President Donald Trump

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

White House virus testing couldn’t protect Trump

7:30 pm October 6, 2020

WASHINGTON: His press secretary once described President Donald Trump as the “most tested man in America” when it came to COVID-19. And variations on that message were the White House ready response any time critics questioned the president’s lax approach to following guidelines for avoiding the novel coronavirus. But that testing operation proved woefully insufficient […]

Thousands expected to honour Ginsburg at Supreme Court

1:31 pm September 23, 2020

Washington: Thousands of people are expected to pay their respects at the Supreme Court to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the women’s rights champion, leader of the court’s liberal bloc and feminist icon who died last week. Even with the court closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic and Washington already consumed […]

Supreme Court formally rejects Trump election challenge cases

Trump to nominate female judge for Supreme Court

12:28 pm September 20, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump is likely to nominate a female candidate to the US Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. “I will be putting forth a nominee next week. I could say most likely it would be a woman. I think I can say that. If […]

Trump defies virus rules as ‘peaceful protest’ rallies grow

11:14 am September 15, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump is running as the law and order candidate. But that hasn’t stopped him and his campaign from openly defying state emergency orders and flouting his own administration’s coronavirus guidelines as he holds ever-growing rallies in battleground states. Democratic governors and local leaders have urged the president to reconsider the events, warning […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

In defiance of Nevada governor, Trump holds indoor rally

12:48 pm September 14, 2020

Las Vegas (US): In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump on Sunday hosted his first indoor rally since June with a packed, mask-less Nevada crowd. Eager to project a sense of normalcy in imagery, Trump soaked up the raucous cheers inside a warehouse. Not since a […]