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Tulsa arena hosts thousands for Trump rally amid virus fears

1:09 pm June 21, 2020

Tulsa: Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump showed up in an indoor arena Saturday night for a rally that some fear could help fuel nascent spikes of coronavirus cases in some places, concerns that were amplified after six staffers helping to set up the event tested positive for the virus. State and city health […]

Biden shores up fragile 'blue wall' in industrial north

Liberal groups warn Biden could lose over policing policies

11:26 pm June 16, 2020

Washington: More than four dozen progressive groups have signed a letter to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden‘s campaign criticizing his police reform proposals and warning that if he doesn’t adopt more progressive policies he risks losing black voters — and the election — this fall. “You cannot win the election without the enthusiastic support of Black […]

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

2020 Watch: Has Trump hit bottom? Polls show him trailing 2020

8:27 pm June 8, 2020

Montclair (US): US President Donald Trump enters the week hoping to rebound from one of the lowest points of his presidency as recent polls show that 8 in 10 Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction and even spiralling out of control. The president got a boost late last week with a […]

Thousands of Americans gather across country to remember Floyd after memorial

3:16 pm June 5, 2020

Washington: Thousands of Americans carrying placards reading black lives matter and raising slogans such as no justice, no peace took to the streets in many US cities, demonstrating peacefully against the killing of unarmed African-American George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25. The 46-year-old victim, a native of Houston, was […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Trump’s focus on his base complicates path to reelection

8:26 pm April 27, 2020

Washington: During times of war and strife, national leaders often aim to unite a broken country and, in the process, broaden their appeal beyond their most loyal supporters. Not President Donald Trump. Confronting a pandemic that has upended his presidency and threatened his reelection prospects, Trump has focused almost exclusively on tending to his base. […]