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Biden jokes about Trump’s mental fitness at Washington’s Gridiron dinner

Biden jokes about Trump’s mental fitness at Washington’s Gridiron dinner

U.S. President Joe Biden took jabs at former President Donald Trump with jokes about the mental fitness of his election opponent during a speech at the Gridiron Club dinner, a Washington tradition that began in the 1880s. Biden's appearance at the dinner, in which politicians and journalists trade humorous barbs in a white-tie formal affair, was the first time a president has attended in person since former President Donald Trump in 2018. Biden, 81, recently clinched the Democratic Party's nomination for this year's presidential election and will face off against Trump, 77, in a rematch in November. Biden is trying…
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Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China

Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China

TWO years into office, President Donald Trump authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a clandestine campaign on Chinese social media aimed at turning public opinion in China against its government, according to former U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the highly classified operation. Three former officials told Reuters that the CIA created a small team of operatives who used bogus internet identities to spread negative narratives about Xi Jinping’s government while leaking disparaging intelligence to overseas news outlets. The effort, which began in 2019, has not been previously reported. During the past decade, China has rapidly expanded its global…
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Biden, Trump clinch nominations, kicking off bruising presidential rematch

Biden, Trump clinch nominations, kicking off bruising presidential rematch

PRESIDENT Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both clinched their parties' nomination on Tuesday, kicking off the first U.S. presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years. Biden needed 1,968 delegates to win the nomination, and he passed that number on Tuesday night as results began to come in from the primary contest in Georgia, Edison Research said. Results were also coming in from Mississippi, Washington State, the Northern Mariana Islands and Democrats living abroad. Hours later, Trump clinched the 1,215 delegates required to secure the Republican presidential nomination as four states held contests, including Georgia, the battleground where Trump faces criminal charges for his efforts…
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Oscars 2024: panned by Trump, host Kimmel quips, ‘Isn’t it past your jail time?’

Oscars 2024: panned by Trump, host Kimmel quips, ‘Isn’t it past your jail time?’

HOLLYWOOD'S biggest stars gathered to celebrate the year's best accomplishments in film at the annual Academy Awards. Here are some takeaways from the 96th Oscars ceremony. TRUMP REVIEWS KIMMEL Late in the show, Jimmy Kimmel read aloud from a scathing online review of his performance as Oscars host, revealing at the end that it was written by former U.S. President Donald Trump. "Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars," Trump posted on his Truth Social social media platform, also criticizing the show as "Disjointed, boring, and very unfair." Talk show host Kimmel, who's long feuded…
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At a glance: US presidential nominating contests and delegates counts for March 12

At a glance: US presidential nominating contests and delegates counts for March 12

PRESIDENT Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump could each net enough delegates in the next round of nominating contests on Tuesday to clinch their parties' nominations. In the Republican race, 161 delegates are up for grabs across the four states holding contests: Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi and Washington. Trump, the sole remaining Republican candidate, already has secured 1,060 delegates and needs at least 1,215 to win the party’s nomination. On the Democratic side, Biden has faced no serious challenges and also appears likely to clinch his party's nomination after Tuesday's primaries. He has 1,553 delegates so far and needs 1,968…
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Nikki Haley ends White House bid, clearing path for a Trump-Biden rematch

Nikki Haley ends White House bid, clearing path for a Trump-Biden rematch

Nikki Haley ended her long-shot challenge to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, ensuring the former president will be the party's candidate in a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden in November's election. Haley, the former South Carolina governor and Trump's ambassador to the United Nations bowed out a day after Super Tuesday when Trump beat her soundly in 14 of 15 Republican nominating contests. "The time has now come to suspend my campaign," Haley told supporters during a speech in Charleston. "I have no regrets." She said it was likely Trump - who repeatedly belittled her candidacy - would be the Republican nominee but did…
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Trump, Biden dominate Super Tuesday contests as they march toward rematch

Trump, Biden dominate Super Tuesday contests as they march toward rematch

U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country, setting up a historic rematch in November's general election despite low approval ratings for both candidates. Trump won the Republican votes in 14 of 15 states - including delegate-rich California and Texas - brushing aside former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, his last remaining rival. Haley's only win of the night came in Vermont. Trump's commanding performance on "Super Tuesday", when more than one-third of Republican delegates were up for grabs, means he has all but clinched his third consecutive presidential nomination despite facing a litany…
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Trump hit with $354.9 million penalty, 3-year ban in NY civil fraud case

Trump hit with $354.9 million penalty, 3-year ban in NY civil fraud case

DONALD Trump must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a New York judge ruled, handing the former U.S. president another legal setback in a civil case that imperils his real estate empire. Justice Arthur Engoron, in a sharply worded decision issued after a contentious three-month trial in Manhattan, also banned Trump, who is running to regain the presidency this year, from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation for three years. Trump's lawyer Alina Habba vowed to appeal. Engoron cancelled his prior ruling from September ordering the "dissolution" of companies that control pillars of Trump's real…
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Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in his immunity bid

Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in his immunity bid

DONALD Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put on hold a judicial decision rejecting his claim that he is immune from being prosecuted for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing that without such a shield "the presidency as we know it will cease to exist." Trump, seeking to regain the presidency in the November 5 U.S. election, asked the justices to pause a February 6 ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejecting his claim of immunity from prosecution. Trump's lawyers in a brief to the Supreme Court warned that "conducting a…
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Trump’s NATO comments draw scorn, White House calls them ‘unhinged’

Trump’s NATO comments draw scorn, White House calls them ‘unhinged’

TOP Western officials criticized former president Donald Trump after he suggested the U.S. might not protect NATO allies who aren't spending enough on defence from a potential Russian invasion. "Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the US, and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk", said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a written statement. "Any attack on NATO will be met with a united and forceful response," he added, reacting to remarks on Saturday by Trump, who is likely to be the Republican nominee in this year's U.S. presidential election. Polish Defence…
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