Latin Americans besieged by organised crime may be willing to overlook a turn towards authoritarianism, but at what cost? A wave of attacks carried out by criminal organisations last week in Ecuador – epitomised by gunmen storming a television station live on air – has brought international attention to a security crisis that has been … Read more
Biden administration says state officials acted unconstitutionally by preventing border patrol from helping mother and children A dispute between the White House and Texas intensified on Monday after the Biden administration declared that state officials acted unconstitutionally by blocking federal agents from a section of the border where a migrant mother and two children drowned … Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds – taking to the airwaves hours before her state’s caucuses lead off the 2024 Republican presidential nominating calendar – to raise expectations for former President Trump. “I think it’s going to be bad for President Trump if he doesn’t come in over 50. He’s not meeting expectations … Read more
Caucusgoers are heading out in freezing temperatures to cast the first votes of the 2024 presidential election. Snowfall and temperatures have set new records in the days leading up to the Iowa caucuses. “I haven’t ever experienced a minus 15 degrees in my life,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at an event in Altoona last … Read more
US’s most senior military official was admitted two weeks ago but delayed notifying White House of his absence The US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, was released from hospital on Monday, two weeks after he was admitted for complications following prostate cancer surgery, apparently leaving the White House unaware of his absence for three days. In … Read more
The Iowa caucuses that we know today can be traced back to the late 1960s and early 1970s. Current GOP presidential candidates have spent a lot of time and money touring various cities in Iowa beginning in 2023 and continuing this year, specifically ahead of caucus night, in an old-fashioned effort to campaign. Iowa is … Read more
In a David versus Goliath matchup, the Supreme Court will hear a set of arguments on Wednesday over a Commerce Department regulation, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), that could sink the fishing industry in the United Sates. Last year, a group of fishermen from New Jersey petitioned the Supreme Court to consider … Read more
The false belief the 2020 election was stolen is part of some Trump voter’s ideology, while others are turned off by his legal woes As Iowa Republicans gather on Monday to choose their presidential candidate, a host of big questions surround the potential return of Donald Trump and the future of democracy in the US. … Read more
Here’s what we’ve learned from Iowans in the 2024 presidential campaign, from the biggest local issues to the keys to Donald Trump’s enduring appeal.
Polls show Nikki Haley in second and Ron DeSantis in third place behind former US president in first place as first state is set to vote on nominee Iowa caucuses 2024: who are the Republican presidential candidates? Florida senator Marco Rubio formally endorsed Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign on Sunday, effectively snubbing his state’s own … Read more
