WASHINGTON, THE UNITED STATES | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden is facing the worst crisis of his 50-year political career. The recent debate against rival Donald Trump seems to have confirmed some people’s worst fears. Critics said the oldest sitting president in U.S. history is in a state of …
Read More »Elon Musk donates to group working to elect Donald Trump
NEW YORK, U.S.A | TASS | Billionaire US entrepreneur Elon Musk has donated to a super political action committee supporting ex-US President Donald Trump in the current presidential race, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. According to the media outlet, this is “a major gambit by the world’s richest person to make his imprint …
Read More »Trump’s presidential debate win puts final nail in Biden’s political coffin
NEW YORK, U.S.A | TASS | The season’s first presidential debate between incumbent US President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, ended in what many are calling a slam dunk win for the latter. Biden’s stunted performance in the debate was described as the final nail in his political …
Read More »“Money rules” in American elections
For a long time, money has been the dominant factor in American elections, and whoever raises more money has a greater chance to win. BEIJING | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who has clinched the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, announced that his campaign had raised 50.5 million U.S. …
Read More »What, if anything, has U.S. gained from its trade war with China?
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Though clashing in many ways, the current U.S. administration and its Republican predecessor have one thing in common: the trade war against China. As recently as February, U.S. utility company Duke Energy, under pressure from Congress, reportedly planned to remove Chinese battery giant CATL from …
Read More »New Hampshire midnight voting ignites Trump-Haley showdown
DIXVILLE NOTCH, UNITED STATES | Xinhua | The New Hampshire primary of the 2024 U.S. presidential election began at midnight on Tuesday with the first ballots cast in the remote community of Dixville Notch. Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who easily won the Iowa Republican caucuses last week, faces Nikki …
Read More »U.S. Maine judge pauses decision on Trump’s disqualification from presidential primary ballot
Justice Michaela Murphy from the Superior Court in Maine said that a December decision from Secretary of State Shenna Bellows should remain on hold until the Supreme Court renders its decision in the Colorado dispute. SAN FRANCISCO, CARLIFORNIA | Xinhua | A judge of the U.S. state of Maine on …
Read More »Trump calls federal indictment “baseless” after charged with hoarding classified documents
Washington, USA | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday called the sweeping federal indictment against him “ridiculous” and “baseless.” Trump has been charged with 37 felony counts alleging that he stored classified documents at his Florida estate after leaving the White House. He blasted the indictment as an …
Read More »Donald Trump indicted
What happens next and what it means for America Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | On March 31, after much build-up in the media, The New York Times reported that a Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former U.S. President Donald Trump. The indictment stems from a criminal investigation by the …
Read More »Trump indicted in hush-money payment case
Washington, USA | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on Thursday for his role in an alleged hush-money payment to an adult film actress. Multiple news media outlets, including The New York Times, ABC News, and The Washington Post, broke the news of Trump’s indictment by a Manhattan grand …
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