes President Rodrigo Duterte can establish “warm personal relations” with whoever wins the U.S. presidential election.
FBI warns of possible US election violence in protest-riven Portland
The FBI has warned of the potential for armed clashes linked to Tuesday’s US election in Portland, as the northwestern city that has become symbolic of the country’s stark divisions braces for unrest.
Bad Romance: Lady Gaga in Twitter feud with Trump campaign
Music superstar Lady Gaga got into an unlikely Twitter feud Sunday with President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign after they accused her of being anti-fracking.
Does Duterte still support Trump’s reelection?
Malacañang is leaving it to Americans to decide the 2020 presidential election.
