President Trump and his senior aides have been disappointed that FBI Director Christopher A. Wray and Attorney General William P. Barr have not done what Trump had hoped — indicate that Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden or other Biden associates are under investigation.
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The Justice Department said in a news release that its resolution of the case “includes the largest penalties ever levied against a pharmaceutical manufacturer.”
Senate GOP leaders largely oppose a giant new spending bill that the administration has been negotiating with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Breonna Taylor would be alive today if police had given her and her boyfriend less time to respond before breaking down their door in a raid, a Louisville police officer said.
The proposal has prompted sharp opposition from career officials who say it would be a gift to authoritarian governments that have long sought to delegitimize human rights groups.
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The 22-member Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on President Trump’s nominee, who was expected to win approval on a party-line vote.
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More than 40 million ballots have already been cast in the United States, according to the United States Elections Project.
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National polling average
Biden is leading (+10) the national polling average.
Biden
53%
Trump
43%
Average of national polls since Oct. 4 that meet Washington Post standards for transparency and quality. Includes polls by CNN, Economist-YouGov, Fox, PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist, Pew, Post-ABC, NBC-WSJ and SurveyMonkey-Tableau.
Analysts say Huawei’s smartphone chip supply is dwindling, limiting its sales despite surging patriotic demand at home.
Even iPhones now have lidar sensors, but not the cars Tesla hopes to one day make autonomous.
The news marks a stunning turnaround for the mobile-oriented company, which had raised more than $1.5 billion of cash and much more in Hollywood’s alternative currency of hype.
The central bank’s efforts to keep the economy afloat are undermining the long-term future of the U.S. pension system.
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