Tag: US elections

• Tuesday, July 17th 2018 - 09:49 UTC

  US Congress furious after Trump sides with Putin, saying “no Russian meddling in US elections”

  

  There has been a barrage of criticism in the United States after President Donald Trump defended Russia over claims of interference in the 2016 elections. At a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland, on Monday, Trump contradicted US intelligence agencies, saying Russia had no reason to meddle.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2018 - 15:21 UTC

  Data scientist Christopher Wylie: “The Brexit would not have happened without Cambridge Analytica”

  

  Christopher Wylie's specialty was to predict fashion trends before starting work at 17 for a Canadian politician, at 18 he participated in Obama's campaign to learn about his data management and later he helped to found Cambridge Analytica (CA), the consultant accused of misuse of data of about 50 million users of Facebook. However, Wylie said he feels regretful.

• Saturday, December 10th 2016 - 10:37 UTC

  Obama orders review of election-campaign cyber-attacks and points to Russia

  

  President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review of election-season cyber-attacks, including the email hacks that rattled the presidential campaign and raised fresh concerns about Russia’s meddling in U.S. elections, the White House said Friday.

• Monday, February 15th 2016 - 07:30 UTC

  US Supreme Court battle expected to have a deep impact on presidential campaign

  

  An epic Washington political battle took shape on Sunday after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia as Senate Republicans dug in and said they would refuse to act on any Supreme Court nomination by President Obama. But the White House vowed to select a nominee within weeks.

• Saturday, September 5th 2015 - 07:19 UTC

  Trump pledges not to run as independent candidate; tells Jeb Bush to speak in English

  

  Republican front-runner Donald Trump has bowed to pressure from the party establishment and signed a pledge not to run as an independent candidate in the November 2016 presidential election.

• Thursday, October 4th 2012 - 07:34 UTC

  Obama and Romney clash on taxes, deficit and health care

  

  President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have clashed over their economic plans in the first of three televised debates. In their Denver duel, the candidates contrasted their approach on taxes, the deficit and healthcare.

• Monday, May 7th 2012 - 04:24 UTC

  Obama launches re-election bid; attacks Romney for promising “to cut taxes for the rich”

  

  President Barack Obama plunged into his campaign for a new term and tore into rival Mitt Romney on Saturday for being willing and eager to “rubber stamp” a conservative Republican congressional agenda to cut taxes for the rich while slashing spending on programs that benefit an embattled middle class.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 - 04:53 UTC

  Romney’ foreign policy statesman resigns hounded by anti-gay conservatives

  

  Republican Mitt Romney's foreign policy spokesman, Richard Grenell, has resigned after only a brief stint on Romney's presidential campaign.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2011 - 09:43 UTC

  How US campaigns and elections shaped politics across the world

  

  * By Andrew Hammond - The eyes of much of North America and South America will this coming year be on the US presidential and congressional elections as Democrats and Republicans fight it out for control of the White House, the US House of Representatives, and the US Senate. The ballots could have key implications not just for US domestic issues, but also US foreign policy across the Americas region, including in Cuba and Venezuela.