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US elections: Trump looks to crash Harris' party and take back spotlight

The frantically arranged week belies Trump's concerns that he's lost the ability to drive the news cycle as he did when President Joe Biden, 81, was still running for reelection

Robert F Kennedy Jr backs Trump, suspends outsider presidential campaign

By dropping out and backing Trump over Harris, Kennedy is hoping to retain a foothold for his agenda - which includes vaccine skepticism, an isolationist foreign policy, and a focus on health

US elections: Harris' racial, cultural firsts were onstage throughout DNC

Vice President Kamala Harris, on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party's presidential nominee, didn't explicitly mention the history she would make if elected to the White House. Instead, she opted for direct mentions of her multiracial background and upbringing. She paid tribute to her roots as the daughter of a brown woman and Caribbean man. She honoured the multicultural village of aunties and uncles in California's Bay Area. And following her speech, the relatives who joined her onstage for the traditional balloon drop included people of different and often multiple, overlapping races, like Harris herself. Western attire and saris were worn side by side. It was a way for Harris and others at the convention to display her personal story while offering a visual political message that could appeal to a broad swath of people who see themselves in families like hers. Around 12.5 per cent of US residents identified as two or more ...

Iranian hackers targeted WhatsApp of staffers in Biden, Trump admins: Meta

The same Iranian hacking group believed to have targeted both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns, tried to go after the WhatsApp accounts of staffers in the administrations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Meta Platforms said Friday. Meta said it discovered the network of hackers, who posed as tech support agents for companies including Microsoft and Google, after individuals who received the suspicious WhatsApp messages reported them. Meta's investigators linked the activity to the same network blamed for the hacking incident reported by Trump's campaign. The FBI this week said a hack by Iran of the Trump campaign and an attempted breach of the Biden-Harris campaign was part of a broader Iranian effort to interfere with the U.S. presidential election. A statement Friday from Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, said that the hackers had tried to target the WhatsApp account of individuals in the Middle East, the United States and the

"I miss her every day," Kamala Harris remembers her mother as she accepts presidential nomination

Kamala Harris, during her nomination acceptance speech for the US Presidential election, remembered her mother Shyamala Gopalan.

Tribeca picks 4 Indian cities for Trump Towers in FY26, seeks new deals

The company has targeted Mumbai, Pune, Gurugram, and Hyderabad as the new locations for Trump Towers in India

Will ensure America always has strongest, lethal fighting force: Harris

Kamala Harris has said that, if elected the commander-in-chief of the US, she will ensure that the country always has the strongest and most lethal fighting force in the world, Israel has the ability to defend itself and Ukraine and NATO allies are not abandoned. Harris, 59, made these remarks as she formally accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination to take on Republican rival and former president Donald Trump in the November 5 election. In her address to the Democratic National Convention here on Thursday, she said that she would never hesitate to take whatever action is necessary to defend American forces and the country's interests against Iran and Iran-backed terrorists. "And I will not cosy up to tyrants and dictators like Kim-Jong-Un, who are rooting for Trump. Because they know he is easy to manipulate with flattery and favours. They know Trump won't hold autocrats accountablebecause he wants to be an autocrat,' Harris said. "As President, I will never waver i

Kamala Harris caps DNC's final day with call to end Gaza war, fight tyranny

Now is the time for ceasefire, and let me be clear, I will always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself, Kamala Harris stated

Kamala Harris accepts historic nomination to start election sprint

Her challenge now is to harness the energy and excitement of a party reinvigorated by her rapid ascent.

China wants Trump to win presidential elections: Congressman Krishnamoorthi

China wants Republican candidate Donald Trump to win the presidential election this November, Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said Thursday. Krishnamoorthi, who represents the eighth Congressional district of Illinois, is the only Indian-American Congressman to address the Democratic National Conference in Chicago. America against America is the title of a book by one of China's highest-ranking leaders, and it's how they think they'll win. They know the only way they'll beat America is if we beat ourselves,' said Krishnamoorthi, who is a ranking member of the powerful China committee in the House of Representatives. In the Congress, he said, his job is to study China's economy. Mark my words, they want to see Donald Trump across the bargaining table. Because he'll start endless trade wars that raise prices for Americans. Because he'll cut programmes that train workers in America. But most of all, Trump will hit American against American. And that's what China wants,

Pro-Palestinian leaders say their request for speaker at DNC was declined

Leaders of an Uncommitted movement, which garnered hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic primaries across the nation in protest of the Israel-Hamas war, have been negotiating for weeks to secure a speaking slot for a Palestinian American at the Democratic National Convention this week. The negotiations stalled late Wednesday when leaders with the Uncommitted National Movement say a Democratic National Committee official called and delivered a firm response: The answer is no. The leader, Abbas Alawieh, an Uncommitted delegate to the convention and co-founder of the movement, described the call as shocking after weeks of talks that he felt were positive. In response, he and other delegates decided to stage a sit-in outside Chicago's United Center, where the convention is being held. They spent the night on the sidewalk on Wednesday, and vowed to remain until their request was granted or the convention ended Thursday night. When we ran out of options doing everything we can and

Robert Kennedy Jr likely to end campaign, may endorse Trump: Report

Discussions between Trump allies, advisors and Kennedy's team began in lead-up to Republican National Convention in July, prior to leaked phone call between former president and Kennedy that month

V-P Harris all set to make acceptance speech at Democratic convention

Vice President Kamala Harris, in the most important speech of her political life, is expected to outline her personal story and give an optimistic vision for the future in a bid to persuade the American people to make her the first woman president of the country. Tonight, I think it will be one of the greatest speeches we're going to hear in this election season, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker told reporters here Thursday, hours ahead of a speech by Harris at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago where she accepts the presidential nomination, the second woman to do so for the Democratic Party. Harris, 59, is the first ever Indian-American and the first ever Black woman to be nominated on a major presidential ticket in the US, and she will take on Republican Party's Donald Trump in elections in November. Taking the stage at the United Center in Chicago to accept her nomination as the Democratic nominee, Harris, in her address, will share her personal story and her professiona

Harris is 'tough, experienced and ready' to be president, says Tim Walz

Kamala Harris is "tough, experienced and is ready" to be the next president of the United States, her running mate Tim Walz has said, stressing that they will "turn the page" on Donald Trump. Minnesota Governor Walz's remarks came as he accepted his party's nomination for vice president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday. It's the honour of my life to accept your nomination for vice president of the United States, Walz, 60, said. He also thanked Vice President Harris for inviting him on to the ticket and thanked President Joe Biden for four years of strong, historic leadership. Kamala Harris is ready. Our job is to get in the trenches and to the blocking and tackling one inch at a time, one yard at a time, Walz, running mate of Harris said in his acceptance speech. He then led the supporters in a rallying cry for their 2024 campaign: I don't know about you, I'm ready to turn the page on these guys. Go ahead, say it with me, We're not going back!' Walz t

Tim Walz, Bill Clinton headline DNC day 3, focus on 'fight for freedoms'

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton are headlining the Democratic National Convention's third day on Wednesday, as the party hopes to build on the momentum that Kamala Harris has brought since joining the race a month ago. Walz, the Minnesota governor who has become known among supporters as a folksy, Midwestern teacher, football coach and dad, will introduce himself to the rest of the country. He's also become the target of Republican criticism over how he's portrayed his National Guard service and his personal story. Organizers have dubbed Wednesday night a fight for our freedoms," with the programming expected to focus on abortion access and other rights that Democrats want to center in their campaign against Republican nominee Donald Trump. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will speak along with everyday Americans whom convention organizers describe as people who ..

Democratic convention puts Trump's role in Jan 6 assault back in spotlight

Media personality Oprah Winfrey joined Clinton and others to press the case that while Trump was for himself, Harris was for the country

Parents of American held by Hamas appeal for hostages' release during DNC

The parents of a 23-year-old American taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel gave a moving speech Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, pleading for the release of the dozens of people who continue to be held captive in Gaza. This is a political convention. But needing our only son and all of the cherished hostages home is not a political issue. It is a humanitarian issue, said Jon Polin, whose son Hersh Goldberg-Polin lost his part of his left arm and was kidnapped from Israel by militants who attacked the music festival he was attending. Polin and his wife, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, were greeted with an extended ovation and chants of bring him home by the thousands of Democratic delegates in Chicago. They steered clear of politics in their 10-minute speech, but Jon Polin said the families of the American hostages meet regularly in Washington and are heartened to see bipartisan support for securing the release of their loved ones. President Joe Biden

Trump holds his first outdoor rally since last month's assassination bid

In his first outdoor rally since last month's assassination attempt, Donald Trump appeared on stage in North Carolina to talk about national security as part of his weeklong trip across the country to draw attention away from Democrats and their national convention. Seventy-six days from now, we're going to win this state and we're going to win the White House, Trump said at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame from behind a podium surrounded by panes of bulletproof glass that formed a protective wall across the stage. Storage containers were stacked around the perimeter to create additional walls and block sight lines. Snipers were positioned on roofs at the venue, where old aircraft were sitting behind the podium and a large American flag was suspended from cranes. The event, billed as being focused on national security issues, is part of Trump's weeklong series of counterprogramming to the Democratic National Convention, which is underway in Chicago. Allies have ...

Company agrees to pay $1 mn fine for making calls mimicking Biden to voters

A company that sent deceptive calls to New Hampshire voters using artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden's voice agreed Wednesday to pay a $1 million fine, federal regulators said. Lingo Telecom, the voice service provider that transmitted the robocalls, agreed to the settlement to resolve enforcement action taken by the Federal Communications Commission, which had initially sought a USD 2 million fine. The case is seen by many as an unsettling early example of how AI might be used to influence groups of voters and democracy as a whole. Meanwhile Steve Kramer, a political consultant who orchestrated the calls, still faces a proposed USD 6 million FCC fine as well as state criminal charges. The phone messages were sent to thousands of New Hampshire voters on January 21. They featured a voice similar to Biden's falsely suggesting that voting in the state's presidential primary would preclude them from casting ballots in the November general election. Kramer, who paid a

Kamala Harris had more donors in 11 days than Biden did over entire run

The surge in donors resulted in $201 million in individual contributions for her campaign and the Democratic Party over that period, according to the latest Federal Election Commission data