When Joe Manchin, one of the most high-profile centrists in US politics, announced he would not be running for president on Friday, you could almost hear the sigh of relief from the Biden campaign. The West Virginia senator had said he was considering a run to provide an alternative to voters unhappy with both Joe…
I’m sure that ahead of the US election President Biden will welcome messages of support. But he won’t have expected this one. “For us, who’s better, Biden or Trump?” Russian TV correspondent Pavel Zarubin asked President Putin. “Biden,” Vladimir Putin replied in a flash. “He’s more experienced, he’s predictable, he’s an old-style politician.” There was…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he would rather a Joe Biden presidency over Donald Trump ahead of the US election this November. Mr Biden was the more experienced, predictable person, he said in remarks sure to raise eyebrows. Before Mr Trump’s first run for president in 2016, Mr Putin had praised him as “outstanding…
Former US President Donald Trump has endorsed his daughter-in-law to head the Republican National Committee (RNC). Mr Trump voiced his support for Lara Trump and Michael Whatley, chair of North Carolina’s Republican party. His backing on Monday follows reports that he has grown frustrated with the RNC’s current leadership. The committee would vote for new…
Robert F Kennedy Jr has apologised to relatives after a Super Bowl advert mirrored one broadcast by his uncle John F Kennedy’s campaign in 1960. Mr Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist, is running for president as an independent. The ad aired just before the Super Bowl halftime on Sunday. It included images of…
President Joe Biden’s campaign has joined TikTok, despite the app being banned on most US government devices over security concerns. His campaign launched its account with the username “@bidenhq” during the Super Bowl on Sunday. In a launch video, captioned “lol hey guys”, aides quizzed Mr Biden about his preferences for the big game. The…
Donald Trump’s suggestion the US would not protect Nato allies failing to spend enough on defence “undermines all of our security”, the Western military alliance’s chief has said. Jens Stoltenberg also suggested it put US and European troops at greater risk. The Republican said he had told allies he would “encourage” Russia to attack any…
And so it begins. Nine months still to go before the next US presidential election and already the Republican party favourite and former President Donald Trump is sending eyes rolling skywards with his seemingly outlandish statements. And yet they will delight many of his supporters. Suggesting at a rally in South Carolina that he would…
Donald Trump says he would “encourage” Russia to attack any Nato member that fails to pay its bills as part of the Western military alliance. He said he had once told a Nato leader he would not protect a nation behind on its payments if it came under attack from Russia, and would “encourage them…
It was a political grenade disguised as a 345-page report. The pyrotechnics were delivered on Thursday afternoon in the findings of special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents after he left the vice-presidency in 2017. The top-line conclusion was that the president would not face criminal charges for his actions,…