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US elections: Facebook says political candidates can use sponsored memes

Each piece of sponsored political content must use Facebook's branded content tool, which states at the top of the post that the creator was paid for it and by whom

Pete Buttigieg holds razor-thin lead in Iowa caucus, defeats Sanders

Eventually, all precincts counted, the Iowa Democratic Party said, after technical glitches hindered the counting of votes in the fist contest for the Democratic presidential nomination

Buttigieg takes narrow lead in Iowa caucus first results, Joe Biden lags

Senator Bernie Sanders, 78, more than double the age of young Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend in Indiana, was a close second as results started trickling

US election: Democratic White House race kicks off as Iowa caucuses open

Just 41 Iowa delegates are up for grabs, a fraction of the 1,991 needed to secure the Democratic nomination

'May the best woman win' NYT endorses Warren, Klobuchar for President

"Both the radical and the realist models warrant serious consideration," the board said.

Trump uses campaign rally to trumpet Iran policy as Democrats damn it

Highlighting the politics of the city, Trump's rally was interrupted several times by protesters, who also demonstrated outside the arena where he spoke

'Phase Two' trade deal with China may come after US election: Trump

Trump's remarks come days before Beijing's trade envoy is due in Washington to sign a "phase one" agreement, marking a pause in the two sides' nearly two-year trade war

Kamala Harris drops out of US presidential race as approval rating slumps

Harris was among first major Democratic Party leaders to announce her presidential run in last January, which was attended by a massive crowd of over 20,000 supporters

US 2020 election: Bloomberg bashes Trump's policies, backs immigrants

Arizona has received scant attention form the Democrats running for president, but Bloomberg has put a heavy focus in a state he said will be crucial to the general election.

Worried about re-election, Trump reportedly shelves vaping ban

The freeze was welcomed by the vaping industry, which has been blamed for a health epidemic among teenage consumers of their products

Bloomberg calls for Trump defeat, takes new step towards 2020 run

Bloomberg's personal appearance to sign his ballot papers in Little Rock is a strong public signal that the centrist tycoon will officially leap into the already-crowded Democratic primary field

Donald Trump puts economic growth at centre of his 2020 campaign

Trump told the Economic Club of New York that his policies have generated a boom in growth and jobs

'Don't misinterpret': Jaishankar clarifies Modi's 'Trump Sarkar' remark

Jaishankar strongly refuted the notion that the prime minister used the phrase to endorse Trump's candidature for his 2020 re-election campaign

Facebook to tighten rules for political ad spending ahead of US elections

Facebook said Wednesday it would tighten its rules for political ad spending ahead of the 2020 US elections, notably by requiring more information about who is paying for campaign messages. The move is the latest by Facebook to crack down on efforts to deceive or manipulate users after the social network admitted lapses in the 2016 election. While Facebook has already begun requiring political advertisers to provide identification to confirm who they are and where they are located, the new policy requires more information to show they are registered with the US government. This new verification can be done by submitting a tax identification number or proof that the group is registered with the Federal Election Commission. "People should know who is trying to influence their vote and advertisers shouldn't be able to cover up who is paying for ads," a Facebook blog post said. The new steps call for "strengthening the authorization process for US advertisers, showing people more ...

Trump wary of drawing US into war with Iran ahead of 2020 re-election

Since withdrawing from the 2015 agreement that curbed Iran's nuclear ambitions, Trump has steadily ratcheted up US tensions with Tehran

How Trump's tariffs put China at the centre of 2020 re-election bid

'Tariffs will make our Country MUCH STRONGER, not weaker,' the president predicted in a tweet. 'Just sit back and watch!'

Does Mueller report exonerate Donald Trump? The Key takeaways

In a major relief to President Trump, the nearly two-year probe by Mueller found "no evidence" of a "collusion" between the Trump campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 US elections

Game Over: Trump uses GOT image to declare himself victor on Mueller report

Trump posted the image after Attorney General Bill Barr again declared there was no collusion between the president's campaign and Moscow -- but before the report was made public

What we learned & didn't learn from Robert Mueller's report: Key takeaways

The document sheds new light on Mueller's exhaustive investigation into whether Donald Trump or his campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 election and whether the president obstructed justice

You've got to be kidding! US town elects goat as 'mayor'

Lincoln was victorious over 15 other candidates including Crystal the gerbil and many dogs and cats