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Twitter execs exit, hirings halt as Musk buy looms

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 04:37 AM

Musk's endorsement of a Trump return triggered fears among activists that Musk would ‘open the floodgates of hate.’ Read more »

Elon Musk says he would lift Twitter ban on Trump

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 03:01 AM

Trump was booted from Twitter after supporters fired up by his tweets alleging election fraud attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Read more »

Trump suggested shooting protesters in legs: ex-defense secretary

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 02 10:13 PM

Donald Trump vented fury at protesters outside the White House in 2020, saying "Can't you just shoot them?" according to then defense secretary Mark Esper in book excerpts released Monday. Read more »

Trump rules out Twitter return amid Elon Musk purchase

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 05:33 AM

Trump was banned for life from Twitter – and impeached for a second time – following the January 2021 assault on the US Capitol by his supporters. Read more »

Trump wants US court to block access to tax returns

Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 06:46 PM

n appeals court on Thursday will debate whether a congressional committee can obtain former President Donald Trump's tax returns from the US Treasury Department, the latest face-off in a three-year old legal fight. Read more »

US Supreme Court to hear high-stakes environmental case

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 09:51 AM

The conservative-dominated US Supreme Court is to hear an environmental regulation case on Monday with potentially far-reaching implications for the Biden administration's fight against climate change. Read more »

Trump-linked SPAC's shares surge as Truth Social app tops Apple downloads

Medha Singh, Reuters
Posted at Feb 23 08:46 AM

Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp DWAC.O, the blank-check company behind former US President Donald Trump's new social media venture, Truth Social, rose about 14 percent on Tuesday as the app topped downloads on Apple's App Store after its launch late on Sunday. Read more »

Trump's Truth Social tops downloads on Apple App Store; many waitlisted

Kenneth Li, Julia Love and Helen Coster, Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 08:33 AM

The app was available shortly before midnight ET and was the top free app available on the App Store early Monday. Truth Social was automatically downloaded to Apple Inc devices belonging to users who had pre-ordered the app. Read more »

Trump can be prosecuted for role in Capitol riot: judge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 09:24 AM

Trump’s speech to thousands of supporters gathered in Washington before the assault could ‘reasonably’ be perceived as a ‘call for collective action.’ Read more »

Trump NFT collection to laud his own presidency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 08:41 AM

More NFT digital collectibles are coming from former US first lady Melania Trump, she said, and this time they will focus on "iconic" moments from her husband's turbulent presidency. Read more »

Trump app opens to hundreds of testers ahead of launch

Helen Coster, Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 07:48 PM

The testing of Truth Social comes a year after Trump was banned from Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet's YouTube. Read more »

Trump took gov't records from White House: Archives

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 12:33 PM

The US National Archives said Monday it had retrieved 15 boxes of records that had been improperly removed from the White House and taken to Donald Trump's southern Florida home -- including 'love letters' from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Read more »

Trump to launch his social media app in February, listing shows

Krystal Hu and Helen Coster, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 08:24 AM

Former President Donald Trump's new media venture plans to launch its social media app Truth Social on Feb. 21, according to an Apple Inc App Store listing. Read more »

Biden assails Trump in anniversary of Capitol riot

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 07 11:41 AM

Biden tore into Trump Thursday on the first anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, calling him a selfish liar who could not accept defeat. Read more »

One year after assault, US Capitol still licking its wounds

Camille Camdessus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 05:14 PM

Mourn, or move on? Read more »

Trumpism without Trump: Republican playbook for 2022?

Frankie Taggart, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 05:36 PM

As US Republicans cheered impressive gains in state elections in the fall, their leader may not have been so delighted as he followed the results from his fiefdom in southern Florida. Read more »

Trump asks Supreme Court to block White House records on Capitol riot

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 05:06 PM

Former US president Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block the release of White House records to a congressional committee investigating the January 6 assault on the Capitol by his supporters. Read more »

US, Israel to discuss military drills for Iran scenario

Phil Stewart, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 09 09:39 PM

Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons, saying it wants to master nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. Read more »

How US-China talks failed, succeeded in recent years

Amanda Lee, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 18 02:27 PM

Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden have used different tactics when engaging with China on politically sensitive issues that have strained bilateral ties. The outlook remains dim on an improvement in political environment between Washington and Beijing for the foreseeable future, according to analysts. Read more »

Trump Organization to sell Washington hotel for $375 million: US media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 03:06 PM

The Trump Organization is selling its Washington hotel lease for $375 million to CGI Merchant Group, which plans to remove Trump's name from its facade. Read more »