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How Trump compares to other US presidents on pardons and commutations

US President Donald Trump’s decision to grant a full pardon to former national security adviser Michael Flynn grabbed international headlines on Thursday. Trump is expected to use his clemency power to pardon or commute the sentences of his allies...

US Elections 2020: In Wisconsin, long shot recount may just be prelude to court

President Donald Trump’s hopes to reverse his election loss in Wisconsin hinge on closing a deficit of some 20,500 votes, an almost impossibly high bar that spurs speculation his true goal is building a case for legal challenges that...

Georgia affirms Joe Biden’s victory as Trump attempts to undermine election

After a painstaking recount, Georgia officials confirmed on Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in the battleground state on Nov. 3, further narrowing the president’s dubious effort to overturn the election results. The result of the six-day...

Amid US-China trade war, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to meet at virtual Asia Pacific meet

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders on Friday to discuss the coronavirus and global economic recovery, with lingering trade differences likely to cloud the meeting. The pair...

US Election 2020: Facebook, Twitter CEOs facing questions on poll measures

A Senate panel is calling on the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter to defend their handling of disinformation in the contest between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. But the senators are deeply divided by party over the...

Donald Trump poised to order troop cuts from Afghanistan and Iraq

Donald Trump is expected to issue a formal order drawing down US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 in each country by Jan. 15, a US defense official said, as the president works to deliver on his longtime...

Americans pivot from red-hot Trump to Biden’s seasoned cool

In a crystallizing moment at the last presidential debate, Donald Trump and Joe Biden fielded a question about people of color who live alongside chemical plants and oil refineries that seem to be making them sick. As is his...

Allies prepare for abrupt US U-turn as Joe Biden shifts priorities

Joe Biden’s election win will be greeted with a sigh of relief by many US allies, whose confidence in Washington was shaken over the four years of President Donald Trump’s combative “America First” approach to the world. The Biden administration...

From dosas to racist and sexist remarks: The making of vice president-elect Kamala Harris

President Donald Trump, Vice president Mike Pence, Republican Sen. David Perdue are among the top Republicans who have mispronounced now Vice president-elect Kamala Harris’ name. Senator Perdue in a rally while referring to Harris said, “KAH’-mah-lah? Kah-MAH’-lah? Kamala-mala-mala? I...

Harris wants to be president: Trump

Claiming that Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to be the first woman president of the United States, President Donald Trump told his supporters that this is one “good reason” not to vote for his challenger Joe Biden. “This...

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Macron Sues Candace Owens Over False Gender Claims About France’s First Lady

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States against conservative...