US presidential election
US presidential election heats up as frigid Iowa tests Trump
With a commanding lead in polls, the ex-president is expected easily to win the Midwestern state's first-in-the-nation vote as he bids to be the Republican standard-bearer against President Joe Biden in November.
US govt recovers over 300 classified docs from Trump's Florida estate
The US government has recovered more than 300 documents with classified markings from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate, including material from the CIA, the National Security Agency and the FBI, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing multiple people briefed on the matter.
CNN video shows Trump with figures linked to Russia email controversy
CNN releases a video showing Donald Trump attending a dinner with key figures at the center of a growing controversy over alleged Russian interference in the US presidential election.
CHINTITO SINCE 1995 / How not to win an election?
It's not easy, but one way to try and maintain sanity is by taking a worldwide view of every situation.
PLEASURE IS ALL MINE / The race for the White House is heating up
Brawn, brain and tears sum up the tone, temper and texture of the Republican and Democrat national conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia respectively.
Call for escalating the US-led bombing
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump reacted to the Orlando shooting in the same manner. Both candidates called for an escalation of the US-led bombing campaign against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
CROSS TALK / Does it matter who's the next US president?
Both Ted Cruz and John Kasich have fallen by the wayside, while Donald Trump dashed to the finishing line of Republican Party nomination for the US presidential race in 2016.
PROJECT SYNDICATE / Why Trump?
Some people run simply out of ego or greed. The publicity that attends a presidential bid can garner even a failed candidate a book contract, a television gig, or a well-paid speaking career (or perhaps all three). Trump ran on the basis of his celebrity.
The American Idol
The Grand Old Party does not know how to stop Trump and it is their fault. Throughout history it's a party that has won elections mostly on anti-government rhetoric.
Carson will not apologise for Muslim remark
Ben Carson, the Republican US presidential candidate, will not take back his comment in a recent interview that a Muslim should not be president, Carson's business manager says.
Clinton says private email was a mistake
It took three interviews and five days for Hillary Rodham Clinton to say "I'm sorry", for using a personal email account run on a private server to conduct government business as secretary of state.
A crowded bandwagon of hopefuls
In another fifteen months, the world's eyes will be riveted on the United States to see who the next US President will be.
Jeb Bush ready to run for US presidency
With his campaign logo ready, Jeb Bush was set to make his big announcement yesterday, formally adding his name to the crowded Republican field for the 2016 US presidential election.
