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US sanctions Russian, Iranian groups for disinformation targeting voters

The United States has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Iranian and Russian efforts to target American voters with disinformation ahead of this year's election. Treasury officials announced the sanctions Tuesday, alleging that the two organizations sought to stoke divisions among Americans before November's vote. US intelligence has accused both governments of spreading disinformation, including fake videos, news stories and social media posts, designed to manipulate voters and undermine trust in US elections. The governments of Iran and Russia have targeted our election processes and institutions and sought to divide the American people through targeted disinformation campaigns, Bradley T. Smith, Treasury's acting undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement. Authorities said the Russian group, the Moscow-based Center for Geopolitical Expertise, oversaw the creation, financing and dissemination of disinformation about American candidates, ...

US sanctions Russian, Iranian groups for disinformation targeting voters
Updated On : 01 Jan 2025 | 8:38 AM IST

Trump asks SC to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office

US President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a political resolution to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan 19 while the government emphasised its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk. President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case, said Trump's amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case and was written by D John Sauer, Trump's choice for solicitor general. The argument submitted to the court is the latest example of Trump inserting himself in national issues before he ..

Trump asks SC to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
Updated On : 28 Dec 2024 | 8:22 AM IST

Big Tech and Trump: Two books explore their turbulent relationship, future

Mr Musk, after spending more than $250 million on Trump's re-election, has signed on to help slash the federal budget as co-leader

Big Tech and Trump: Two books explore their turbulent relationship, future
Updated On : 15 Dec 2024 | 9:50 PM IST

'Manosphere' intensifies misogynistic threats, language after US election

In the days after the presidential election, Sadie Perez began carrying pepper spray with her around campus. Her mom also ordered her and her sister a self-defence kit that included keychain spikes, a hidden knife key and a personal alarm. It's a response to an emboldened fringe of right-wing manosphere influencers who have seized on Republican Donald Trump's presidential win to justify and amplify misogynistic derision and threats online. Many have appropriated a 1960s abortion rights rallying cry, declaring Your body, my choice at women online and on college campuses. For many women, the words represent a worrying harbinger of what might lie ahead as some men perceive the election results as a rebuke of reproductive rights and women's rights. The fact that I feel like I have to carry around pepper spray like this is sad, said Perez, a 19-year-old political science student in Wisconsin. Women want and deserve to feel safe. Isabelle Frances-Wright, director of technology and societ

'Manosphere' intensifies misogynistic threats, language after US election
Updated On : 30 Nov 2024 | 12:15 PM IST

Trump 2.0 Cabinet combines diverse figures with conflicting views and roles

Donald Trump's personnel choices for his new Cabinet and White House reflect his signature positions on immigration and trade but also a range of viewpoints and backgrounds that raise questions about what ideological anchors might guide his Oval Office encore. With a rapid assembly of his second administration faster than his effort eight years ago the former and incoming president has combined television personalities, former Democrats, a wrestling executive and traditional elected Republicans into a mix that makes clear his intentions to impose tariffs on imported goods and crack down on illegal immigration but leaves open a range of possibilities on other policy pursuits. The president has his two big priorities and doesn't feel as strongly about anything else so it's going to be a real jump ball and zigzag, predicted Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence during Trump's 2017-21 term. In the first administration, he surrounded himself with more conservative ...

Trump 2.0 Cabinet combines diverse figures with conflicting views and roles
Updated On : 25 Nov 2024 | 12:18 PM IST

Elon Musk slams delay in California vote count, praises India's poll system

Donald Trump won a second term as President of the United States after securing 295 electoral votes in the 2024 presidential election, defeating Democratic rival Kamala Harris, who garnered 226 votes

Elon Musk slams delay in California vote count, praises India's poll system
Updated On : 24 Nov 2024 | 9:17 AM IST

Harris raised $1 bn-plus in defeat; she's still sending appeals to donors

Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party's prodigious fundraising operation raised more than USD 1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump but the vice-president is still pushing donors for more money after the election. Democrats are sending persistent appeals to Harris supporters without expressly asking them to cover any potential debts, enticing would-be donors instead with other matters -- the Republican president-elect's picks for his upcoming administration and a handful of pending congressional contests where ballots are still being tallied. "The Harris campaign certainly spent more than they raised and is now busy trying to fundraise," said Adrian Hemond, a Democratic strategist from Michigan. He said he was asked by the campaign after its loss to Trump to help with fundraising. The party is flooding Harris' lucrative email donor list with near-daily appeals aimed at small-dollar donors -- those whose contributions are measured in the hundreds of dollars or less. But Hemond said

Harris raised $1 bn-plus in defeat; she's still sending appeals to donors
Updated On : 17 Nov 2024 | 8:05 AM IST

Stalemate in House elections: Can Republicans work with thin majority?

After one of the most chaotic and least productive sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections for the US House -- they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo. House Republicans will hold onto a thin majority, and while the chamber's exact partisan divide is still to be determined as votes are tallied in a handful of states, the results of 435 House races nationwide have produced hardly any change to the makeup of the chamber. In fact, it's more like a stalemate: Republicans and Democrats have each flipped seven seats, while just eight incumbents nationwide have lost their races. The results show just how entrenched the political dynamics have become in a legislative chamber that is meant to closely reflect the will of the people. Neither Donald Trump's sweep of swing states nor a record of two years marked by infighting among GOP House members seemed to weigh much on House election results. Instead, the contest for control of the chamber boiled down

Stalemate in House elections: Can Republicans work with thin majority?
Updated On : 16 Nov 2024 | 11:40 AM IST

Meet RFK Jr: Vaccine sceptic and Trump's choice to lead public health

The announcement of Robert F Kennedy Jr's appointment follows Donald Trump's promise to let him 'go wild on health'

Meet RFK Jr: Vaccine sceptic and Trump's choice to lead public health
Updated On : 15 Nov 2024 | 11:14 AM IST

What Donald Trump plans to do on his first day back in the White House

Donald Trump's second term plans in White House include mass deportations, revisiting the Paris deal, tough trade tariffs, and controversial policies, sparking legal and political battles

What Donald Trump plans to do on his first day back in the White House
Updated On : 13 Nov 2024 | 3:39 PM IST

Musk and Ramaswamy to join Trump's DOGE initiative to reshape US governance

Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE, a nod to Musk-backed Dogecoin, will work to "enhance" the US governance system by dismantling bureaucracy

Musk and Ramaswamy to join Trump's DOGE initiative to reshape US governance
Updated On : 13 Nov 2024 | 1:45 PM IST

Who is John Ratcliffe, Trump's CIA pick and former intelligence chief?

Ex-US spy John Ratcliffe has been a loyal supporter of Trump and is known for his work on intelligence and national security. His nomination as the CIA chief has received praise from key US lawmakers

Who is John Ratcliffe, Trump's CIA pick and former intelligence chief?
Updated On : 13 Nov 2024 | 12:31 PM IST

Trump names Rubio, Waltz, Homan in major cabinet shakeup for second term

Donald Trump's return to the White House sees cabinet picks focusing on immigration reform, national security, and deregulation. Here's a look at the key appointments and their expected roles

Trump names Rubio, Waltz, Homan in major cabinet shakeup for second term
Updated On : 12 Nov 2024 | 10:37 PM IST

Trump's presidency and Project 2025: A recipe for radical change?

Border walls and policy brawls: Project 2025 fuels fears of radical policy shifts as its far-right proposals, from immigration to education, keep the US on the edge

Trump's presidency and Project 2025: A recipe for radical change?
Updated On : 12 Nov 2024 | 4:19 PM IST

Judge set to rule on whether to scrap Trump's conviction in hush money case

A judge is due to decide Tuesday whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump's conviction in his hush money case because of a US Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. New York Judge Juan M Merchan, who presided over Trump's historic trial, is now tasked with deciding whether to toss out the jury verdict and order a new trial or even dismiss the charges altogether. The judge's ruling also could speak to whether the former and now future commander-in-chief will be sentenced as scheduled November 26. The Republican won back the White House a week ago but the legal question concerns his status as a past president, not an impending one. A jury convicted Trump in May of falsifying business records related to a USD 1,30,000 payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2016. The payout was to buy her silence about claims that she had sex with Trump. He says they didn't, denies any wrongdoing and maintains the prosecution was a political tactic meant to harm his latest campaign. Jus

Judge set to rule on whether to scrap Trump's conviction in hush money case
Updated On : 12 Nov 2024 | 12:52 PM IST

4B movement: How a South Korean feminist wave reached the US shores

Women in the United States are using TikTok and X to link the 4B movement to their struggles under Donald Trump

4B movement: How a South Korean feminist wave reached the US shores
Updated On : 11 Nov 2024 | 11:54 AM IST

What Trump's re-election means for India, debt market and your investments

Trump's policies can be positive for US growth but can lead to slower growth, currency volatility in other economies.

What Trump's re-election means for India, debt market and your investments
Updated On : 11 Nov 2024 | 11:05 AM IST

Democrats need to focus on economic hardships: Indian American Congressman

Days after the defeat of Kamala Harris in the presidential elections, a top Indian American Congressman on Sunday said that the Democratic Party should focus only on addressing the economic hardships of the people. We need to have a vision on building new factories, on helping raise the minimum wage, on dealing with childcare, and emphasizing that our party has a better economic story," said Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley in the US House of Representatives told CBS News in an interview. We did not have a compelling enough economic vision. The Democratic Party should have one simple mission, and that is to address the economic hardships and struggles of many Americans, not just working-class Americans, a large slice of Americans who feel the American Dream has slipped away for their families and their kids, Khanna said. "I think that could unify our party, moderates and progressives. It transcends race and will help us with Latino voters, Black voters, white working-class .

Democrats need to focus on economic hardships: Indian American Congressman
Updated On : 11 Nov 2024 | 8:26 AM IST

What makes Trump one of the most powerful US presidents in his second term?

From presidential immunity to control over the Supreme Court, Donald Trump marks a powerful comeback in his second term as US president

What makes Trump one of the most powerful US presidents in his second term?
Updated On : 09 Nov 2024 | 8:01 AM IST

Donald Trump picks Susie Wiles as chief of staff: What is the role about?

Trump's chief of staff pick, Susie Wiles, will oversee White House strategy, coordination, and policy decisions

Donald Trump picks Susie Wiles as chief of staff: What is the role about?
Updated On : 08 Nov 2024 | 2:11 PM IST