Donald Trump announces pick for vice presidential running mate

Donald Trump announces pick for vice presidential running mate

Former President Donald Trump has chosen Ohio Senator JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate, taking a once-strident critic and elevating him as the leading heir to his political legacy. Vance, who will turn 40 in August, offers a youthful contrast to Trump, 78, and President Joe Biden, 81. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Trump’s … Read more

Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump’s pick for vice president

Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump’s pick for vice president

Former President Donald Trump on Monday chose US Senator JD Vance of Ohio to be his running mate as he looks to return to the White House. Here are some things to know about Vance, a 39-year-old Republican now in his first term in the Senate. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Trump’s running mate. Know the … Read more

MIKE AMOR: Get ready, President Donald Trump 2.0 is coming and Australia is not safe from that seismic shift

MIKE AMOR: Get ready, President Donald Trump 2.0 is coming and Australia is not safe from that seismic shift

Donald Trump may have survived the assassin’s bullet, but the shots that rocked the world, have effectively killed off what was left of Joe Biden’s fast-fading hopes of remaining in the White House. If Biden’s clearly failing mental state hasn’t ended his long political career, then the inaccuracy of a crazed young gunman has. Not … Read more

Nikki Haley supports former rival Donald Trump in Republican convention speech

Nikki Haley supports former rival Donald Trump in Republican convention speech

Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has supported presidential nominee Donald Trump in her Republican convention speech, her latest step toward embracing her former rival and unifying the party. Before the speech on Tuesday night (local time), Haley had said she intended to “address voters who are uncertain about voting for president Trump and make … Read more

US President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19

US President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the White House. Biden was expected to speak at a UnidosUS conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, but cancelled an hour and a half after he was scheduled to appear. He had tested positive earlier that day after an event in Las Vegas. … Read more

US President Joe Biden ‘receptive’ to calls from fellow Democrats to step down from election race

US President Joe Biden ‘receptive’ to calls from fellow Democrats to step down from election race

As President Joe Biden flies back to Delaware from Las Vegas on Wednesday night, cutting his trip short after testing positive for COVID-19, he faces one of the most momentous decisions of his long political life: Should he heed the rising calls from his fellow Democrats to extinguish his bid for reelection? For Biden, is … Read more

Donald Trump addresses Republican National Convention in first speech since shooting

Donald Trump addresses Republican National Convention in first speech since shooting

Donald Trump has said he had a “message of confidence, strength, and hope” at the Republican National Convention, just days after surviving an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally. Trump took to the stage to give his highly-anticipated speech, as he formally accepted the Republican nomination for president. “Four months from now, we will have … Read more

‘Not entitled to sovereignty’: Israel’s occupied territories in Palestine found to be illegal by top UN court

‘Not entitled to sovereignty’: Israel’s occupied territories in Palestine found to be illegal by top UN court

The top United Nations court says Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and should end, and for settlement construction to stop immediately. The ruling was an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of Israel’s rule over the lands it captured 57 years ago. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly denounced the nonbinding opinion issued by … Read more

US President Joe Biden withdraws from 2024 election race amid concerns about age, cognitive health and electability

US President Joe Biden withdraws from 2024 election race amid concerns about age, cognitive health and electability

Joe Biden has withdrawn from the 2024 election race less than four months out from polling day in a stunning about-face. The 81-year-old had faced weeks of mounting speculation over his political future as questions on his health and cognitive ability swirled. WATCH MORE ON THIS STORY ABOVE Know the news with the 7NEWS app: … Read more

Jennifer Aniston calls out Donald Trump’s VP candidate JD Vance

Jennifer Aniston calls out Donald Trump’s VP candidate JD Vance

US actress Jennifer Aniston has come out swinging over Republican vice presidental candidate JD Vance’s remarks on childless women. A 2021 video has resurfaced online of Vance — who former president Donald Trump has selected as his running mate for the November election — criticising current Vice President Kamala Harris and other female Democratic leaders … Read more