Inauguration day is set for Jan. 20 as Joe Biden will replace Donald Trump as President of the United States. Since the November election, the transfer of presidential power between Biden and Trump has been a trending topic. Another transition taking place on Wednesday is the control over the @POTUS …
Read More »Key Words: Trump acknowledges Biden presidential election win for first time—but ‘concedes nothing,’ repeats unfounded claim of ‘rigged’ vote
Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted his first tacit acknowledgment of former Vice President Joe Biden’s election victory, but continued to claim the democratic election was “rigged” and fraudulent without providing any evidence and after other agencies have deemed the voting process one of the most secure in U.S. history. On …
Read More »How the 2020 Presidential Election Affects the Housing Market
Politics aside, the housing market in many areas has slowed down due to uncertainty about the economy. Everyone has an opinion about the 2020 presidential election — including real estate agents. HomeLight asked 1,157 of their top agents how they thought the election would affect the housing market. Here are …
Read More »The Margin: 5 election results you might have missed while watching the presidential race
The 2020 U.S. presidential election has been a nail-biter, so it’s understandable if many folks were glued to Electoral College maps and races that were “too early to call” for incumbent President Donald Trump or his Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Election Night. There was still no clear winner for …
Read More »Europe Markets: European stocks and U.S. equity futures fall after chaotic presidential debate
People sit and watch a broadcast of the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on September 29, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images European stocks and U.S. equity futures were dropping on the last trading day of the month and quarter, with …
Read More »Capitol Report: This 2020 presidential forecast says Trump faces historic defeat due to terrible economy
President Donald Trump could suffer a historic defeat in the fall if the economy doesn’t sharply recover from the coronavirus pandemic and the disease lingers, according to a model that has predicted the winner of the popular vote in 16 of the past 18 elections. Oxford Economics predicts Trump would …
Read More »Justin Amash nixes 2020 presidential run as third-party candidate
Michigan Rep. Justin Amash has announced that he will not run for president as a third-party candidate, CNN reported Saturday. “After much reflection, I’ve concluded that circumstances don’t lend themselves to my success as a candidate for president this year, and therefore I will not be a candidate,” he tweeted …
Read More »Key Words: Here’s what Pope Francis said about the global economy that drew a ‘wow’ from a former presidential candidate
“ ‘This may be the time to consider a universal basic wage which would acknowledge and dignify the noble, essential tasks you carry out. It would ensure and concretely achieve the ideal, at once so human and so Christian, of no worker without rights.’ ” That’s Pope Francis showing support …
Read More »TaxWatch: As the dust settles on Super Tuesday, here’s what Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and the other Democratic presidential candidates want to do to your taxes
MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images, iStockphoto Democratic candidates have varying approaches when it comes to tax policy. As the dust settles on Super Tuesday’s Democratic primaries, it’s becoming clear former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders are the front runners in a thinning race for the White House. Biden …
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