US Court delays hush money case hearing until November elections
The US Court announced that former President Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his New York criminal case until after the November presidential election
The US Court announced that former President Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his New York criminal case until after the November presidential election
When Congress was meeting on 6 January to certify Joe Biden’s victory, Trump and his advisers like Rudy Giuliani who considers it a “stolen election,” were inciting their supporters to march on Capitol Hill. Giuliani advised them to engage in ‘combat’.
Global Times tweeted side-by-side photo comparisons of Hong Kong protesters occupying the city's Legislative Council Complex in July 2019 with Wednesday's Washington riots.
While the President has the power to veto a Bill passed by Congress, a two-thirds majority in each house of the bicameral legislature can override this. The Democrat-dominated House of Representatives had already overturned the veto.
The importance of these contests, which will be decided before 20 January when the inaugural takes place, is that they will determine who controls the Senate. A Republican win will mean that the Joe Biden presidency will be hobbled by a potentially obstructionist Congress.
Trump's new press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, indicated that a new strategy would be rolled out, emphasizing Trump's business background and his focus on reopening the US economy.
Last week Trump suspended the country's funding to World Health Organisation as he accused the international body of being 'china-centric'.
Global infections stand at 2,404,325 with 165,238 deaths according to Johns Hopkins University.
Before the pandemic, around 400,000 people crossed the border each day which is also the longest in the world, at 8,900 kilometers.
The US government was the largest of voluntary contributor, accounting for just under 15% of WHO funding in 2019.
