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Tighter security planned for US election certification after Capitol attack

Trump lost the 2020 election to Democratic President Joe Biden but falsely claimed victory. For weeks after his loss, he urged Congress not to certify the election result

While Trump touts his debate performance, allies and advisers lament it

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a prominent Trump ally, was one of the few party leaders to publicly say Trump's performance was poor

Harris-Trump US Presidential debate's 67.1 mn viewers top Trump-Biden

Vice President Harris targeted the former president for his felony convictions, his wealth and his role in overturning the federal right to an abortion

Trump wouldn't say whether he'd veto national ban as abortion is top issue

Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined to say during this week's debate if he would veto a national abortion ban if he were elected again a question that has lingered as the Republican nominee has shifted his stances on the crucial election issue. In Tuesday's debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump said he would not sign a federal abortion ban, insisting that a ban would not pass Congress anyway. But he refused twice to say if he would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk. Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance, a Republican from Ohio, said in an interview with NBC News last month that the former president would veto a ban. In response to moderators prompting him about Vance's statement, Trump said: I didn't discuss it with JD, in all fairness. And I don't mind if he has a certain view, but I don't think he was speaking for me. The exchange comes as voters and advocates across the spectrum wait for Trump to clarify his fluctuating stances on abortion, and

Trump cites Hungary's Orbn as example of foreign solidarity during debate

Former President Donald Trump made room during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris to express the mutual admiration he shares with Viktor Orbn, the autocratic leader of Hungary who has cosied up with Russia and China and became a thorn in the side of his allies. They call him a strongman. He's a tough person, smart, Trump said of Orbn in response to Harris' assertion that world leaders are laughing at the former president. Look, Viktor Orbn said it. He said, The most respected, the most feared person is Donald Trump. We had no problems when Trump was president,' Trump said. Why is Orbn popular with conservatives? Orbn, a right-wing populist and the European Union's longest-serving leader, has become an icon to some US conservatives for championing what he calls illiberal democracy, which includes some of the EU's harshest restrictions on immigration and LGBTQ+ rights. He has also cracked down on the press and judiciary in the formerly Communist Central European country an

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims' relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the US marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics. In a remarkable tableau, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together at ground zero just hours after Trump and Harris faced off in their first-ever debate. Trump and Biden the successor whose inauguration Trump skipped shook hands, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared to facilitate a handshake between Harris and Trump. Then the presidential rivals stood only a few feet apart, Biden and Bloomberg between them, as the observance began with the tolling of a bell and a moment of silence. At Trump's side was his running mate, Senator JD Vance. The image was one of putting politics aside at another solemn commemoration of the hijacked-plane attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people on Sept 11, 2001. For years, politicians have been only

Kremlin asks Trump, Harris to leave Putin out of their presidential fight

The Russian president's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, was speaking a week after Putin said in a teasing remark that he favoured Harris over Trump

Race for White House: Confident Kamala puts Trump on the back foot

Kamala Harris' direct stare, confident body language and frankly incredulous expression at his statements put paid to intimidation of the kind Donald Trump inflicted on Hillary Clinton in 2016

Israel would cease to exist if Kamala Harris became president: Trump

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has accused his Democratic rival Kamala Harris of hating Israel and said if she became president, the Jewish state would not exist "within two years from now". Trump's comments came during a bitter televised debate with Harris on Tuesday in Pennsylvania. He asserted that the Israel-Hamas war would have never started if he had been president. She wouldn't even meet with Netanyahu when he went to Congress to make a very important speech. She refused to be there because she was at a sorority party of hers She hates Israel," Trump, 78, said. "If she is president I believe Israel will not exist within two years from now, he claimed. I've been pretty good at predictions, but I hope I'm wrong on that one," the former president said. At the same time, in her own way, she hates the Arab population, because the whole place is going to get blown up: Arabs, Jewish people, Israel. Israel will be gone, Trump said during the debate hosted by ...

Biden, Kamala Harris to visit Sept 11 sites, White House vows 'never again'

Biden and Harris will start their day with a visit to the New York City site where planes brought down the World Trade Center's twin towers

Trump insists Russia war must end, no response if he wants Ukraine to win

Former President Donald Trump spoke heatedly in Tuesday's presidential debate about wanting Russia's war in Ukraine to be over - but twice refused to directly answer a question about whether he wanted US ally Ukraine to win. Trump also falsely claimed that the war had killed millions since Russia invaded Ukraine 2 1/2 years ago, while the UN says 11,700 civilian deaths have been verified. And he claimed without evidence that Vice President Kamala Harris, his Democratic opponent, had bungled a diplomatic mission just days before Russia launched the invasion. Trump's comments are likely to heighten concern among Ukraine and its supporters that his return to the White House could push Ukraine into a losing peace deal with its stronger neighbour, Russia. Western-allied Ukraine depends on US military and financial aid to keep up its fight against Russian forces, and it would have grave difficulty withstanding their attacks if the US were to pull that support. It's "a very simple question

Which celebs are backing Kamala Harris in the US presidential election?

Several high-profile celebrities have openly endorsed Kamala Harris, with their public backing helping her campaign gain significant traction

Who won the debate? Harris vs Trump in a fiery presidential showdown

In a fiery 90-minute debate, Harris frequently rattled Donald Trump with personal attacks, throwing him off message and raising the temperature of this highly anticipated contest

Harris presses more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on issues

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American democracy as they met for the first time Tuesday for perhaps their only debate before November's presidential election. The Democratic vice president moved to get under the skin of the former Republican president, provoking him with reminders about the 2020 election loss that he still denies and delivering derisive asides at his other false claims. Harris' needling prompted Trump to launch into the sort of freewheeling personal attacks and digressions that his advisers and supporters have tried to steer him away from. The vice president moved to far more effectively press the Democratic case against Trump than President Joe Biden did in June, presaging a more contentious and competitive race now that Harris is the one taking on Trump. The pair outlined sharply opposite visions of where the nation is and where they intend to take it if elected. Harris promised tax

Fiery US Prez elections debate gives Wall Street few new details on issues

Their exchanges left investors with few new details on issues that could sway markets, including tariffs, taxes and regulation

Harris puts Trump on defensive in fiery debate; Taylor Swift backs Harris

With eight weeks to go before the Nov. 5 election, and days until early voting starts in some states, the debate - the only one scheduled - presented both opportunities and risks

US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus, but politics in view

The US is remembering the lives taken and those reshaped by 9/11, marking an anniversary laced this year with presidential campaign politics. Sept 11 the date when hijacked plane attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001 falls in the thick of the presidential election season every four years, and it comes at an especially pointed moment this time. Fresh off their first-ever debate Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are both expected to attend 9/11 observances at the World Trade Center in New York and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania. Then-senators and presidential campaign rivals John McCain and Barack Obama made a visible effort to put politics aside on the 2008 anniversary. They visited ground zero together to pay their respects and lay flowers in a reflecting pool at what was then still a pit. It's not yet clear whether Harris and Trump even will cross paths. If they do, it would be an extraordinary encounter at a somb

Fact-check: Trump's debate claims on crime, immigration, and Project 2025

After a heated debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Taylor Swift publicly endorsed her preferred candidate for the 2024 election through an Instagram post

US prez debate: Aliens to immigrants eating dogs, Trump's bizarre claims

In a fiery debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the run-up to November elections in the US, the former US president made outlandish claims over immigrants, abortions, among others

Trump repeats false claims over 2020 loss, deflects Jan 6 responsibility

Former President Donald Trump persisted Tuesday in saying during a nationally televised presidential debate that he had won the 2020 election and continued to take no responsibility for any of the mayhem that unfolded at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the building to block the peaceful transfer of power. The comments underscored the Republican's refusal, even four years later, to accept the reality of his defeat and his unwillingness to admit the extent to which his falsehoods about his election loss emboldened the mob that rushed the Capitol, resulting in violent clashes with law enforcement. It also made clear that Trump's grievances about 2020 remain central to his campaign against his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, as he continues to profess allegiance to the rioters. Asked twice if he regretted anything he did on January 6, when he told his supporters to march to the Capitol and exhorted them to fight like hell, Trump at first