Former President Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has been helped in no small part by his winning of multiple so-called “blue wall” states that are traditional Democrat strongholds. “It appears Trump has breached the blue wall, or at least enough of it, to win the presidency,” David Schultz, an author and political…
EXPLAINER A viral claim suggests immigration officers were told not to wear uniforms to avoid scaring undocumented migrants. Not true. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu | Politifact Published On 6 Nov 20246 Nov 2024 A viral and misleading Instagram video claimed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders barred employees from wearing uniforms to the polls to avoid…
Just hours after the polls closed in the 2020 United States presidential election, as millions of votes were still being counted, Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary address. “We were getting ready to win this election – frankly, we did win this election,” the then-president told reporters in the early morning hours after Election Day, alleging…
Voters in Japan head to the polls on Sunday to elect members of their House of Representatives in an election seen as a test for the country’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. With Ishiba’s governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) embroiled in scandals and facing diminishing public support, the vote is expected to present the party…
The United States has filed charges against an Indian government employee it says was involved in a failed plot to kill an American citizen, who is a prominent advocate for Sikh separatism, in New York. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday that it filed “murder-for-hire and money…
From its first moments, the interview was contentious. On Wednesday, United States Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with the conservative-leaning network Fox News, as her campaign attempts to attract voters disenchanted with her Republican rival, Donald Trump. But host Bret Baier wasted no time zeroing in on the focus of their…
The state of Georgia has reported a record turnout on the first day of early voting in the United States elections, revealing a high level of engagement in the key battleground state. Hours after polls opened in the southern state on Tuesday, election officials reported that more than 251,000 voters had already cast their ballot…
US says move underscores ‘ironclad commitment’ to Israel’s defence against ‘further missile attacks by Iran’. The United States is sending an advanced anti-missile system to Israel, the Pentagon has announced, as President Joe Biden’s administration continues to provide “ironclad” support for one of its top allies amid mounting tensions with Iran. The US Department of…
