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Trump, rivals asked for loyalty pledge ahead of 2024 debates
The Republican Party is planning to hold its first US presidential primary debate on August 23, organizers said Friday, announcing that candidates will be made to sign a pledge agreeing to support the ...
To vanquish Trump, DeSantis needs to build an unwieldy coalition
“He can’t win the nomination with only non-Trump votes,” said Sarah Isgur, a veteran of several Republican presidential campaigns. “He has to peel voters away from Trump.”
US: Republicans spend millions on TV ads for midterms, but why doesn’t Trump?
Fundraising groups tied to Republican Party leaders are sharply increasing spending on campaign ads to help the party win control of Congress in the Nov. 8 general elections.But not Donald Trump’s ...
Explainer: How new US laws could trip up voters this November
US states have enacted more than 30 new voting restrictions since 2020, from voter ID requirements to limits on mail-in voting, fueling tensions between Republicans and Democrats ahead of November’s ...
US primaries set fresh test of Trump’s popularity
Voters in the US states of Nebraska and West Virginia pick their candidates for November’s midterm election on Tuesday, in another test of former president Donald Trump’s sway with Republicans.As with ...
US Senate acquits Donald Trump in second impeachment trial
Donald Trump on Saturday was acquitted by the US Senate in his second impeachment trial in 12 months, as his fellow Republicans shielded him from accountability for the deadly assault by his ...
Trump lawyers blast impeachment case as politically motivated ‘hatred’
Lawyers for Donald Trump opened his impeachment defense Friday by strenuously denying he played any role in inciting the deadly riot at the US Capitol, blasting the case against him as politically ...
Trump’s second impeachment trial opens with video of Capitol riot
Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial opened Tuesday in the Senate with graphic video of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the defeated former president whipping up a rally crowd — ...
Everything you need to know about the second Trump impeachment trial
Former President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial will force the Senate to decide whether to convict him of incitement of insurrection after a violent mob of his supporters laid siege ...
Trump lawyers scold impeachment as ‘political theater’ and ploy by Democrats
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday blasted the impeachment case against him as an act of “political theater” and accused House Democrats on the eve of the former president’s trial of exploiting the ...
Joe Biden gives emotional farewell in Delaware before heading to DC for inauguration
In an emotional farewell, President-elect Joe Biden promised that even as he departs for Washington, D.C., to be sworn in, “I’ll always be a proud son of the state of Delaware.”Speaking Tuesday at an ...
Watch: Flags out for Joe Biden ahead of inauguration
Central Washington is an armed fortress, fenced off with razor wire and surrounded by 25,000 National Guard troops ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday, a stark contrast to ...
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to resign her Senate seat Monday
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat on Monday, two days before she and President-elect Joe Biden are inaugurated.Aides to the California Democrat confirmed the timing and ...
Biden to sign inauguration day orders on pandemic, economy, other crises
President-elect Joe Biden will sign executive orders on Inauguration Day next week to address the pandemic, the ailing US economy, climate change, and racial injustice in America, a senior aide said ...
Trump impeachment: Pelosi says Democrats plan to remove Trump over Capitol riots
US House of Representatives Democrats plan a vote on Monday to urge Vice President Mike Pence to take steps to remove President Donald Trump from office after his supporters’ deadly storming of the ...
Trump supporters rally in Washington ahead of Congress meeting
As Congress prepared to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, thousands of people lined up before sunrise Wednesday to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election ...
US Election: Four Republican senators urge certification of election results
Four Republican senators on Sunday joined a bipartisan statement calling on Congress to certify the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election won by Democrat Joe Biden.For all the latest headlines ...
US election: Democrats in Georgia Senate contests take in more than $200 mln
The Democrats running for Georgia’s two US Senate seats each raised more than $100 million over two months, a massive haul that eclipsed campaign contributions to their Republican opponents and ...
US Supreme Court rejects Trump election appeal on Pennsylvania
The US Supreme Court dealt the latest blow Tuesday to Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the presidential election when it denied his appeal to block the certification of votes in Pennsylvania.The ...
Biden will nominate General Lloyd Austin as first African American defense secretary
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired General Lloyd Austin, who oversaw US forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama, to be his defense secretary, Biden’s transition team said ...
US election: Biden to nominate California Attorney Becerra for health secretary
President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his ...
Trump plans pardons before White House exit
Advocates and lawyers anticipate a flurry of clemency action from President Donald Trump in the coming weeks that could test the limits of presidential pardon power.Trump is said to be considering a ...
Biden, UN chief say ‘strengthened partnership’ needed on coronavirus, climate change
US President-elect Joe Biden spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, Biden’s transition team said, discussing the need for a “strengthened partnership” to combat COVID-19 pandemic ...
US election: Wisconsin confirms President-elect Joe Biden as winner following recount
Joe Biden’s victory in battleground Wisconsin was confirmed Monday following a partial recount that only added to his 20,600-vote margin over President Donald Trump, who has promised to file a lawsuit ...
US election: Georgia announces investigations, defends integrity of election
Georgia’s top elections official on Monday announced investigations into potential violations of election law even as he continued to defend the integrity of the state’s election against what he said ...