US Presidential Election 2016

Facebook to turn over Russia-linked ads

Social media giant Facebook is expected to provide Congress with more than 3,000 ads that ran around the time of the 2016 presidential election and are linked to a Russian ad agency.

[WATCH] Dhakaites react to victory of Donald Trump

Dhaka dwellers express their instant reaction as Donald Trump wins the American election to become the 45th President of the United States.

Trump would spend billions more on military, but for what? experts ask

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s US military buildup plan would cost hundreds of billions of dollars - but with no apparent strategy, defense experts from across the political spectrum say.

Clinton leads Trump in key swing states, would likely win election : Poll

If the US presidential election were held today, Democrat Hillary Clinton would win the key swing states of Florida, Ohio and Virginia and have a 95 percent chance of beating Republican Donald Trump to become America's first female president, according to the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project.

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.

Editorial / Hillary Clinton for US president

We congratulate Hillary Clinton who, after a grueling 15-month campaign, has finally clinched the Democratic Party's nomination for US president...

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.

US election: Trump top aide leaves campaign

The campaign manager for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is to leave his job.

Declaring a historic victory, Clinton turns fire on Trump in her White House bid

Fresh from sewing up the Democratic presidential nomination, HIllary Clinton takes aim at her Republican nemesis Donald Trump for using divisive rhetoric that belittles women, Muslims and immigrants.

May 28, 2016
May 28, 2016

Trump rally sparks clashes in San Diego

Supporters and opponents of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump clashes in the city of San Diego in California.

May 13, 2016
May 13, 2016

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.

May 4, 2016
May 4, 2016

US election: Ted Cruz pulls out of Republican race

Ted Cruz drops out of the US Republican presidential nomination race after Donald Trump delivers a decisive win in the Indiana primary.

April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016

US election: Trump accuses Republican leaders of conspiracy

Republican Donald Trump says the party's leaders do not want him to win the presidential nomination, and the rules are "stacked" against him.

March 31, 2016
March 31, 2016

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.

March 13, 2016
March 13, 2016

Trump stares down protesters after rally violence

Donald Trump trains his fire on the protesters disrupting his rallies, branding them "thugs" and extremists, as White House rivals warned the Republican's heated rhetoric was dangerously fanning tensions.

March 12, 2016
March 12, 2016

Trump calls off Chicago rally following violent clashes

Donald Trump calls off a rally in Chicago after protests against the Republican presidential front-runner led to violent clashes.

January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016

US election 2016: Republican rivals mock Trump over no-show

Donald Trump has been mocked by his Republican rivals at a televised debate in Iowa, after quitting the event in a row with Fox News.

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