Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump is now the presumptive Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency, but early indications are he faces a daunting contest against the likely Democratic candidate, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Numerous national election surveys show Clinton, seeking to become the country’s first female president, defeating Trump, who surged to […]
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders won Saturday’s Democratic caucus in the Western state of Wyoming, but even in victory he failed to gain ground on his rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the race to become U.S. president. Sanders won 56 percent of the vote. Democratic Party rules left each candidate with seven of […]
SEOUL—Donald Trump, the front-running U.S. presidential candidate for the Republican Party, is not winning a lot of friends among America’s key allies in Asia after criticizing their contributions to regional security and suggesting they develop their own nuclear arsenals. In an interview with The New York Times, the Republican front-runner called for a complete reassessment […]
WASHINGTON—The pace of the 2016 presidential election campaign is quickening as White House contenders from both major political parties hone their closing arguments less than a month before the first votes are cast in Iowa. President Barack Obama injected a new issue into the campaign Tuesday with new executive actions aimed at tightening criminal background […]