Donald Trump

Trump loses bid to toss hush money conviction on immunity grounds

Trump's lawyers are separately trying to have the verdict overturned on separate grounds in the wake of his defeat of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 election.

ABC News settles $15 mn defamation suit with Donald Trump

The news organization and Stephanopoulos will also issue public apologies saying they "regret statements" made about Trump during the aforementioned interview

US-China officials to hold economic talks before Trump return

Economic and trade tensions between Washington and Beijing have continued to flare during Biden's time in office.

Biden says Trump economic plan will be 'disaster'

The lame-duck president's speech comes after Trump won a second term largely on the back of US voters' anger at high costs of living under Democrats.

Trump's team to discuss online drug sales with tech giants

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has reached out to major tech companies, including Google, Microsoft, Meta, Snap, and TikTok, for a meeting to address the issue of illegal drug sales online, according to a report by The Information.

Trump says Russia abandoned Syria's Assad, never should have been involved

"Assad is gone. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by (President) Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

Mystery, volatility, Trump: the Bitcoin phenomenon

Donald Trump won the US election promising to make the country the "bitcoin and cryptocurrency capital of the world":

US universities ask international students to return before Trump takes office

There is fear amongst international students about immigration and visas. 

OpenAI's Altman confident Trump will keep US in AI lead

"We need to build that here and we need to be able to have the best AI infrastructure in the world to be able to lead with the technology and the capabilities," he said.

September 25, 2024
September 25, 2024

US intel warns of Iran threats to assassinate Trump: campaign

Iran rejected accusations that it is trying to kill Trump earlier this summer, shortly after a gunman opened fire at a rally in Pennsylvania, killing one person and wounding the presidential candidate.

September 19, 2024
September 19, 2024

Trump vows to visit town at heart of migrant row, Harris gets poll bump

Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance have repeatedly falsely claimed that immigrants from Haiti were eating residents' pets in the Ohio town, where schools and government buildings have faced bomb threats after their comments.

September 17, 2024
September 17, 2024

Trump launches new crypto platform with scant detail

Little was revealed about the Trump family crypto project during a two-hour online presentation other than an offer to let people buy digital "tokens" giving them a vote in platform decisions.

September 17, 2024
September 17, 2024

'Bullets are flying': Divisive US political rhetoric sees violence soar

In a neck-and-neck US presidential election, tensions have soared along with the rhetoric: people have been killed, and the country's presidential candidates and others are in the crosshairs of extremists

September 16, 2024
September 16, 2024

Trump safe after new assassination attempt, suspect named by media

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday after the Secret Service foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida

September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024

What if the US presidential election is decided by... Omaha?

The scenario involves Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump tying in the number of electoral college votes they receive, with a specific allocation of the seven key swing states.

September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024

Trump and Harris attend 9/11 memorial after brutal debate

The solemn display of unity was a stark contrast to the evening before, when the Democratic vice president forced the rattled Republican former president onto the defensive in a bruising televised encounter.

September 11, 2024
September 11, 2024

Harris puts Trump on defensive in fiery debate

A former prosecutor, Harris, 59, appeared to get under the former president's skin with a series of sharp attacks, prompting a visibly angry Trump to deliver a stream of falsehood-filled retorts.

September 8, 2024
September 8, 2024

Harris, Trump to clash in high-stakes debate

The Democratic vice president and Republican former president will face off in Philadelphia on Tuesday in their first -- and possibly only -- televised debate before what promises to be a nail-bitingly close 2024 election.

September 7, 2024
September 7, 2024

Trump's criminal trials: where do they stand now?

The latest good news for Trump came Friday, when a judge officially delayed his sentencing in that case to November 26 -- weeks after the US presidential election.