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It appears the Democrats have their ideal presidential candidate to take the onerous task of trying to defeat the incumbent.

07 Mar 2020 7:08 AM

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks, next to his wife Jill during a primary election night rally Tuesday. AP Photo

Bernie declares victory in California as Biden surges nation wide in Super Tuesday voting

The clash between Biden and Sanders peaked on a day that could determine whether the Democratic battle will stretch all the way to the July

04 Mar 2020 3:08 PM

The email was time-stamped 11:04 am -- an hour and 31 minutes after Trump's controversial July 25 phone call with Zelensky ended, according to a summary of the conversation released by the White House. (Photo: File)

US moved to freeze Ukraine aid 90 minutes after Trump-Zelensky phone call

Trump is accused of withholding USD 400 million in assistance to Ukraine to push Kiev to investigate his political rival Joe Biden.

23 Dec 2019 9:53 AM

: US President Donald Trump is facing a likely impeachment vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. (Photo: File)

All you need to know about Trump impeachment ahead of vote

Only two US presidents have been impeached -- Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998 -- although both survived a trial.

18 Dec 2019 10:32 AM

Biden, 77, is one of 15 Democrats seeking their party’s nomination to run against Republican US President Donald Trump next year in a battle in which the incumbent and the top three of his would-be opponents are all septuagenarians. (Photo: File)

Joe Biden healthy and fit to serve as US president, his doctor says

O’Connor has been Biden’s physician since 2009, when he was assigned as physician to the vice president, the report said.

18 Dec 2019 9:11 AM

No US president has been removed as a direct result of impeachment. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump on track to become third US President to be impeached

The president has denied wrongdoing and accused Democrats of a baseless and politically-motivated bid to oust him from power.

17 Dec 2019 8:34 AM

Biden is the current frontrunner in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to an average of national polls by RealClearPolitics.com. (Photo: File)

'You're a damn liar': Joe Biden lashes out at voter, calls him 'fat' during campaign

The 77-year-old Biden also responded forcefully to a suggestion by the questioner that he was 'too old' to be running for president.

06 Dec 2019 10:44 AM

'I have one problem,'' Trump said. ''Impeachment to me is a dirty word, it's been very unfair, very hard on my family.' (Photo: File)

'I have one problem': Trump says impeachment probe has been hard on family

Trump acknowledged for the first time a personal toll from the impeachment process that stands to cloud his legacy.

15 Nov 2019 6:41 PM

Biden "had the temerity to dare slander the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK", the North's official KCNA news agency said late Thursday. (Photo: File)

North Korea calls Biden 'rabid dog' that 'must be beaten to death'

Pyongyang is renowned for its vitriol, but the verbal deluge was unusually ferocious even by its own standards.

15 Nov 2019 9:10 AM

Trump is facing allegations of using his office to pressure Ukraine officials for personal political gain against Democratic presidential aspirant Joe Biden and his son Hunter, who served on the board of a Ukrainian gas company. (Photo: File)

Impeachment proceedings a 'sham and should not be allowed': Trump

Trump, who was in meetings with Erdogan for most of the day at the White House said that he did not watch public hearing on his impeachment.

14 Nov 2019 2:44 PM

The transcript of a July 25 call Trump made with the Ukrainian president in which he asked him to investigate the son of his political rival Joe Biden has become the subject of a Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into the president. (Photo: File)

Trump plans to release transcript of April Ukraine call on Thursday

Trump's critics accuse him of withholding almost USD 400 million to Ukraine as leverage to pressure Zelensky to publicly declare probe.

14 Nov 2019 2:11 PM

Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, said he told a senior Ukraine official that military aid would likely not be released until Kiev made clear it would investigate Biden and his son’s ties to Ukraine energy firm Burisma. (Photo: AP)

Top Trump ally admits tying Ukraine aid to Joe Biden investigation

Sondland, in amended testimony that reversed his earlier denial, admitted he laid out allegedly illegal quid pro quo in Sept 1 discussion.

06 Nov 2019 9:22 AM

US voters of Indian-origin and other Asian countries’ descent have thrown their weight behind Democratic presidential aspirant Joe Biden in the race to the 2020 nominations. (Photo: File)

Indian-origin US voters throw their weight behind presidential aspirant Joe Biden

Supporting Biden, Indian-Americans and members of other AAPI community on October 26 launched 'AAPIs for Biden' in Las Vegas.

29 Oct 2019 12:55 PM

Beset by tensions at home and abroad, Trump sparked yet more controversy with his use of the racially charged word 'lynching' to describe his predicament. (Photo: File)

Trump impeachment: Top US diplomat in Ukraine gives 'explosive' testimony

Trump's impeachment looked ever more likely after lower house of Congress questioned acting US ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor

23 Oct 2019 11:44 AM

“He’s shooting holes in the constitution, and we cannot let him get away with it,” added Biden. (Photo: File)

Joe Biden calls for Donald Trump’s impeachment

'To preserve our constitution, our democracy, our basic integrity, he should be impeached,' Biden said.

10 Oct 2019 12:57 PM

Democrats say that no formal House vote is needed because the impeachment process is in its earliest stages, equivalent to gathering evidence for an indictment. (Photo: File)

'Constitutionally invalid': WH denies on cooperation by Trump in impeachment probe

'President Trump cannot permit his Administration to participate in this partisan inquiry under these circumstances,' the letter said.

09 Oct 2019 9:20 AM

During the July 25 call, Trump pressed Zelensky for an investigation into former US vice president and current Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, according to a summary of the call released by the Trump administration. (Photo: File)

Under pressure, Trump amps up complaints, says Nancy Pelosi may be guilty of treason

Democrats say Trump's effort was an abuse of power to gather dirt on a political rival.

07 Oct 2019 12:56 PM

The emergence of the second whistleblower threatened to undermine arguments from Trump and his allies to discredit the original complaint. (Photo: FIle)

Second whistleblower comes forward to support impeachment peril at White House

Crucially, the new whistleblower works in the intelligence field and has “firsthand knowledge” of key events.

07 Oct 2019 10:33 AM

Trump's tweets followed the former vice president's strongest response yet to the situation -- one that has left Biden struggling to regain the momentum that for months has had him leading the Democratic pack seeking the 2020 presidential nomination. (Photo: File)

'Joe should hang it ip': Trump steps up attack on Joe Biden. Here's his response

Trump tweeted on Sunday that he would 'LOVE' running against Biden, before adding, 'I just don't think it's going to happen.'

07 Oct 2019 10:27 AM

Lawmakers have made Trump’s request last summer that Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden the centrepiece of the probe. (Photo: File)

‘Democrats will be sorry in the end’: Trump as impeachment probe reaches into WH

Trump said he would formally object to Congress about impeachment inquiry, even as he acknowledged that Democrats “have votes” to proceed.

05 Oct 2019 12:41 PM

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