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
This November, Thomas Matthew Crooks was set to reach a political milestone: The first presidential election he was old enough to vote in. A 20-year-old living in a crucial swing state, Crooks had already shown potential signs of an interest in politics, making a small political donation as a teenager and registering to vote just … Read more
Asian stocks were mixed as the US dollar rose after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump reinforced bets that his chances of winning the presidential election have increased. A Bloomberg gauge of the greenback’s strength against major peers climbed 0.2% in Asia while S&P 500 contracts were little changed. US Treasury futures fell, indicating yields … Read more
As the world asks how a would-be assassin managed to fire shots at Donald Trump during a campaign rally, a former Secret Service agent has exposed what likely went wrong with the security detail at the event. Trump was shot in the ear as he addressed supporters at a rally in Pennsylvania, his last before … Read more
US Republican congressman Ronny Jackson has revealed his nephew was wounded at the presidential campaign rally in Pennsylvania where Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt. Trump was shot in the ear as he addressed supporters at the rally, his last before the Republican National Convention starts on Monday in Wisconsin. The shooter has been identified … Read more
President Clooney. It’s got a nice ring to it. The Hollywood superstar took a stand this week against the sitting US President. After hosting a multi-million-dollar fundraiser for Joe Biden just three weeks ago, Clooney voiced the concerns of a nation, declaring the 81-year-old is not the “Joe ‘big F***ng deal’ Biden” he used to … Read more
The rise of Rishi Sunak to the top post in the United Kingdom was seen as an achievement of the Indian diaspora in the West. Now, it could be the turn of the US to elect an India-origin leader. US President Joe Biden is behind many national surveys, especially after the first presidential debate. Democrats … Read more
President Joe Biden’s resistance to pressure to end his reelection bid appears to be a strategy aimed at running out the clock, a play to leave his party so little time to come up with another candidate that his opponents stand down. Every day that Biden defies pressure to step aside, the prospects, and logistics, … Read more
So far, some Democrats remain wary. President Joe Biden dismissed calls to end his reelection bid and denied that his debate performance wrought significant damage to his campaign, a defiant posture that risked further alarming Democrats who fear he has not honestly grappled with his biggest political crisis. Biden on Friday in an ABC News … Read more
Donald Trump claims Joe Biden has “quit” the race to be president and has been replaced by Kamala Harris. In a leaked video, Trump, who is sitting in a golf cart, took aim at his 81-year-old rival Biden, slamming his performance at last week’s debate and dubbing him an “old broken down pile of crap”. … Read more
