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Senator called James Comey's testimony 'totally inexcusable'

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Chaffetz slams coverage of FBI’s Russia probe, bombshell Hunter Biden report

by USNN World NewsOctober 1, 2020March 1, 2025

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Biden Caught Wearing Wire for Debate

by USNN World NewsOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020

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Corporation admits in court they “BRIBED U.S. VICE-PRESIDENT, JOSEPH BIDEN”

by USNN World NewsOctober 1, 2020April 22, 2025

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Biden refuses again to state court packing position, mangles Constitution’s rules for Supreme Court

by USNN World NewsOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020

Biden says Antifa is an 'idea,' days after WH moved to label it a terror group

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Biden downplayed Antifa’s threat at Tuesday’s debate, but the WH, experts believe it’s a terror group

by USNN World NewsSeptember 30, 2020November 1, 2024

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Chamber of Commerce’s top political strategist abruptly forced out

by USNN World NewsSeptember 30, 2020June 20, 2024

Stocks popped at the open, reversing morning losses after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin signaled a stimulus deal could be announced today after much negotiating with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Ticker Security Last Change Change % I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 27878.31 +425.65 +1.55% SP500 S&P 500 3377.62 +42.15 +1.26% I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 11231.592497 +146.34 +1.32% All three of the major averages rallied with the Dow Jones Industrial Average locking in a gain of nearly 400 points or 1.3%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose over 1% each. Also driving the move a major jump in pending home sales which rose a record 8.8% in August. The combination, along with a better-than-expected ADP jobs report, helped temper investor concerns after the nasty presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Biden and Trump clashed on everything from the coronavirus pandemic to the economy to racial injustice. President Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden discuss allegations over tax records and spar over economic plans. Video GDP Drops, Jobs Rebounding The ADP Employment Change showed 749,000 jobs were added in September, stronger than expected, as the economy continues to recover from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This helped offset GDP for the second quarter which dropped 31.4%, in-line with an expected decline of 31.7% tied to COVID-19. ENERGY, FINANCIALS PULL STOCKS DOWN AHEAD OF BIDEN-TRUMP DEBATE Ticker Security Last Change Change % DIS WALT DISNEY COMPANY 124.31 -1.05 -0.84% On the corporate front, The Walt Disney Company announced it would be laying off 28,000 employees, as its parks business in the U.S. has struggled, despite reopening in California and Florida. DISNEYS HAWAII RESORT TO START PHASED REOPENING IN NOVEMBER Disney's Chairman of Parks, Experiences and Products, Josh D'Amaro, announced the layoffs of "castmembers" Tuesday evening, citing "limited capacity due to physical distancing requirements" and the uncertainty of the duration of the pandemic. As such, D'Amaro said the company has made "the very difficult decision to begin the process of reducing our workforce." Ticker Security Last Change Change % GM GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 29.50 +0.77 +2.66% NKLA NIKOLA CORPORATION 20.00 +2.12 +11.88% General Motors may decide to extend talks with Nikola Corporation on its $2 billion deal, CNBC reported. The deal, which had been expected to close on Wednesday, is under scrutiny after short-seller Hindenburg Research said Nikola made false claims about its technology for its electric trucks. The company's former chairman, Trevor Milton, also recently resigned, amid allegations of sexual harassment. Ticker Security Last Change Change % CZR CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT 56.56 +2.07 +3.80% PENN PENN NATIONAL GAMING 72.97 +3.56 +5.13% DKNG DRAFTKINGS 57.20 +1.46 +2.61% Caesars Entertainment announced it would buy British-gambling company William Hill for 272 pence per share, valuing William Hill at $3.73 billion, or 2.9 billion British pounds. The deal puts other gaming stocks in focus. Ticker Security Last Change Change % AAPL APPLE INC. 115.86 +1.76 +1.55% Apple Inc. awarded CEO Tim Cook his first major stock grant since 2011, giving Cook an additional 333,987 restricted stock units that will vest in thirds on an annual basis starting in 2023, according to an SEC filing Tuesday. “Tim has brought unparalleled innovation and focus to his role as CEO and demonstrated what it means to lead with values and integrity," Apple's Board of Directors told FOX Business in a statement late Tuesday. "For the first time in nearly a decade, we are awarding Tim a new stock grant that will vest over time in recognition of his outstanding leadership and with great optimism for Apple’s future as he carries these efforts forward.” APPLE BECOMES FIRST U.S. COMPANY WORTH $2 TRILLION Crude oil inventories also showed a healthy draw down signaling demand is picking up. Ticker Security Last Change Change % USO UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P. 28.16 +0.47 +1.70% GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE The yield on the 10-Year Treasury dipped to 0.646%, the sixth drop in the past eight trading days. European markets were lower in Wednesday trading, with the FTSE 100 and DAX falling 0.2% and 0.5%, respectively. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS Fox News' Marisa Schultz and FOX Business Lucas Manfredi contributed to this story.

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Cuomo’s office reportedly pushing against sending new ballots after voters received mismarked envelopes

by USNN World NewsSeptember 30, 2020March 5, 2025

Biden and Trump attacked each other in personal terms for more than 90 minutes

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Top 5 moments from Trump and Biden’s rough and rowdy first presidential debate

by USNN World NewsSeptember 30, 2020September 30, 2020

Supreme Court and ObamaCare – here's what to expect if law is not upheld

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Texas’ largest county is approving voter registrations for noncitizens, lawsuit claims

by USNN World NewsSeptember 29, 2020March 27, 2025

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Rep. Scalise: ‘Somebody clearly broke the law to leak’ Trump’s tax history

by USNN World NewsSeptember 29, 2020March 14, 2025

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‘Mass confusion’ in major city over mismarked absentee ballots

by USNN World NewsSeptember 29, 2020May 11, 2025

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Trump campaign requests third party inspector to check for electronic devices in candidates’ ears

by USNN World NewsSeptember 29, 2020September 29, 2020

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Trump impeachment inquiry hearings begin: live blog

By Adam Shaw | Fox News Public hearings began Wednesday in the House impeachment inquiry, focusing on the circumstances surrounding President Trump’s July 25 phone call with ...

Adam Schiff to Jim Jordan: ‘I don’t know the identity of the whistleblower’

By Nick Givas | Fox News After House Democrats kicked off their impeachment hearings against President Trump on Wednesday, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., claimed he has no knowledge of the Ukraine whistleblower’s identity, despite reports ...

DNC Opposition Researcher Working With Ukrainians Visited Obama White House Often

By Mark Tapscott WASHINGTON—Alexandra Chalupa, a contracted opposition researcher working in 2015 and 2016 for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) with extensive Ukrainian sources, met with ...

Schiff sets stage for impeachment hearings, warns GOP about going after Bidens

By Brooke Singman, Mike Emanuel | Fox News House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff set the stage for the first public hearings as part of the impeachment inquiry by ...

ICIG complaint alleges Trump-Ukraine whistleblower may be soliciting illicit donations

By Gregg Re | Fox News EXCLUSIVE: A newly filed complaint to the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) alleges that the whistleblower whose allegations touched off House Democrats’ impeachment ...

Trump Calls Inquiry ‘No Due Process Scam’ as Public Impeachment Hearings Loom

By Zachary Stieber Republican President Donald Trump slammed the impeachment inquiry against him—spearheaded by House Democrats with little GOP support—as a “no due process scam” ...

Devin Nunes: Released Transcripts Are ‘Devastating to the Democrats’

By Jack Phillips Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said that Democrat-released transcripts of impeachment inquiry depositions actually don’t ...

‘Four Key Pieces of Evidence:’ Republicans Outline Strategy Against Impeachment in New Memo

By Zachary Stieber Republican House members circulated a memo on Nov. 12 outlining “four key pieces of evidence” from the impeachment inquiry against Republican President ...

Warren Says Wealth Tax Would Take ‘2 Cents’ From Billionaires, but Proposal Says Differently

By Zachary Stieber Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a leading Democratic presidential contender, claimed that billionaires would barely pay any money under her proposed wealth tax while ...

Nikki Haley Says Trump Is ‘Truthful,’ and I ‘Never’ Doubted His Fitness for Office

By Jack Phillips Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said President Trump is “truthful” and said she “never did” doubt his fitness in office. She ...

GOP memo outlines party’s plan to defend Trump ahead of public hearings

By Louis Casiano, Brooke Singman, Danielle Wallace | Fox News Top Republicans serving on panels involved in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into President Trump penned a memo to GOP members on those ...

WWII US submarine wreck discovered 75 years after it sank

By James Rogers | Fox News The wreck of World War II submarine USS Grayback has been discovered off Japan 75 years after its sinking by a Japanese bomber. The ...