American foreign policy specialists are being pushed to appear more hawkish towards China than they actually are because of professional and social pressures, a new survey has concluded. It said there is “a degree of pluralistic ignorance in the foreign policy community, where people overestimate the level of consensus, inflate the level of threat, and…
A bipartisan effort in the US that was meant to unite both sides of politics against foreign propaganda has backfired, with critics accusing it of censoring Americans, especially those on the right. While the little-known branch of the State Department may shut down next month before president-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, analysts…
Topline President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Thursday, making the pick just hours after former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., withdrew from consideration amid a flurry of sexual misconduct allegations. Bondi was nominated as AG on Thursday evening. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL ……
US Representative John Moolenaar on Thursday introduced a bill that would revoke the normal trade relations Washington has had with Beijing for more than two decades, joining China hawks in the Senate in a bid to decouple the countries’ economies. As proposed, the measure would set minimum 35 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports, allow…
On Tuesday Donald Trump announced Pete Hegseth, a Fox News commentator who saw active service with the Minnesota National Guard, as his pick for secretary of defense. Hegseth was one of a number of National Guard members ordered to stand down from Joe Biden‘s inauguration, according to CBS News reporter Jim LaPorta. Hegseth served in…
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and self-proclaimed dark gothic MAGA (Make America Great Again), seems to have taken a permanent residence at US President-elect Donald Trump’s Florida estate, where he sits in on call with world leaders, sources told CNN. Mar-a-Lago has become the epicentre of Trump’s presidential transition, with Musk dining with the 78-year-old on…
The European Union is planning for talks with Donald Trump’s transition team as it seeks to head off a major economic and political shock after his convincing victory in Tuesday’s US presidential election. High on their wish list will be keeping the tap open for US funds to flow to Ukraine and avoiding scything tariffs…
New Delhi: Former President Donald Trump delivered a speech on Wednesday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida as he inched closer to victory in the recently-concluded US election, vowing to heal the country. Here are the key decisions and statements from the address: America’s borders will be sealed immediately, allowing no illegal immigrants to enter…
Topline Tech billionaires and Donald Trump supporters Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey gloated on social media Tuesday night as Trump took leads in almost every swing state—though the election has not yet been called for the former president. Musk is one of Trump’s most vocal supporters. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts…
Early results from the 2024 US election show former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, gaining an initial lead over Democratic candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris. So far, Trump has collected 168 votes, while Kamala Harris bagged 81 votes, reported AFP. A candidate must secure at least 270 of the 538 votes (Electoral…