US reaches 200,000 coronavirus deaths amid fears for coming winter
US deaths highest in world ahead of Brazil, India and Mexico California has most Covid cases followed by Texas and Florida The US has reached another tragic landmark in deaths… »
Category: Donald Trump
Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill straight out of Trump playbook, David Lammy says
Labour MP criticises Cummings and says Tory government has dented UK’s standing in the world Boris Johnson’s law-breaking Brexit bill is straight out of the Donald Trump playbook, and leaves… »
Trump vows to nominate a woman for US supreme court vacancy within a week
President says he has ‘obligation’ to fill the vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Trump has chance to reshape US for generations Donald Trump has promised to… »
The TikTok deal solves quite literally nothing
Well… that was pointless. After debasing the idea of free commerce in the U.S in the name of a misplaced security concern, stringing along several multi-billion dollar companies that embarrassed… »
President Trump reportedly has approved the Oracle deal for TikTok’s US operations
President Donald Trump said he has given his stamp of approval “in concept” on the Oracle bid for the U.S. operations of the wildly popular social media app, TikTok, according… »
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: death of liberal justice gives Trump chance to reshape the US for generations
President pledges to fill supreme court vacancy ‘without delay’ Democrats cry foul, citing case of Merrick Garland US politics – live coverage Opinion: Ginsburg changed US before she joined supreme… »
‘Hail, gallant woman’: Amy Dorris praised for coming forward with Trump assault allegation
Fellow accuser E Jean Carroll leads chorus of voices supporting former model A prominent American former magazine columnist who accused Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s has joined… »
‘The US feels very volatile’: former ambassador warns of election violence
Ex-UK ambassador Kim Darroch say pollsters could be undercounting Donald Trump supporters The former UK ambassador in Washington, Kim Darroch, has warned of a “genuine risk” of violence in the… »
Roger Stone to Donald Trump: bring in martial law if you lose election
Trump meanwhile promises to ‘put down’ leftwing protests and says US Marshals killing Portland suspect was ‘retribution’ Rage: Will Bob Woodward’s tapes bring down Donald Trump? Roger Stone, whose 40-month… »
Trump uses Fox News interview to accuse Biden of taking drugs
President makes unsubstantiated claim in Saturday broadcast Rage: Will Bob Woodward’s tapes bring down Donald Trump? Fox News will broadcast an interview on Saturday night in which Donald Trump accuses… »
Portland clashes: Trump accused of encouraging violence after shooting
Police say it was not clear if shooting was linked to fights between protesters and caravan of Trump supporters Portland mayor Ted Wheeler on Sunday slammed Donald Trump, accusing the… »
Kenosha: fears rise that Trump visit could inflame tensions amid protests
Concern grows that president’s planned visit could agitate largely peaceful protests after the police shooting of Jacob Blake Concern was growing on Sunday that a tense but peaceful situation prevailing… »
Michelle Obama condemns shootings of Jacob Blake and protesters – as it happened
Former first lady says she is ‘exhausted and frustrated’ White House chief of staff dismisses Covid concerns over RNC President grants Alice Johnson a full pardon Jacob Blake reportedly no… »
RNC: Trump paints Biden as a ‘radical’ candidate and a danger to America
President accepts Republican presidential nomination in event staged at White House, raising ethical concerns Against a backdrop of a global pandemic, heightened racial tensions, and widespread unemployment, Donald Trump framed… »
Trump to address 1,000 supporters on White House lawn despite coronavirus risks – RNC live
President expected to portray Joe Biden as a radical in speech Republicans have rarely mentioned shooting of Jacob Blake Sign up for our First Thing newsletter 2.00am BST White House… »
RNC 2020 live: Pence to headline third night of convention amid growing unrest in Kenosha
Vice-president, second lady, and Kellyanne Conway to speak Protests continue over police shooting of Jacob Blake Sign up for our First Thing newsletter 2.05am BST This is the moment the… »
Melania Trump to headline second night of Republican convention – live
An aide to the first lady said her speech would be ‘positive and uplifting’ Convention’s first night hit the spot, Republicans say Republicans unable to resist ominous RNC themes Sign… »
RNC night one: Republicans argue only Trump can save America
President’s allies and family issued dark warnings of what’s at stake in the election, and an array of misleading claims Republicans have used the first night of their national convention… »
Kellyanne Conway to leave Trump White House at end of month
President’s adviser cites the need to focus on her family as her husband George also steps back from his role at the Lincoln Project The White House adviser Kellyanne Conway… »
Twitter hides Trump tweet behind notice for potentially dissuading people from voting
Twitter flagged one of President Donald Trump’s tweets on Monday, placing it behind a notice that warns users it violates the platform’s rules against dissuading people from voting. In the… »
US Senate report goes beyond Mueller to lay bare Trump campaign’s Russia links
Bipartisan intelligence panel says that Russian who worked on Trump’s 2016 bid was career spy, amid a stunning range of contacts A report by the Senate intelligence committee provides a… »
UK marks 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day
VJ Day was declared when emperor Hirohito ordered his people to stop fighting in second world war The 75th anniversary of VJ Day – the victory over Japan which signalled… »
Daily Crunch: Trump bans transactions with ByteDance and Tencent
Trump escalates his campaign against Chinese tech companies, Facebook extends work from home until the middle of 2021 and Netflix adds support for Hindi. Here’s your Daily Crunch for August… »
Facebook removes Trump post over false Covid-19 claim for first time
Video in which Trump wrongly said kids were ‘almost immune’ from illness also prompted Twitter to ban president’s re-election campaign account Facebook has removed a post from Donald Trump’s page… »
Trump and his company under investigation by New York district attorney, filing suggests – as it happened
Filing suggests Cyrus Vance is investigating possible fraud Trump calls Birx’s dire warning on coronavirus in the US ‘pathetic’ Join us for an online event with Eric Holder to discuss… »
Microsoft pursuing TikTok purchase by September 15th, may invite U.S. investors to deal
Microsoft has posted a statement today on its corporate blog that says it will continue discussions on a potential TikTok purchase in the U.S.. As a part of the statement,… »
Trump launches fresh bid to secure tax returns
Tribune Online Trump launches fresh bid to secure tax returns US President Donald Trump on Monday launched a fresh legal bid to stop a New York district attorney from obtaining… »
America ‘staring down the barrel of martial law’, Oregon senator warns
Ron Wyden says Portland tactics threaten democracy Senator Jeff Merkley deplores ‘military-style assault’ Former Ice head: Trump is using agents as his ‘goon squad’ America is “staring down the barrel… »
Robert Mueller breaks his silence and condemns Trump for commuting Roger Stone’s sentence
US special counsel defends his investigation into allegations of corruption during 2016 election The former special counsel Robert Mueller made a rare move on Saturday to publicly defend his two-year… »
Trump’s commutation of ally Roger Stone’s sentence sparks outrage
Mitt Romney calls move ‘unprecedented, historic corruption’ Analyst: ‘It’s a disgraceful, dark day for American democracy’ Outrage is growing among opponents of Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence… »
Nicola Sturgeon announces tighter household measures as PM says England’s new restrictions ‘likely to remain in force for six months’ Boris Johnson sets out new Covid restrictions at ‘perilous turning… »
A dossier of evidence detailing how the online ad targeting industry profiles Internet users’ intimate characteristics without their knowledge or consent has been published today by the Irish Council for… »
