Stocks in Asia were muted in early Tuesday trading, following gains on Wall Street fueled by optimism surrounding a second Donald Trump term as the former US president chose his running mate. Equity benchmarks rose in Japan and Korea, while those in Australia were steady. Futures for Hong Kong stocks pointed to a decline. US … Read more
In the wake of the recent assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, foreign affairs expert Robinder Sachdev has reflected on the escalating political divisions in the United States. “Violence can never be the answer, but sometimes it does,” Sachdev remarked, addressing the deep-seated animosities gripping American politics. … Read more
Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday that set off panic as a bloodied Trump was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried into his vehicle. A former fire chief attending the rally with family was killed, as was the gunman. Two other people were critically wounded. … Read more
Anti-federal land zealots across the country must be licking their chops. The new Republican Party platform, adopted this week in advance of the next week’s nominating convention in Milwaukee, mentions federal lands only once — and rather than a vague call to protect them, it proposes pawning some of them off to address housing affordability. … Read more
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, has a long history of being weird about reproduction. Perhaps it’s related to his long history of allegedly harassing and exposing himself to women, which a new report from Bloomberg says has been codified in the culture of SpaceX — a culture that now has the company facing lawsuits from … Read more
In the weeks and months before President Joe Biden’s politically devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta, several current and former officials and others who encountered him behind closed doors noticed that he increasingly appeared confused or listless, or would lose the thread of conversations. Like many people his age, Biden, 81, has long … Read more
Photo: Bugatti If you’ve been forced to spend time around conservatives at any point in the last several years, you’re probably aware that they live in a completely different version of reality than normal people. It’s impossible to keep up with all the insane things they believe, and unfortunately, the latest obviously fake rumor involves … Read more
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden’s closest confidant is looking to quell Democratic panic following what even his own advisers said was a disastrous first presidential debate of the 2024 cycle against former President Donald Trump. Speaking with Vogue magazine on Sunday, first lady Jill Biden said the family “will not let those 90 minutes … Read more
(NewsNation) —The Supreme Court ruled Monday presidents have immunity from official acts while in office but not as private citizens, leaving the question of whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted to a lower court, which now has to parse out where his actions fell on Jan. 6, 2021, and other cases. The federal … Read more
(NEXSTAR) — During Thursday night’s first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, several accusations came to the fore. But one exchange between the president and the former president caused one of the night’s most tense moments. Near the end of the first 30 minutes, Biden claimed Trump previously verbally attacked … Read more
