US elections 2024

Armed suspect arrested in Florida after ‘attempted assassination’ of Trump

A suspect armed with an AK-style assault rifle was arrested near Donald Trump’s golf course in Florida on Sunday afternoon after what the FBI called “an attempted assassination of...

Trump ‘safe’ after Secret Service opens fire at suspect with firearm near golf club

US Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near Donald Trump’s golf club...

Trump ‘safe’ after gunshots reported in his vicinity at golf course

The Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is safe following gunshots in his vicinity, his campaign said in a...

Project 2025 plan calls for shifting funding for childcare to in-home care

With the Republican presidential ticket led by Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance recently drawing scrutiny...

Liz Cheney calls Trump a ‘catastrophe’ and urges Republicans to vote for Harris

The former congresswoman Liz Cheney called Donald Trump an “unrecoverable catastrophe” on Sunday and urged fellow Republicans to...

Neo-Nazi and far right groups seize on Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric

Neo-Nazi groups and the online far right are latching on to the anti-immigration rhetoric coming from Donald Trump’s campaign for the White House in...

US presidential polls: Harris leads Trump nationally, but key swing state races tighter

As next week’s crucial presidential debate looms into view, Kamala Harris has maintained her narrow lead over Donald Trump in head-to-head polls but is...

Former vice-president Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris, Liz Cheney says

The former vice-president Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for the Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, in November’s presidential election, his daughter Liz Cheney...

US economy adds 142,000 jobs in August as Fed plans to cut interest rates

US employers added 142,000 jobs last month, the labor department announced on Friday, in one of the year’s most closely watched economic news releases. The...

Russian TV presenter charged with violating US sanctions and money laundering

US investigators have indicted a prominent Russian state television personality and his wife for violating sanctions and money laundering as the White House targets...

Republican voters less confident than Democrats in spotting AI deepfakes, poll shows

Only one in four registered voters have strong confidence in their ability to tell the difference between real and AI-generated visual content, according to...