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New $50 mn Joe Biden's ad campaign targets Trump's felony convictions

The move marks a notable shift in Biden's approach to Trump's conviction after the president's initial reluctance to weigh in on the issue, to avoid engaging with Trump's legal woes

Donald Trump will try to turn his guilty verdict into campaign fuel

Being convicted of a felony - let alone 34 of them - is the kind of blow that would normally tank any politician's ambitions. Donald Trump will instead try to turn what might otherwise be a career-ending judgment into campaign fuel. Trump will return to the campaign trail Friday with a news conference at his namesake tower in Manhattan a day after he was convicted of trying to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who claimed they had sex. His lawyers and allies described him as defiant and ready to fight a verdict they argue is illegitimate and driven by politics. No former president or presumptive party nominee has ever faced a felony conviction or the prospect of prison time, and Trump is expected to keep his legal troubles central to his campaign. He has long argued without evidence that the four indictments against him were orchestrated by Democratic President Joe Biden to try to keep him out of the White House. There is nobody who

Trump engaged in conspiracy to hoodwink voters in 2016, says prosecutor

Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy to hoodwink voters in 2016, a prosecutor told jurors on Tuesday during closing arguments in the former president's hush money trial, while a defence lawyer branded the star witness as the greatest liar of all time and pressed the panel for an across-the-board acquittal. The lawyers' duelling accounts, wildly divergent in their assessments of witness credibility, Trump's culpability and the strength of evidence, offered both sides one final chance to score points with the jury before it starts deliberating the first felony case against a former American president. The landmark case, the only one of four criminal prosecutions against Trump to reach trial, centred on allegations that Trump and his allies conspired to stifle potentially embarrassing stories during the 2016 presidential campaign through hush money payments including to a porn actor who alleged that she and Trump had sex a decade earlier. This case, at its core, is about a conspiracy

Democrats raise concerns about Republicans meddling in Oregon primary

A new political action committee has begun pouring money into a key Oregon swing district just days before the Democratic primary there, raising questions about whether Republicans are trying to tilt the scales in the contest. The primary features Janelle Bynum and Jamie McLeod-Skinner and will take place Tuesday. The Democrats are vying to compete against Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a first-term Republican lawmaker who narrowly won the 2022 election over McLeod-Skinner by about 7,300 votes and just 2 percentage points. The contest is viewed as one of the most competitive in the nation and will draw a huge amount of resources in the fall as the two major political parties vie for control of the House. The district is one of 16 won by President Joe Biden now represented by a Republican in the House. The new super PAC called Health Equity Now has reserved about USD 352,000 in advertising with spots supporting McLeod-Skinner, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact. The ads began

Adversaries could use AI to spread disinformation about US elections: FBI

The FBI is concerned that foreign adversaries could deploy artificial intelligence as a means to interfere in American elections and spread disinformation, a senior official said Thursday, describing the technology as an area that's probably going to see growth over the coming years. The threat is more than theoretical given the prevalence of AI deepfakes and robocalls and the way such technology has already surfaced in politics. The official noted an episode in Slovakia early this year in which audio clips resembling the voice of the liberal party chief purportedly capturing him talking about hiking beer prices and rigging the vote were shared widely on social media just days before parliamentary elections. The clips were deepfakes. An incident in the U.S. involved robocalls impersonating President Joe Biden that urged voters in New Hampshire to abstain from voting in January's primary election. The robocalls were later traced to a political consultant who said he was trying to .

Macquarie eyes rise of protectionist policies in upcoming US, EU elections

Over two dozen countries - home to more than half the world's population - are voting this year. India is part way through its mammoth multi-month vote

AI's capacity to damage democracy, elections may be hard to detect

Meta's WhatsApp makes it possible to scale communication thanks to its 'Channels' feature, which can broadcast to thousands

Donald Trump tried to 'corrupt' the 2016 election, alleges prosecutor

A prosecutor says Donald Trump "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election. Matthew Colangelo, a prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney's office, made the remarks during opening statements Monday at Trump's historic hush money trial. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and denies wrongdoing. Trump arrived at the courthouse shortly before 9 am, minutes after castigating the case in capital letters on social media as election interference and a witch hunt. He faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records a charge punishable by up to four years in prison though it's not clear if the judge would seek to put him behind bars. A conviction would not preclude Trump from becoming president again, but because it is a state case, he would not be able to attempt to pardon himself if found guilty. He has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. Unfolding as Trump vies to reclaim the White House, the trial will require him to spe

Highlights of the day: AAP MLA Amanatullah arrested in Delhi Waqf Board-linked money laundering case

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Democrats hope to win back deadlocked Michigan House in special elections

Democratic lawmakers are hoping to win back a majority in the deadlocked Michigan House and regain control of the state government in two special elections on Tuesday. Democrat Mai Xiong is taking on Republican Ronald Singer in District 13, while Peter Herzberg, a Democrat, faces Republican Josh Powell in District 25. Both districts are located just outside Detroit and are heavily Democratic, with the previous Democratic incumbents each having won by over 25 percentage points in 2022. The lower chamber has been tied 54-54 between Democratic and Republican lawmakers since November, when two Democratic representatives vacated their seats after winning mayoral races in their hometowns. Democrats previously held a majority in both chambers along with control of the governor's office. These special elections will determine who controls the House here in Michigan and set the tone for November, when we will decide whether Democrats hold on to the state House, said Michigan Democratic Party

Highlights of the day: 'No fire at Delhi's Aiims Hospital'; DFS chief confirms receiving call, but turned out to be false alarm

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How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets, trade

Voters in India, meanwhile, will cast ballots later this month, with self-styled strongman Narendra Modi expected to win a third term as prime minister in the world's most populous country

US poll: Trump's campaign raises $50.5 mn at high-dollar Florida fundraiser

Donald Trump's campaign said it raised $50.5 million on Saturday, a staggering reported haul as his campaign works to catch up to the fundraising juggernaut of President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party. The reported haul from the event with major donors at the Palm Beach, Florida, home of billionaire investor John Paulson sets a new single-event fundraising record and is almost double the $26 million that Biden's campaign said it raised recently at a gathering with former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama at Radio City Music Hall in New York. It's clearer than ever that we have the message, the operation, and the money to propel President Trump to victory on November 5, his campaign senior advisers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles said in a statement. The event, billed as the Inaugural Leadership Dinner," sends a signal of a resurgence of Trump and the Republican Party's fundraising, which has lagged behind Biden and the Democrats. Trump boasted about his evening with wealt

Highlights of the day: Sanjay Singh released; supporters gather outside Tihar Jail in Delhi

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US elections 2024: Wisconsin voters approve ban on private money support

Private money to fund elections will be banned in Wisconsin after voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday put forward by Republicans in reaction to grants received in 2020 that were funded by donations from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Voters also approved a second question put on the ballot by the Republican-controlled Legislature that amends the constitution to say that only election officials can administer elections. That's already state law, but putting it in the constitution makes it more difficult to repeal or change. Democrats opposed both measures, which they argued would make it more difficult to conduct elections in the presidential battleground state. Both constitutional amendments on the ballot were in reaction to grant money that came to Wisconsin in 2020 from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, a liberal group that fights for voter access. That year it received a $300 million donation from Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan to help election ...

Highlights of the day: India firmly rejects 'senseless attempts' by China to rename places in Arunachal

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Highlights of the day: Above normal heatwave projected for next 3 months

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US polls: Trump's immigration rhetoric makes inroads with some Democrats

The video shared by Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrapping themselves in American flags. They're coming by the thousands, Trump says in the video, posted on his social media site. We will secure our borders. And we will restore sovereignty. In his speeches and online posts, Trump has ramped up anti-immigrant rhetoric, casting migrants as dangerous criminals poisoning the blood of America. His messaging often relies on falsehoods about migration, but it has proved attractive to many core supporters going back a decade, to when build the wall rang out at his campaign rallies. President Joe Biden and his allies portray the situation as a policy dispute that Congress can fix and hits Republicans in Washington for backing away from a border security deal after facing

US polls: Biden, Harris argue Democrats will preserve access to health care

President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris on Tuesday promoted their healthcare agenda in the battleground state of North Carolina, arguing that Democrats like themselves would preserve access to care while Republicans would reverse gains made over the past decade and a half. Fourteen years after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the White House still sees health care as a winning issue during a campaign in which Biden has sometimes found himself on the defensive when it comes to immigration or the economy. Republicans have opposed Biden's signature initiatives to lower medical costs, and they've seized opportunities to restrict abortion rights after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. "It's sick. Now they want to quote, his words, terminate the ACA, as my predecessor says," Biden said, referring to Republican former President Donald Trump. "If that were ever to happen, we'd also terminate a lot of lives as well. But we're not going to

US election: Texas man runs for President as 'Literally Anybody Else'

A US citizen from Texas, formerly called Dustin Ebey, has legally changed his name to "Literally Anybody Else" in hopes to take on presidential frontrunners Joe Biden and Donald Trump