Tag: US Presidential Election

Russia’s Putin says Kremlin never interfered in US elections

ARKHANGELSK, Russia (Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (March 30) denied that Russia had interfered in last year’s U.S. presidential election. Attempting to quote a U.S. president, Putin said: “At one time (Ronald) Reagan debating, I think about taxes and addressing the Americans, said ‘Read my lips! No!” U.S. media were quick to point out the original quote was actually said by George H.W. Bush in 1988. Putin was speaking at an Arctic […]

Battleground states in the US presidential election

by Brigitte DUSSEAU WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A dozen or so states are particularly important in the US presidential election — states where the race is tight and the outcome could throw the contest one way or the other. As their campaigns progress, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spend increasing amounts of time in these battlegrounds, all but ignoring the rest of the country. The United States has an indirect electoral system in which […]

Trump encourages Russia to hack Clinton emails

by Leila MACOR MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump sensationally challenged Russia on Wednesday to hack into Hillary Clinton’s emails as a furious Democratic campaign accused the Republican nominee of inviting foreign spies to meddle in the US presidential election. At a sweeping news conference, the New York billionaire tried to undermine his White House rival, astonishingly implied that Vladimir Putin used a racial slur against President Barack Obama and promised a heyday of […]

White House hopeful Cruz taps Carly Fiorina as running mate

by Michael Mathes James MANNION WASHINGTON ,United States (AFP) — White House hopeful Ted Cruz went all-in Wednesday as he sought to bar Donald Trump’s triumphant march to the Republican nomination, naming Carly Fiorina as his running mate as the primary race hits its final stretch. The Texas senator made the surprise announcement a day after Trump clinched a knock-out series of wins in five states, putting him within striking distance of the nomination as […]