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The ad encapsulated what the Trump campaign strategy was going to do: emphasize low unemployment, rising wages and a strong stock market. It was also an effort to increase support for Trump among minority voters—a tack the campaign telegraphed in its Super Bowl ad touting criminal justice reform. Team Trump believed a bump in the African-American vote from the eight per cent he got in 2016 to even the low teens in 2020 would turn what might otherwise be a close race into an electoral rout....

Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s attorney, has been pushing for Barr to launch an investigation into the campaign’s claims that the election was marred by fraudulent ballots. On Tuesday, Barr told the Associated Press that the FBI and U.S. attorneys didn’t uncover fraud “on a scale” that could have changed the presidential race’s results. But Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, the Trump campaign’s senior legal adviser, pushed back on Barr’s comments. They said that there was no “semblance of a Department of Justice investigation” and that the department hadn’t examined the campaign’s evidence of “illegal voting” in six states....

During an episode of his show Justice Matters that was posted on YouTube, Kirschner spoke about Trump’s Save America PAC which recently reportedly paid $3 million as a retainer to cover the legal fees of Chris Kise, a new lawyer hired for the former president, according to CNN. A former Florida solicitor general, Kise is expected to work with Trump’s defense team who might be bracing for potentially going to court over the classified documents that the FBI seized last month from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago house....

Speaking at a press conference in the White House Rose Garden on Friday, Trump said the initiative’s title “means big and it means fast” and said the military had been called upon to help health officials make preparations for the vaccine. He added: “Its objective is to finish developing and then manufacture and distribute a proven coronavirus vaccine as fast as possible. Again, we’d love to see if we can do it prior to the end of the year....

The list of items showed that dozens of empty folders described as having “classified” banners were recovered in the raid. A Newsweek count found that the list included 48 empty folders in total with this banner. Dozens of empty folders labeled “Return to Staff Secretary/Military Aide” were also listed in the inventory. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner tweeted about the inventory list on Friday, writing that the former president “didn’t pack up EMPTY folders to take with him to FLA [Florida]....

It will be the first time the president’s legal squad will present their arguments to the chamber since the trial began last week. The first five days of the proceedings involved the swearing-in of senators, the vote on a resolution for setting the trial rules and three days of opening statements from the House-appointed impeachment managers. Now, it will be the Trump team’s turn to take over the narrative. Based on its previous statements, expect its members to take aim at both the articles of impeachment and the process followed by the Democrats during their investigation....

In the election’s aftermath, Trump and some allies refused to accept President Joe Biden’s win—instead pushing claims that he only lost due to widespread voter fraud that, nearly two years later, have not been backed up by substantial evidence. On January 6, 2021, a mob of his supporters, motivated by these unfounded claims, rioted at the U.S. Capitol in a failed attempt to pressure Congress to block Biden’s win....

Stuart Kyle Duncan of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said in his advisory opinion statement on Wednesday, first reported by NBC News, that Congress had made no rules banning courts from “referring to litigants according to their biological sex” instead of their “subjective gender identity.” The Trump appointee also described Kathrine Nicole Jett, who pleaded guilty to attempted receipt of child pornography in 2012 when she was known as Norman Varner, as “gender-dysphoric,” rather than transgender....

In a series of tweets, the president revealed from a conservation earlier in the day that he instructed GOP congressional leaders to cease any bipartisan talks until after Nov. 3 and to instead focus on confirming his new Supreme Court nominee. “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business,” Trump wrote....

The Yahoo News/YouGov poll—conducted between September 9-11 and released Saturday—shows Biden widening his lead over Trump by 10 percentage points among registered voters. About 49 percent of registered voters say they will vote for Biden, compared to Trump’s 39 percent. The results represent a four-point rise from the same poll conducted at the end of August when Biden was only ahead by six points. Two major controversies have plagued Trump and his campaign between the end of the Republican National Convention and now that has likely prompted the president’s latest drop in polling....

MORE: American Pharoah has retired to a life of sex, sex and more sex The colt was born at 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 3, and is the first foal out of the maiden mare Kakadu. American Pharoah is expected to father more than 200 foals after his first breeding season, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. BloodHorse.com provided more details about the baby: “It’s very exciting,” said Fred Seitz Jr. of Brookdale Farm....

The reaction NXT’s seemingly unstoppable faction garnered would suggest almost no-one knew Cole, Strong, Fish and O’Reilly were in the building - but how was it kept secret? Well, I asked Triple H immediately after the show. Thank you to Triple H for taking the time to chat with us. UK fans can catch WWE RAW, SmackDown, NXT, and NXT UK weekly via BT Sport. WWE fans who sign up to select BT Superfast Fibre and BT Sport bundles between Friday, January 10 and Monday, January 27 will receive a WWE Championship Commemorative Title Belt....

Asked Monday about Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s promise that New Delhi would not allow its “pride to be hurt” at the disputed boundary between India-controlled Ladakh and China-administered Aksai Chin, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Beijing has upheld its bilateral obligations and “is committed to safeguarding national territorial sovereignty and security and maintaining peace and stability in the border area between China and India.” “Currently the overall situation along the border is stable and controllable....

Riaan Naude was found dead next to his vehicle in the South African province of Limpopo, about 3 miles from Mokopane on June 8, according to a report by the Daily Mirror. South African Police Service spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mamphaswa Seabi said: “The man was lying with his face up and there was blood on his head and face.” “Police found two hunting rifles, ammunition, clothes, water, whiskey and pajamas in the deceased’s [pick up truck]....

The shelters will be available to residents affected by the storm 24 hours a day and at no charge—offering shelter, food, drink, health services, emotional support and help reconnecting with loved ones for anyone affected by the storm and unable to return home after the flooding. (For information on where to find a shelter, click here.) This follows devastating flash floods in Houston and southeast Texas, when Imelda hit for a second time and forced residents to take refuge in their homes, schools and workplaces....

The Bears dramatically lost Sunday’s NFL wildcard clash 16-15 to the Eagles at Soldier Field, where kicker Cody Parkey’s game-winning field goal attempt hit the upright and crossbar. With 10 seconds on the clock, Parkey had the chance to send the Bears through to the next round of the playoffs but having nailed his initial effort only for Philadelphia to have called a timeout prior to the snap, the 26-year-old failed as Chicago fell silent....

Distance usually followed his passes, particularly after his final one that sealed his dominance. Truex Jr. won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, passing Brad Keselowski and then Kurt Busch late on the way to repeating as champion on Saturday night. Truex’s No. 78 Toyota Camry appeared even more dominant than last July as he led five times for 174 of 267 laps and swept the first two stages from the pole....

Truex’s Furniture Row Racing crew rose to the occasion in NASCAR on Sunday, getting their driver out of the pits first under caution with seven laps remaining. The 38-year-old rocketed away from the field on the restart two laps later, and after a quick caution set up an overtime, he took off once again to win his sixth race of the season in easy fashion, clinching a spot in the Round of 8....

Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, made the comment in an interview with CNN, during which he discussed Trump’s combative interaction with Democratic leaders during a White House meeting on Wednesday. He said that the president appeared not to have “a grasp of the issues” involved with his controversial decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria. After being asked about a letter written by Trump to Erdogan, which was shown to Democrats in the meeting, Menendez described the note as “one heck of an interesting letter....

Cases of the pneumonia-causing virus rose to 79,331 on Monday, a total that includes 53 people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Amid a growing number of cases, President Donald Trump declared during a press conference in India that American officials were doing a “great job” and posted on Twitter that it was “very much under control.” Trump’s request included $1.25 billion in new funding and the rest would be assembled by moving around federal funds, including money designated to fight Ebola....