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 […]
On his second day in Cuba, throngs of Cubans lined the rainy streets of Havana as President Obama’s motorcade traveled past, shouting his name, throwing kisses, cheering and chanting “USA! USA!” This the first time in 90 years that a sitting American president has visited the island country. Obama met with Raul Castro on Monday to have discussions […]
The gloves came off in last night’s Republican debate, the last, as Super Tuesday looms on the horizon for the contenders for the Republican nomination to the GOP ticket, as presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio shed his gloves and came out swinging at front-runner and businessman, Donald Trump. After the opening remarks, […]
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 […]