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‘We must end this uncivil war’ – Biden

‘We must end this uncivil war’ – Biden

TREVOR HUNNICUTT, PATRICIA ZENGERLE and JOE RENSHAW JOE Biden was sworn in as president of the United States, offering a message of unity and restoration to a deeply divided country reeling from a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans. Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol two weeks after a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the building, Biden called for a return to civic decency in an inaugural address marking the end of Trump's tempestuous four-year term. "To overcome these challenges, to restore the soul and secure the future…
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FACTBOX-Donald Trump’s legacy: six policy takeaways

FACTBOX-Donald Trump’s legacy: six policy takeaways

SAYING  he knew best what ailed America and often governing by executive order, President Donald Trump dismantled or disrupted multilateral pacts, overhauled tax and immigration systems and, with the help of Senate Republicans, reshaped the judiciary. Trump's actions may be undone in many areas over time, but win or lose, his legacy will endure in the federal courts where his conservative lifetime appointees will influence every aspect of American life for decades. His record will be put to the test on Tuesday, Election Day, when Democrat Joe Biden challenges him for the White House. THE JUDICIARY Working in lockstep with…
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Michelle Obama presses fight for Biden with scathing attack on Trump

Michelle Obama presses fight for Biden with scathing attack on Trump

JOHN WHITESIDES and JAMES OLIPHANT FORMER first lady Michelle Obama has launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump and urged Americans to elect Democrat Joe Biden in November to end the chaos she said had been created during the four years of Trump's presidency. In an impassioned speech capping the first night of the Democratic National Convention, Obama said the Republican Trump "has had enough time to prove that he can do the job" but had failed to meet the moment in a country reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, economic turmoil and racial injustice. "Whenever we look to this…
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