US Election

Donald Trump asks supporters to try to vote twice, sparking uproar

US President Donald Trump has urged residents in the critical political battleground of North Carolina to try to vote twice in the November 3 election, once by mail and once in person, causing a furor for appearing to urge a potential act of voter fraud.

Sep 04, 2020, 10:25 AM IST

Tiny asteroid may hit earth on Nov 2, a day before US election, says NASA

NASA scientists have predicted that the asteroid "2018VP1" with a diameter of 0.002 km (about 6.5 feet) will pass near Earth one day before the 2020 US election, reports the CNN.

Aug 23, 2020, 14:42 PM IST

DNA: US President Trump personally bought pizza after election rally program

After the election rally program, US President Trump went to a restaurant like normal people and bought pizza himself.

Aug 21, 2020, 23:28 PM IST

US Election: America will support India's permanent membership in the UN Security Council

In the latest poll promise, senior adviser of Joe Biden camp said that America will support India's permanent membership in the UN Security Council. Watch video

Aug 17, 2020, 16:26 PM IST

Democrat Joe Biden promises economic policies to fight racial inequity in the US

US presidential candidate Joe Biden promised on Tuesday to fight the outsized economic burdens of nonwhite families with billions of dollars in federal spending for minority-owned businesses and provisions for more affordable housing.

Jul 29, 2020, 09:33 AM IST

US election: Indian-American voters could make huge difference in battleground

As a little over 100 days are left for the elections, both the Republican and the Democratic parties are making huge efforts to reach out to the small but influential Indian-American community.

Jul 19, 2020, 08:52 AM IST

Joe Biden says he's had intel briefings, warns of vote meddling

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee wasn't specific and offered no evidence while addressing a virtual fundraiser with more than 200 attendees.

Jul 18, 2020, 12:49 PM IST

Facebook mulls ban on political ads ahead of US election: Report

The potential ban is still only being discussed and has not been finalized yet, the report added.

Jul 11, 2020, 01:17 AM IST

Kanye West to run for US President in 2020 elections, gets Elon Musk's support

It was not immediately clear if the famous rapper was serious about vying for the Presidency or if he had filed any official paperwork to appear on state election ballots. 

Jul 05, 2020, 09:56 AM IST

Sundar Pichai denies political bias to Congress

Another basic question being handled in these hearings has been the ability of the tech companies to deal with foreign interference in US elections.

Dec 12, 2018, 10:42 AM IST

Donald Trump takes first concrete step towards 2020 re-election, names Brad Parscale as campaign chief

That he was going to attempt to return to the White House is no surprise. But Parscale's appointment as campaign chief indicates how heavily the campaign will rely on social media.

Feb 28, 2018, 07:12 AM IST

Trump says he won't fire Russia meddling probe chief

Mueller was appointed after Trump abruptly fired then-FBI director James Comey, who was leading an agency probe into the Russia affair.

Dec 18, 2017, 08:10 AM IST

Mideast nuclear plan backers bragged of support of top Trump aide Flynn

Backers of a US-Russian plan to build nuclear reactors across the Middle East bragged after the US election they had backing from Donald Trump`s national security adviser Michael Flynn for a project that required lifting sanctions on Russia, documents reviewed by Reuters show.

Dec 02, 2017, 09:15 AM IST

US Senate approves new sanctions on Russia, Iran

It also aims to punish Russia's Vladimir Putin for interfering in last year's US election, and to make it tougher for the White House to roll back sanctions.

Jun 15, 2017, 23:59 PM IST

Ex-FBI chief James Comey says Donald Trump pressured him on Russia probe

Donald Trump had raised the sensitive FBI probe into Russia`s alleged meddling in the US election in multiple discussions.

Jun 08, 2017, 10:16 AM IST

Trump to launch panel to investigate voter fraud

Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach will lead the commission, which will look at allegations of improper voting and fraudulent voter registration, an official said.

May 12, 2017, 00:03 AM IST

Ex-Obama administration officials to testify in Trump-Russia probe

James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence under Obama, and Sally Yates, who was Deputy Attorney General, will testify to the Senate subcommittee.

May 08, 2017, 21:30 PM IST

Trump ally in Congress steps aside as Russia probe leader

Nunes said he was stepping aside temporarily to address the ethics complaint.

Apr 06, 2017, 21:09 PM IST

Donald Trump should help kick 'Russia': Republican Senator Lindsey Graham

US President Donald Trump should come clean and back moves to "kick Russia`s ass" for its alleged meddling in last year`s US election, senior Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday.

Feb 19, 2017, 18:59 PM IST

Russia 'tired' of 'amateurish' US hacking claims

"These are baseless allegations substantiated with nothing, done on a rather amateurish, emotional level that is hardly worthy of professional work of truly world-class security services," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.

Jan 09, 2017, 19:04 PM IST