Twitter explodes after Kanye West says he’s running for U.S. president
Kanye West says he’s running for president. It’s not clear if the musician is serious, or if this is a publicity stunt for himself or a project unrelated to the presidency. West’s Saturday night Twitter post instantly went viral, with more than 100,000 retweets within ...
To construct a winning narrative, Trump dismisses pandemic, polls and recession
Trump's detailed descriptions of life in America today run so counter to reality that even some of his allies are urging him to change course.
Democrats warn against overconfidence in fight against Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump is entering the final four-month stretch before Election Day presiding over a country that faces a public health crisis, mass unemployment and a reckoning over racism. His Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, is raking in cash. And a series of national ...
Dueling Trump-Biden campaign events show contrasting coronavirus responses
In Wisconsin, Trump insisted the economy is "coming back at a level nobody ever imagined possible.” But in Pennsylvania, Biden warned that "no miracles are coming."
Biden team asks social media to remove Trump posts bashing mail-in voting
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's political campaign has asked social media giants Facebook and Twitter to remove posts by Republican President Donald Trump on Monday that it said made false claims aimed at discrediting mail-in voting. Trump tweeted several times on Monday criticizing vote-by-mail plans ...
World leaders face dilemma: Deal with Trump or hang on for Biden
Countries appear to be holding off on deals with the Trump administration, or sticking to their guns in case a Biden administration softens the U.S. stance.
Trump rally highlights president's vulnerabilities heading into election
U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the campaign trail was designed to show strength and enthusiasm heading into the critical final months before an election that will decide whether he remains in the White House. Instead, his weekend rally in Oklahoma highlighted growing vulnerabilities and ...
'Rolled by America’s teens': Youths on TikTok reserved Trump rally tickets with no plans to go
Some Trump opponents organized efforts on social media apps to sign up for the rally, sometimes with fake names or burner email accounts.
Trump comeback rally features empty seats and staff infections
U.S. President Donald Trump launched his comeback rally amid a pandemic on Saturday by declaring that "the silent majority is stronger than ever before," but what was meant to be a show of political force was instead met with thousands of empty seats and ...
U.S. prosecutor who has been investigating Trump lawyer refuses to resign
A top U.S. federal prosecutor whose office has been investigating President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, on Friday refused to step down after the administration abruptly said it was replacing him. The dramatic standoff marks the latest in series of unusual actions by Attorney ...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to resume big rallies despite concern he's putting the public's health at risk is part of a broader re-election campaign effort to turn the American debate about the coronavirus into a political fight that he frames as "US vs. ...
'Why not a Black woman?' Consensus grows around Joe Biden's VP
Joe Biden is facing growing calls to select a Black woman as his running mate as an acknowledgement of their critical role in the Democratic Party and a response to the nationwide protests against racism and inequality. The shifting dynamics were clear late Thursday when ...
