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
What’s the name for an emergency alert level beyond “code red”? Because whatever it is, that’s where US Democrats are right now after Joe Biden just self-immolated on primetime TV. Confused, inarticulate and at times vacant — the President’s debate performance hasn’t just left supporters cold. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today … Read more
Donald Trump is making a triumphant return to Capitol Hill to meet with House and Senate Republicans, his first since sending the mob to “fight like hell” ahead of the Jan.6, 2021 attack, as GOP lawmakers find themselves newly energized and reinvigorated by his bid to retake the White House. Despite the federal charges against … Read more
U.S. officials who track disinformation campaigns say they have issued more warnings to political candidates, government leaders and others targeted by foreign groups in recent months as America’s adversaries seek to influence the outcome of the 2024 election. Without giving specifics, an official from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Wednesday that the number … Read more
Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week. He’s claimed the case was rigged, incorrectly linked President Joe Biden to the state prosecution, called the star witness against him a “sleazebag” and said the judge was a “devil” and “highly conflicted”. What he hasn’t done is utter any … Read more
The performance of America’s economy over the past two years has been remarkable, especially given the dire predictions of many observers. Remember the economists who forecast a recession in 2023? Remember all those warnings that getting inflation down would require years of high unemployment? Instead, our economic growth has been the envy of other wealthy … Read more
Trump repeatedly demanded Clinton be put behind bars during their 2016 election battle. Washington: Donald Trump falsely claimed Sunday that he did not call for former election rival Hillary Clinton to be jailed, telling Fox News: “I didn’t say ‘lock her up’.” Trump, who is facing sentencing — and possible prison time — after becoming … Read more
As abortion and women’s health care shapes up to be a key issue in this year’s U.S. elections, the momentum appears to be persistently on the side of those fighting to restore access — while the opposing side struggles to settle on a consistent message to voters. Ballot measures on whether to guarantee abortion access … Read more
Russian state-backed accounts on TikTok are posting far more, and reaching many more people, in the lead-up to the U.S. election, a new report finds. And it says the exposure may impact voters’ willingness to “mobilize or take actions” that could help the target of false or hyperpartisan content, the report states. “(The accounts) were focusing … Read more
A man set himself on fire outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial was taking place, but he did not appear to have been targeting Trump, officials said. The man burned for several minutes in full view of television cameras that were set up outside the courthouse, where the first-ever criminal … Read more
