Articles about US Elections
04 Jan 2021
Biden's inauguration to include presidential escort, virtual parade
President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20 will include a Pass in Review on the East Front, a presidential escort to the White House, and a virtual parade across the US.
18 Nov 2020
Trump fires official who rejected conspiracy theories about election fraud
In his quest to convince everyone that Joe Biden won United States Presidential Elections only because of fraud, incumbent President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired an official, whom he had appointed.
08 Nov 2020
Priyanka and other film stars celebrate Joe Biden-Kamala Harris's victory
Many stars from the Indian film fraternity congratulated the United States President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris for winning the US elections.
04 Nov 2020
US elections: Kanye West concedes defeat, hints at 2024 bid
Rapper Kanye West on Tuesday (local time) voted for himself as the next President of the United States.
03 Nov 2020
Pooja performed in Tamil Nadu village for Kamala Harris's win
In Tamil Nadu, residents of a small village, Thulasendrapuram in Mannargudi Taluk of Tiruvarur district, are following the United States elections closely, as one of their granddaughters, Kamala Harris, is in the fray.
16 Oct 2020
US Elections: Trump, Biden clash from afar at town halls
American voters on Thursday (local time) heard incumbent President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden tell what they would do after coming to power and how they are the better version of their competitor.
10 Oct 2020
US Elections: Second Presidential debate between Trump, Biden officially canceled
The second Presidential debate between United States President Donald Trump and Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden has officially been canceled by the Commission on Presidential Debates, after a series of back and forth arguments involving both campaigns.
21 Sep 2020
Joe Biden claims 200,000,000 have died of coronavirus in US
Democrat Joe Biden, who is challenging President Donald Trump for the White House, made a gaffe by saying 200 million have died of coronavirus in the United States when in reality the death toll is 204,122.
10 Sep 2020
US elections: Donald Trump's campaign has already spent $800 million
United States President Donald Trump, who is seeking re-election later this year, is facing a cash crunch with his campaign just 60 days ahead of the Presidential elections.
18 May 2020
Michelle Obama teams up with MTV to host virtual prom
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has teamed up with MTV through her non-partisan organization, When We All Vote, to organize a virtual prom event for the Class of 2020, whose traditional proms and graduation ceremonies have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
08 Mar 2019
Trump's former campaign-manager Paul Manafort gets 47 months in prison
US President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison yesterday for tax crimes and bank fraud.
29 Dec 2018
#ThatWas2018: From toilet-paper to denying climate-change, Trump was the newsmaker
US President Donald Trump is known for his unintentional funny antics.
13 Dec 2018
Seriously considering running for US presidency in 2020: Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, has hinted that she might be running for the White House in 2020.
12 Dec 2018
#RussiaProbe: Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen sentenced to 3yrs in prison
US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has been sentenced to three years in prison by a Manhattan federal court.
29 Nov 2018
#RussiaProbe: Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress
US President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer, Michael Cohen, has pleaded guilty to "deliberately" lying to Congress about a Russian project by Trump Organization, which has been a focus of Special Counsel Mueller's Trump-Russia probe.
06 Nov 2018
US Midterm Polls: FB, Insta block accounts fearing foreign interference
Some 30 of Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts were blocked over concerns that they may be linked to foreign entities and aimed at interfering in the US midterm elections.
15 Oct 2018
Trump believes China also meddled in 2016 US presidential elections
US President Donald Trump has alleged China, in addition to Russia, meddled in the 2016 US presidential elections.
13 Sep 2018
Won't tolerate any form of foreign meddling in elections: Trump
The United States will not tolerate any form of foreign interference in its elections, US President Donald Trump said yesterday after signing an executive order that initiates actions, including sanctions, against foreign entities who meddle or even attempt to interfere in US polls.
14 Jul 2018
Mueller's probe: 12 Russians indicted in 2016 US election hacking
The US Justice Department has indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking the servers of senior Democrats, including their Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton, in the 2016 US Presidential Election.
24 Feb 2018
Now, Trump-aide charged with "paying European ex-politicians"
After charges of tax and bank fraud, fresh trouble arose for US President Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.
21 Feb 2018
US-elections Russian interference probe: Lawyer accused of lying pleads guilty
Special Counsel Robert Mueller probing Russian interference in the 2016 US elections charged a lawyer for lying about his communications with former Trump campaign aide Richard Gates, who himself faces financial crime allegations.
04 Feb 2018
Trump-Russia connection: Democrats claim firing special counsel will cause crisis
The crisis surrounding Russia's alleged involvement in US elections has worsened.
25 Jan 2018
Trump "looking forward" to being interviewed in Russia collusion probe
US President Donald Trump seems to have ended months-long speculations about whether he would agree to be interviewed in the Russian collusion probe.
23 Jan 2018
In a first, US Attorney General questioned in Russia investigation
After former chief strategist Steve Bannon, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions was interviewed by Robert Mueller as part of the investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential elections.
18 Jan 2018
Russia Probe: Prosecutors to interview Steve Bannon; no grand-jury testifying
After being subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury, former Trump aide Steve Bannon has instead agreed to be interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team as part of the investigation into Russia's alleged interference in 2016 US Presidential Election.
17 Jan 2018
President Trump's former adviser Steve Bannon summoned in Russia probe
As part of an investigation into Donald Trump campaign's possible links to Russia during the 2016 US Presidential election, a subpoena was issued against Trump's former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon.
11 Nov 2017
Trump: Putin was insulted by US election interference claims
US President Donald Trump said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin felt insulted by allegations of Russia's interference in the US presidential elections.
31 Oct 2017
Trump's former campaign manager charged with fraud over Ukraine dealings
Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former presidential election campaign manager, has been charged with "conspiracy against the United States" over his business dealings with pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine.
31 Oct 2017
Trump campaign adviser Papadopoulos lied to FBI about Russian links
George Papadopoulos, Donald Trump's election campaign adviser, has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about the timing of his meetings with individuals having Russian government links.
31 Oct 2017
Facebook: Russia-linked posts reached 126 million American users
Facebook has revealed that at least 126 million Americans have seen political adverts posted by Kremlin's operatives both during and after the 2016 US presidential elections.
30 Oct 2017
Russia investigation: Mueller orders arrest of Trump's former campaign manager
Paul Manafort, US President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, has reportedly been asked to surrender along with former business partner Rick Gates in the Russia election probe.
28 Oct 2017
Reports: First charges filed in Trump-Russia investigation, arrests imminent
On 28th Oct, an investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential election were filed.
28 Sep 2017
Paul Horner, notorious fake news writer found dead
Paul Horner, the writer who became famous for his fake news stories during the 2016 US Presidential elections, died at 38.
29 Aug 2017
Reports: Trump associate bragged that Putin would get Donald elected
A business associate of US President Donald Trump had in 2015 advocated using Russian President Vladimir Putin's help to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, the New York Times (NYT) reported.
08 Apr 2017
Fake news: Facebook launches campaign to tackle menace
In an attempt to tackle the menace of fake news, Facebook is launching an educational tool: an ad will appear at the top of feeds for three days teaching users "how to spot fake news" and report it.
19 Dec 2016
Facebook may have to pay for its fake news
Thomas Oppermann, chairman of Germany's Social Democratic Party suggested a new law which would require companies like Facebook to have an office in the country dealing with fake news and hate speech all day.
16 Dec 2016
Facebook rolls out anti-fake-news features
In an attempt to curb growing criticism over the fake-news controversy on Facebook, the company has rolled out a set of new features to combat the menace.
21 Nov 2016
What made news last week?
Demonetization politics continued with the opposition and Centre sticking to their views on the matter.
20 Nov 2016
Zuckerberg announces plans to counter fake news on Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has outlined steps to counter the issue of fake and misleading news stories appearing on Facebook.
17 Nov 2016
Facebook accused of influencing US Elections
Although news is supposed to help the ordinary voter understand the world around him, fake news stories circulating on Facebook painted a very unreal picture of the 2016 US Elections.
