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Trump, Biden trade heated barbs in first debate
There was no handshake as the two men took the stage and while this was due to Covid-19 restrictions, the absence of the traditional greeting symbolised the...
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Bombshell report claims Trump avoided taxes for years
The 'New York Times' alleged the billionaire president paid just $750 federal income taxes in 2016 - the year he won the White House - and 2017, and no federal income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years because he reported losing more money than he made.
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US Supreme Court vacancy upends presidential race in key battlegrounds
Many Republicans see her passing as a golden if a controversial opportunity for President Donald Trump to pick another conservative -- his third -- for a lifelong spot on the nine-member bench.
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Biden calls Trump's US Supreme Court push 'abuse of power'
The prospect of an expedited Senate confirmation vote has sparked furious pushback from Democrats desperate to stop Trump moving the court lastingly to the right.
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Trump, Biden vie to show leadership on 9/11 anniversary
US President Donald Trump struck a somber tone Friday on the anniversary of the 11 September, 2001 attacks as his Democratic rival Joe Biden comforted relatives of victims - in dueling bids to unite a deeply-divided nation.
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Biden and Trump go on the offensive as US campaign enters final stretch
Trump described Biden, whom he trails in national polls, as a threat to the economy and 'stupid,' while Biden took aim at Trump’s reported disparaging of fallen troops.
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Biden campaign raised $364 million in August, breaking record
Joe Biden's pick of California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, making her the woman of colour on a major party presidential ticket, fired up his donor base, raising $26 million in 24 hours, Biden revealed on 12 August.
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Conventions highlight wildly different Biden, Trump strategies for elections
Trump’s convention depicted the president as a champion of 'law and order,' taking aim at voters who do not approve of his divisive and inflammatory rhetoric but may be jittery about months of protests over racial injustice and police brutality that have sometimes turned violent.
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Trump, fellow Republicans paint dire portrait of a US under Biden
Multiple speakers at the Republicans national conventions accused Biden of wanting to defund the police and ban fracking, though he has rejected both positions.
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Showman Trump gets second term bid underway with Republican nomination
There was no surprise in the party delegates' landslide vote to nominate Trump, following a series of speeches lavishly praising the president at the convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Republicans to make case for Trump after Democrats endorse Biden
The Republican convention begins in North Carolina on Monday, and like the Democratic event it is going to be mostly online because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Trump lashes out at Michelle Obama after convention takedown
In unprecedented criticism of a sitting US president by a former first lady, Michelle Obama painted Trump as a man who lacks the competence, character, and decency for the job.
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Trump vows executive actions on emergency coronavirus relief
US President Donald Trump has been signalling for days that he could take action on prolonging the current evictions relief and also extending enhanced unemployment benefits.
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Trump floats election delay, lawmakers in both parties reject idea
Critics and even Trump’s allies dismissed the notion as an unserious attempt to distract from devastating economic news, but some legal experts warned that his repeated attacks could undermine his supporters’ faith in the election process.
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Trump could lose reelection in 100 days - and the US is on edge
Polls give his Democratic challenger Joe Biden an advantage nationally, strong leads in swing states, and even a shot at Republican strongholds like Texas.
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Challenging Trump on economy, Biden unveils $700bn recovery plan
The Democratic challenger's manufacturing and innovation plan aims to bring back jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic, and create more than five million new jobs by investing in domestic production and research and shrinking foreign supply chains.
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Trump visits Mount Rushmore amid controversy, coronavirus concerns
It will be the Republican president’s latest event with large crowds, defying health experts’ recommendations to avoid big gatherings amid recent spikes of COVID-19 cases across the country.
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Trump slams protesters at Phoenix rally, visits border wall in Arizona
On Tuesday, Trump said those protesting against racial injustice and police brutality 'hate our history. They hate our values, and they hate everything we prize as Americans.'
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Biden under pressure to address sexual assault allegation
The presumptive Democratic nominee has been accused by Tara Reade of assaulting her in 1993, when she was a 29-year-old staff assistant in the office of Biden, then a US senator from Delaware.
