US presidential election

Trump's criminal trials: where do they stand now?

The latest good news for Trump came Friday, when a judge officially delayed his sentencing in that case to November 26 -- weeks after the US presidential election.
7 September 2024, 03:48 AM

VP pick Tim Walz lauds Kamala Harris at Democratic convention

In a whirlwind quarter-hour address, Walz raced through the story of his middle-class upbringing in small town Nebraska, where he worked on the family farm, and described his experience teaching students who inspired him to go into politics.
22 August 2024, 05:22 AM

How the Harris surge scrambled Trump's battle plan

While top Trump advisers once saw a chance for an electoral blowout - with Democratic-leaning states like Minnesota and Virginia in play - the elevation of Harris has prompted Republicans to refocus on a narrower path to victory that runs through traditional battleground states like Pennsylvania and Georgia.
8 August 2024, 12:06 PM

US presidential election heats up as frigid Iowa tests Trump

With a commanding lead in polls, the ex-president is expected easily to win the Midwestern state's first-in-the-nation vote as he bids to be the Republican standard-bearer against President Joe Biden in November.
14 January 2024, 04:47 AM

US govt recovers over 300 classified docs from Trump's Florida estate

The US government has recovered more than 300 documents with classified markings from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate, including material from the CIA, the National Security Agency and the FBI, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing multiple people briefed on the matter.
23 August 2022, 05:26 AM

CNN video shows Trump with figures linked to Russia email controversy

CNN releases a video showing Donald Trump attending a dinner with key figures at the center of a growing controversy over alleged Russian interference in the US presidential election.
13 July 2017, 05:37 AM

How not to win an election?

It's not easy, but one way to try and maintain sanity is by taking a worldwide view of every situation.
12 August 2016, 18:00 PM

The race for the White House is heating up

Brawn, brain and tears sum up the tone, temper and texture of the Republican and Democrat national conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia respectively.
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Call for escalating the US-led bombing

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump reacted to the Orlando shooting in the same manner. Both candidates called for an escalation of the US-led bombing campaign against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
19 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Does it matter who's the next US president?

Both Ted Cruz and John Kasich have fallen by the wayside, while Donald Trump dashed to the finishing line of Republican Party nomination for the US presidential race in 2016.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Why Trump?

Some people run simply out of ego or greed. The publicity that attends a presidential bid can garner even a failed candidate a book contract, a television gig, or a well-paid speaking career (or perhaps all three). Trump ran on the basis of his celebrity.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

The American Idol

The Grand Old Party does not know how to stop Trump and it is their fault. Throughout history it's a party that has won elections mostly on anti-government rhetoric.
9 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Donald Trump does not know the world

Donald Trump is full of ideas, but all his ideas are sadly full of it. This billionaire-turned-US politician has called China “the number one abuser...
26 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Carson will not apologise for Muslim remark

Ben Carson, the Republican US presidential candidate, will not take back his comment in a recent interview that a Muslim should not be president, Carson's business manager says.
21 September 2015, 12:27 PM

Clinton says private email was a mistake

It took three interviews and five days for Hillary Rodham Clinton to say "I'm sorry", for using a personal email account run on a private server to conduct government business as secretary of state.
9 September 2015, 04:45 AM

A crowded bandwagon of hopefuls

In another fifteen months, the world's eyes will be riveted on the United States to see who the next US President will be.
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Jeb Bush ready to run for US presidency

With his campaign logo ready, Jeb Bush was set to make his big announcement yesterday, formally adding his name to the crowded Republican field for the 2016 US presidential election.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM