Trump Discusses Drone Sightings Along US East Coast
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump contended Monday that the country’s military “for some reason” was keeping details secret about unexplained drones flying across the nighttime skies above the eastern United States, but the White House later minimized the drone sightings. “Our military knows … something strange is going on,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate […]
Trump’s Tariffs: Mapping the Economic Ripple Effects
President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs are poised to significantly impact countries with substantial trade volumes with the United States. The primary nations affected include China, Mexico and Canada, which are among the largest U.S. trading partners. Trump has said that tariffs can help his administration pay for proposed tax cuts. But these tariffs are expected […]
Presidential Power in War and Peace
The November 2024 presidential election has set the United States on a new course for national security and foreign policy. Vice President Kamala Harris, like President Joseph Biden before her, said she would have left untouched the United States’s role as the world’s policeman. Former President Donald Trump, more conscious of the high cost in […]
Trump and the Future of American Power
Stephen Kotkin is a preeminent historian of Russia, a fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the author of an acclaimed three-volume biography of Joseph Stalin. (The third volume is forthcoming.) Kotkin has also written extensively and insightfully on geopolitics, the sources of American power, and the twists […]
Donald Trump Returns To The White House: Can He Turn Back The Gears of War?
Donald Trump has punched his ticket back to the White House after defeating his Democrat rival, Kamala Harris. Trump’s Republican Party got 51% of total votes cast to Harris’ Democrat Party’s 47.4%. The former president whom some describe as belligerent, others as firm and principled, is now set for a second stay in the Oval […]
Republican Donald Trump beats Vice President Kamala Harris, makes Remarkable Political Comeback
In a significant development, Donald Trump has taken a major step toward reclaiming the presidency on November 6 by securing 277 electoral votes, crossing the 270 magic number needed to win the White House. Trump, who becomes the first convicted felon to hold office, claimed to have beaten his Democratic opponent, incumbent Vice President Kamala […]
Trump and Harris Make Final Push Before Election Day
Voters in the United States cast ballots Tuesday to choose their next president. Political polls show candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in a close race. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns has our story.
Can Trump Bring New Water to Southern California?
As the planet warms, California is already facing the brunt of global warming in the form of a severe water shortage. With drought and overuse draining the state’s streams and aquifers, California is haunted by promises made to generations of farmers and ranchers—promises of priority access to the West’s most precious resources. As the race […]
Domestic, Foreign Efforts to Disrupt US Presidential Election Are Up, Researchers Say
By Veronica Balderas Iglesias Two reports released this week sound the alarm about an increase in efforts to disrupt the U.S. presidential election. They say information manipulation, political violence and intimidation are on the rise. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports.
Super Tuesday 2024: Is It Biden vs Trump Again?
As the United States observes the quadrennial tradition of ‘Super Tuesday’, the nation moves closer to determining the candidates who will win their parties’ presidential nominations in the largest-ever contest of 2024. Both incumbents, U.S. President Joe Biden and Donald Trump are vying for a second term in the White House and have secured commanding […]