A US newspaper says it has obtained documents showing tycoon Donald Trump declared a loss of more than $900m on his 1995 federal income tax return. The New York Times says the loss was so large it may have enabled the Republican candidate to avoid paying tax for up to 18 years legally. His campaign … Read more
USA Today has become the latest newspaper to break with tradition by telling readers that Donald Trump is unfit to be President. Throughout its history, America’s only national daily paper has remained neutral, endorsing or criticising individual policies without ever recommending a candidate. And though the newspaper stops short of supporting Hillary Clinton, it has … Read more
Donald Trump’s net worth has fallen by $800m (£614m) in less than a year, it has been reported. The Republican presidential candidate is now worth $3.7bn (£2.84bn) after his hotel management and licensing business saw its value fall by $229m (£175.8m), according to Forbes. The tycoon’s property portfolio also reportedly plummeted in value due to … Read more
—Gordon Offin-Amaniampong examines the political jigsaw: Or what the writer calls the ‘Trump Three-Tier-Trap.” I get this question a lot. The latest was yesterday: “I hear people saying that experts predict Trump win. How likely is it, your opinion?” A political observer based in Accra, Ghana Mr. Kwamina Dadzie posed the question. What do they … Read more
Donald Trump has promised to hit harder at Clinton in next debate After a long night on Long Island on Monday, Donald Trump showed no signs of wavering at an evening rally inside an airport hangar in Melbourne, Florida in front of a friendly crowd. A day removed from the debate stage, Trump stuck close … Read more
Donald Trump has accused the moderator in the first US presidential debate, Lester Holt, of being tougher on him than on Hillary Clinton. The Republican also complained about his microphone crackling and being at a lower level than his opponent’s. After an often bitter exchange, Mr Trump said he “might hit her harder” in the … Read more
The two US presidential candidates have clashed over jobs, terrorism and race in a feisty TV debate. The attacks turned personal as Republican Donald Trump accused his rival Hillary Clinton of not having the right temperament to be president. Meanwhile, Mrs Clinton baited Mr Trump by pointing out that he refuses to release his tax … Read more
Boxing promoter Don King urged his fellow African-Americans to support Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in a speech delivered in his infamous, inimitable style on Wednesday. King’s remarks included a seemingly inadvertent use of the N word. “The spirit is loud and clear that we will create a whole new system. We will take this … Read more
Donald Trump has lamented that New York bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami will receive medical treatment and legal representation after his arrest. The Afghan-born 28-year-old was charged with five counts of attempted murder after a police shootout. The Republican nominee said it was a “sad situation” and underscores the country’s weak national security. Meanwhile, his … Read more
President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned plea to the African-American community Saturday night to help stop Donald Trump, saying he would consider it a “personal insult” to his legacy if black voters didn’t turn out for Hillary Clinton. Addressing the Congressional Black Caucus gala for the last time as president, Obama warned that while his … Read more
Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump is facing criticism after appearing to hint at the assassination of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for a second time. Mr Trump suggested Mrs Clinton’s security detail should give up their guns and “see what happens to her”. He told supporters his rival wanted to “destroy your second amendment” … Read more
Donald Trump, the main supporter of false claims about Barack Obama’s birthplace, has finally said he accepts that the president was born in the US, “period”. But Mr Trump also falsely accused Hillary Clinton’s team of starting the so-called “birther” campaign in 2008. The “birther” movement had questioned Hawaii-born Mr Obama’s citizenship and therefore his … Read more
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has pledged to release details about his health after his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia. Mr. Trump said health had now become “an issue” in the election campaign. Mrs. Clinton was taken ill on Sunday at a 9/11 memorial ceremony and cancelled a campaign trip to … Read more
French soldiers in Lalain France, in 1794, reported a Rain of Toads. The 2016 presidential race makes one nostalgic for such relative normality. Underneath the media’s current Rain of Toads this election turns on the question of whether Trump or Clinton can better restore the American Dream. Good. Michael Tomasky writing recently in The New … Read more
Barack Obama has chided Donald Trump as “wacky” and “uninformed” after the Republican candidate said Russia’s President Putin was a better leader. Speaking in Laos, Mr Obama said that every time Mr Trump spoke it became clearer that the Republican contender was not qualified to be president. In a televised forum on Wednesday, Mr Trump … Read more
Donald Trump has showered Vladimir Putin with praise as he and rival Hillary Clinton took pointed questions from military veterans. The Republican presidential nominee told the forum the Russian president “has been a leader far more than our president [Obama] has been”. It came on the same day the chief of the Pentagon accused Russia … Read more
Donald Trump has said he will expand all areas of the US military if he wins the presidency in November. The Republican candidate said he wanted more soldiers and marines, more planes and more boats. He also said he would come up with a plan to destroy Islamic State (IS) in his first 30 days … Read more
Donald Trump has visited a black church in Detroit in an attempt to claw some of the minority vote away from Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. He told the congregation he “fully understands that the African American community has suffered discrimination”. Polls say Mr Trump, who is lagging behind Mrs Clinton, has low support among black … Read more
Melania Trump is suing a British newspaper and a US blogger for $150m (£114m) over allegations she was a sex worker in the 1990s, her lawyer says. The Daily Mail suggested Mrs Trump may have worked as a part-time escort in New York, and met husband Donald Trump, who is now running for the White … Read more
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has insisted Mexico will pay for a border wall “100%”, in a major immigration speech. He told a cheering crowd in Arizona that he would secure the border, and left open the possibility that millions of illegal immigrants be deported. Hours earlier, he met the Mexican President Pena Nieto … Read more