2020 us election

The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC, US, August 22, 2018/ Reuters
Analysis

Fed faces ill political winds as Biden prepares for White House

The Fed earlier this year cut interest rates to near zero and ramped up its bond-buying to bolster the economy

Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters
US Election 2020

Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win

US President Donald Trump walks down the West Wing colonnade from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden to deliver an update on the so-called "Operation Warp Speed" program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with several drugmakers in an effort to help speed up the search for effective treatments for the ongoing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
US Election 2020

Georgia confirms results in latest setback for Trump

Joe Biden at a meeting about a mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington June 13, 2016. SAUL LOEB/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES/Foreign Policy
US Election 2020

Biden's DIY transition proceeds without Trump assistance

U.S. President Donald Trump departs after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider as he attends a Veterans Day observance in the rain at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
US Election 2020

Georgia, Wisconsin recounts likely will not change Trump election defeat

United States President Joe Biden. Photo: Collected.
US Election 2020

Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory

US Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney swears in US General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily W. Murphy in Washington, US December 5, 2017. Picture taken December 5, 2017. GSAHandout via REUTERS.
US Election 2020

Pressure grows on US agency to approve presidential transition

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gives an update on the state of the election and ballot count during a news conference at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, US, November 6, 2020. REUTERSDustin Chambers
US Election 2020

As US Senate battle intensifies in Georgia, allegations fly

In this May 22, 2019 file photo, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo
US Election 2020

Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security

US President-elect Joe Biden waves. The exact contours of Biden’s economic plans remain unclear. The ability to pass meaningful fiscal stimulus and alleviate pressure on the Fed will be crucial to a post-pandemic recovery. Photo: AFP
Politics

Biden turns focus to building White House team as Trump legal efforts flounder

US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he reacts to early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
US Election 2020

Trump tweets words ‘he won;’ says vote rigged, not conceding

Poll workers wave flags to bring a voter to their location booth at the Registrar of Voters on the day of the US Presidential election in San Diego, California, US, November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
US Election 2020

Women crucial to Biden’s win, even as gender gap held steady

A supporter of US President Donald Trump arrives to a "Stop the Steal" protest after the 2020 US presidential election was called for Democratic candidate Joe Biden, at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center (MCTEC), in Phoenix, Arizona, US, November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
US Election 2020

Trump supporters head to the streets as he pushes false election claims