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Trump taps Musk-allied big tech critic Brendan Carr to head FCC

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Republican Brendan Carr, an Elon Musk-backed critic of big tech, to lead the FCC, calling Carr a "warrior for Free Speech."

Kamala Harris Has an Unexpected Ally

If Trump wins, we’re going to be saddled with an isolationist and nativist conservative movement for generations to come.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

Trump’s Allies Revive Debunked Voting Machine Theories

The former president and his closest allies are returning to false claims about hacked machines as they prepare to contest the vote next month.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

Harris allies seek to keep the 'Biden coalition' in the fold

As President Joe Biden fought to remain in the presidential race this summer, advisers often argued there existed a “Biden coalition” — a cohort only the incumbent could hold together.

Politics - NBC News - October 26

Japan's Voters Punish Leadership of U.S. Security Ally

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba now faces a political battle to keep his job and continue on the path set by his predecessor.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 27

DeSantis, allies battle Florida abortion initiative

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story DeSantis, government allies fight Florida abortion measure A ballot initiative to enshrine abortion ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Trump and his allies insist he's 'not a Nazi'

After some Democrats drew comparisons between former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally and a 1939 pro-Nazi event held there, Trump and his allies are insisting that he is “not ...

U.S. allies and adversaries react to Trump's election victory

U.S. allies and adversaries are reacting to President-elect Donald Trump's incoming return to power. That includes the head of NATO, who congratulated Trump on his victory despite his past ...

Trump’s European allies think history is turning in their direction

Populist nationalists on both sides of the Atlantic share common ideas. But there are tensions just beneath the surface

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Biden's move on missiles for Ukraine angers Trump allies

It is not clear if Biden's decision will be endorsed by Donald Trump who has promised to end the Ukraine war.

What if it's President Harris, but a GOP Senate? That's her allies' fear.

A Republican Senate could block Cabinet and Supreme Court picks, as well as legislation.

Politics - Politico - October 20

Keir Starmer flies to Samoa to answer tricky questions from Commonwealth allies

Slavery reparations and Britain’s shrinking aid budget are up for debate at annual Commonwealth summit this week

World - Financial Times - October 21

Trump allies spending millions to dissuade voters in key states from polls

In critical battlegrounds, Maga allies mounting lawsuits to ‘lay the groundwork’ to challenge election if he loses. US politics – live updates Key rightwing legal groups with ties to Donald ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Putin gathers allies to show West's pressure isn’t working

Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcoming more than 20 world leaders to the Brics summit.

Coup Attempt by Gulen Allies Led Erdogan to Crack Down in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Fethullah Gulen, the powerful preacher who died this week, began as allies. But their falling out brought bloodshed and an Erdogan crackdown.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Trump and allies are pouring millions into anti-trans election ads as election nears

Former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are aggressively pushing anti-trans messaging in the final stretch of the 2024 election.

Sullivan: US is working with allies on mineral marketplace amid energy transition

The U.S. is working with allies to build a standardized international marketplace for metals and minerals central to the ongoing energy transition, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Harris and some Trump allies anticipate he'll declare a premature election win

Kamala Harris, her campaign team and some of Donald Trump’s own allies say they expect Trump to quickly declare victory on election night — even if the outcome is not yet settled in key swing states.

Short on Time, Harris’s Labor Allies Sprint to Reach Working-Class Voters

Unions and their affiliates think they can still break through with the Democrats’ worst demographic, white working-class voters, by hustling on the ground. But it has been a slog.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

U.S.-allied Kurds in Syria say 12 people killed in Turkish strikes

Turkey accused the separatist Kurdish group PKK of being behind a deadly attack on a state-owned defense manufacturer near Ankara.

Trump slams Harris, former chief of staff while campaigning with controversial allies

Former President Donald Trump campaigned Wednesday in the battleground state of Georgia with two controversial allies. Tucker Carlson and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene joined the rally where ...

How a Binance Employee Strained the Relationship Between the U.S. and Nigeria

The United States and Nigeria often collaborate. But the arrest of an American worker strained their diplomatic relations.

Business - The New York Times - October 24

Harris, Trump and Allies Spend Over a Half-Billion Dollars in 16 Days

Donald Trump has now raised $1 billion since announcing his run for president. And he has Elon Musk’s $119 million. But Kamala Harris has a huge cash advantage.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

Trump rally in New York overshadowed by his allies' racist remarks

Former President Trump held a rally at New York's Madison Square Garden on Sunday where allies made crude and racist remarks, including comedian Tony Hinchcliffe who cracked a racist joke about ...

Key Trump ally Steve Bannon released from prison

Just a week before Election Day, Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist in the Trump administration, was released from federal prison after serving four months for contempt of Congress ...

Trump Links Biden’s ‘Garbage’ Comment to 2016 ‘Deplorables’ Remark

Within minutes of the clip of President Biden’s remarks going viral, the Trump campaign and others were using it to attack Kamala Harris and Democrats.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Trump and his allies ramp up election fraud allegations in Pennsylvania

Donald Trump and his allies are seizing on routine election processes as signs of fraud in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania.

Politics - NBC News - October 30

How could Trump allies challenge the US election result?

Former president refused to concede defeat in 2020 and there are signs he could do it again

World - Financial Times - October 30

Election fact check: Trump, allies push allegations of 'cheating' in Pennsylvania

Election officials in Pennsylvania have pushed back on allegations of voter fraud or misconduct made by former President Trump and his allies.

America's European allies face challenging times, whoever wins the presidential election

The United States’ European allies are bracing for an America that’s less interested in them no matter who wins the presidential election — and for old traumas and new problems if Donald Trump ...

World - ABC News - October 31

Kim Jong Un is China's ally - but has become the 'comrade from hell'

Beijing is caught between its sanctioned neighbours, whose new alliance is causing concern.

Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front

The Biden administration said Thursday that some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia's Kursk region near Ukraine's border.

Head of Myanmar's military government visits close ally China for the first time since taking power

Myanmar's state media says the head of Myanmar’s military government embarked upon an official visit this week to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international ally

World - ABC News - November 5

What Trump’s former allies say about their old boss

Many of the ‘best and most serious’ people in the Republican candidate’s administration are now his strongest critics

Business - Financial Times - November 5

Trump, Vance and Allies Hurl Insults at Women as Race Ends

Donald J. Trump has used misogynistic language to refer to Kamala Harris, fostering an environment among his allies and at his rallies that revels in gendered insults.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 5

The world's right-wing leaders celebrate Trump's win — but America's allies hint unease

Most world leaders were always going to congratulate Donald Trump on his presidential win, as they did early Wednesday before he was even officially declared the victor.

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