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Coronavirus: Media to be barred from Trump election nomination

The US Republican Party's vote to nominate its presidential candidate this month will be held in private, without press in attendance.
President Donald Trump. | Alex Wong/Getty Images

‘Rigged election’ goes from Trump complaint to...

The notion that the president might not accept the election results has jumped from the partisan fever swamps to center stage in the campaign.
US President Donald Trump. Picture: Jim Watson/AFPSource:AFP

Donald Trump cancels Republican National...

Donald Trump has been forced into an embarrassing backdown, scrapping his plans for the biggest political event before November’s election.
Joe Biden reckons Donald Trump is America’s first racist president. That ignores a rather large slice of history. Picture: Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFPSource:AFP

Joe Biden’s embarrassing memory lapse ​

Joe Biden unleashed a withering attack on his election opponent Donald Trump today – but he inexplicably forgot a massive chunk of US history.
EUTERS / Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the court's most senior liberal justice, and her health is closely watched

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Supreme court justice will...

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said she is undergoing chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, but will not be retiring.
Donald Trump wearing a mask. Picture: Alex Edelman/AFPSource:AFP

Trump finally spotted wearing face mask ​

US President Donald Trump has emerged with a face mask after months of refusing to wear one, despite his own government’s advice.
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Michael Cohen, Trump's ex-lawyer, ordered back to...

Michael Cohen, President Trump's ex-personal lawyer, is back in jail.
‘Russiagate’ case against ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn effectively OVER, as DC appeals court orders to close it FILE PHOTO. © REUTERS/Mike Segar

‘Russiagate’ case against ex-Trump adviser Michael...

An appeals court in Washington, DC, ruled that the case against President Trump’s one-time national security adviser, Michael Flynn, must end. The...
President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office during a meeting with former National Security Adviser John Bolton in the back. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo

Trump administration faces fresh scrutiny with...

President Donald Trump is facing another round of revelations with the publication of a tell-all book by former national security advisor John Bolton...
President Donald Trump's June 20, 2020 reelection campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, drew less-than-expected crowds. © Nicholas Kamm, AFP

Trump campaign dismisses TikTok troll, but who’s...

President Donald Trump's re-election team has dismissed claims that a social media campaign by young Tik-Tok users and K-Pop fans was behind the low...
Geoffrey S. Berman, who refused to step down as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, walks toward his offices in Lower Manhattan on Saturday. Credit...Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Trump Fires U.S. Attorney in New York Who...

The president’s move heightened criticism that he was purging his administration of officials whose independence could be a threat to his re-election.
REUTERS / Mr Bolton denies that the book contains classified information

John Bolton: Trump sought Xi's help to win...

US President Donald Trump sought help from Chinese President Xi Jinping to win re-election, ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton's new book says.
Democratic US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is greeted by US Senator Kamala Harris during a campaign stop in Detroit, Michigan, USA, March 9, 2020. © Brendan McDermid, REUTERS

Kamala Harris advances as top contender for...

Amid the nationwide protests over racism and police brutality, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris may have found the powerful and lasting moment that eluded...
Former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Delaware State University’s student center in Dover, Delaware, on June 5, 2020. © Jim Watson, AFP

Biden wins delegates needed to clinch 2020 US...

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden secured enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, setting the stage...
Trump's former defense secretary Mattis blasts president as a threat to American democracy

Trump's former defense secretary Mattis blasts...

The former secretary, who resigned from Trump's Cabinet, also indirectly criticized current Defense Secretary Mark Esper's use of the word...
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Trump accuses Twitter of election meddling after...

For the first time ever, Twitter has tagged tweets by US President Donald Trump with a link to their ‘fact check,’ based on a collection of mainstream...
President Donald Trump's latest tangent ended up in speculation about whether he should take insulin.

Twitter Points Users To Fact Checks Of Trump...

Twitter has placed a fact-checking warning on a tweet issued by President Trump in which he claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are...
Mr Trump’s list of donors is even longer than that tie. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFPSource:AFP

​Trump’s monstrous money advantage ​

Donald Trump has one gigantic advantage heading into this year’s presidential election. It’s one the sitting President has thoroughly earned.
US President Donald Trump. Picture: Alex Brandon/APSource:AP

Trump tweets post calling Hillary a ‘skank’ ​

US President Donald Trump has retweeted a post that calls former Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton a “skank”.
Joe Biden talks to radio co-host "Charlamagne tha God", May 22, 2020 © Reuters / The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1

Biden apologizes for telling black DJ he ‘ain’t...

Joe Biden has apologized for questioning the blackness of a black radio host, saying he “shouldn’t have been such a wiseguy.” His earlier remarks...
GETTY / caption Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Pompeo denies inspector general fired as payback...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has denied seeking to oust the state department's independent watchdog in "retaliation" for an investigation.
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‘Rigged election’ goes from Trump complaint to campaign strategy

‘Rigged election’ goes from Trump complaint to campaign strategy

The notion that the president might not accept the election results has jumped from the partisan...

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