President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the new attorney general has denied sympathising with the Ku Klux Klan, in a tough Senate confirmation hearing. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, 69, also pledged to recuse himself from any investigation into former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. A Democratic senator expressed “deep concern” about the Alabama Republican’s nomination. … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U. S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential election and may take action in response, his incoming chief of staff said on Sunday. Reince Priebus said Trump believed Russia was behind the intrusions into the Democratic Party organizations, although Priebus did not clarify … Read more
Donald Trump has taunted Arnold Schwarzenegger, his replacement as host of The Celebrity Apprentice, saying the actor was “destroyed” in TV ratings. “So much for being a movie star,” wrote the US president-elect, who described himself as a “ratings machine”. In response, the actor called on him to work for all Americans “as aggressively as … Read more
The ex-Marine and US Senator had been in hospital in Columbus, Ohio, for more than a week and died surrounded by his children and wife of 73 years. Glenn is best known for circling the earth in 1962 aboard a space capsule dubbed Friendship 7. His achievement marked the moment the US caught up with … Read more
The Army will not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota, the Army’s assistant secretary for civil works announced Sunday. Jo-Ellen Darcy said she based her decision on a need to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing. This comes three weeks after … Read more
It is particularly difficult to foretell what the foreign policy of a US president-elect will be. We have plenty of examples of US presidents who – after coming into office – did not follow through on their electoral campaign pledges. Even though Obama did actually conclude the agreement with Iran – as promised during his … Read more
Attorneys for US President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters are moving to block election recount efforts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The legal motions are designed to halt Green party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s request for a ballot review. The Green party says its campaign is focused on ensuring the integrity of the US voting … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump has warned companies of “consequences” if they leave the United States. He was speaking in Indiana, where he took credit for saving 1,000 jobs at the air-conditioning company Carrier Corp, which planned to move to Mexico. Mr Trump is now in Ohio to begin a “USA Thank You Tour 2016” for his … Read more
She attempted to break the ultimate glass ceiling in politics after becoming the first ever female presidential candidate in history. But on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton‘s presidential bid came to a full stop as she addressed reporters and a small crowd of her closest aides to concede the election to President-Elect Donald Trump. Urging Democrats to … Read more
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton finds herself on the wrong end of an electoral split, moving ahead in the popular vote but losing to President-elect Donald Trump in the Electoral College, according to the latest numbers emerging Wednesday. As of 11:55 a.m. ET, Clinton had amassed 59,458,295 votes nationally, to Trump’s 59,265,380 — a margin … Read more
Former presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party Dr. Arthur Kennedy says Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton was bad candidate for her party following the e-mail scandal. The candidate has been cleared twice by the FBI over her use of a private email server while secretary of state. Speaking from his residence in the United … Read more
Hate speech seeps into U. S. mainstream amid bitter campaign The lettering is crude, scrawled in black spray paint on the sidewalk in front of Karen Peters’ neatly kept home in the quiet, working class neighborhood where she’s lived most of her life. But the contempt is clear. “KKK Bitch.” The racially charged graffiti appeared … Read more
Hillary Clinton’s signature colorful pantsuits got a shout-out from dozens of women who staged a flashmob in support of the Democratic presidential candidate in Washington D. C. Dressed in red, black, blue and pink pantsuits, the group danced on Friday to “Salute” by British girl band Little Mix for a YouTube video organized by Clinton … Read more
FBI director James Comey has defended his decision to brief US lawmakers on FBI moves to look again into Hillary Clinton’s email use, US media say. Not making it public would be “misleading”, he said. He was aware of a risk of being “misunderstood”, given that the FBI does not know the significance of the … Read more
Wall Street recovered some losses on Friday but still closed lower, with U. S. stocks and the dollar falling after the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it would probe additional emails related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email server while secretary of state. The dollar slipped against major currencies, including … Read more
Hillary Clinton says she is “confident” a new FBI probe linked to her emails will not change its original finding that she should not be prosecuted. The Democratic presidential candidate called on the FBI director to explain the new inquiry to the American people. James Comey earlier said the FBI was looking into newly found … Read more
Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence has had a narrow escape after his plane slid off the runway while landing in New York City. The Indiana governor told reporters he was fine after the rough touchdown at LaGuardia Airport. No-one was injured. Mr Pence and the other 30 or so passengers were evacuated through the back … Read more
Adele has joined the chorus of celebs calling out Donald Trump. And she did so when Hillary Clinton was in the house. Clinton was a special guest at Adele’s concert Tuesday night (Oct. 25) at Miami’s American Airlines Arena, in support of her diamond-certified third album 25. The Democratic presidential candidate chose a fine night … Read more
Republican Donald Trump on Sunday struck a defiant tone in the face of calls for him to abandon the U. S. presidential race, attacking prominent Republicans and saying he has “tremendous support” despite a storm over his vulgar comments about women. On a day in which Trump was due to debate Democratic presidential candidate Hillary … Read more
Donald Trump has said he will “never withdraw” from the race for the White House after calls from his own party to step aside. He was forced to tell the Wall Street Journal there was “zero chance I’ll quit” after at least three Republican national politicians said they were no longer able to endorse the … Read more