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Republican DeSantis begins presidential bid in Trump's shadow

Camille CAMDESSUS, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 08:13 PM

Republican governor Ron DeSantis kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign tour in Iowa on Tuesday by pitching himself as the best alternative to Donald Trump. Read more »

Texas gov seeks to pardon convicted killer of anti-police brutality protester

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 02:01 AM

Texas's Republican governor is seeking a pardon for an Uber driver convicted of murder for shooting a protester during a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Republican senators signal opposition to Trump impeachment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 10:33 AM

US Democrats' efforts to convict Donald Trump at his impeachment trial suffered a fresh blow Tuesday when almost all Republican senators backed dismissing the case, underlining the former president's continuing hold over the party.   Read more »

Mike Pence opposes invoking constitution to force Trump out: NYT

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 09:10 AM

WASHINGTON - US Vice President Mike Pence is opposed to using the constitution's 25th Amendment to force President Donald Trump from office, despite pressure from democrats and some Republicans, the New York Times reported Thursday. Read more »

US Electoral College confirms Joe Biden's victory over Trump

Michael Martina and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters
Posted at Dec 15 07:32 AM

LANSING, Michigan - Democrat Joe Biden on Monday won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that formally determines the U.S. presidency, all but ending President Donald Trump's floundering campaign to overturn his loss in the Nov. 3 election. Read more »

Biden's son Hunter says under investigation for tax affairs

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 10 01:35 PM

Hunter Biden, the son of US President-elect Joe Biden and a frequent target of Republican attacks, said Wednesday he was under federal investigation about his taxes. Read more »

Democrats, Republicans flip one seat each in US Senate battle

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 02:51 PM

Democrats flipped a US Senate seat in Colorado Tuesday in their bid to regain control of the upper chamber of Congress, but Republicans countered by ousting a vulnerable Democrat in Alabama, networks projected.   Read more »

Trump gets second term bid underway with Republican nomination

Saul Loeb and Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 25 01:41 AM

CHARLOTTE (UPDATE)- President Donald Trump went into battle for a second term Monday with his nomination at a Republican convention where he will draw on all his showman's instincts to try and change the narrative in an election he is currently set to lose. Read more »

Trump's church visit, response to unarmed black man's death frustrate some advisers

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 07:47 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's bellicose response to the racial unrest engulfing the United States and his controversial visit to a church after the forced clearing of peaceful protesters have sparked divisions and frustration among some White House staff. Read more »