Politics

Trump Fires U.S. Attorney in New York Who Investigated His Inner Circle

The president’s move heightened criticism that he was purging his administration of officials whose independence could be a threat to his re-election.

June 20, 2020

Geoffrey S. Berman, who refused to step down as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, walks toward his offices in Lower Manhattan on Saturday. Credit...Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

REUTERS / Mr Bolton denies that the book contains classified information

John Bolton: Trump sought Xi's help to win re-election

June 18, 2020

Democratic US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is greeted by US Senator Kamala Harris during a campaign stop in Detroit, Michigan, USA, March 9, 2020. © Brendan McDermid, REUTERS

Kamala Harris advances as top contender for Biden's Vice President

June 11, 2020

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June 06, 2020

Biden wins delegates needed to clinch 2020 US Democratic nomination

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden secured enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, setting the stage for a challenge to President Donald Trump in the November election.

June 06, 2020

Former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Delaware State University’s student center in Dover, Delaware, on June 5, 2020. © Jim Watson, AFP

June 03, 2020

Trump's former defense secretary Mattis blasts president as a threat to American democracy

The former secretary, who resigned from Trump's Cabinet, also indirectly criticized current Defense Secretary Mark Esper's use of the word "battlespace" in reference to American cities.

June 03, 2020

Trump's former defense secretary Mattis blasts president as a threat to American democracy

May 26, 2020

Trump accuses Twitter of election meddling after it bows to outrage mob & ‘fact-checks’ his tweets about mail-in ballots

For the first time ever, Twitter has tagged tweets by US President Donald Trump with a link to their ‘fact check,’ based on a collection of mainstream media reporting on the subject of mail-in ballots and voter fraud in the US.

May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020

Twitter Points Users To Fact Checks Of Trump Tweets For The First Time

Twitter has placed a fact-checking warning on a tweet issued by President Trump in which he claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent.

May 26, 2020

President Donald Trump's latest tangent ended up in speculation about whether he should take insulin.

May 26, 2020

Trump’s monstrous money advantage

Donald Trump has one gigantic advantage heading into this year’s presidential election. It’s one the sitting President has thoroughly earned.

May 26, 2020

Mr Trump’s list of donors is even longer than that tie. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFPSource:AFP

May 24, 2020

Trump tweets post calling Hillary a ‘skank’

US President Donald Trump has retweeted a post that calls former Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton a “skank”.

May 24, 2020

US President Donald Trump. Picture: Alex Brandon/APSource:AP

May 23, 2020

Biden apologizes for telling black DJ he ‘ain’t black,’ but his supporters were already making excuses for him

Joe Biden has apologized for questioning the blackness of a black radio host, saying he “shouldn’t have been such a wiseguy.” His earlier remarks caused an outcry, but the former VP’s supporters were already covering for him.

May 23, 2020

Joe Biden talks to radio co-host "Charlamagne tha God", May 22, 2020 © Reuters / The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1

May 19, 2020

Pompeo denies inspector general fired as payback for investigation

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has denied seeking to oust the state department's independent watchdog in "retaliation" for an investigation.

May 19, 2020

GETTY / caption Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

May 17, 2020

Obama tells graduates, 'Doing what feels good, what's convenient, what's easy, that's how little kids think.'

The special event on all major networks followed an earlier commencement speech in which he slammed President Donald Trump's administration for its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

May 17, 2020

Obama tells graduates, 'Doing what feels good, what's convenient, what's easy, that's how little kids think.'

May 16, 2020

Trump Ousts State Department Watchdog

Inspector General Steve Linick's ousting is the latest in a series of moves against federal watchdogs who have found fault with the Trump administration

May 16, 2020

May 15, 2020

‘He knew everything’: Obama accused

Donald Trump thinks he has identified the “biggest political crime in US history” – and he claims Barack Obama is right in the middle of it.

May 15, 2020

Former president Barack Obama. Picture: Yana Paskova/Getty Images/AFPSource:AFP

May 14, 2020

Sen. Richard Burr steps down as chairman of Intelligence Committee as FBI seizes phone in investigation

Burr on Thursday temporarily stepped down as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee amid the investigation.

May 14, 2020

Sen. Richard Burr steps down as chairman of Intelligence Committee as FBI seizes phone in investigation

May 11, 2020

White House to require staffers to wear masks in West Wing

President Donald Trump continued to paint an improving picture of the coronavirus pandemic Monday even as the threat of the virus hit home inside the White House.

May 11, 2020

May 09, 2020

California Sends Mail-in Ballots to Every Voter Amid Lockdown

Gavin Newsom's decision was praised by Democratic Secretary of State Alex Padilla, who said there is "no safer ... way to exercise your right to vote than from the safety and convenience of your own home."

May 09, 2020

May 09, 2020

Obama Says DOJ's Dropping of Michael Flynn Case Risks Rule of Law

Audio of a private conversation shows the 44th president's unvarnished views about the former national security adviser's case and the White House's COVID-19 response.

May 09, 2020

May 07, 2020

Tara Reade: Biden sex attack accuser urges him to quit race

A woman who accuses Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her 27 years ago has called on him to quit the presidential race.

May 07, 2020

May 07, 2020

End of Russiagate? DOJ drops case against Trump adviser Flynn that started ‘witch hunt’

Charges against US President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, General Michael Flynn, have been dropped due to new evidence showing they were baseless. Flynn was the first to be targeted in the ‘Russiagate’ probe.

May 07, 2020

File photo of former national security adviser Michael Flynn © REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo