Trump Nominates Barrett for Supreme Court Post

VOA — WHITE HOUSE – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, giving him an... Read more »

US Hits Iran Court, Judges With Sanctions Over Wrestler

VOA — WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Thursday hit an Iranian revolutionary court and several judges with sanctions in part for their role in the conviction and execution of a young... Read more »

About 3,500 US Companies Sue Over Trump-Imposed Chinese Tariffs

VOA — About 3,500 U.S. companies, including Tesla Inc., Ford Motor Co., Target Corp., Walgreen Co. and Home Depot, have sued the Trump administration in the last two weeks over the imposition... Read more »

US election: McConnell promises an ‘orderly’ transition of power

BBC — US Republican leaders say there will be an “orderly” transfer of power should Donald Trump lose November’s election. President Trump cast doubt on the transition on Wednesday, questioning the probity... Read more »

US House Democrats Crafting New $2.2 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package

VOA — WASHINGTON – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package that could be voted on next week, a key lawmaker said Thursday,... Read more »

Iran Strikes Defiant Tone at UN Under Crushing US Sanctions

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Grappling with a weakened economy and the Middle East’s worst coronavirus outbreak, Iran’s president delivered a defiant and fiery speech Tuesday to the U.N. General... Read more »

US Grants Iraq New 60-Day Waiver to Import Iranian Gas

VOA — BAGHDAD – The U.S. has granted Iraq a 60-day extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas for its crippled power grids, an Iraqi official told AFP... Read more »

World must face new reality of Covid-19 together, France’s Macron tells UN

RFI — French President Emmanuel Macron urged the world nations to work together against Covid-19 and not be dominated by a China-US rivalry in his address to the annual United Nations General... Read more »

US Voting Systems ‘Being Targeted’ as Presidential Election Nears

VOA — Increased security measures are not stopping cyber operatives from looking for ways to break into critical U.S. voting systems, according to officials charged with safeguarding the nation’s Nov. 3 presidential... Read more »

US-Iran relations and upcoming presidential elections

DW — US President Donald Trump, unlike his opponent Joe Biden, continues to place pressure on Tehran. Observers are not ruling out a ‘deal’ or bilateral talks in the event he wins... Read more »