by Francesco FONTEMAGGI Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) – How far should Joe Biden go to limit soaring US gas prices? The US president has launched an oil diplomacy gambit to compensate for banning Russian petroleum, but he risks accusations of propping up authoritarian leaders and undermining his own battle for democracy. Amid the war unleashed by Russia in Ukraine, a recent American mission to energy-rich Caracas was intended to be discreet. And […]
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Reso rebuking some US lawmakers’ calls for release of De Lima filed before PHL Senate
(Eagle News)–A resolution rebuking two US resolutions calling for the release of Senator Leila de Lima has been filed before the Philippine Senate. The resolution, which also calls out US Senators Marco Rubio of Florida, Richard Durbin of Illinois, Edward Markey of Massachusetts, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, and Christopher Coons of Delaware who were behind the April 4 US resolution, was initiated by Philippine Senate President Tito Sotto and Senators Panfilo Lacson and Gringo Honasan, […]
Trillanes confirms meeting with US senior gov’t officials; says he “pushed for interests” of PHL
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday confirmed meeting with senior United States government officials, including, Republican Senator Marco Rubio, but made the assurance that “unlike the officials of the Duterte administration,” he “presented only factual information.” “Besides, you cannot fool the US government. They know what is happening in our country,” he said. He confirmed he and Rubio, in particular, talked about “enhancing RP-US relations, corruption, and the human rights situation in […]
Trump wins Nevada Republican caucuses: US networks
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump stormed to victory in Tuesday’s Republican caucuses in Nevada, giving the billionaire businessman his third straight victory in the race for the White House. Projections on TV networks gave Trump 46 percent of the vote, with senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas trailing some 20 points behind. “We will be celebrating for a long time tonight,” Trump told cheering supporters in a victory speech. The […]
Volatility dominates talk ahead of South Carolina GOP primary
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, United States (Reuters) — With the Republican race for the party’s 2016 nomination descending deeper into squabbling, South Carolina voters are noticing the increasingly bitter battle now more than ever. The Palmetto State holds its Republican party primary contest on Saturday (February 20), just days after a televised Republican debate on Wednesday when the race erupted into a four-candidate crossfire over which party candidate has the proper experience and is the most […]
Trump decries media portrayal of his Iowa result
Donald Trump, the New York businessman seeking the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, said on Tuesday (February 2) he felt “a tinge” of disappointment after losing to Texas Senator Ted Cruz in the Iowa caucuses. Asked before a rally in Milford, New Hampshire on Tuesday (February 2) evening if he planned to change his campaign strategy, Trump told a news conference he felt confident in his methods, but he was adding more town hall-style events. When […]
Cruz beats Trump in Iowa presidential race
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican presidential nominating contest on Monday (February 1), dealing a big upset to the national front-runner in the race to be their party’s White House nominee in 2016. Cruz, a conservative lawmaker from Texas, won with 28 percent of the vote compared to 24 percent for businessman Trump, according to MSNBC. Marco Rubio, a U.S. senator from Florida, came in third place with 23 percent, […]
Trump makes campaign pitch at Iowa caucus event
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump told Iowa caucus-goers, on Monday (February 1) that he is a “messenger” for those wanting to take the country back as the state’s critical presidential primary got underway. Candidates from both parties toured caucus sites to make their final campaign pitches as Iowans kicked off the first of the 2016 presidential nominating contests. Trump and his wife Melania made an appearance at St. Francis of Assisi school in West Des […]
U.S. presidential candidate Rubio makes first appearance during ‘Tonight Show’
(REUTERS) — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio appeared on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” for the first time on Thursday (January 21). During this appearance, host Jimmy Fallon joked about Rubio wearing boots with high heels during campaign event in New Hampshire. “I love these boots, by the way and people made a big deal that you had heels on your boots, who cares?” Fallon joked. “These are great boots, by the way, these are […]





