Image copyright REUTERSImage caption Nato says there is “proof beyond doubt” that Mr Navalny was attacked with a nerve agent President Donald Trump has refused to condemn Russia over the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, saying he has not seen proof. He said the case was “tragic” but urged reporters to focus instead […]
At a Pennsylvania campaign rally, the president mocked his Democratic rival for using a face covering for “a feeling of security.” By Curtis M. Wong, HuffPost US The U.S. continues to lead the world in coronavirus cases, but that didn’t stop President Donald Trump from taking aim at Democratic rival Joe Biden for choosing to wear a mask at public […]
Eight nights of programming later, the presidential race remains the same. By Kevin Robillard Daniel Marans Two weeks of the major party political conventions in US delivered 16 hours of prime-time programming, more than 120 individual speakers, dozens of pre-produced glossy videos and zero fundamental change in the race. Both national conventions had their emotional, […]
The president tweeted that he’d received “great ratings,” but the actual numbers for the RNC prove the exact opposite. By Jeremy Blum Despite all his bold claims on the final night of the Republican National Convention ― not to mention the fireworks that exploded “TRUMP 2020” into the night sky ― television viewership numbers show that US President […]
Jacob Blake Shooting The families of black Americans shot or killed by police will speak at the same site where Martin Luther King Jr delivered his I Have a Dream speech. Friday’s event is called the Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks, a reference to George Floyd’s death. It follows renewed protests over […]
Lisa Shumaker Activists stand with American flags at sunrise to memorialize victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near the Washington Monument in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner (Reuters) – U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 180,000 on Thursday after a surge of new cases in June and July, particularly in hotspots […]
Four years after a floor fight to strip Trump of the nomination, the GOP doesn’t even attempt to draft a platform, announcing that whatever Trump does is fine. By S.V. Date, HuffPost US Four years after having to quell a floor revolt designed to topple his nomination, Donald Trump on Monday won renomination from a Republican Party displaying […]
“Are they good or bad?” the US president wanted to know. By Josie Harvey Sarah Cooper just got the opportunity to impersonate Donald Trump weighing in on ― Sarah Cooper. The comedian, known best for her viral lip-sync videos of Trump, hit a new milestone in her skyrocket to fame when Fox News host Steve Hilton asked the US president in […]
WORLD Against the backdrop of a coronavirus pandemic that has killed over 175,000 Americans, Republicans plan a partly virtual, partly in-person extravaganza. Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw WORLD Washington/Charlotte, N.C.: Republicans will make their case this week that the United States’ economic and political future depends on the re-election of Donald Trump at a party convention designed […]
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested and charged with fraud over a fundraising campaign to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. Mr Bannon and three others defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors in connection with the “We Build the Wall” campaign, which raised $25m (£19m), the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said. Mr […]
