Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden leads nationwide polls by a wide margin but in the battleground states, which are key to winning the presidency, the…

What United States President Donald Trump’s critics find coarse and vulgar, 75-year-old Doug Kelly, with a Trump cap on his head, finds gratifying. “What appeals…

NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Samantha Kacmarik, a Latina college student in Las Vegas, said that four years ago, she had viewed Hillary Clinton as part…

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Twitter Inc on Tuesday (Oct 13) said it had suspended a number of accounts that claimed to be owned by black supporters…

WASHINGTON (AFP, BLOOMBERG) – The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) said Friday (Oct 9) it has cancelled next week’s showdown between Donald Trump and his…

WASHINGTON • A stray housefly briefly commanded the US national stage on Wednesday, generating buzz when it perched on Vice-President Mike Pence’s cropped white hair…

SAN FRANCISCO (NYTIMES, AFP) – Over the past few weeks, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, and his lieutenants have watched the presidential race with an…

SALT LAKE CITY (REUTERS) – Wednesday’s (Oct 7) matchup between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Senator Kamala Harris opened without the fireworks that…

SALT LAKE CITY (AFP) – When US Vice-President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris debate on Wednesday (Oct 7) night (9am Thursday, Singapore time), they…

WASHINGTON – That US President Donald Trump has been hospitalised with Covid-19 has changed the conversation of the week to the pandemic which continues to…

WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – US President Donald Trump said early Friday (Oct 2) that he and the first lady have tested positive for the coronavirus, throwing…

NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – President Donald Trump’s refusal to condemn an extremist right-wing group in his first debate with Mr Joe Biden sent a shudder…

BRUSSELS (NYTIMES) – The unedifying spectacle of Tuesday night’s (Sept 29) presidential debate produced some shock, some sadness and some weariness among US allies and…

NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – “I’m just sad with the way last night turned out.” Chris Wallace, the “Fox News Sunday” anchor and moderator of Tuesday’s…