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Trump to finalise RNC takeover, to appoint daughter-in-law among leaders

Donald Trump is set to complete his takeover of the Republican National Committee on Friday when GOP officials vote to install the former president's hand-picked leadership team including his daughter-in-law Lara Trump. Michael Whatley, a North Carolina Republican who has echoed Trump's false theories of voter fraud, is set to be elected the party's new national chairman in a vote Friday morning in Houston. Lara Trump will become the co-chair. Trump's team is promising not to use the RNC to pay his mounting personal legal bills. But once the leadership changes are finalised, Trump and his lieutenants will have firm control of the party's political and fundraising machinery with limited, if any, internal pushback. Whatley will carry the top title, replacing longtime chair Ronna McDaniel after she fell out of favour with key figures in the former president's Make America Great Again movement. But he will be surrounded by people closer to Trump. Lara Trump is expected to focus largel

Biden slams Trump over Russia, democracy in fiery 'State of Union' address

Opinion polls show Biden, 81, and Trump, 77, closely matched in the race. Most American voters are unenthusiastic about the rematch after Biden defeated Trump four years ago

Biden to use 'State of the Union' to contrast with Trump, woo voters

President Joe Biden is aiming to use his State of the Union address Thursday evening to urge voters to reject an American story of resentment, revenge, and retribution" as he makes his case for a second term to a dispirited electorate and warns that GOP front-runner Donald Trump would be a dangerous alternative. Biden's third such address from the House rostrum will be something of an on-the-job interview, as the nation's oldest president tries to quell voter concerns about his age and job performance while sharpening the contrast with his all-but-certain November rival. My lifetime has taught me to embrace freedom and democracy, Biden will say according to prepared remarks released by the White House, not mentioning Trump by name but making it abundantly clear that he's the subject. A future based on the core values that have defined America: honesty, decency, dignity, equality. To respect everyone. To give everyone a fair shot. To give hate no safe harbor. Now some other people my

Donald Trump ordered to pay six-figure legal fees after failed lawsuit

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay a six-figure legal bill to a company founded by a former British spy that he unsuccessfully sued for making what his lawyer called shocking and scandalous" false claims that harmed his reputation. A London judge, who threw out the case against Orbis Business Intelligence last month saying it was bound to fail," ordered Trump to pay legal fees of 300,000 pounds ($382,000), according to court documents released Thursday. The British court case was one of few in which Trump, who is almost sure to win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, was not a defendant as he faces massive legal problems back home. Trump is charged in four criminal cases and faces a civil complaint in U.S. courts. He lost a subsequent defamation case in which a jury found him liable for sexual abuse, and has been ordered to pay $355 million after a fraud verdict against his businesses. In England, he had gone on the offensive and sued Orbis, which w

Highlights of the day: Sweden joins Nato, completes its accession process

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Beyond Super Tuesday

Clues to November verdict may lie in the detail

What's behind the US market disconnect?

The rally is fuelled by the expectation that AI will remain unregulated, but there is little reason to believe it can last

Trump bulldozes ahead as last Republican standing in 2024 primary

Eight years after Donald Trump outlasted a crowded field of Republican presidential candidates with his pugilistic and sometimes vulgar style, the former reality show star has done it again. The former president is now the last major GOP candidate standing and poised to be the party's nominee for a third time, outlasting all the other hopefuls now that Nikki Haley bowed out Wednesday. Trump bulldozed a field of more than a dozen challengers, many of them with high profiles, by refusing to appear with them at debates and instead attacking the strongest of them on his own social media site and at large rallies where he spoke uninterrupted for hours. Trump retained the support of many early-state Republican voters who saw him as an incumbent, believe he was wrongly denied the White House four years ago based on false theories of voter fraud, and was unfairly targeted by federal and state prosecutors. Other voters skeptical of his personal conduct or legal jeopardy supported his policy

Elon Musk says he won't donate to either US presidential candidate

Musk's comments, however, do not rule out donations to a super political action committee or other political causes

Highlights of the day: Adani Enterprises acquires Le Marche Duty Free

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Nikki Haley wins Super Tuesday in Vermont despite losing elsewhere to Trump

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has scored a surprise victory on Super Tuesday, upsetting Donald Trump to win Vermont. That victory will do little to dent Trump's primary dominance, however. The former president won 11 other states on Super Tuesday. Haley is the last major rival to Trump standing in a once-crowded primary field. She has increasingly stepped up her attacks on the former president, arguing that he will lose in November to President Joe Biden if he clinches the party's nomination. On the Democratic side, Biden also ran up the score with wins all around the country against only token primary opposition all but cementing the long-expected November rematch between him and Trump.

Tesla CEO Musk meets with Trump as former president seeks 2024 donors

Musk is the world's third richest man but has not been a major political donor, especially considering the size of his fortune, estimated at $192 billion

Biden, Trump to rack up wins as Super Tuesday moves them closer to rematch

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have begun racking up early wins as states across the country hold Super Tuesday elections. moving them closer to a historic rematch despite a lack of enthusiasm from many voters. Super Tuesday features elections in 16 states and one territory from Alaska and California to Vermont and Virginia. Hundreds of delegates are at stake, the biggest haul of the race for either party. Biden and Trump started off the night by winning Virginia. Biden also won Vermont and Iowa, where Democrats previously held a presidential preference contest but didn't release their results until Tuesday. While much of the focus is on the presidential race, there are also important down-ballot contests. California voters will choose candidates who will compete to fill the Senate seat long held by Dianne Feinstein. The governor's race will take shape in North Carolina, a state that both parties are fiercely contesting ahead of November. And in Los Angeles,

Ceasefire deal is in Hamas' hands as Ramadan nears, says Prez Biden

He said any exchange of prisoners cannot take place except after a ceasefire, reflecting Hamas' view that a ceasefire must, above all, be a step towards a settlement of the conflict

Biden's allies add pressure on White House to control violence in Gaza

More of President Joe Biden's top Senate allies are demanding that the U.S. act directly to ease Palestinian civilian suffering in Gaza and are joining calls to cut military aid if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to change course. What had been dissent from independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and a small group of progressive Democrats has swelled in response to the soaring death toll in Gaza. Now even Biden's closest confidant in Congress, Chris Coons, says it is time to get tougher with Netanyahu's government on how it conducts the war. Israel continues to enjoy bipartisan support in Congress, and the prospect of military aid being reduced is uncertain despite the clout that these more mainstream Democrats wield. But tensions could be evident Thursday as Biden speaks to Congress about the conflict in his State of the Union address. The war in Gaza isn't the only Mideast issue creating dissent within the party. Some Democrats are pursuing legislation to compel the ...

Highlights of the day: Air India resumes flights to Tel Aviv after 5 months

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Trump wins North Dakota caucuses, adds to victories going into Super Tues

Donald Trump won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, adding to his string of victories heading into Super Tuesday. The former president finished first in voting conducted at 12 caucus sites, ahead of former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. The result puts Trump back on the winning track, which was briefly interrupted on Sunday when Haley notched her first victory of the campaign in the District of Columbia's primary. The White House hopefuls now turn their attention to Super Tuesday, when results will pour in from 16 states in contests that amount to the single biggest delegate haul of any day in the presidential primary. Trump and President Joe Biden, a Democrat, are dominating their races and are on track to winning their nominations later this month. Under North Dakota's rules, candidates are eligible to win delegates if they finish with at least 20 per cent of the vote. However, a candidate who wins at least 60 per cent of the vote receives all of the state's

Prez Biden, Donald Trump poised to move closer to winning nominations

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to move much closer to winning their party's nominations during the biggest day of the primary campaign on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch that many voters would rather not endure. Super Tuesday elections are being held in 16 states and one territory from Alaska and California to Vermont and Virginia. Hundreds of delegates are at stake, the biggest haul for either party on any single day. While much of the focus is on the presidential race, there are also important down-ballot contests. California voters will choose candidates who will compete to fill the Senate seat long held by Dianne Feinstein. The governor's race will take shape in North Carolina, a state that both parties are fiercely contesting ahead of November. And in Los Angeles, a progressive prosecutor is attempting to fend off an intense reelection challenge in a race that could serve as a barometer of the politics of crime. But the premier races .

Supreme Court blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants

Texas' plan to arrest migrants who enter the US illegally is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government's authority over immigration. The high court on Monday blocked Texas' immigration law from going into effect until March 13 and asked the state to respond by March 11. The law was set to take effect Saturday, and the court's decision came just hours after the Justice Department asked it to intervene. Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed the law in December and for months has unveiled a series of escalating measures on the border that have tested the boundaries of how far a state can go keep migrants from entering the country. The law would allow state officers to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally. People who are arrested could then agree to a Texas judge's order to leave the country or face a misdemeanor charge for entering the US illegally. Migrants who don't leave after being ordered to do so could be arrested again and