Pugilistic VP Kamala Harris pushes the envelope as Biden struggles to restore Democrats’ confidence
Harris, whose approval ratings in recent public opinion polls also hover under 40 per cent, is also the US’s most popular Democratic politician after Biden. But some White House aides have privately questioned her effectiveness as an administration spokesperson and her ability to win were she at the top of the ticket.
Black music queen Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ reinforces her devotion to Black consciousness and country music
Beyoncé hails from Houston, a city with a rich musical interplay of “blues and country and hip-hop,” says Francesca T. Royster, a DePaul University professor and author of Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions.
Con: X owner Elon Musk fought government surveillance, while profiting off state surveillance
In its petition to the Supreme Court last September, X’s attorneys took up the banner of communications privacy: “History demonstrates that the surveillance of electronic communications is both a fertile ground for government abuse and a lightning-rod political topic of intense concern to the public.” After the court declined to take up the case in January, Musk responded tweeting, “Disappointing that the Supreme Court declined to hear this matter.”
Anti-Israel protesters interrupt Biden, Obama, Clinton at $25 million New York fundraiser
Biden, 81, has faced concerns about his age and fitness for a second four-year term. Recent Reuters/Ipsos polls show his approval rating at 40 per cent and in a tight race with Trump, 77, ahead of the November 5 election.
Since America has lost influence in African Sahel it has adopted China’s African foreign policy of ‘see-no evil’
The most recent State Department report on human rights in Equatorial Guinea details credible reports of extrajudicial killings, torture, “inhuman” punishment, arbitrary arrest and political imprisonment by the state, among many other abuses.
Squeezed by coups in West Africa and surging Chinese presence, Biden is now dining with Africa’s worst dictator
Equatorial Guinea has been plagued by oppression, corruption and poverty for decades. After seizing power in a military coup in 1979, Obiang and his family have ruled it as their personal fiefdom. Despite significant oil wealth, the country suffers widespread poverty due to rampant embezzlement.
South African testy relations with US: Biden resists pressure to dump Pretoria for ideological inconsistency
The bill, if passed, would require the US administration to report to Congress on its review of US-South Africa relations and state explicitly “whether South Africa has engaged in activities that undermine United States national security or foreign policy interests.”
Obama, Clinton help Biden raise a whopping $25 million in New York as Trump mocks rival as ‘mentally deficient’
Obama and Clinton are helping Biden expand his already significant cash advantage over Trump. Biden had $155 million in cash on hand through the end of February, compared with $37 million for Trump and his Save America political action committee.
Confusion over the new stock symbol leads to fleeting windfall Trump’s media company ticker
Several people complained on social media about briefly seeing the value of their DJT stock holdings on Charles Schwab platforms inflated to figures more in line with what they would be worth if the shares traded at the level of the Dow Jones Transportation Average.
US Marine Corps Gen Michael Langley: Terrorism, poverty, food insecurity, climate change and migration shatter African lives
Africom espouses the 3D approach: diplomacy, development and defence professionals, to ensure a synchronised whole-of-government effect.
