Barack Obama

Donald Trump ‘wrong’ president for US, says former first lady Michelle Obama

6:44 pm August 18, 2020

New York: Michelle Obama has ripped through Donald Trump at the opening of the Democratic National Convention, saying he is the “wrong president for our country” and urged Americans to vote for his challenger Joe Biden “like our lives depend on it.” In an emotional recorded message to the convention, the former US first lady said last four years had been […]

Kamala Harris’ VP nomination historic but not a surprise, says Delhi uncle

11:24 pm August 12, 2020

New Delhi: US Senator Kamala Harris’ nomination as the vice presidential candidate is a “historic moment” but it is not a surprise at all, her proud uncle said here on Wednesday. Gopalan Balachandran, Harris’ maternal uncle, said she will script many firsts if she wins and expressed the hope her top-level position will give Indians in […]

Biden ‘nailed this decision’ in picking Harris to be his running mate: Obama

7:53 pm August 12, 2020

Washington: Former US president Barack Obama has joined top Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, to praise Indian-American Senator Kamala Harris’ selection as the party’s vice presidential candidate in the November election, saying Joe Biden has “nailed this decision”. Presumptive Democratic party presidential nominee Biden on Tuesday named 55-year-old Harris as his vice presidential running mate, making […]

Michelle Obama she has ‘low-grade depression’

7:59 pm August 6, 2020

Washington: Former US first lady Michelle Obama says she has been suffering from “low-grade depression” due to the coronavirus pandemic, the rising racial injustice and the “hypocrisy” of the Trump administration. Amid all the challenges facing the country, Obama said she is managing the “emotional highs and lows” by trying to maintain a routine, trying to not be hard […]

Biden shores up fragile 'blue wall' in industrial north

Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins

11:43 pm August 1, 2020

Washington: Should former Vice President Joe Biden win the White House in November, America will likely be in for a foreign policy about-face as Biden reverses, dismantles or severely curtails many of President Donald Trump’s most significant and boldest actions. From the Middle East to Asia, Latin America to Africa and, particularly, Europe, and on issues including trade, terrorism, arms control and immigration, the presumptive Democratic nominee and his […]