Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump mocked Hillary Clinton for imitating a barking dog. Clinton suggested a dog trained to bark when he heard a lie should follow Republican candidates. Donald Trump mocked Hillary Clinton on Tuesday for barking like a dog and...
Republican Donald Trump will not be president because it's a "serious job", President Barack Obama has said. "I continue to believe that Mr Trump will not be president. And the reason is because I have a lot of faith in the American people," said Mr Obama. Mr Trump, a billionaire businessman, is the...
George W. Bush returned to the frontline of American politics on Monday evening, coming to the aid of his brother Jeb's faltering White House bid with some jokes at his own expense and a thinly veiled attack on Donald Trump's "bluster". Ahead of Saturday's South Carolina Republican primary, the former...
Following the death of Conservative US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a new focal point to the 2016 election year has emerged, as Republicans and Democrats argue over who should appoint his successor. Scalia, 79, was found dead on Saturday morning at a luxury resort in Texas where he had been spending the weekend,...
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have clashed ahead of a debate between the remaining Republican contenders for president. Mr Trump accused Mr Cruz of negative campaigning and "cheating" and threatened to sue him "for not being a natural born citizen". Mr Cruz condemned the "amazing torrent of insults and...
LOS ANGELES — Johnny Depp has played a loopy pirate, a mad hatter and a demon barber. But will he be a convincing Donald J. Trump? The humor website Funny or Die on Wednesday began streaming a 50-minute comedy that finds Mr. Depp portraying the businessman turned politician, full-blown comb-over and all. Kept a secret for...
A presidential campaign ad by Ted Cruz promoting “conservative values” and attacking rival candidate Marco Rubio has accidentally starred a former porn actress, who said appearing in the spot was “cool.” The Republican Texas senator, who has championed religious rights in his run for the White...
HE’S been labelled everything from a con-man to a rich kid and dangerous bully, but the New Hampshire vote was clear; The Don is in with a real shot at the US presidency. The outspoken real-estate tycoon scored 35.1 per cent of Republican voters, giving him a sound lead over Ohio governor John Kasich with 15.9 per cent....
One of the many tasks of the president of the United States is hosting state dinners for various foreign dignitaries who come to the U.S to meet with the president. Usually these are elegant affairs, full of pomp and fancy food. But Politico reported that Donald Trump has promised that if he becomes president all of that will...
Billionaire Donald Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders easily swept to victory in the New Hampshire primaries, buoyed by voters clamoring for change in American politics and politicians not backed by Wall Street contributors. Trump and Sanders entered New Hampshire as the favorites in their respective party races, the Republican...
With the US presidential election just nine months away, American political satirist, PJ O'Rourke casts a scathing eye over the candidates hoping to make it to the White House. There's an American saying: "Anyone can become president." And in the 2016 election we've been trying to prove it. The list of...
Marco Rubio struggled on Saturday to fend off a string of searing attacks from Chris Christie as the Florida senator's establishment rivals tried to halt his campaign surge by branding him as too inexperienced and unaccomplished to be president. Rubio appeared seriously rattled by the exchanges at the final Republican...