Politics

Democratic megadonors push Biden to quit race, as Kamala Harris events fill up

On a Tuesday in early July, 75 wealthy Democratic political donors gathered on a Zoom call to discuss the path forward…

Hunter Biden cites Trump ruling in seeking dismissal of gun and tax cases

Lawyers for Hunter Biden on Thursday asked federal judges in California and Delaware to dismiss the criminal tax and gun…

Second Democratic senator urges Biden to drop out of election against Trump

Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester on Thursday night urged President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 election contest…

Biden has ‘mild’ Covid symptoms, no fever, White House doctor says

President Joe Biden is still dealing with “mild upper respiratory symptoms” one day after testing positive for Covid-19, White House…

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy gets personal with self-appointed ‘peace’ negotiator Orban

OXFORD, England — Ukraine’s president, Volodymr Zelenskyy, on Thursday hit out at European leaders who “betray” Kyiv’s interests in a…

EU Commission head von der Leyen elected for second term

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was elected for a second term on Thursday after pledging to create a…

SEC sues Trump Media SPAC ex-CEO Patrick Orlando for alleged fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the former CEO of the blank-check company that merged with Trump Media, accusing…

China’s Communist Party removes ex-foreign, defence ministers from top body

China’s Communist Party removed its former foreign and defence ministers, Qin Gang and Li Shangfu, from its Central Committee on…

‘Britain will be a friend and a partner’: UK’s Starmer aims to overhaul EU relations at key summit

OXFORD, England — The U.K.’s new Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to reset fractured relations with Europe on…

U.S.-China tensions are not a ‘new Cold War,’ veteran Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan says

While some may characterize tensions between the U.S. and China as a “new Cold War,” Bilahari Kausikan, Singapore’s former permanent…