Sanders, Warren spar over disputed remark about chances of a woman candidate defeating Trump
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders disagreed in a Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday over whether he once told her a woman could not win the...
US election
Trump’s cash-rich campaign faces money competition from Democratic rivals
Democratic presidential hopefuls started 2020 by reporting sizable cash fundraising totals, suggesting that Republican President Donald Trump’s growing campaign war chest may face some serious...
Biden, 77, is healthy and fit to serve as president, his doctor says
Former Vice President Joe Biden is healthy enough to undertake the duties of the U.S. presidency, his doctor said on Tuesday in a health report...
US House committee recommends Trump impeachment
A Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives committee approved charges of abuse of power and obstruction against Republican President Donald Trump on Friday, making it almost...
Democrats introduce two articles of impeachment against Trump
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled formal charges against Donald Trump on Tuesday, moving quickly toward a momentous vote on whether to impeach...
How impeachment works and why Trump is unlikely to be removed
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday instructed the House Judiciary Committee to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for pressuring...
Former New York Mayor Bloomberg enters 2020 Democratic presidential race
Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, jumped into the U.S. presidential race on Sunday, adding another moderate voice to a...
Trump says he will release ‘financial statement’ before 2020 vote
President Donald Trump, facing lawsuits and political demands to release his U.S. tax returns and other financial information, said on Thursday he will release a...
EXPLAINER-Trump’s claims and Hunter Biden’s dealings in China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called on China to investigate Joe Biden, a main Democratic contender in the 2020 race for the White House,...
Biden seen as weak front-runner as 2020 US Democratic race heats up
As summer ends and the race for the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential nomination shifts into a higher gear, former Vice President Joe Biden’s perilous position...
Biden says racism in US is institutional and ‘white man’s problem’
Racism in America is an institutional “white man’s problem visited on people of colour,” Joe Biden has said. The former vice president said the way...
Democrat Buttigieg unveils $80bn plan to bring internet to all rural Americans
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg unveiled an ambitious plan on Tuesday to transform the economy of rural America, including spending $80 billion to provide high-speed...
Biden says Trump’s `toxic tongue’ linked to US mass shootings
Democratic presidential front-runner and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump of fuelling the white supremacy that’s blamed for several mass shootings...
Bernie Sanders raises $18.2m for White House run, takes fundraising lead
By John Whitesides Presidential contender Bernie Sanders raised $18.2 million in the first three months of the year for his 2020 White House bid, his...
U.S. disrupted Russian trolls on day of November election -report
The U.S. military disrupted the internet access of a Russian troll farm accused of trying to influence American voters on Nov. 6, 2018, the day...
Lawsuit accuses Trump of kissing campaign worker without her consent
By Letitia Stein A woman who worked on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign sued the president on Monday, accusing him of kissing her without consent before...
Seven takeaways from the U.S. congressional elections
By James Oliphant Tuesday’s U.S. congressional elections ended with what might be called a split decision. Democrats gained more than enough seats to take control...
Democrats seize U.S. House control, Trump under pressure
Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, giving them the opportunity...
US elections, a battle to protect a leader under siege?
For many Americans, Tuesday’s congressional midterm elections are a referendum on Republican President Donald Trump’s divisive persona, hard-line policies and pugnacious politics. But on the...
Trump says Putin summit ‘even better’ than Nato meeting
President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning cast his Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a glowing light and attempted to discredit the widely...
