Michael Mathes
Extremism, bigotry, even outright white supremacy and anti-Semitism, have found new lives in 21st century US politics.
Updated 30 Jul, 2018 09:09am
WASHINGTON: After Donald Trump placed the fate of the Iran nuclear deal in the hands ...
Published 14 Oct, 2017 06:59am
WASHINGTON: Mike Pence is the loyal wingman, the...
Published 18 Jul, 2017 07:08am
I don’t think we can dress up Democrat ideas and put a Republican stamp on them, says Senator Rand Paul.
Updated 05 Mar, 2017 08:21am
Of 20 major polling institutions, only the LA Times consistently gave Trump the edge.
Updated 10 Nov, 2016 12:43pm
House Speaker Paul Ryan reiterates that his support for the Republican presidential nominee is not guaranteed.
Updated 06 Aug, 2016 09:45am
The real estate tycoon faces a forbidding path when it comes to ultimate victory in November's general election.
Updated 10 Apr, 2016 10:22am
Trump's strong performance on Super Tuesday puts him in the driver's seat on the road to GOP nominating convention.
Updated 03 Mar, 2016 11:48am
NORTH CHARLESTON: Two days before South Carolina’s Republican primary, and eight months after the incomprehensible...
Published 19 Feb, 2016 06:48am
DES MOINES: Man of the moment Marco Rubio has hit the ground running, eager to capitalise on his strong Iowa showing...
Published 04 Feb, 2016 06:34am
The US State Department on Monday released 4,000 more messages that the former secretary of state sent or received.
Updated 03 Sep, 2015 09:13am
hopeful Jeb Bush makes his candidacy official.
Published 15 Jun, 2015 06:50am
'Today things are hardly different as public trust in Baltimore’s police department sinks to new lows.'
Published 30 Apr, 2015 07:04am
WASHINGTON: When President Barack Obama unveiled his immigration plan and Republican rivals howled their ...
Published 23 Nov, 2014 07:43am
WASHINGTON: Last year family matriarch Barbara Bush proclaimed there have been “enough Bushes” in the White...
Published 11 Apr, 2014 07:29am
WASHINGTON: With the news that America’s largest liberal fundraising group is to back a Hillary Clinton...
Published 26 Jan, 2014 07:39am
WASHINGTON: Presidents and prime ministers, South American strongmen and nearly the entire US Congress have used...
Updated 09 Jan, 2017 10:05am
WASHINGTON: “Dozens” of terror attacks had been thwarted by a programme to gather and analyse massive amounts of...
Published 14 Jun, 2013 05:00am
WASHINGTON: Ex-CIA chief David Petraeus told lawmakers on Friday he knew from the outset that an attack on a US mission in Libya was the work of terrorists, in his first appearance since resigning a week ago.
Published 17 Nov, 2012 03:00am
WASHINGTON: As Americans troop to the polls to decide between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, here’s a guide to what to watch for on election night
Published 07 Nov, 2012 12:21am
