Trump's White House releases deportation video games
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
AFP, Washington
4 September 2026 United States
US Army Secretary Driscoll submits resignation: White House
AFP, Washington
1 September 2026 United States
Two dead after stabbing in New York's Times Square
AFP, New York
1 September 2026 United States
Trump threatens to bomb Oman
Agencies
18 August 2026 United States
Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier
AFP, Washington
16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting
Reuters, New York
16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting, suspect found dead, police say
Reuters, New York
15 August 2026 United States
Abraham Lincoln carrier / US sailors hit by strain of long deployment
AFP, Washington
15 August 2026 United States

US election in numbers

That’s the date for the US presidential election, congressional races, Senate contests and several state and local races. Election Day is traditionally set for the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
2 November 2020

The wrecking ball who came to ‘fix’ America

Donald Trump rose to power proposing a simple solution to the United States’ deepest problems: himself.
2 November 2020

The choice for the future of America

The choice for the future of America
2 November 2020

US Presidential elections: Here’s what Facebook and Twitter are doing to combat misinformation

With the 59th US presidential election upon us, tensions have increased on the tech-front as social media giants fight misinformation, fake news and propaganda. This election poses a unique challenge for US voters as the pandemic forces many to vote by mail and digital election campaigns become the primary approach to reach voters instead of physical campaigns.
2 November 2020

Israeli settlers pray for Trump re-election at biblical tomb

Jewish settler leaders have prayed for US President Donald Trump’s re-election, citing his support for Israel, during a ceremony at a biblical tomb in the occupied West Bank that has been a flashpoint of conflict with the Palestinians.
2 November 2020

Trump and Biden seek battleground state votes on last full day of campaign

US President Donald Trump hunts for support in four battleground states while Democratic rival Joe Biden focuses on Pennsylvania and Ohio during the final day of campaigning in their race for the White House.
2 November 2020

US Election 2020: Trump will lose ‘both Senate and White House’

Usually a day before the US election, it can be predicted who is going to win. But the current President Donald Trump won the 2016 election despite the survey results saying otherwise.
2 November 2020

As US election day approaches, inaccurate claims persist

As the US awaits election day on Tuesday, misleading claims from President Donald Trump and his opponent Joe Biden are circulating on hot-button issues including the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy and healthcare.
2 November 2020

Kamala Harris: rewriting history

Kamala Harris is on the verge of what would be a double-dream for US Democrats: becoming the nation’s first woman vice president and ending Donald Trump’s turbulent rule.
1 November 2020

Mike Pence: calm to Trump’s storm

Vice President Mike Pence is the calm to Donald Trump’s storm, bringing a sedate demeanor and the religious, conservative ballast the men hope will spare them from losing the White House.
1 November 2020

Fears of transition ‘chaos’ if Trump loses

Donald Trump said on the campaign that he wants a “smooth, beautiful transition” after Election Day, but he offered an ambiguous follow-up caveat: “But it’s got to be an honest vote.”
1 November 2020

US Presidential elections: Record high voter turnout expected this time

The US Presidential elections scheduled for Tuesday is expected to see a record high turnout of voters, with polls analysts attributing this to Americans’ attempt for a change.
1 November 2020

In George Floyd’s hometown, a season of protest ends at the polls

“Y’all vote?! Did you?” Dexter Faircloth, 35, hollered repeatedly at people as he stalked the streets of Houston’s Third Ward, the historic Black neighborhood where he was born and raised, shouting greetings and asking the urgent question.
1 November 2020

Bangladeshi diaspora will play a larger role in US elections

There is an especially strong South Asian focus in the coming US elections. Not just because the Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has an Indian heritage, but also because South Asians of all stripes have the potential to swing the election -- especially true in key battleground states such as Texas and Michigan.
31 October 2020

US Presidential Elections 2020: Young voters wary of climate, Covid-19

Young voters in Florida, a battleground state for the US Presidential elections, think that America faces an image crisis during the Trump administration for its stance on climate change and handling of coronavirus pandemic.
31 October 2020

US SC deals blow to Republicans in Pennsylvania, North Carolina

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt setbacks to Republicans by allowing extended deadlines for receiving mail-in ballots in next Tuesday’s election in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, states pivotal to President Donald Trump’s re-election chances.
29 October 2020

Trump’s potential paths to victory

Democrat Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump in the polls with few days to go before the US election.
29 October 2020

US senators push Uighurs ‘genocide’ bill

US senators sought Tuesday to declare that China is committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims, a step that could ramp up pressure on behalf of the estimated one million-plus people in camps.
28 October 2020

US firms fund deforestation, abuses in Amazon: report

Major US financial firms are helping fund environmental destruction and indigenous rights abuses in the Amazon with billions of dollars in investments in questionable companies, according to a report published Tuesday.
28 October 2020

‘He speaks directly to the people’

Melania Trump raged against the ‘sham’ impeachment of her husband, the media and “divisive” Democrats in rare political attack.
28 October 2020