TPP’s Ko Wen-je may be kingmaker in split parliament

TPP’s Ko Wen-je may be kingmaker in split parliament

Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je speaks during an interview in New Taipei City on December 12, 2023. Presidential candidate Ko Wen-je has sought to portray himself as an alternative to Taiwan’s more established leaders, proposing what he calls a “pragmatic” approach to China ties that might attract some younger voters. I-Hwa Cheng … Read more

Trump could testify in E. Jean Carroll sex defamation trial

Trump could testify in E. Jean Carroll sex defamation trial

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends jury selection in the second civil trial after Carroll accused Trump of raping her decades ago, at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City, U.S., January 16, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters Former President Donald Trump is expected to testify Thursday in writer E. Jean … Read more

Trump warns he will blacklist Nikki Haley campaign donors

Trump warns he will blacklist Nikki Haley campaign donors

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he attends a rally in advance of the New Hampshire primary election in Laconia, New Hampshire, U.S. January 22, 2024.  Mike Segar | Reuters Former U.S. President Donald Trump warned he will blacklist donors to the electoral campaign of Nikki Haley, his rival for … Read more

Biden State of Union guest is Texas abortion case mom

Biden State of Union guest is Texas abortion case mom

Kate Cox Courtesy The Center for Reproductive Rights The mother at the center of a high-profile Texas Supreme Court abortion case will attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech to Congress as a guest of the president and first lady Dr. Jill Biden, the White House said Wednesday. The Texas high court last … Read more

Reid Hoffman pauses Haley funding after New Hampshire loss

Reid Hoffman pauses Haley funding after New Hampshire loss

Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, speaks during a campaign event held at the Alpine Grove Event Center on January 18, 2024, in Hollis, New Hampshire. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Billionaire Reid Hoffman is not planning to give any more money to Nikki Haley’s candidacy for president, according to a source familiar … Read more

UAW endorses Biden over Trump in 2024 election

UAW endorses Biden over Trump in 2024 election

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to United Auto Workers members at the UAW’s Community Action Program (CAP) legislative conference in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2024.  Leah Millis | Reuters The United Auto Workers union is endorsing President Joe Biden for reelection this year, UAW President Shawn Fain announced Wednesday at a union conference in Washington, … Read more

Markets ‘complacent’ about the risks of a Trump win, strategist says

Markets ‘complacent’ about the risks of a Trump win, strategist says

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a rally in advance of the New Hampshire presidential primary election in Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S., January 21, 2024.  Mike Segar | Reuters Markets are “fairly complacent” about the risks of a second Donald Trump presidency, which could trigger a “tantrum” in long-duration bond markets, … Read more

What to know about abortion rulings, bills and campaigns as the US marks Roe anniversary

What to know about abortion rulings, bills and campaigns as the US marks Roe anniversary

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling on Jan. 22, 1973, the time around the anniversary has always been marked by rallies, protests and political pledges. This time, after the 2022 ruling that overturned the nationwide right to abortion that Roe provided, there’s a flurry of activity as state policy gets decided by … Read more

Can Haley beat Trump? A New Hampshire VFW hall spotlights her stark enthusiasm gap

Can Haley beat Trump? A New Hampshire VFW hall spotlights her stark enthusiasm gap

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley takes the stage at a Get Out the Vote campaign rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election in Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S., January 21, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters FRANKLIN, N.H. — Nikki Haley is throwing harder punches, hosting more events … Read more

Trump Georgia DA Fani Willis will not be deposed in divorce — for now

Trump Georgia DA Fani Willis will not be deposed in divorce — for now

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis attends a Harrison Floyd bond revocation hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Nov. 21, 2023. Dennis Byron | Reuters A Georgia judge on Monday blocked — for now — a deposition of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis by lawyers in the divorce of special prosecutor … Read more