Biden’s battle to secure backing of anti-Trump Republicans

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 13, 2024. Sara Stathas | Bloomberg | Getty Images Allies of President Joe Biden are ramping up a charm offensive aimed at getting high-profile Republicans and donors who won’t support Donald Trump to back the Democratic president.  But … Read more

Trump claims to have about $500m cash as he fights fraud appeal bond

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks after exiting the courtroom as he attends his Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case in New York, October 18, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Donald Trump on Friday claimed to have nearly half a billion dollars in cash — after his lawyers said he doesn’t have … Read more

Biden asks staffer for permission to take questions at Michigan event

President Biden on Thursday was heard asking for permission from a staffer to “take a couple of questions” from the audience during a campaign stop in Michigan — prompting other aides to quickly move the press out of earshot. “Can I take a couple questions?” Biden, 81, asked a female staffer as he met with … Read more

Trump endorses ex-Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy in Montana Senate race

Donald Trump endorsed former Navy SEAL and businessman Tim Sheehy in the Montana US Senate race Friday over Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), a supporter of the ex-president and member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.  Rosendale, one of the eight GOP lawmakers that voted with Democrats to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) last … Read more

Chinese firm behind ‘news’ websites pushes pro-Beijing content globally, researchers find

A Chinese flag in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Spread over websites in 30 countries, the propaganda material is interspersed with news aggregated from local news outlets and Chinese state media, according to a research report the Toronto-based group released on Wednesday. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images More … Read more

Indonesia’s presidential hopefuls on TikTok to woo Gen Zs, millennials

Indonesia’s presidential election is due 14 February and candidates are going all out to win over voters in this country of 274 million. With millennials and Gen Z voters making up 56.5% of the electorate campaigning is often done on social media. One platform in particular has emerged as key, TikTok. Sopa Images | Lightrocket … Read more

Trump campaign chief urges Republican megadonors to ignore his words

Former U.S. President Donald Trump waves to his supporters as he departs to attend his second civil trial in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit against him, outside Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York City, Jan. 26, 2024. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters A top advisor to Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign has a … Read more

Bitter weather batters Hawkeye State ahead of 2024 GOP Iowa Caucus

DES MOINES, Iowa — Frigid temperatures, heavy snowfall and slick roads are presenting complications for 2024 aspirants as they scramble to crisscross Iowa in the homestretch and draw voters out in below-zero weather on Jan. 15. A blizzard pelted Iowa at the beginning of the week, dumping multiple inches of snow and prompting campaigns to … Read more

Economy, Gaza war and China ties dominate

Presidential candidates Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto, and Ganjar Pranowo, along with their vice presidential candidates, are posing for photos after the first presidential candidate debate at the General Election Commission (KPU) office in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 12, 2023. Indonesia is preparing to hold general elections for president and vice president for the 2024-2029 period … Read more

Biden flaunts stock market record highs, mocks Trump for predicting ‘collapse’

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event about lowering health care costs in the East Room of the White House on July 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Joe Biden paraded this week’s stock market record highs Friday in a new campaign video that trolled … Read more