Us Election 2024
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Trump defeats Indian-origin Nikki Haley in New Hampshire primary, rematch with Biden more likely
World | Jan 24, 2024, 01:07 PM ISTThe results were a setback for Haley, Trump's sole challenger, whose options for a presidential nomination are reducing quickly. Trump has now become the first Republican presidential candidate to win primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire since both states began leading the election calendar in 1976.
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'Scared as heck': US Vice President Kamala Harris on Trump's possible win in presidential elections
World | Jan 18, 2024, 11:42 AM ISTThe vice president is scheduled to begin a series of events focused on abortion in Wisconsin, a key battleground state. Harris' remarks come after Trump secured a landslide victory in the Iowa presidential elections, solidifying a possible 2020 rematch with President Joe Biden in November.
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'He's gonna be working with us...': Trump's praises Vivek Ramaswamy as crowd chants 'VP, VP' | WATCH
World | Jan 17, 2024, 12:49 PM ISTRamaswamy ended fourth in the Iowa caucuses behind Nikki Haley and suspended his presidential campaign, endorsing Trump for the candidature. Ramaswamy praised the former President throughout his campaigns and even vowed to pardon him from legal cases if elected.
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US Elections 2024: What is the process, who are contesting and how it differs from India's polls?
Explainers | Jan 18, 2024, 11:19 AM ISTThe US will go for presidential elections on November 5, 2024, where Biden and Trump are likely to face-off in a repeat of the 2020 polls. The former President was off to a strong start after a massive victory in the Iowa caucuses - winning 20 out of the 40 delegates with 56,250 votes.
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Trump shares video of 'God made him' to be 'America's caretaker' after winning Iowa caucuses | WATCH
World | Jan 16, 2024, 11:33 AM ISTThe three-minute video shared by Trump shows a picture of his childhood and a montage of scenes from his presidency. The video seemingly taking a dig at former First Lady Melania Trump by implying that he has wait while she is done with "lunch with her friends".
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US: Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of presidential race after Trump win in Iowa caucuses
World | Jan 16, 2024, 11:23 AM ISTRamaswamy's decision was made after his disappointing performance in the Iowa caucuses, coming fourth after Trump, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. He grabbed attention for his contentious proposed policies and fiery speech, but was unable to rise in national polling after the second GOP debate.
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US: Trump off to strong start for 2024 polls after record win in Iowa's presidential caucuses
World | Jan 16, 2024, 10:40 AM ISTThe crucial Iowa caucuses serve as an early indicator of which candidate may lead the presidential race for their party's nomination. Most polls showed Trump far ahead of his rivals in the run-off, while Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are competing hard for second place in the Iowa caucuses.
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US: Joe Biden's son Hunter pleads not guilty to tax evasion charges after plea deal collapses
World | Jan 12, 2024, 11:13 AM ISTRepublicans in the US House of Representatives are pushing for an impeachment inquiry against President Biden by linking him with his son's business dealings. The junior Biden faces upto 17 years in prison if he is convicted of the tax charges.
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'NATO is dead': Trump told EU that US would never help Europe under attack, says official
World | Jan 11, 2024, 02:34 PM ISTAccording to European Commissioner Thierry Breton, Trump promised to quit the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) during the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2020. Trump repeatedly clashed with traditional allies over trade and defense spending during his presidency.
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US: Republican candidate Chris Christie drops out of presidential race ahead of Iowa caucuses
World | Jan 11, 2024, 10:11 AM ISTMeanwhile, Haley shows signs of momentum as a poll found Trump's lead down to the single digits, with 4 in 10 likely Republican primary voters choosing Trump and about one-third now choosing Haley. Christie had run as the race's fiercest critic of the former president-turned-GOP frontrunner.
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US: Trump mocks French President Macron, Biden at Iowa campaign event | WATCH
World | Jan 10, 2024, 11:07 AM ISTBefore the hearing on his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 elections, Trump said that he might prosecute Biden is he defeats him in the 2024 polls. Trump is the leading contender in the Republican camp as he is several points ahead of his rivals.
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US: Trump appeals Maine verdict disqualifying him from ballot under insurrection clause
World | Jan 03, 2024, 01:58 PM ISTMaine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows became the first top election official in history to disqualify a presidential candidate under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump's critics called for banning him from elections over his role in instigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
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US: Michigan Supreme Court rejects 'insurrectionist ban' against Trump, keeps him on 2024 ballot
World | Jan 03, 2024, 01:58 PM ISTThe court said that it would not hear an appeal from four voters in the state seeking to bar the former president from the primary votes scheduled on February 27. Earlier, the Colorado Supreme Court disqualified Trump citing his alleged role in the 2021 Capitol attack.
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US: Donald Trump maintains wide lead in Republican race for presidential elections, poll reveals
World | Dec 12, 2023, 04:27 PM ISTThe Reuters/Ipsos poll also found little evidence that Republican voters are swayed by the battery of federal and state criminal charges Trump faces. Few self-identified Republicans believed the charges of electoral fraud and mob incitement against the ex-President.
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'I think he's great..' Will Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy become Trump's vice president candidate?
World | Aug 31, 2023, 08:04 PM IST"I think he's great. Look, anybody that said I'm the best president in a generation... I have to like a guy like that," Trump said in an interview.
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US Presidential candidate bats for boosting relations with India, says US economy dependent on China
World | Aug 27, 2023, 03:19 PM ISTRamaswamy is one of the wealthiest Americans under the age of 40. He studied biology at Harvard before obtaining a law degree from Yale and was briefly a billionaire before a downturn in the stock market shrunk his wealth to just over USD 950 million.
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'Can you believe it?' Trump ready to face charges related to election fraud, announces his arrest
World | Aug 22, 2023, 07:18 AM ISTThe Fulton County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that when Trump surrenders there will be a “hard lockdown” of the area surrounding the main county jail.
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US: Trump lands in Florida for history-making federal court appearance in classified document case
World | Jun 13, 2023, 07:09 AM ISTTrump encouraged supporters to join a planned protest at the Miami courthouse Tuesday, where he will face the charges and surrender to authorities.
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'My career of 280 years', quips 80-year-old Biden hoping for a second term I VIDEO
World | May 08, 2023, 04:11 PM ISTAs Biden, the oldest president in US history, embarks on his reelection campaign, he is increasingly musing aloud about his advanced age, cracking self-deprecating jokes and framing his decades in public life as a plus, hoping to persuade voters his age is an asset rather than a vulnerability.