Ex-President Donald Trump says he will quash free-Palestinian protests on university campuses if he is elected in November. He has also vowed to deport foreign student participants of the demonstrations. Speaking at a donor meeting, Trump praised the New York police for violently dispersing a Columbia University protest supporting Gaza. He h...
New York, United States – AFP Prosecutors pleaded with jurors Tuesday to use their “common sense” and find Donald Trump guilty, as the first ever criminal trial of a former president reached its dramatic final phase. With both sides wrapping up their closing arguments, the stage is now set for the 12-member panel to begin [&h...
Washington, United States – AFP Independent White House hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr on Friday accused Joe Biden and Donald Trump of trampling on the US constitution as he launched a trenchant defense of Americans’ civil liberties. In a guest speech in front of a small crowd at the Libertarian Party’s national convention in W...
Los Angeles, United States – AFP Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 10 others denied charges in Arizona on Tuesday that they were involved in a plot to subvert the 2020 presidential election won by Joe Biden. Giuliani, who appeared by video link, was ordered to post a $10,000 surety after spending weeks [&helli...
Atlanta, United States – AFP President Joe Biden told students on Sunday at the former university of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr that he heard their voices over the protests against Israel’s war on Gaza that have roiled US campuses. As one student stood with his back to Biden during the graduation ceremony […]
Atlanta, United States – AFP Donald Trump launched another expletive-laced attack on Joe Biden as he addressed an influential gun group Saturday, while the incumbent president warned in the crucial swing state of Georgia that his “unhinged” challenger is a threat to US democracy. Trump was in Dallas, Texas, where he received ...
Former President Donald Trump’s purported $1 billion election year offer to major oil executives, if accepted, could generate a significant windfall. According to Friends of the Earth Action, Trump’s offer involves campaign funding from oil companies repaid with deregulation and tax relief upon his election. This will result in a $110 billion ...
New York, United States – AFP Donald Trump’s lawyer took cracks at key witness Michael Cohen during wide-ranging cross-examination Thursday, questioning his memory and poking at his credibility during the first criminal trial of a former US president. Trump is accused of falsifying business records as he reimbursed Cohen for a $130...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden is trying to shore up his support among vital Black voters with a days-long series of events, including a visit to the former university of civil rights icon Martin Luther King. Democrat Biden relied on African-American voters to help him beat Donald Trump in 2020, but some […]
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden challenged Donald Trump Wednesday to “make my day” and hold two televised debates in June and September, with his Republican rival swiftly accepting. Biden however shunned the three debates proposed by the bipartisan US election debates commission, opting instead for two ...
