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Republican wave flounders, Biden hails 'good day for democracy'

Chris Lefkow with Gerard Martinez in Atlanta and Romain Fonsegrives in Phoenix, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 08:07 AM

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday hailed a "good day for democracy" after a surprisingly strong performance in midterm elections, with Republicans inching toward a slim majority in only one chamber of Congress. Read more »

Trump's likely 2024 run looms over US midterms

Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 09 07:19 AM

Donald Trump's influence loomed large as Americans voted Tuesday in midterm elections that could kickstart any bid to return to the White House in 2024 -- or, if his loyalists perform badly, derail it entirely. Read more »

Trump says making 'very big announcement' on Nov 15

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 11:53 AM

Donald Trump said Monday he would be making a "very big announcement" next week. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 7, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 12:14 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

MAGA (Make America Great Again) is back!

Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich, EPA-EFE
Posted at Nov 07 09:45 AM

Former US President Donald Trump campaigns for Republican candidates for the midterm elections carrying the MAGA, Make America Great Again, slogan. Read more »

White House blasts 'radical' Republican abortion bans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 01:10 AM

The White House on Friday blasted the latest set of "radical" abortion restrictions in four more states run by Republicans, signaling President Joe Biden's determination to lean on the issue ahead of tight November congressional elections. Read more »

FBI raid on Trump's home ignites political firestorm

Chris Lefkow and Camille Camdessus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 09:32 AM

Top Republican leaders flung their support behind former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday after an extraordinary FBI raid on his palatial Florida residence sparked a political firestorm in an already bitterly divided country. Read more »

After abortion, gay marriage? Fears US court may target other rights

Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 06:56 AM

After abortion, could gay marriage be next? Read more »

US Supreme Court leak ignites abortion firestorm

Michael Mathes and Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 07:42 AM

US President Joe Biden urged voters Tuesday to defend "fundamental" rights after a leaked Supreme Court draft ruling indicated the imminent end to nationwide legal abortion. Read more »

Fil-Am kicks off campaign to become Pennsylvania's Lieutenant Governor

Don Tagala | TFC News Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Posted at Jan 13 01:40 PM

Republicans, Democrats, and Independents came together to support Jeff Coleman, as the Fil-Am kicks off his campaign to become Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. Read more »

Fil-Am behind New Jersey Governor's reelection campaign

Don Tagala | TFC News New Jersey
Updated as of Oct 27 08:35 AM

New Jersey’s gubernatorial race has kicked into high gear, and behind the reelection campaign of Governor Phil Murphy is a young Fil-Am. Read more »

Beijing’s top diplomat to US politicians: Help heal US-China ties

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 16 01:36 PM

China’s foreign policy chief has urged politicians from both sides of the US partisan divide to get the relationship between the two countries back on track. Read more »

Texas nagpasa ng batas na pwedeng magdala ng baril na walang permit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 01:20 PM

Inaprubahan sa Texas sa Estados Unidos ang isang batas na pinahihintulutan ang sinumang legal na magdala ng baril na dalhin ito sa pampublikong lugar kahit walang permit.  Read more »

US congresswoman apologizes for comparing COVID-19 masks to Holocaust

Richard Cowan, Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 11:06 AM

Republican US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly apologized on Monday for her remarks last month comparing COVID-19 mask requirements and vaccinations to the Nazi Holocaust that killed 6 million Jews. Read more »

Trump repeats election lie, hints at 2024 bid

Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters
Posted at Mar 01 07:18 AM

WASHINGTON - Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at a possible run for president again in 2024, attacked President Joe Biden, and repeated his fraudulent claims that he won the 2020 election in his first major appearance since leaving the White House nearly six weeks ago. Read more »

After Trump acquittal, Republicans see 'battle for soul of party'

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 15 09:56 AM

WASHINGTON - A day after the Senate acquitted Donald Trump in a historic second impeachment trial, America was weighing how long a shadow the former president will cast -- over his party, and over the country. Read more »

What's next for Trump, the Republican Party and Biden?

Chris Lefkow and Jerome Cartillier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 01:26 PM

The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday of the charge of inciting the January 6 assault on the US Capitol in an unprecedented second impeachment trial.   Read more »

First sitting US congressman dies after COVID diagnosis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 11:53 AM

A Republican congressman from Texas who was being treated for COVID-19 has died, his office said Monday, the first sitting member to lose his life after battling the coronavirus. Read more »

Trial for the ages: US Senate to judge Trump over Capitol riot

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 02:54 AM

WASHINGTON - One year after his first impeachment, former president Donald Trump finds himself the subject of an unprecedented second trial beginning Tuesday in the Senate, whose members must determine whether he incited a deadly assault on the US Capitol. Read more »

Trump flexes political muscle, meets top House Republican

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 08:45 AM

Donald Trump met with US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in Florida Thursday amid a tug of war over the Republican Party's future, with congressional leadership appearing eager to present a united front with the former president.   Read more »