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Ensuring impartiality in the Department of Justice can be difficult, as the attorney general is appointed by — and answerable to — a partisan president. This gives the president the power to try to compel attorneys general, who head the department, to pursue a political agenda
The head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) aerospace force has said that Iran is still seeking to assassinate former US President Donald Trump, his secretary of state Mike Pompeo and other officials responsible for the 2020 assassination of Qassem Soleimani.
The US Air Force on Friday unveiled a new color scheme for Air Force One, discarding the palette chosen by Donald Trump for the presidential aircraft.
A Manhattan grand jury indicted Trump after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump, who has denied making any payment, has claimed the charges are evidence of a left-wing plot - an argument made in the fundraising email to supporters on Thursday
Significantly, over 25 per cent of donations came from first-time donors to the Trump Campaign, further solidifying his status as the clear frontrunner in the Republican primary, a media release said on Friday
The indictment remained sealed and the specific charges were not immediately known, but details were confirmed by people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss information that isn’t yet public
Dogged by high inflation, Biden said his policies and spending will position the U.S. for greater prosperity in the future that boosts the middle class
On 6 January 2021, when he stormed the Capitol with a group of Donald Trump fans, Robert Sanford threw a fire extinguisher, hitting two police officers in the head. In addition, he threw an orange traffic cone that struck a sergeant of the Capitol Police
Congressman Jim Jordan was accused in the complaint by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of an 'unprecedently brazen and unconstitutional attack' on his prosecution of the 76-year-old former president
The lawsuit follows Cohen's testimony before a Manhattan grand jury, which led to the indictment of Trump on 34 felony charges of falsifying business records
New revelations that a major contributor to Democrats helped finance the litigation against Trump by columnist E. Jean Carroll prompted attorney Alina Habba to ask for a one-month delay of the 25 April trial
The report filed with the Federal Election Commission is the first glimpse into Trump's finances since he left the White House and launched several new business ventures
Trump's latest attempt to mandate that potential jurors supply their names, job information, and 38 other pieces of information on written questionnaires was denied by US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan on Friday
Trump began raising money off the news of his indictment, and his campaign said he took in $15.4 million in the two weeks after the charges were filed and the reporting period closed for the fundraising reports
McCarthy, a close ally of former president Donald Trump, said President Joe Biden's policies added trillions of dollars of debt to the US fiscal portfolio, which he argued had also caused the inflation crisis
The jury will begin deliberating Wednesday to decide whether the onetime Proud Boys national chairman and four co-defendants are guilty of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors allege was a desperate plot to keep Trump in the White House
US President Joe Biden has sought to assure Americans he was sufficiently healthy for a second term despite his advanced age, saying he feels 'good' and is ready for a potential rematch against Donald Trump.
Hutchinson will present himself to Republican primary voters as a more moderate alternative to Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, another conservative firebrand who is expected to announce his presidential campaign soon
Trump’s appearance in New Hampshire comes two days after Biden kicked off his own long-expected re-election bid, presenting himself as he did in 2020 as a buttress against Trump and his Make America Great Again political candidacy
Former US vice president Mike Pence on Thursday testified in the federal investigation examining his former boss Donald Trump's role in the 2021 assault on the Capitol, according to US media
Canada's Liberal PM did not refer to Trump by name but had harsh criticism for policies and practices closely identified with the former president, from isolationism to stoking voter anger
Trump, 76, has long denied that a rape happened, that he was at the store with Carroll or that he even knew her beyond fleeting moments
Tim Scott's campaign seems quite different from other Republican candidates including former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who portray the US as a country that needs rescuing from a corrupt and leftist elite
Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Putin has been 'somewhat weakened' by an attempted mutiny and that it is now time for the US to mediate a negotiated peace deal between Russia and Ukraine
Trump's lawyers had resisted setting a date but said any trial should take place after the November 2024 US presidential election, in which he is a front-runner for the Republican nomination
More than a dozen prominent Republicans are looking to New Hampshire, a state renowned for casting a spotlight on political underdogs, to help halt Trump's march to a third consecutive Republican presidential nomination
The former president also disputed polling results that claimed Americans believed Biden was too old to serve as president. In the conversation, he mentioned how many of his friends and world leaders are still mentally sharp far into their nineties
Far-right hardliners in the US House, cheered on by Donald Trump, are attempting to undo Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s deal on federal funding levels with President Joe Biden as well as cripple his leadership. History shows that proponents of shutdowns fare extremely poorly when it comes to getting what they want
In a ruling from an appeals court in New York Friday, Judge Peter Moulton refused to suspend the trial but ruled that a stay was granted on the 'order directing the cancellation of business certificates'
After Trump's loosely organized Iowa campaign produced a second-place finish in Iowa in 2016, his team says it is now running a more disciplined, data-driven campaign in the state
Trump's opponents are putting their plan to prevent him from being on state ballots to the test. Similar lawsuits filed against Trump in Michigan and Minnesota are from advocacy groups. The first case to go to trial is the Colorado one
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be in Seoul to hold talks on the issue of a nuclear-powered North Korea. Apart from this, it’s a busy Wednesday with the third Republican debate as well as Ivanka Trump testifying the in Donald Trump fraud trial. Here’s what else is likely to happen
On a hypothetical ballot featuring only Trump and Biden, the former president secures 47 % of the vote compared to Biden's 43%. This lead expands to 6 points, with Trump at 37% and Biden at 31 when additional third-party are considered
The 77-year-old Trump, the Republican presidential frontrunner in 2024, is slated to stand trial on March 4, 2024 on accusations of conspiring to overturn the November 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden
Former US president Donald Trump has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. His recent appearance at Mar-a-Lago has prompted a lot of speculation, as he was seen using unusual 'toe pads'. Is it something his supporters should worry about?
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is now the most recent political official to fall victim to the practice known as 'swatting', which is phoning emergency services in the hopes that a large number of first responders, including SWAT units, will arrive at a property
The Ram temple in Ayodhya will open for devotees. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 'Parakram Diwas' celebrations at Red Fort. Donald Trump and Nikki Haley are facing off in the New Hampshire primary. All this and more in our guide to today's big events
The RBI will conclude its three-day Monetary Policy Committee meet in Mumbai. Across the border, Pakistan is set to hold its general elections today. The United States Supreme Court will have former president Donald Trump's political future in its hands. Here's a guide to today's big stories
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The United States is set to hold one of the biggest days on its election calendar with delegates in 16 states across the nation up for grabs. The Ministry of Defence will sign a deal to acquire over 200 BrahMos missiles for the Indian Navy. Here’s are today's big stories
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Trump had also suggested that keeping Melania out of the limelight during election campaigning was his decision. He said he wanted to "keep her away" from the campaign
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For much of the US presidential election cycle so far, Trump had maintained a good lead but Biden has closed the gap in recent months
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Former US President Donald Trump has support of 49% registered voters and 43% voters support incumbent Joe Biden, according to the latest CNN-SRSS survey
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The Biden administration maintains that the Department of Justice and courts are independent and that it has no role to play, but given the stakes involved, things cannot be taken at face value
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During the hearing, she also gave an insight into how Trump's White House dealt with the stories about the hush money payments made to former porn star Stormy Daniels
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On Wednesday, the Florida GOP named Barron Trump as one of the state’s at-large delegates to the national convention scheduled to take place in mid-July in Milwaukee
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Trump has repeatedly used rhetoric that carries clear echoes of Nazi ideology, including describing domestic opponents as "vermin" and immigrants as "poisoning the blood" of the United States
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A YouGov poll has placed Reform UK ahead of the Conservatives for the first time, with Reform at 19 per cent and the Tories at 18 per cent. But can the polls be taken at face value? If yes, is it true that Nigel Farage's comeback as Reform's leader will trump Rishi Sunak's Conservatives and benefit the Labour party? We explain
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The United States has not seen a shift from previous U.S. elections in Russia's preference for the winner of the 2024 presidential vote, a U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday, indicating that Moscow favors Republican Donald Trump.
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Following his disastrous debate performance against his Republican rival Donald Trump in Atlanta on June 27, Biden, 81, has been gradually losing his support from some of his key friends and allies. So far, as many as 18 Democratic lawmakers have asked him to drop from the November 5 presidential race.
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Instead of Fox News, Donald Trump should show up for the pre-agreed September 10 debate on ABC News, said Kamala Harris
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The monthly price-rise in between June to July was just 0.2%, down from 2.9% in the same period last year
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Vice President Kamala Harris chose Raleigh, North Carolina, to share her economic policy agenda since the state is touted as a pivotal battleground state both she and former President Donald Trump will work to win in November
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Interestingly, the documents also reflected that in addition to Trump’s US real estate holdings, he has global financial interests, including registered trademarks in China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ukraine and Israel
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While Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow talked about plans to weaponize the Department of Justice, Pennsylvania state representative Malcolm Kenyatta mentioned the plans to stop Medicare from negotiating drug prices. Here's a look at how Project 2025 became one of the major talking points at the convention
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On Friday, RFK Jr announced that he was ending his bid for the White House and went on to endorse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump
Harris also called on Trump to "never again stand behind the seal of the President of the United States of America". The vice president said in a post on X that, "the former president disrespected sacred ground, all for the sake of a political stunt."
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Across the country, a network of Republican political operatives, lawyers and their allies is trying to shape November's election in ways that favour former President Donald Trump
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Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, publicly endorsed Donald Trump for the first time in the US presidential race in July this year, calling the Republican former president "tough."
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US Presidential Debate 2024 LIVE Updates: US Presidential Debate 2024 LIVE Updates: The last presidential debate in June ended Biden's election campaign, after he delivered a catastrophic performance against Trump. Harris took over as nominee amid Democratic fears that Biden was too old and too infirm to defeat the scandal-plagued Republican
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A single zinger or gaffe during the 90-minute debate could tip the balance of one of the most dramatic White House races in US history, with the candidates neck-and-neck in the polls just 56 days before the November 5 vote
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Trump claimed that 'polls clearly show that I won the Debate against Comrade Kamala Harris' -- despite several snap surveys that showed Harris came out well on top in the clash viewed by more than 67 million Americans
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During the televised US presidential debate on 10 September, Trump made a false claim that illegal Haitian immigrants who were settled in Springfied, Ohio, were 'eating the cats and dogs' of the residents living there.
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The emails were received before the hack of the Trump campaign was publicly acknowledged, and there’s no evidence the recipients of the emails knew their origin.
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Trump spoke hours after the Ukrainian president met with his US counterpart Joe Biden and Trump's November election rival Kamala Harris at the White House
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Trump, who often uses anti-immigrant rhetoric, has referred during his campaign to immigrants he says are taking “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs.”
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Former US President Donald Trump served fresh fries at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania. The campaign visit was staged to mock Harris, who has talked about working at one of the fast-food chain’s restaurants when she was in college
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US Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated her 60th birthday by visiting two churches in Georgia. Both Harris and Trump are aggressively campaigning in key states to garner support in upcoming presidential elections
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Before the 2020 polls, Arizona would have been considered a Republican stronghold. However, things changed in 2020 when the state turned blue and voted for Biden. One of the major reasons for that was Trump's disrespect to late senator and war veteran John McCain
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US Election News LIVE Updates: Democratic former prosecutor Harris led among likely voters in Georgia 51% to 47%, while Republican Trump was slightly ahead in Arizona with 49% to 46%. Both findings fell within the plus or minus 4.5 percentage points margin of error in the poll, which surveyed 5,016 registered voters from Sept. 30 to Oct. 15
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Former US President Donald Trump made his intentions clear about firing Special Counsel Jack Smith in 'two seconds' if he wins the upcoming 2024 US Presidential Election
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos received major backlash after reports emerged that his company Blue Origin's top executives met Trump in Texas on the day Washington Post refused to endorse any presidential candidates
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US Vice President Kamala Harris said that former US President Donald Trump is 'offensive to everybody' after the Republican presidential nominee said that he would protect women 'whether they like it or not'
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With less than a week left for the US presidential elections, Vice President Kamala Harris called for the disqualification of former US President Donald Trump after the Republican presidential nominee suggested that Liz Cheney should have 'guns trained on her face'
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Kamala Harris may hold the edge among early voters, but on Tuesday, it's all about in-person voting
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Former US President Donald Trump took an early lead in Indiana and Kentucky shortly after the polls closed in both states. The red states which Trump is expected to win also featured RFK Jr on the ballot
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As figures from exit polls, analysing the Harris vs Trump race, pour in here's a look at how they work and what is the significance of this tool
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Biden flew over the jungle by helicopter and met with Indigenous leaders in the Brazilian city of Manaus on the penultimate leg of a valedictory South American tour which has been overshadowed by Trump's election win
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Trump's lawyers filed a letter Tuesday with New York attorney general Letitia James, who brought the proceeding against the president-elect for manipulating his assets when applying for loans and insurances
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When former president Joe Biden took over from Trump in 2021, he removed the designation that Trump had signed near the end of his first term
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Eight years after he killed a nuclear deal with Iran, US President Donald Trump is seeking another nuclear deal, hoping that he can force an Iran battered in the war with Israel into making concessions. But that will be a double-edged sword.
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Both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump have shown interest in a deal in which the US would get rare earths from Ukraine in exchange for ongoing assistance in combating Russia
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Washington DC in the early hours of Thursday for a 2-day visit to the United States.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his agenda of "Viksit Bharat 2047," means "Make India Great Again," giving his twist to Trump's famous slogan "Make America Great Again"
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CFIUS, which scrutinizes foreign investment in the United States for national security risks, has already overseen a sharp decrease in Chinese investment in the United States
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to scale back the federal government's role in education. The decision aligns with his and the Republican Party’s long-standing commitment to decentralising education policy.
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Trump stated that he would 'look into' the usage of the Signal app and presented a united front at a meeting with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who mistakenly included The Atlantic magazine's Jeffrey Goldberg in the discussion
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Putin earlier this month rejected a US proposal of an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine -- that Zelenskyy backed -- and has upped his rhetoric on Moscow wanting to install new leadership in Ukraine
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US President Donald Trump claimed that the Great Depression that hit America in 1930 would have never happened if the country had continued charging tariffs on foreign goods
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Despite hopes for negotiations to avert the worst economic carnage, there was widespread fear that the markets bloodbath could continue into the new trading week
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The US-backed news organisations were set up starting in the Cold War between the West and Soviet Union. Their designated goal was to provide objective news about the United States and other subjects overseas, often to people under authoritarian governments without access to a free press.
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The case against Meta was originally filed in December 2020, during the first Trump administration, and all eyes were on whether he would ask the FTC to stand down
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Gun violence and gun rights have been passionate debates in American society. People have made documentaries, drafted bills, made it their election agenda and learnt to live with both. President Trump sees guns as a means to stop violence
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered the department to terminate Harvard University's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification effective for the 2025-2026 school year
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Initially, the president had announced that the duties would only apply to Apple after he called out CEO Tim Cook for sourcing its smartphones from India. It is unusual for a country's trade policy to target one company, however, Trump later expanded the tariffs to all smartphone makers
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President Donald Trump ripped US diversity and inclusion policies, knocked NATO, and took credit for building up the military on Saturday in a campaign style commencement speech at the prestigious West Point Military Academy in New York.
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The US has paused new visa appointments for foreign students and exchange visitors. The move comes as the Trump administration plans to expand social media checks for applicants.
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The latest ruling by an appellate court will allow the government to continue collecting foreign taxes as part of US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff measures, reconfiguring US trade ties with the world
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Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, the president defended his move, saying that the increased tariff will ensure a boost in domestic steel production and improve national output while reducing dependency on China
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Late on Thursday, Trump and Musk took to Truth Social and X, respectively, to engage in a war of words that has now turned into a full-blown bashing of each other
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Donald Trump has warned Elon Musk of "very serious consequences" if he supports the Democrats, after the two fell out publicly over the Republican '
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Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., will no longer seek felony charges for carrying rifles or shotguns. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro cites Supreme Court rulings and constitutional rights in line with Trump’s law enforcement push.
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Donald Trump’s droopy facial expression at a 9/11 memorial at the Pentagon has sparked concerns about his health once again, with some conspiracy theorists hinting at the possibility of a stroke. This comes after the US president was on an unexplained four-da…