US politics

Donald Trump lays blame for assassination attempt on Biden and Harris_l

Ex-president claimed Biden administration weaponized justice department and caused staffing shortages at Secret Service Trump appeared on the Dr Phil talkshow to level his charges against the Biden administration. Photograph: Ellen Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump has blamed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for last month’s failed…

Kamala Harris campaign claims Trump team asked for special measure at debate to stop him saying something ’embarrassing’_l

The Harris campaign claimed on Monday Donald Trump‘s team is pushing back on leaving the microphones on for the blockbuster debate with Vice President Kamala Harris in an effort to keep the Republican presidential nominee from embarrassing himself. It comes as the ex-president…

Biden at the Democratic convention was unrecognisable from his disastrous debate_l

Biden’s voice was strong and clear, and the crowd was far warmer to him as an outgoing president Joe Biden took the stage and held his daughter, Ashley, in a long embrace, whispered some tender words and wiped tears from his…

Kamala Harris gives surprise speech at the Democratic national convention_l

Harris kept her remarks brief, while delegates and convention attendees showed their enthusiasm Democratic nominee Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the Democratic national convention on Monday night, taking the stage to thank Joe Biden for his service to the country. “This is…

Trump posts deepfakes of Swift, Harris and Musk in effort to shore up support_l

Presidential nominee shares AI-generated images, contributing to spread of online election disinformation Donald Trump shared several AI-generated images of Taylor Swift and her fans vowing their support for his presidential campaign on Sunday, reposting them with the caption “I accept!” on his Truth…

Biden urges voters to elect Harris in order to ‘preserve democracy’ in hopeful speech_l

US president delivers reflective and optimistic address on first night of the Democratic national convention Just one month after making the historic choice to withdraw from the presidential race, Joe Biden took the stage at the Democratic national convention on Monday to deliver a…

House Republicans accuse Biden of ‘impeachable conduct’ despite little evidence_l

GOP call Biden ‘corrupt’ in 291-page report meant to derail the president’s now abandoned re-election effort Congressional Republicans have accused Joe Biden of “egregious” conduct for which he should be impeached – despite providing no evidence that the US president committed a crime –…

Trump posts AI-generated image of Harris speaking at DNC with communist flags_l

Donald Trump has taken a last-minute swipe at Kamala Harris ahead of the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, as he posted an AI-generated image of the vice president speaking to a jam-packed crowd of Communists. Harris has been on the receiving…

Flustered Trump still has no answer to Kamala Harris’s campaign_l

Donald Trump summoned reporters to one of his properties for the second time in as many weeks to deliver a campaign message – but they would be hard-pressed to find something new or interesting to write about. He spoke for roughly 40 minutes…

Fury as Trump reposts AI Taylor Swift ‘endorsement’ while George Santos waits to learn his fate in court_l

Donald Trump has shared AI-generated images of Taylor Swift and her dedicated fanbase sporting “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts, alluding that the star has become an unlikely follower of the MAGA movement. Swift’s popularity transcends the world of pop music with one Instagram post urging her 283m followers…