US Presidential Election

Trump or Harris: Who will shape Southeast Asia’s destiny?

On Oct 11, Biden once again skipped the summit between the US and Asean. For the second year, the administration signalled a deprioritisation of South-east Asia in its foreign policy. With the increas...

US president-elect Donald Trump at a rally on Jan 19, the day before his inauguration.

Who’s who in Donald Trump’s Cabinet line-up

Here are the key figures shaping Trump’s agenda for his second term in office.

Trump’s second act in the White House: Expect the unexpected on inauguration day

Trump’s second act in the White House: Expect the unexpected on inauguration day

Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on Monday (Jan 21, Tuesday morning, Singapore time) – more than two months after his surprising victory in the Nov 5 electio...

Trump vs Harris: A visual summary

Trump vs Harris: A visual summary

The two US presidential election candidates and their parties weigh in on the key issues that matter

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been impeached by the nation's lawmakers.

2024 review: News that made global headlines

POLITICAL drama, historic interest-rate adjustments and crypto peaks. Major happenings in 2024 have caused some upheavals in certain corners of the global markets and political landscapes – and kept i...

US President-elect Donald Trump has made attacks on the media a hallmark of his political identity since his rise to power, recently describing the press as “bloodsuckers” and “corrupt.”

Iowa pollster, newspaper become Trump’s latest press targets

DONALD Trump has sued a pollster and newspaper over a pre-election survey that vastly underestimated his support, a move decried by rights groups as part of a larger anti-press effort by the US presid...

Elon Musk has been an ever-present sidekick for Trump since his election victory in November.

Elon Musk’s millions for Trump make him biggest US political donor

TECH billionaire Elon Musk spent at least US$270 million to help Donald Trump win the US presidency, according to new federal filings, making him the country’s biggest political donor.

Populists such as Trump appeal to voters’ deep-seated values and sensibilities by connecting to people’s identities, and by understanding much better than liberals the tribal nature of contemporary politics.

How not to react to Donald Trump

There should be more serious thinking by progressives and fewer kneejerk calls to ‘abandon neoliberalism’

Bridging the rich-poor divide during Donald Trump's second term as president may require breaking the chains that have kept policymakers beholden to the donor class for decades and undertaking a democratic shift toward broad-based accountability and more inclusive policies.

Big money beat bigger money in the US election

The ultra-rich are corroding US democracy, even if they can’t always spend their way to power

One possible option for Kamala Harris would be to continue in politics without necessarily holding office.

Kamala's coda: What's next for defeated US VP Harris?

FOR months US Vice President Kamala Harris was laser-focused on one potentially career-defining, history-making goal – becoming the first woman entrusted with the keys to the White House.