Trump ups the ante by suggesting an election delay as polling gets closer
The US is unlikely to have recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic and a battered economy by election day in November. President Trump has a solution: delay the vote.
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100 days ahead of vote, faltering Trump banks on ‘silent majority’
President Donald Trump mounted a strident defence Sunday of his wavering reelection bid with 100 days to go in a campaign that has seen him underwater in the polls – and banking on the “silent majority” he vowed will bring him victory.
Trump announces ‘surge’ of federal agents to cities hit by gun violence
US President Donald Trump announced he was deploying more federal agents to Chicago and other major cities Wednesday to help battle a jump in gun violence and shooting deaths.
How India can act as a global bridge
Meanwhile, questions persist about whether this year’s G7 summit – already postponed – will be held at all in person amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
Kanye holds chaotic opening of presidential bid
US rapper Kanye West broke down in tears on Sunday at the chaotic launch of his unlikely campaign to oust Donald Trump as president in November elections.
Trump fires polls campaign chief as popularity sinks
Trump fires his campaign manager, just four months ahead of November’s election.
Trump continues legal fight to conceal finances
Lawyers for US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the president will continue his fight to shield his tax returns and financial records from a federal prosecutor who subpoenaed them, days after the Supreme Court ruled the president is not entirely immune to criminal investigation.
Trump finally dons mask as US sets new virus case record
President Donald Trump finally yielded to pressure and wore a face mask in public for the first time on Saturday as the US posted another daily record for coronavirus cases, while Disney World reopened in a state hit hard by the pandemic.
Harvard, MIT sue Trump govt over order revoking visas for foreign students
Harvard and MIT asked a court Wednesday to block an order by President Donald Trump’s administration threatening the visas of foreign students whose entire courses have moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump formally pulls out of WHO
Trump formally starts the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization, making good on threats.
Trump shaped by bullying father, niece says in book
Donald Trump’s niece describes the US president as a lying narcissist who was shaped by his domineering father, according to excerpts of her memoir published Tuesday.
Trump to hold another outdoor rally on July 11
US President Donald Trump will host an outdoor campaign rally in New Hampshire, his team said Sunday, after his last rally drew criticism for ignoring coronavirus health guidelines.
Kanye West to run for US president
Kanye West, the entertainment mogul announces he is challenging Donald Trump for the US presidency in 2020.
Donald Trump is in crisis mode
Where to even start? The brightness with which this exemplary nation once shone is fading fast: Freedom of the media is taking a beating. Democracy itself is under threat.
Judge lifts ban on ‘tell-all’ book by Trump’s niece
An appeals court judge in New York has lifted a temporary ban on the publication of a potentially explosive “tell-all” book by President Donald Trump’s niece, court documents showed.
Ex-national security adviser Bolton’s memoir released
The memoir of John Bolton, US President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, was released on Tuesday, days after a federal judge denied the Trump administration’s request to block its publication.
Trump looking to reverse fortunes after Tulsa fiasco
US President Donald Trump is in desperate need of a political boost after a fiasco of a campaign rally in Tulsa left him looking like a leader detached from the multiple crises gripping the United States.
Seoul says Bolton’s Trump-Kim narrative ‘distorted’
South Korea’s presidential office on Monday accused former US national security advisor John Bolton of distorting facts and jeopardising future negotiations with his scathing account of Donald Trump’s North Korea summit strategy.
Top US prosecutor who probed Trump’s allies fired
America’s top law enforcement official told a federal prosecutor known for probing allies of President Donald Trump that he was fired Saturday – sparking uproar and triggering an inquiry by Democratic lawmakers.
‘Trump asked China’s Xi for re-election help’
Trump pleads with Xi Jinping for help to win re-election in 2020,John Bolton writes.
Trump has change of heart, says Kaepernick ‘absolutely’ deserves a shot
Donald Trump is suddenly a fan of Colin Kaepernick.
Germany must tolerate Donald Trump through 2020
Germans have readily admitted that the country has not spent enough on defence over the past few decades. And it is clear that this is directly linked to German history.
Trump government sues to block ex-aide Bolton’s book
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to prevent publication of former national security advisor John Bolton’s book, which is expected to provide a damning insider portrait of the White House.
US ends emergency authorisation of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
The United States on Monday withdrew emergency use authorizations for two antimalarial drugs favoured by President Donald Trump to treat the new coronavirus, effectively shutting the door on the politically charged treatments.
Resisting Trump, with grace and dignity
Right now, we’re seeing the long-term effects of the verbal poison Trump has been pouring over his country for the last four years.
Donald Trump’s perfidious attacks on the International Criminal Court
The Trump administration’s full-frontal attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC) didn’t come as a surprise to anyone.
Trump ducks controversies in West Point speech
President Donald Trump on Saturday addressed the new graduating class of the West Point military academy, praising the “righteous glory of the American warrior” but largely side-stepping recent controversies over racial unrest and the military’s role in putting it down.
US reverend slams Trump ‘wickedness’ at George Floyd funeral
A rights leader accuses Trump of “wickedness” for cracking down on demonstrators.
Trump responds to NFL chief’s protest statement
Donald Trump has reiterated his demands for NFL players to stand during the national anthem, saying any player who kneels would be “disrespecting” the United States.
Trump is playing election games with US troops in Germany
The US president apparently wants to punish Germany for, in his view, not spending enough on its own defence.
