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  US: Trump appeals Maine verdict disqualifying him from ballot under insurrection clause

  World | January 03, 2024 13:58 IST

  Maine'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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  EXPLAINED: Could Trump be President despite Colorado Supreme Court's ruling against him

  World | December 21, 2023 14:28 IST

  Donald Trump: The court concluded that the US Constitution bars the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in 2024 from appearing on the ballot because of his role in instigating violence against the US government.

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  'I'd rather lose elections than converting to Christianity': Ramaswamy as he defends Hindu religion

  World | December 14, 2023 12:10 IST

  While addressing a crowd of Iowa voters, Indian-origin Ramaswamy said, "I would speak the truth and lose an election rather than winning by playing some political snakes and ladders."

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  Trump civil fraud trial testimony concludes, verdict expected on THIS date

  World | December 14, 2023 9:38 IST

  New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought the case, said in a statement on Wednesday that the trial "revealed the full extent" of Trump's fraud and his "inability to disprove it."

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  BIG trouble for Biden as House presses impeachment inquiry into President's role in family business

  World | December 14, 2023 7:21 IST

  The decision to hold a vote came as House Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team faced growing pressure to show progress in what has become a nearly yearlong probe centred around the business dealings of Biden's family members.

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  'I have already testified, nothing more...': Trump cancels plans to testify at New York fraud trial

  World | December 11, 2023 10:44 IST

  The former president, the leading contender for the 2024 Republican nomination, had been expected to return to the witness stand on Monday as a coda to his defence against New York Attorney General Letitia James ' lawsuit.

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  Biden 'not sure' he would seek re-election as he turns 81-year-old, says 'if Trump would not...'

  World | December 06, 2023 15:39 IST

  Biden's remarks come as even staunch Democratic voters have expressed concerns about the president's age. He turned 81 years old last month. Biden reiterated the sentiment upon returning to the White House saying “I expect so, but look he is running, and I have to run.”

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  Donald Trump Jr. returns to the stand as defence looks to undercut New York civil fraud claims

  World | November 13, 2023 23:54 IST

  James alleges that Donald Trump, his company and executives including his sons exaggerated his wealth by billions of dollars on financial statements given to banks, insurers and others. The documents were used to secure loans and make deals.

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  Trump calls $250m New York fraud trial 'ridiculous' as he enters courtroom to testify

  World | November 06, 2023 21:05 IST

  As former US President Donald Trump reached the courtroom in New York to testify himself in a civil fraud case, he denied any wrongdoing and dubbed the trial "a political attack on him", BBC reported.

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  After Trump, US President Biden questioned over classified documents found at his home

  World | October 10, 2023 8:11 IST

  According to the investigators, US President Joe Biden had kept the highly sensitive documents at his Delaware home, as well as at a private office that he used in between his service in the Obama administration and becoming president.

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  'See you in Court', Trump warns New York Attorney as he announces to appear in civil fraud trial

  World | October 02, 2023 15:04 IST

  Among the allegations was that Trump claimed his Trump Tower apartment in Manhattan - a three-story penthouse replete with gold-plated fixtures - was nearly three times its actual size and worth an astounding $327 million.

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  Indian-origin Vivek Ramaswamy warns he would fire 75% of govt employees if elected US President

  World | September 14, 2023 14:07 IST

  Ramaswamy said, currently, presidents act like “puppets” who can’t implement policies.

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  Major setback for Trump as court rejects to delay election fraud trial, sets March 4 for hearing

  World | August 29, 2023 9:01 IST

  If the current date holds, it would represent a setback to Trump’s efforts to push the case back until well after the 2024 presidential election, a contest in which he’s the early front-runner for the Republican nomination.

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  US Presidential debate: Indian-origin Vivek among top contenders to watch, Trump skips event

  World | August 24, 2023 10:04 IST

  Trump is the prohibitive early front-runner in the race, raising serious questions about whether the party will have much of a competitive primary.

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  'Can you believe it?' Trump ready to face charges related to election fraud, announces his arrest

  World | August 22, 2023 7:18 IST

  The 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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  'All knows what a successful Presidency I had': Trump announces to skip GOP presidential debates

  World | August 21, 2023 7:13 IST

  The decision marks another chapter in Trump’s ongoing feud with Fox, which was once a staunch defender but is now perceived to be more favourable to his leading rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

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  Will Donald Trump show up at next week’s presidential debate after being indicted in criminal case?

  World | August 16, 2023 15:12 IST

  In all, eight Republican candidates have met the Republican National Committee’s fundraising and polling thresholds required to qualify for the debate next Wednesday, Aug. 23, hosted by Fox News in Milwaukee. Trump is among them, although he has said publicly and privately that he’s leaning against

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  Trump calls Biden a 'crooked, dumb son of b****' while ranting about immigration policy I VIDEO

  World | July 30, 2023 20:09 IST

  Also, Trump referred to Biden as 'crooked Joe Biden,' and 'the most corrupt president in American history'.

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  US: Florida Governor, Trump's top contender, Ron DeSantis meets with car accident

  World | July 26, 2023 6:22 IST

  "This morning, the governor was in a car accident while travelling to an event in Chattanooga, Tennessee," Press Secretary Bryan Griffin said.

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  US: Former Vice President Mike Pence announces 2024 presidential bid against his boss Trump

  World | June 07, 2023 16:04 IST

  The latest declaration set up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump, just two years after their time in the White House ended with an insurrection at the US Capitol and Pence fleeing for his life.