With few days remaining to vote in the US election, two major liberal American newspapers have decided not to endorse the Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Washington, United States -- Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats. Long considered non-identifiable ideologically, Musk's politics are now hardline right wing as he uses his...

WASHINGTON, US  - In a shift from tit-for-tat tariffs and strong-arm tactics to tech restrictions and investment curbs, US policy towards China has become more targeted under President Joe Biden - though still hardline. Despite differences between Democrats and Republicans, analysts expect Washington's approach to Beijing will only become tougher, whether...

Even before the special counsel report the White House was already on the back foot, facing repeated questions at a briefing on Thursday over him confusing various European leaders. On Sunday Biden told a fundraiser that he had spoken to long-dead French president Francois Mitterrand, instead of current leader Emmanuel...

Republicans in the House of Representatives scheduled the vote after the Democratic-led Senate released a bipartisan bill Sunday pairing billions of dollars for Israel and Ukraine with some of the strictest immigration curbs in decades. But support for that $118bn package has dwindled, with Donald Trump pressuring Republicans to avoid handing President Joe...

Despite now adding New Hampshire to his previous easy victory in Iowa, Trump kept to his hard-right messaging, with no hint of reaching out to the more moderate voters who supported Hailey. Trump did little actual campaigning in New Hampshire. However, his message has delivered the kind of momentum that...

A government shutdown would put the finances of hundreds of thousands of workers at federal parks, museums, and other sites at risk, but it could also carry significant political costs for Biden, who is running for re-election. The White House wants any budget bill passed by lawmakers to include $24...

US senators raced to pass a bipartisan debt limit deal approved overwhelmingly by the House of Representatives, with the worst-case scenario of an economy-cratering default seemingly avoided. The Treasury has warned it could run out of money to pay its bills by Monday, leaving no room for delays in enacting...

"With some hardliners in the Republican party coming out against the agreement (in a vote due Wednesday), its passage through Congress could be bumpy," warned AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould. "Weak Chinese data also contributed to a subdued market mood with Asian stocks a little sickly."

The International Monetary Fund warned of severe consequences if the US defaults on its debt, ahead of a rapidly-approaching deadline for the country to raise or suspend its borrowing limit. Republicans and Democrats remain sharply divided over the debt ceiling. Republicans in Congress insist that President Joe Biden's administration agree...

TikTok is fighting for its survival in the US with rising calls from mainly Republican lawmakers that the company should be outright banned for its links to Beijing. Shou Zi Chew will give testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee after Republicans recently took over as the majority in...

The $1.7 trillion blueprint passed by senators on Thursday was rubber-stamped by the House of Representatives just hours ahead of a midnight deadline to keep the federal government open -- although a damaging holiday season shutdown was never a serious threat. "This bill is further proof that Republicans and Democrats...

The November midterm elections, in which Republicans failed to score their expected big win in the House while actually losing in the Senate, is being interpreted by Biden as a full-blown validation. And right as his foe Donald Trump gets his own 2024 election campaign off to a typically scandal-burdened...