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As Joe Biden faces more calls to step down as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, division is growing in the party about who should replace him should he go. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who previously ran against Mr Biden in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, has said vice president Kamala Harris is “ready” if he bows

Thousands of Disneyland workers have voted to authorise a strike.  If the strike goes ahead, 14,000 Disney ride operators, shop workers, sweet makers, ticket takers and parking attendants could walk off the job. It would be Disneyland’s first strike in 40 years, affecting Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, the Downtown Disney retail district and Disney-owned hotels

Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a “very good phone call” on Friday, according to the former president, after he promised to end Russia’s war with Ukraine if he was re-elected. President Zelenskyy “congratulated me on a very successful Republican National Convention and becoming the Republican nominee for President of the United

It could take “weeks” to fix a global IT outage which grounded more than 5,000 flights, an expert has warned, as the full impact of the software bug becomes clear. The outage spread globally on Friday morning after an update from global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many Microsoft Windows PCs offline with a “blue screen

With his right ear covered in a bandage and his signature ruby red tie, Donald Trump looked on to his adoring fans at the Republican National Convention (RNC) and said: “I’ll tell you what happened, and you’ll never hear it from me a second time, because it’s too painful to tell.” Trump, the Republican presidential

Several top Democrats in the United States have called for Joe Biden to pull out of the leadership race amid deepening concerns he would not be able to beat Donald Trump. Pressure has been building on the 81-year-old US president following his dire performance during a debate against Mr Trump, 78, last month. He compounded

JD Vance hailed Donald Trump as America’s “best hope” as he spoke about his difficult upbringing in an impoverished part of Ohio during his first speech as Republican vice-presidential candidate. Speaking on the third day of the Republican National Convention, Vance, 39 and from southern Ohio, praised Trump for his defiance after he became the

Joe Biden has been forced to pull out of a campaign speech after contracting COVID. The US president was due to deliver an address to UnidosUS – the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organisation – in Las Vegas later today. Mr Biden is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said, including “general malaise”

Inside the Republican National Convention, supporters of Donald Trump wear red ties and clutch MAGA 2024 hats – but there is a new addition to the costume. At least a couple of people are now sporting fake large white bandages on their ears, a nod to the injury Mr Trump sustained in Saturday night’s shooting.

Joe Biden has pulled out of the 2024 presidential race. In a development that sends the contest into unchartered territory, the US president announced that he will no longer be seeking a second term. Instead, another Democrat will now need to be chosen to face off against Republican nominee Donald Trump in November in a

The choice of JD Vance – an arch critic of US aid to Ukraine and of American taxpayers bankrolling European security – as Donald Trump’s running mate signals a “very significant shift” in US foreign policy should they win the election, defence insiders say. The 39-year-old Republican senator, a former Marine and relative political novice,

Donald Trump has appeared to huge applause at the National Republican Convention on Monday night with a white bandage covering his right ear. It’s the first time the former president has appeared in public since he was shot by 20-year-old gunman Thomas Crooks on Saturday night. As he walked into the packed room, Mr Trump

President Joe Biden has stressed the need for divided Americans to come together as he addressed the nation, after Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt. Mr Biden said “politics should never be a political battlefield or, God forbid, a killing field” as he spoke in a televised address from the Oval Office. “We

Gunshots have reportedly been fired at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, with the former president rushed off-stage by security staff. Trump appeared to fall to the ground as he was giving a speech. He was quickly surrounded by armed security and stayed down for around a minute. He then rose to his feet and pumped

Donald Trump has said was it was “God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening” and vowed to “fear not” after surviving an assassination attempt as footage emerged of the gunman prior to the shooting. In a statement on his Truth Social platform following the attack at a campaign rally, the former president urged Americans

Donald Trump has announced Ohio senator JD Vance as his running mate for November’s US election. The former venture capitalist and New York Times best-selling author, 39, will become Mr Trump’s vice president if he wins November’s election. Mr Trump said on his social network, Truth Social, that Mr Vance was his pick for running

Alec Baldwin should have the “human decency to say ‘I’m sorry'”, a lawyer for the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has said. Gloria Allred, who is representing the family of Ms Hutchins in a civil proceeding, made the comment after a criminal manslaughter case against the actor fell apart. It comes as Baldwin shared his

A mother has been killed in the US as she tried to stop two men from stealing her car with her sleeping six-year-old son inside. Speech therapist Alexa Stakely, 29, suffered a head injury after being struck by the vehicle as it was being driven away and was later pronounced dead at hospital. The thieves

President Joe Biden has faced more calls from fellow Democrats to step aside in the race for the White House after making further major gaffes at the NATO summit. His performance at the Washington event was seen as make-or-break for the 81-year-old after a disastrous debate performance against rival Donald Trump last month. However, speaking

Joe Biden has insisted he will push ahead with his re-election bid despite two major gaffes at the NATO summit and a growing number of Democrats calling on him to stand aside. His appearances at the Washington event were seen as make-or-break for the 81-year-old after a disastrous debate performance against rival Donald Trump last