Trump vows to end birthright citizenship
President-elect Donald Trump has said he will look at pardons for those involved in the 2021 US Capitol riot on his first day back in office next month. “These people are living in hell,” he told NBC’s Meet the Press in his first broadcast network interview since winning November’s election. The Republican also vowed to […]
Trump suspect left note outlining plan to kill him, prosecutors say
A suspected gunman arrested near Donald Trump’s golf-course wrote a note months earlier saying he intended to kill the former president, a court filing shows. “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump,” the note says. In documents filed on Monday, prosecutors said the letter was dropped off at the home of a witness several […]
Trump rushed to safety and suspect held after man spotted with firearm
Former President Trump is safe following an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course, and a “potential suspect” is in custody, US authorities have confirmed. Secret Service agents spotted the barrel of a firearm poking through some bushes and opened fire at him, officials said. The FBI said Trump was 300-500 yards (275 to […]
Trump picks JD Vance as his running mate
“I’m a ‘never Trump’ guy. I never liked him.” “My god what an idiot.” “I find him reprehensible.” That was from JD Vance in interviews and on Twitter in 2016, when the publication of his memoir Hillbilly Elegy catapulted him to fame. In the same year, he wrote privately to an associate on Facebook: “I […]
White House fights back against doubts on Biden’s fitness
The White House has pushed back on questions about Joe Biden’s mental fitness, with the US president daring doubters in the party to either challenge him or unite behind his candidacy. Biden, 81, took the highly unusual step of calling in to a cable news show, saying: “I am not going anywhere.” In a tense […]
Biden vows to fight on in first speech after Trump debate
US President Joe Biden has hit back at criticism over his age, telling supporters in a fiery speech that he will win re-election in November after a poor debate performance fuelled concern about his candidacy. “I know I’m not a young man, to state the obvious,” he told a rally in the battleground state of […]
Trump allies indicted over 2020 fake elector scheme
Arizona has indicted several former President Donald Trump’s advisers over an alleged scheme to flip his defeat in the state and overturn the 2020 election result. Ex-Trump advisers Rudi Giuliani and Mark Meadows were among 18 indicted on counts including conspiracy and fraud. Arizona is the fourth US state to file criminal charges in a […]