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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he will talk to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and is "hopeful" about a new deal being made. “I say were going to give it one more serious try to get this done and I think were hopeful that we can get something done,” he said during a televised interview. “I think there is a reasonable compromise here.” He added that he will try to come to an understanding with Pelosi on a relief package, amid reports that House Democrats are looking to vote on their updated $2.2. trillion HEROES Act in the near future. Mnuchin said he would counter her offer with a measure that resembles theRead More From Source [contf] [contfnew] The Epoch Times [contfnewc] [contfnewc]

President Donald Trump condemned white supremacists during the Sept. 29 debate, two campaign officials said Sept. 30. "The president in the clip you just played, when asked if he would condemn these groups, he said 'sure.' He said it many times," Hogan Gidley, the campaign's spokesman, said during an appearance on CNN's "New Day." "Just not last night, in the past as well. He's condemned white supremacy by name on multiple occasions." Trump told moderator Chris Wallace three times he was willing to condemn white supremacists. “Sure, Im willing to do that," he said. When Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden mentioned the Proud Boys,Read More From Source [contf] [contfnew] The Epoch Times [contfnewc] [contfnewc]

Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) on Wednesday called on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign. In a letter to Wray, Collins accused him of being "unwilling or unable to bring accountability to the upper echelon of the FBI." "I am sure you are aware of the recent revelation that the FBI had knowledge that the Russian collusion hoax was a creation of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign," he added. "In your refusal to act on this knowledge, you are complicit. I urge you to do the right thing for this country and resign." Information declassified this week showed that then-FBI Director James Comey received an investigative referral on SRead More From Source [contf] [contfnew] The Epoch Times [contfnewc] [contfnewc]

President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning, reacting to his Tuesday night debate with Joe Biden, said that it was a "two on one" but still "fun." Trump suggested on Twitter that he was also debating the moderator, Fox News' Chris Wallace. He made the assertion during the debate on Tuesday. “Chris had a tough night,” Trump wrote on Twitter, including a New York Times article about Wallace's moderation skills. “Two on one was not surprising, but fun.” "Many important points made, like throwing Bernie, AOC PLUS 3, and the rest, to the wolves! Radical Left is dumping Sleepy Joe. Zero Democrat enthusiasm, WEAK Leadership!" he added. Trump posRead More From Source [contf] [contfnew] The Epoch Times [contfnewc] [contfnewc]

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said she was offered the nomination just three days after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, and nearly a full week before President Donald Trump announced his choice to fill the vacant seat. White House officials called Judge Barrett on Sept. 19, the day after Ginsburg died at age 87, Barrett said in a Senate questionnaire released by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The following day, Barrett spoke again with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Pat Cipollone, counsel to the president. They invited her to Washington and Trump later called to confirm the invitation. On Sept. 21, Barrett had meetingRead More From Source [contf] [contfnew] The Epoch Times [contfnewc] [contfnewc]

An inspector general investigation didn't establish that Housing Secretary Ben Carson used his government position for the personal benefit of his son. The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opened the probe in February 2018 after media reporting raised questions about whether Carson misused his position by letting his son, Ben Carson Jr., invite certain companies or people to take part in a listening tour in Baltimore, Maryland. The investigation was expanded in March 2019 after American Oversight, a watchdog group, said it obtained records that showed Carson Jr. was deeply involved in orchestrating the tour and that a subsequent Read More From Source [contf] [contfnew] The Epoch Times [contfnewc] [contfnewc]

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are heading back to the campaign trail on Wednesday, hours after clashing in Ohio in their first debate. Trump, 74, is scheduled to travel to Minnesota for a fundraiser in Shorewood, about 20 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The Republican will then hold a rally in Duluth in the northern portion of the state. Trump surprised many by winning nearby Wisconsin in 2016. He lost Minnesota by 1.5 percentage points but his campaign sees it as a state he could flip this time around. "I really see this as a state, not unlike Pennsylvania, there is a bubbling Read More From Source [contf] [contfnew] The Epoch Times [contfnewc] [contfnewc]

Pinch-punch Thursdays the first in the month and offshore services firm Lamprell PLC (LON:LAM) will be in focus as it releases its next set of results. It is otherwise a quieter diary following Wednesdays end-of-quarter rush of announcements. Investors in Lamprell will be keen for an update on how the company is handling the challenging trading environment, particularly commentary around the pipeline and tenders for new business. Lamprell back in July told investors that progress through its bid pipeline (which amounts to around US$5.5bn of work) had slowed due to the pandemic. The company also said that it continues to see encouraging activity notably with Saudi Aramco and separately the fast-growing offshore wind business. It pointed out that its presence in Saudi Arabia allows it access to revenue opportunities in an otherwise challenged oil industry. In renewables, meanwhile, the company flagged that it continued to see an increasing number of quality projects. Thursday 1 Oct..

Following the debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, the Commission on Presidential Debates said it would implement "additional structure" to future debates. "The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) sponsors televised debates for the benefit of the American electorate. Last nights debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues," the group said. Those sponsors will now "be carefully considering the changes that it will adopt and will announce those measures shortly," the commission said, without elaborating. "The Commission is grateful to ChrRead More From Source [contf] [contfnew] The Epoch Times [contfnewc] [contfnewc]

Senate Finance Committee Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) says that any effort by lawmakers to obtain and disclose President Donald Trumps tax records ahead of the election could violate the U.S. tax code. Grassley implied that any action by his panel to obtain Trumps tax records now might be seen as more politically motivated than having any legislative purpose. “For sure, somebody violated section 6103 of the tax code by violating the privacy of income tax,” Grassley said, referring to claims in a New York Times report that included Trump paying no income tax at all in 11 of the 18 years reviewed by paper reviewed, and only a small amRead More From Source [contf] [contfnew] The Epoch Times [contfnewc] [contfnewc]