BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday officially took over as the boss of NATO after the outgoing head of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg passed a ceremonial gavel to him to mark the occasion.
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The former president bailed on questions and just played music for a while, staying on stage and swaying.
The vice president literally rolled the tape on her Republican rival, drawing gasps from the audience in Erie, Pennsylvania.
“I’m normally a voice of calm, and I’m here not as a voice of calm today," Obama-era Justice Department official Neal Katyal told MSNBC's Jen Psaki.
"My wife and I had a very much wanted pregnancy. Unfortunately, she miscarried, but it did not pass on its own. She needed an abortion to get it out. LUCKILY, we live in a state (California) that still grants women the right to their bodies."
The former president also slid in a wildly exaggerated claim about the size of the crowd he drew a day earlier.
The Russian president's display may not have been what it seemed.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) fell silent after being asked by a debate moderator and his Democratic opponent whether he supports enacting mass deportations of migrants, a policy that former President Trump has called for. The moment came during a debate between Kean and Democratic candidate Sue Altman on Sunday as part of the race to represent New Jersey’s…
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Kamala Harris’ campaign has sent a warning to Americans after Donald Trump suggested the U.S. military should be used on citizens who disagreed with him in an interview on Sunday, calling liberals “the enemy from within” and claiming they posed more of a threat than migrants.The vice president’s campaign said on Sunday that Trump’s comments, combined with his past rhetoric about expanding his presidential power, “should alarm every American who cares about their freedom and security.” Fox News’
Donald Trump’s latest turn toward fascist rhetoric appears to have left one CNN anchor struggling to pick her jaw up off the floor.On Monday’s broadcast of the network’s This Morning show, Kasie Hunt appeared to repeatedly stammer and pause while discussing with panelists the Republican candidate’s growing tendency in recent days to refer to his political opponents as “the enemy within.”“He’s saying that these people should be handled by the National Guard or the military. Um… what…? I mean, I t
“Do you notice a trend here?” asked Ayman Mohyeldin.
People in Beijing tell the BBC's Laura Bicker their hopes and fears about who will win the White House race.
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Former US president Bill Clinton called in to a McDonald’s while campaigning for Kamala Harris in Albany, Georgia, on Sunday, October 13.Video posted by Clinton’s Chief of Staff, Angel Ureña, shows the former president chatting to workers and posing for a photo with a woman who initially mistook him for President Joe Biden.“You Joe?”, she asks Clinton, before realizing her mistake and rushing around the counter to take a picture with him.As a presidential candidate in 1992, Clinton was known for making stops at McDonald’s. A plaque at a restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas, commemorates the tradition. Credit: Angel Urena via Storyful
Moscow did not mention its ongoing invasion of Ukraine at all in its response.
A high noon is coming in Israel's conflict with Iran, a ballistic missile showdown may be in the offing or perhaps something more asymmetrical and covert.
China deployed planes and ships around Taiwan in military drills on Monday, issuing a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces. The drills marked the fourth large-scale exercise in two years as Beijing refuses to rule out force in its efforts to control Taiwan. Washington said the drills risked "escalation", calling on China to act with restraint. China ended a day of military drills around Taiwan on Monday in which it deployed fighter jets and warships in what Beijing said was a "stern warning" t
Republicans have reportedly spent about 28 times as much as Democrats at McDonald’s
