Sen. JD Vance is set to make his first speech as the Republican vice-presidential nominee on Wednesday, the third night of the Republican National Convention, with the night expected to focus on foreign policy. Vance’s speech, the final one of the night, will be eagerly watched by Republicans, given his recent breakout on the national … Read more
With a nation divided, an acrimonious presidential rematch underway between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump, Biden testing positive for COVID-19, and last weekend’s attempted assassination on Trump’s life, American politics is drawing extra attention. With the Republican National Convention wrapping up Thursday night in Milwaukee and the Democratic National Convention slated to … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow’s tense exchange with President Joe Biden during a weekend call with Democratic lawmakers has attracted attention this week as Biden resists calls to drop out of the presidential race. Media reports Tuesday and Wednesday confirmed details of the dialog, which included the president at one point invoking his deceased son’s Bronze … Read more
PRESIDENT Joe Biden, 81, has tested positive for Covid-19 just hours after he said he’d only consider dropping out of the presidential race if he was diagnosed with a medical condition that prevented his run. He was more than an hour and a half late for a scheduled appearance at the annual UnidosUS conference in … Read more
The mood here among Republicans in Milwaukee has been one of unmitigated glee—a sense that they’re about to cruise to victory in November, amplified by a seemingly endless parade of polls suggesting Donald Trump is on track to defeat Joe Biden, possibly in a landslide. They’ve been giddy about the swing state polls, gloating over … Read more
After a decade, Jon Stewart revived what he once called The Daily Show’s “worst legacy” by reuniting with Bill O’Reilly to talk about this “terrible fucking week.” On Tuesday night, Stewart acknowledged that Monday’s episode of the show—which was supposed to have been filmed at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee—had been canceled following Saturday’s … Read more
Bitcoin prices (BTC) surged over 3% on Wednesday and traded at $65,758 around 12 pm India time. BTC has seen a high traction among investors amid higher inflows coupled with positive sentiments since an assassination attempt at the US presidential candidate Donald Trump, with odds of the former president winning the upcoming election, shooting up. … Read more
Despite publicly supporting Donald Trump and reportedly making a substantial financial contribution to his campaign, Elon Musk has yet to see the former U.S. president utilise his social media platform, X. In fact, Trump has been inactive on the widely used microblogging site since 2021. Musk allegedly pledged $45 million monthly to support Trump’s election … Read more
In 2018 and 2019, his administration imposed tariffs of up to 25 per cent on hundreds of billions of US dollars of Chinese goods. During this year’s campaign he has already issued sterner threats, including duties in excess of 60 per cent on all Chinese imports. “It seems we are already adapting gradually,” Chen said. … Read more
An investigation is continuing into the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, who appeared at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee Monday night — the first time he has been seen in public since he was shot and injured at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The crowd at the convention cheered Trump, whose ear was bandaged after … Read more
