Judge dismisses Meta shareholder lawsuit claiming that directors' obligations extend beyond company
A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit asserting novel claims about the roles of corporate leaders and arguing that the loyalties of Meta directors and company founder Mark Zuckerberg should not lie exclusively with the social media giant.
Delaware judge refuses to fast-track certain claims in post-merger lawsuit against Trump Media
A Delaware judge has granted a request by attorneys for Donald Trump and Trump Media & Technology Group, parent company of his Truth Social platform, to slow down a merger-related lawsuit filed by two cofounders of the company.
Meta attorneys ask judge to dismiss shareholder suit alleging failure to address human trafficking
Attorneys for Meta and founder Mark Zuckerberg are seeking dismissal of shareholder lawsuit alleging the company has deliberately failed to protect users of its social media platforms from human trafficking and child sexual exploitation.
Meta attorneys ask judge to dismiss suit claiming that directors' obligations extend beyond company
Attorneys for Meta and Mark Zuckerberg are asking a Delaware judge to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit asserting that the loyalties of company directors should not lie exclusively with the social media giant.
Delaware judge refuses to dismiss Facebook shareholder suit over user data privacy breaches
A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit alleging that Facebook officers and directors violated both the law and their fiduciary duties in failing for years to protect the privacy of user data.
Jury in defamation suit against Fox won't hear about Jan. 6
A judge says the upcoming trial in a voting machine companyโs defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing false allegations of vote fraud in the 2020 presidential election will not include testimony about the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol.
EXPLAINER: What happens next in the Musk-Twitter saga?
Twitter has sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an attempt force him to complete his $44 billion takeover of the social media company by accusing him of โoutlandishโ and โbad faithโ actions that have caused the platform irreparable harm and โwreaked havocโ on its stock price.
Ban on renter evictions during COVID-19 pandemic is extended
The Biden administration is extending a federal moratorium on evictions of tenants who've fallen behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)WASHINGTON โ The Biden administration is extending a federal moratorium on evictions of tenants who have fallen behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic. AdIn February, President Joe Biden extended a ban on housing foreclosures to June 30 to help homeowners struggling during the pandemic. AdBut Pollock and other housing advocates were disappointed that Biden merely extended the ban without addressing several issues that put many tenants at risk of eviction. โIn Massachusetts, judges have green-lighted over 1,700 evictions under the federal eviction moratorium.
The eviction moratorium is expiring. What will Biden do?
Still, they argue the existing moratorium hasnโt been a blanket protection and say thousands of families have been evicted for other reasons beyond nonpayment of rent. Eric Dunn, director of litigation for the National Housing Law Project, noted signs that a decision has already quietly been made. โThe question is: What is the extension going to look like?โDunn and others would like to see the moratorium extended and improved. Bidenโs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package included more than $25 billion in emergency rental assistance, plus more to help tenants who were behind on their utilities, but no extension of the eviction moratorium. One of the biggest changes being advocated is for Biden to make the ban's protection's automatic and universal.
Biden's dogs back at White House after ruff start
President Joe Biden looks on after speaking during an event to mark Equal Pay Day in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON โ President Joe Biden's dogs โ Champ and Major โ are roaming the White House again, after having been sent to Delaware when Major, the younger dog, injured a Secret Service agent. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at the Wednesday briefing that the dogs met the Bidens last weekend at Camp David in Maryland and came back to Washington on Sunday. The dogs had been in the Biden's home state of Delaware, where Major received some additional training after having been startled by a Secret Service agent who received a minor injury from the fracas. One of the two German shepherds waited on the balcony of the White House on Tuesday evening as Marine One landed on the South Lawn, having ferried the president back from a speech in Columbus, Ohio.
President Biden โdoing fineโ after multiple falls on Air Force Oneโs stairway, Today reports
AdWhite House officials told the Today Show that the president did not need any medical attention after the incident. According to a report by the Associated Press, on Friday, Biden was able to meet with leaders from Georgiaโs Asian-American and Pacific Islander community at Emory University in Atlanta. We cannot be complicit,โ Biden told the Associated Press. AdVice President Kamala Harris told the Associated Press that the race-related motive in the shooting is clear. Sexism, too,โ Harris told the Associated Press.
San Antonio woman proudly talks up motherโs role in ending school segregation
โWhen she was in high school, she had to walk more than a mile from her house to the public school bus, that would take her to the city of Wilmington,โ she said. โFrom there, sheโd walk another five miles.โBreaux said there was only one high school for minorities in the northern part of the state โ Howard High School. Belton had asked her daughter to attend a nearby all white school, but after that request was denied, they joined a state lawsuit, Belton v. Gebhart. Breaux said her mother continued at Howard High School and graduated. She attended Delaware State for a short while until she got too sick.
A good boy again: Bidenโs dog will return to the White House
FILE - This Nov. 16, 2018, photo, file provided by the Delaware Humane Association shows Joe Biden and his newly-adopted German shepherd Major, in Wilmington, Del. โ There is Major breaking news: President Joe Bidenโs wayward pup is no longer in the doghouse. The president said โthe dogโs being trained nowโ in Delaware but disputed the idea that the pup was sent away after the incident. He said the dogs went to Wilmington because the first couple was going to be out of town. I was going to be away for two, so we took him home.โAdThe dogs are the first pets to call the White House home since President Barack Obama departed in early 2017 with his pups Bo and Sunny.
Biden declines to call for Cuomo to resign, awaits probe
President Joe Biden speaks to the gathered media members upon arrival at the White House in Washington from a weekend trip to Wilmington, Del., Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON โ President Joe Biden on Sunday passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigation after multiple allegations of sexual harassment. However, his comments reflect the wait-and-see position the White House has taken regarding Cuomo's future. On Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki would not say whether Biden believes Cuomo should resign.
Biden dog Major in doghouse after injuring security agent
Family dogs Major and Champ have been banished from the White House for a doggie time out in Delaware after Major caused a โminor injuryโ to a Secret Service agent. Jill Biden brought the dogs to the White House shortly after the inauguration in January. White House furniture is off limits, she said, but Major has showed his disobedient side. Even if my door's closed, they're sitting right outside the door like, โLet me in, let me in,โโ Jill Biden said. AdMeanwhile, Jill Biden previously promised to broaden the family's pet pool by eventually introducing a cat to the mix, too.
Biden to head to Delaware as CDC recommends avoiding travel
President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to Delaware over the weekend, his first out-of-town trip since taking office. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans forgo travel as the coronavirus pandemic rages. The White House, which announced Bidenโs plans for travel Thursday evening, did not immediately respond to a request for comment about why the president planned to travel. Biden and his aides have been meticulous about how they go about their business as they try to reduce chances of infection among White House staffers. Mask wearing is mandatory throughout the White House complex, much of the administration is working remotely, and the duration and size of meetings has been limited.
The Latest: Trump declassifies Crossfire Hurricane material
___HEREโS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDENโS INAUGURATION:President-elect Joe Biden appeared at a memorial for COVID-19 victims at the Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday evening. ___4:45 p.m.President Donald Trump does not mention his successor, Democrat Joe Biden, by name in his farewell address. A person familiar with Penceโs schedule cited โlogistical challengesโ in getting from the air base to President-elect Joe Bidenโs inauguration ceremonies on Wednesday. The information was passed from the National Guard Bureau to the D.C. National Guard. ___10:45 a.m.Three new Democratic senators are set to be sworn into office after President-elect Joe Bidenโs inauguration Wednesday.
TribCast: The Texans objecting to Joe Biden's Electoral College victory
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. response to the COVID-19 outbreak, at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Dec. 29, 2020. Credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst(Audio unavailable. Click here to listen on texastribune.org.) Editor's note: This TribCast was recorded before Congress convened to certify Electoral College votes and before rioters stormed the Capitol and interrupted those proceedings. In this edition of the TribCast, Emma talks to Abby, Ross and Cassi about Electoral College drama at the U.S. Capitol โ and a new session about to start at the Texas Capitol.
Biden urges restoring decency after โassaultโ on democracy
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Biden has called the violent protests on the U.S. Capitol "an assault on the most sacred of American undertakings: the doing of the people's business." โ President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of โsimple decencyโ as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of Novemberโs election. But shortly before he was to begin speaking, demonstrators broke into the Capitol building, reaching as far as the Senate floor. In an address that took only about 10 minutes and was televised against a split screen of the still-occupied Capitol building, Biden attempted to project calm and to say that a deeply divided country can still come together.
Biden criticizes pace of vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate
โWe need to be honest โ the next few weeks and months are going to be very tough, very tough for our nation. Maybe the toughest during this entire pandemic,โ Biden said during remarks in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday. At the current pace, Biden said, โitโs gonna take years, not months, to vaccinate the American people.โPresident Donald Trump deflected Biden's critique. Biden received his first dose of the vaccine on live television last week, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received hers, also on television, on Tuesday. Still, Biden warned that it would take months after heโs in office for Americans to see positive change in the course of the virus.
President-elect Joe Biden addresses coronavirus
(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)(Update: The event is over. Please check back for more livestreams). President-elect Joe Biden will deliver remarks about the coronavirus pandemic from Wilmington, Delaware.
Biden warns of Trump officials' 'roadblocks' to transition
โ President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and โroadblocksโ in communication between agency officials and his transition team that could undermine Americansโ security. โRight now we just arenโt getting all the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas. Trump has implemented an โAmerica Firstโ foreign policy that saw the U.S. retreat from longstanding global alliances and treaties. The Trump Administration cut funding from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, withdrew from the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Accords. Trump himself has had a contentious relationship with the intelligence community, criticizing its findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to boost his candidacy.
President-elect Joe Biden, VP-elect Kamala Harris introduce education secretary
President-elect Joe Biden pauses as he leaves to listen to a reporter's shouted question at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec 22, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will introduce their education secretary pick, Miguel Cardona, on Wednesday morning. Biden says Cardona, Connecticutโs education chief and a lifelong champion of public schools, is a product of public schools, starting when he entered kindergarten unable to speak English. In the announcement of his nomination, shared first with The Associated Press, Biden said Cardona would offer America โan experienced and dedicated public school teacher leading the way at the Department of Education." And as a child who grew up in a housing project, he will focus in particular on closing the racial and socioeconomic gaps in education.
The Latest: Biden says months to fix Trump border policies
โ 4 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden says he wonโt immediately roll back President Donald Trumpโs immigration policies at the border despite some advocates pushing for action as soon as he takes the oath of office in January. Biden said Tuesday that he will work to undo his predecessorโs actions and will focus on โhumaneโ immigration policies that reunify families separated by the Trump administration at the U.S.-Mexico border but it will take time. The Democrat said it may take six months to lift some of Trumpโs immigration policies. ___3:45 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden says he is not discussing the investigation of his son with any prospective candidates for attorney general. โ-3:25 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden says that the nation has a long way to go in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and is encouraging Americans to avoid large gatherings over the Christmas holidays.
Biden addresses COVID bill, holiday pandemic precautions
โThereโs still so much we donโt know,โ Biden said during a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware. โThe truth is, the Trump administration failed to prioritize cybersecurity,โ Biden said. He called the bill a โdown paymentโ on a broader relief bill he plans to introduce when he takes office in January. โI look forward to the second shot, and I have absolute confidence in the vaccine,โ Biden said. Reed served as Bidenโs chief of staff during his first term as vice president and has long been a close member of Bidenโs inner circle of advisers.
The Latest: Bidens to get first vaccine dose on Monday
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden pause to talk with Ashley Biden and her husband Howard Krein as they walk from St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):1:30 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will be getting their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. She said the Bidens would also be thanking workers at the Delaware medical facility where they will receive their injections. Joe Biden had just been elected to the Senate and was in Washington setting up his new office at the time of the accident. Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, attended the Friday morning service in Delaware at St. Joseph on the Brandywine, a Roman Catholic church.
Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over โtax affairsโ
โ President-elect Joe Bidenโs son Hunter said Wednesday that his โtax affairsโ are under federal investigation, putting a renewed spotlight on the questions about his financial dealings that dogged his fatherโs campaign. In a statement released by the president-electโs transition office, the younger Biden said he learned about the investigation on Tuesday. Hunter Biden has long been a target of President Donald Trump and his allies, who have accused him of profiting off his political connections. The disclosure of the federal investigation led by the U.S. attorneyโs office in Delaware comes at an awkward moment for the incoming president, who is assembling his Cabinet. His pick for attorney general could have oversight of the investigation into the new presidentโs son if it is still ongoing when Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20.
WATCH LIVE: President-elect Joe Biden to announce economic team
โ President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are expected to announce his assembly of nominees and appointees to key economic policy posts. It will be livestreamed in this article, but delays are possible; if there is not a livestream available, check back at a later time. With unemployment still high and the pandemic threatening yet another economic slump, Biden is assembling a team of liberal advisers who have long focused on the nationโs workers and government efforts to address economic inequality. Biden also named Cecilia Rouse as chair of his Council of Economic Advisers, and Heather Boushey and Jared Bernstein as members of the council. All are outspoken supporters of more government stimulus spending to boost growth, a major issue with the coronavirus pandemic cramping the U.S. economy.
Biden fractures foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot
Biden slipped while playing with his dog Major, and twisted his ankle. โ President-elect Joe Biden fractured his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, an injury discovered in a scan Sunday and that will likely require him to wear a boot for several weeks, his doctor said. Reporters covering the president-elect were not afforded the opportunity to see Biden enter the doctor's office Sunday, despite multiple requests. Leaving the doctor's office to head to an imaging center for his CT scan, Biden was visibly limping, though he walked without a crutch or other aid. Biden sustained the injury playing with Major, one of the Bidensโ two dogs.
'More people may die': Biden urges Trump to aid transition
โMore people may die if we donโt coordinate,โ Biden told reporters during a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware. The Trump administration is working on its own distribution plan, while Bidenโs chief of staff indicated his transition team will proceed with their own planning separately because of the obstruction. Last week, a larger group of Republicans in Congress called on the Trump administration to allow Biden to begin receiving national security briefings. Since defeating Trump, Biden has devoted most of his public remarks to encouraging Americans to wear masks and embrace social distancing measures. But on whether Biden should receive coronavirus briefings, many of Trump's allies on Capitol Hill remained dug in.
President-elect Joe Biden unveils plans for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic
BOSTON โ Update (11:20 a.m.):President-elect Joe Biden is warning the United States is โstill facing a very dark winterโ as he unveils plans for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Even as hopes of a vaccine lifted stocks, Biden said Monday another 200,000 lives could be lost before it is widely available. Read the latest: Biden pleads โwear a maskโ to fight virus threatOriginal:President-elect Joe Biden will deliver remarks after a briefing from the coronavirus advisory board on Monday morning. On Monday, Biden announced the members of his coronavirus task force that will develop a blueprint for fighting the pandemic. โDealing with the coronavirus pandemic is one of the most important battles our administration will face, and I will be informed by science and by experts,โ Biden said in a statement Monday.
The Latest: International observers see no fraud in US vote
President-elect Joe Biden listens during a meeting with his COVID-19 advisory council, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):9 p.m.International observers from the Organization of American States say they saw no instances of fraud or voting irregularities in the U.S. presidential election. Some Republicans are renewing their attacks on President-elect Joe Bidenโs lead over President Donald Trump in Georgia, with Sens. Political appointees who are looking for job opportunities after President Donald Trumpโs election defeat to President-elect Joe Biden should think twice. Carson is the first member of President Donald Trumpโs cabinet known to have tested positive.
Christian churches mirror country's political division
President-elect Joe Biden leaves after mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. Somethingโs wrong when the word of God is censored as hate speech and public officials can blatantly lie and be called servants. Somethingโs wrong when we can murder unborn children and call it health care,โ Hagee said in the livestreamed service. During a brief appearance on stage, he told worshippers to dream big and โexpand the tent,โ and cited political reasons in extolling the church's educational work. ___Associated Press religion coverage receives support from the Lilly Endowment through the Religion News Foundation.
Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration
โ President-elect Joe Biden signaled on Sunday he plans to move quickly to build out his government, focusing first on the raging pandemic that will likely dominate the early days of his administration. White House officials would not comment on whether they would cooperate with Biden's team on the review. A bipartisan group of administration officials from the Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton administrations on Sunday called on the Trump administration to move forward โto immediately begin the post-election transition process." Biden aides said the president-elect and transition team had been in touch with Republican lawmakers. Biden senior adviser Ted Kaufman said the transition team will focus on the "nuts and boltsโ of building the new administration in coming days.
Sarah McBride becomes the first openly transgender person to be elected state senator
While most Americans continued awaiting the presidential election results, history was silently being made in Delaware. Sarah McBride, 30, made history on election night by becoming the first openly transgender person to be elected to the state Senate in U.S. history. โI hope tonight shows an LGBTQ kid that our democracy is big enough for them, too,โ McBride tweeted Tuesday night after the election was called. McBride is a former spokesperson for the LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign and also became the first trans person to speak at a major political convention. McBride will represent parts of Bellefonte, Claymont and Wilmington, the stateโs largest city.
Iceberg floats toward South Georgia, puts wildlife at risk
LONDON โ A giant iceberg the size of the U.S. state of Delaware is floating toward the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, raising fears it could indirectly endanger young wildlife. The British Antarctic Survey said Wednesday it is concerned the iceberg may run aground near the island, preventing land-based marine predators from reaching food supplies and returning to their offspring. Professor Geraint Tarling, an ecologist with the Antarctic Survey, said it is the time of year when seals and penguins are tending to pups and chicks. The giant iceberg, named A68, has been floating north since it broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017, the Antarctic Survey said. South Georgia, located in the southern Atlantic Ocean, is a British overseas territory,___Follow AP's climate coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/climate
2020 Latest: Biden campaign willing to fight Trump in court
President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, are in a tight battle for the White House. ___2:40 a.m.President Donald Trump is vowing to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the inconclusive election. Nebraska, one of two states that divides its electoral votes, has five total electoral votes up for grabs. The Republican nominee on Wednesday was awarded six electoral votes from Iowa and three electoral votes from Montana. Biden nets 74 electoral votes for the three Western states, while Trump takes four electoral votes from Idaho.
Trump, Biden to appeal to last-minute voters in Florida
More than 73 million Americans have already voted, absentee or by mail, and Trump and Biden are trying to energize the millions more who will vote in person on Tuesday. Thousands gathered in close proximity without wearing masks โ a trend that was expected to continue through more than a dozen events in the final sprint to Election Day. Biden, meanwhile, heads later in the week to three more states Trump won in 2016: Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan, where heโll hold a joint Saturday rally with former President Barack Obama. Trump, meanwhile, is banking on enthusiasm among his Election Day supporters to overcome indicated Democratic strength in some early returns. ___APโs Advance Voting guide brings you the facts about voting early, by mail or absentee from each state: https://interactives.ap.org/advance-voting-2020/.
The Latest: Winfrey boosts Biden at get-out-the-vote event
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):8:35 p.m.Joe Biden is getting a boost from Oprah Winfrey in the final days of the presidential campaign. While President Donald Trump won all but Minnesota in 2016, Democrats are increasingly optimistic Biden can win at least Michigan and Pennsylvania back, and heโs making a play for Ohio as well. ___HEREโS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE:The presidential campaign shifts west as President Donald Trump visits an Arizona town across the Colorado River from Nevada. The Biden campaign announced the rally on Wednesday but hasnโt said where it will be held. President Donald Trump won Michigan by just under 11,000 votes four years ago, making it his closest margin of victory in any state.
Joe Biden delivers remarks on coronavirus in Delaware
Please check back for more livestreams from KSAT.com)The coronavirus will be a central topic for Joe Biden as he prepares to address the topic Friday in Delaware. Biden and President Donald Trump squared off Thursday night over Trumpโs handling of the virus, which killed more than 1,000 Americans on that day alone. The president rosily predicted that it will โgo away;โ Biden countered that the nation was headed toward โa dark winter.โโHe says that weโre learning to live with it,โ Biden said of Trump. โPeople are learning to die with it.โThe Democratic nominee planned to reinforce that criticism with remarks Friday in Delaware on his plans to help the nation and the economy through the pandemic. Even in the closing days of the campaign, Biden has maintained a limited campaign schedule due to the pandemic, while Trump is planning to hold more frequent and larger rallies in the run up to Election Day.
Robert W. Gore, the inventor of Gore-Tex fabric, dead at 83
โ Robert W. Gore, whose invention of what created the breathable-yet-waterproof fabric known as Gore-Tex revolutionized outdoor wear and helped spawn uses in numerous other fields, has died. Gore discovered a new form of a polymer in 1969 at a company lab in Newark, Delaware. Gore was born in Utah, the oldest of five children to Bill and Vieve Gore, who both founded the company in 1958. Bob Gore earned his bachelorโs degree in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware and advanced degrees from the University of Minnesota. ___The story has been corrected to say Gore died in Maryland, not Delaware.
Joe Biden to address climate change exacerbating wildfires in West Coast
(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. WILMINGTON, Delaware โ (The event is over. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver a speech Monday on climate change exacerbating the wildfires raging in California and other states later in the day from Wilmington, Delaware, where he and his wife, Jill, live. Earlier Monday, the Bidens voted in Delawareโs primary, casting a ballot by appointment a day before the polls formally open. On Monday evening, the former vice president will address via internet the Poor Peopleโs Campaign virtual event โVoting is Power Unleashed.โ
The Latest: Biden casts ballot in home state primary
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden depart after voting early in Delaware's state primary election at the New Castle County Board of Elections office in Wilmington, Del., Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times local):9:35 a.m.Joe Biden has voted in Delaware's primary, casting a ballot by appointment a day before the polls formally open. The Democratic presidential nominee and his wife, Jill, voted Monday morning at the New Castle Board of Elections. Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver a speech on climate change exacerbating the wildfires raging in California and other states later in the day from Wilmington, Delaware, where the couple lives. Monday evening, the former vice president will address via internet the Poor Peopleโs Campaign virtual event โVoting is Power Unleashed.โ
WATCH LIVE: Joe Biden to deliver remarks on latest job report at 11: 15 a.m.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will visit Wilmington, Delaware on Friday morning to discuss the latest jobs report. A livestream of his remarks is slated to begin at 11:15 a.m. and it will be placed in this article. The Labor Department said Friday that the U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2%. Employers added 1.4 million jobs last month, down from 1.7 million in July and the fewest since hiring resumed in May. His remarks come a day after Biden visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he met with the family of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police.
Biden confirms virus test, says he'll be tested regularly
Joe Biden said Friday that he's been tested at least once for the COVID-19 virus and promised he will be tested regularly during his general election campaign against President Donald Trump. Theyre going to do it on a regular basis, Biden said of the testing. He noted that the Secret Service agents assigned to protect him and everyone else who comes into his home is tested already. Biden said he didnt know specifically when his next test would be. "I imagine itll be sometime this week, but it will be a regular basis.
From farm to beach, Democrats across America nominate Biden
(Democratic National Convention via AP)SACRAMENTO, Calif. A Montana cattle range, a California beach, a historic bridge in Alabama. These were the sometimes kitschy, sometimes poignant scenes from the first-ever virtual roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention. Fred Guttenberg spoke about Biden's compassion following the murder of his daughter at the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Each state also cast some votes for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the last Democrat in the race to challenge Biden. Following tradition, Delaware, Biden's home state, was the final state to announce its support for Biden, with Gov.
Ex-Fed Chair Yellen advises Biden on virus economic fallout
Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was among a team of advisers who briefed Joe Biden on Thursday about the economic fallout from the coronavirus. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and his newly chosen running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, participated in the briefing from separate, socially distanced tables at a hotel in Wilmington, Delaware. Word of Yellen's advising Biden is also significant because Biden's campaign had previously been guarded about who was providing it economic expertise. The group was also joined by the Biden campaign's senior policy advisor, Jake Sullivan. ___Associated Press Economic Writer Martin Crutsinger in New York contributed to this report.
AP sources: Whitmer met with Biden as he nears VP decision
Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Delaware last weekend to meet with Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's first known in-person session with a potential running mate as he nears a decision. Whitmer visited Biden last Sunday, according to two high-ranking Michigan Democrats who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. The first-term governor of the battleground state has long been on his short list of possible running mates. Flight records show a chartered flight left Lansing's Capital Region International Airport for Delaware Coastal Airport at 5:33 p.m. and returned at 11:16 p.m. The governor's office declined to confirm or deny the trip.
AP sources: Whitmer met with Biden as he nears VP decision
Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Delaware last weekend to meet with Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's first known in-person session with a potential running mate as he nears a decision. Whitmer visited Biden Sunday, according to two high-ranking Michigan Democrats who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Biden is facing calls to select a Black woman to acknowledge their crucial role in Democratic politics and in response to the nation's reckoning with systemic racism. If Whitmer is chosen to join the ticket and Biden wins, Lt. Gov. Biden and Whitmer formed a bond after he campaigned for her in the 2018 gubernatorial election.
Biden proposes overhauling nation's energy sector by 2035
Joe Biden released a plan Tuesday aimed at combating climate change and spurring economic growth in part by overhauling Americas energy industry, with a proposal to achieve entirely carbon pollution-free power by 2035. Senior campaign officials who requested anonymity to discuss strategy said it would require a mix of tax increases on corporations and the wealthy and deficit spending aimed at stimulating the economy. During the primary, some Democrats proposed an outright ban on fracking while Biden limited his opposition to new fracking permits. On a Monday evening fundraising call with renewable energy executives, Biden pledged to make an irreversible impact on the nations efforts to combat climate change. Senior campaign officials said Tuesday morning that the plan includes planks that could be achieved by executive action, and others that would require legislation.
Fay downgraded to depression; expected to dissipate Sunday
Pedestrians use umbrellas to protect themselves from inclement weather brought about by Tropical Storm Fay, Friday, July 10, 2020, in New York. Beaches closed in Delaware and rain lashed the New Jersey shore as fast-moving Tropical Storm Fay churned north on a path expected to soak the New York City region. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)MIAMI Tropical depression Fay moved north over New York early Saturday and was expected to continue to weaken through the weekend, forecasters said. It weakened once it hit land and was expected to quickly become a post-tropical low, then dissipate on Sunday, forecasters said. Forecasters said Fay was expected to produce 1 to 3 inches (3 to 7 centimeters) of rain, with flash flooding possible in some areas.
Watching Sun Belt spikes, other states back off on reopening
NEW YORK New York City and states that likewise seemed to have tamed their coronavirus outbreaks are hitting pause on some of their reopening plans because of the alarming surge in reported infections across the Sun Belt and other parts of the U.S. But the news we have gotten from around the country gets worse and worse all the time, he said. That is higher even than what the nation witnessed during the deadliest stretch of the crisis in mid-April through early May. Outbreaks in Florida, Arizona, Texas and California have already forced those states to backtrack and take such measures as shutting down bars and beaches and curbing restaurant capacity. Phil Murphy announced a pause on Monday, in part because of people not wearing masks and social distancing.
Biden team putting together list of Black female court picks
WILMINGTON, Del. Joe Biden said Tuesday that his team is putting together a list of potential options for his first Supreme Court nominee, which he has already pledged will be a Black woman. We are putting together a list of African American women who are qualified and have the experience to be on the court. While Republicans routinely run on promises of appointing conservative justices to the Supreme Court and federal bench, the issue has drawn less focus for Democrats. But a number of advocacy groups have emerged in recent years that aim to pressure Biden and other Democrats to make the Supreme Court an issue in this years election.
Watch: Teen had hilarious additional instructions for Amazon delivery woman, and she followed them to a tee
But for one Delaware family, their smiles were turned into full-blown laughter after their Amazon delivery woman followed their particular set of delivery instructions perfectly. But she failed to see the "additional instructions" that her teenage son had mischievously set as a default a couple months earlier. In the box under the prompt that reads, "Do we need additional instructions to find this address?" Thank you to this great Amazon delivery woman! What a great Amazon lady for playing along with this, one person commented.