Harris vows Gaza peace, Trump tone darkens in final hours
- 04-Nov-2024
EAST LANSING, United States: Kamala Harris courted voters angered by the Gaza war while Donald Trump doubled down on violent rhetoric with a comment about journalists being shot as the tense US election campaign entered its final hours. The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president frantically blitzed several swing states as they tried […]
US Election hysterics: Trump trash talks Harris, Democrat fends off ‘garbage’ fallout
- 31-Oct-2024
GREEN BAY, United States: Donald Trump pulled an election stunt with a garbage truck Wednesday as the White House campaign was forced off-piste by muddled remarks from President Joe Biden about the Republican’s supporters that caused a headache for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. Harris had hoped to spend the day expanding on the final week […]
Bitcoin close to record as cautious markets eye US election
- 30-Oct-2024
Bitcoin was close to $73,000 in early Asian trade Wednesday, approaching a record high with investors keeping a cautious eye on the US presidential election. The leading digital currency was trading around $72,400 at 0300 GMT, after climbing as high as $73,563.63 in late US trade, just shy of its all-time peak of $73,797.98 in […]
Is Musk’s million-dollar US voter lottery legal?
- 22-Oct-2024
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump surrogate Elon Musk’s offer of a million dollars to one registered voter in a swing state every day until the US Election Day on November 5 has raised questions about the legality of such a move. While Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’s campaign has not commented on the contest, Josh Shapiro, the Democratic […]
Putin says supports Harris in US election
- 05-Sep-2024
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he supported Kamala Harris in the upcoming US presidential election, an apparent wry remark a day after Washington accused Moscow of seeking to influence the vote. Putin often comments on political and social issues in the United States, often with sarcasm. He said last year that the US […]
US election: What if Biden leaves the race?
- 29-Jun-2024
US President Joe Biden’s woeful performance in the presidential debate against challenger Donald Trump has re-ignited questions about what would happen should the veteran Democrat step down as party flagbearer at the last minute. Such a high-risk political U-turn would be unprecedented in modern American election history. Here’s a look into how replacing the 81-year-old […]
US judge formally postpones Trump’s 2020 election subversion trial
- 03-Feb-2024
A U.S. judge on Friday formally postponed former President Donald Trump’s trial on federal charges that he sought to overturn the 2020 election results, which was scheduled to begin next month. The delay, which was widely expected, stems from an appeal by Trump on claims that he is immune from prosecution for official actions taken […]
Fox settles Dominion lawsuit for $787.5 million over US election lies
- 19-Apr-2023
WILMINGTON: Fox Corp (FOXA.O) and Fox News on Tuesday settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, averting a trial putting one of the world’s top media companies in the crosshairs over its coverage of false vote-rigging claims in the 2020 U.S. election. The settlement, which legal experts said was the largest […]
‘Democracy prevailed,’ Biden says after US Electoral College confirms his win
- 15-Dec-2020
“In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed,” Biden said in a prime-time speech from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
US presidential election declared most secure in country’s history
- 13-Nov-2020
"There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised," US election officials said.