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Tuesday 29 September 2020
Mulvaney, the former Chief of Staff to US President Donald Trump, took up the role of Special Envoy in March.
The US President has been waging a legal battle to keep his tax returns hidden, but the New York Times has published details.
The major investigation into the US president’s finances comes just weeks before the election.
“His Debate performances have been record setting UNEVEN, to put it mildly,” Trump tweeted. “Only drugs could have caused this discrepancy???”"
At the age of 48, she would be the youngest justice on the current court if confirmed.
Trump said he was sure her confirmation would be “extremely non-controversial” and “very quick”.
The rivals will take part in heir first televised debate on Tuesday.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
The late justice is the first woman in American history to lie in state at the US Capitol.
Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transition if he loses in November.
Liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last week, setting up a potentially divisive battle to replace her.
Trump has for several months been pressing a campaign against mail-in voting by tweeting and speaking out against it.
Only five countries — Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Spain and Brazil — rank higher in Covid-19 deaths per capita.
Biden has said that rushing a nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg through the Senate before the election would be an “abuse of power”.
President Trump has been targeting TikTok, a video app popular with younger people, as well as WeChat, another Chinese-owned app.
The towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice died aged 87 at her home in Washington.
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has triggered debate on whether her replacement should be nominated before or after the election.
Trump and Biden will face off in three separate TV debates.
Downloads of the apps will be banned from Sunday onwards.
Trump has hinged his election campaign on core supporters rather than focusing on winning over a narrow slice of undecided voters.
Joe Biden was taking part in his first town hall event.
“We think we can start sometime in October,” US President Trump claimed.
At least 35 people have died as wildfires blaze in the western states of California, Oregon and Washington.
The Trump administration has claimed the China-owned app represents a security risk to the US.
Thousands of people packed into a warehouse in the state of Nevada, which has put a limit of 50 people for indoor gatherings.
Trump announced the agreement following a phone call with the leaders of the two countries.
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will pay their respects at the same memorial today.
The Washington Post, where Woodward serves as associate editor, reported excerpts of the book, Rage, today.
“I’m more optimistic perhaps today than I’ve been in a long time,” Mark Meadows said.
Trump has furiously defended himself in the wake of the story in The Atlantic.
The musician has been barred from Arizona’s ballot.
Alexei Navalny fell ill on a flight to Moscow and is now in an induced coma in a Berlin hospital.
Trump’s comments were reported by The Atlantic.
Trump also reportedly said dead US Marines were “suckers” for getting killed.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden has met the family of Jacob Blake, who was shot by a white police officer.
His campaign has called it “the best month of online fundraising in American political history.”.
The city of Kenosha has been the scene of demonstrations since the shooting of Jacob Blake last week.
The former White House strategist appeared in court by audio link today.
Biden also blamed Donald Trump for “stoking violence” in US cities.
The city has been the site of daily protests for months.
Trump is on the defensive in the states that won him the presidency in 2016.
ENGLAND HAS INTRODUCED new rules that could see people receive fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to self-isolate.
This means that anyone who has tested positive or has been a close contact of a Covid-19 case and fails to quarantine could receive a hefty penalty.
There have been some calls for a similar system here too, to prevent the spread of the virus and to stop any flouting of rules.
So today we want to know: Should people who fail to self-isolate be fined?
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