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WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama, on July 26, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the presidential race. "Earlier this week, Michelle and I called our friend Kamala Harris. We

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC - In a statement, Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA)lauded President Joe Biden's recent withdrawal from the presidential race and address from the Oval Office, calling it a defining moment in cementing his legacy as the most consequential

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC - Nikki Haley who ran a bitter Republican primary campaign against Donald Trump but has since shifted back to endorsing him, has issued a cease and desist letter to a political action committee (PAC) previously aligned

KHAMMAM (ANI) - Shyamala Gopalan Education Foundation has celebrated US President Joe Biden's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as presidential candidate from the Democratic Party. The Foundation is set up in the name of Kamala Harris's mother, Shyamala Gopalan. A

Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Vice President Kamala Harris on July 25 condemned what she called "despicable acts by unpatriotic protesters" outside Union Station in Washington, where some pro-Palestinian demonstrators burned American flags a day prior to

Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - President Joe Biden on July 24 told Americans in an Oval Office address that he ended his re-election campaign to "unify my party” with the larger goal of protecting American democracy and that goal

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - In his first campaign rally after President Joe Biden quit the 2024 presidential race and Kamala Harris firmed up her position to become the Democratic Party candidate, Republican nominee Donald Trump lit into her laying

India-West Staff Reporter ATLANTA, GA - Ashwin Ramaswami, the GenZ Democratic candidate for the Georgia State Senate, has strongly condemned the recent bigoted attacks targeting Vice President Kamala Harris, Usha Vance, and other Indian Americans. “Recent examples, such as reports of Republicans

By Navneet S. Chugh SAN FRANCISCO, CA - "Unprecedented times call for unprecedented action, which is why I am thrilled to support the first woman and first South Asian American for President, Vice President Kamala Devi Harris," states Kiran Jain, a

OTTAWA (ANI) - In a staunch response to separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's video demanding he and his Hindu-Canadian friends return to India, Canadian Member of Parliament Chandra Arya said that Canada is their land and that they have enriched

Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Alban MILWAUKEE, WI(REUTERS) - Vice President Kamala Harris assailed Donald Trump on Tuesday at her first campaign rally since replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate, while a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll showed her taking a marginal lead

Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for President, has a 19-percentage point lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump in favorability ratings among Indian Americans, according to internal polling by the Harris campaign. The findings

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address a joint session of Congress, a significant number of Democratic lawmakers have announced they will not attend. Their decision comes amidst escalating tensions in Gaza and

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) - Shortly after Joe Biden ended his reelection bid, Republican candidate Donald Trump said that the incumbent president was "not fit to run" and "is certainly not fit to serve." The former president further said Biden "only

Photo: The Biden Presidential Campaign headquarters in Wilmington, DE, is now the center of Kamala Harris's bid for president. She flew down there to address the staff and hear Biden tell them to support her as they would have done

WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Vice President Kamala Harris secured support July 22 from most delegates to the Democratic National Convention, likely ensuring she will become the party's nominee for president next month, according to multiple sources. President Joe Biden had immediately

EDMONTON, (IANS) - A BAPS temple in Alberta’s capital Edmonton was vandalized on July 23. This incident adds to the series of attacks that have happened recently on Hindu establishments in Canada. The Consulate General of India in Vancouver said in

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Vice-President Kamala Harris stands once again on the edge of history in a political career replete with milestones. President Joe Biden’s exit from the White House race and endorsement of Kamala Harris makes her the top contender

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (IANS) - Elon Musk and ace venture capitalist Vinod Khosla on July 22 engaged in a public spat on X after President Joe Biden dropped out of the US Presidential race. Khosla came out against former US President

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - In the wake of President Joe Biden's unexpected decision not to seek re-election, the Democratic Party is buzzing with speculation and anticipation. The announcement has been termed a "political earthquake" by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who

WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Vice President Kamala Harris has raised $49.6 million for her presidential campaign in less than a day after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her as the Democratic nominee, a campaign spokesperson

By Selen Ozturk As AI grows more prevalent, ethnic voters face an election landscape where the difference between real and artificial news is ever-harder to gauge. As the November U.S. election nears, online disinformation “is a very real problem, turbocharged by AI, that

India-West News Desk MILWAUKEE, WI - On July 15, Republican Harmeet Dhillon delivered a prayer at the Republican National Convention, drawing from her Sikh faith tradition. Dhillon, who shared her family's immigrant background, recited a prayer that translates to, "This body

Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar India-West News Desk MILWAUKEE, WI - In a disturbing turn of events, Usha Chilukuri, the Indian American wife of JD Vance, has become the latest target of racist attacks fueled by the far-right and MAGA extremists. These attacks come

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) offered a sharp retort when questioned about President Joe Biden’s mental fitness by a Fox business reporter on Capitol Hill. The exchange took place on the evening of July 17 as

MILWAUKEE, WI (ANI) - Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaking at the Republican Party's National Convention here, promised illegal immigrants will be 'returned' to the country of their origin. "Our message to illegal immigrants is also this; we will return you

MILWAUKEE, WI (IANS) - Attorney Harmeet Kaur Dhillon offered 'ardas' the Sikh prayer at the Republican National Convention. At the Fiserv Forum, she said, "These last 48 hours have been some of the most intense, yet more prayerful of our lives,

MILWAUKEE, WI (REUTERS) - Donald Trump will safeguard gun rights by appointing federal judges who oppose new firearm limits if he is elected in November, despite narrowly surviving an assassination attempt, a senior adviser to his presidential campaign said on

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Vivek Ramaswamy is fishing for the US Senate seat that will fall vacant if former President Donald Trump wins the presidential polls, taking away its current occupant J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for Vice-President. “To be frank,

By SABRINA K. CHUGH NEW YORK, NY — On July 12, President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Dr. Chelsea Clinton launched the program for the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2024 Annual Meeting, to be held

India-West News Desk MILWAUKEE, WI - In a significant development for the 2024 presidential race, JD Vance has been selected as Donald Trump's vice presidential candidate. The announcement has garnered enthusiastic support from Vance's former law school classmate and fellow Ohioan,

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS/REUTERS) – The Republican nominee for the White House, Donald Trump, has named J.D. Vance, a first-time Senator from Ohio whose wife is an Indian American, as his vice presidential nominee. At 39 years of age, Vance is 40

MILWAUKEE, WI (ANI) - Vice President Kamala Harris left a congratulatory voicemail to GOP Ohio Senator JD Vance on July 16 after he was announced as the Republican vice presidential pick on Truth Social by former President Donald Trump. In her

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Former US President Donald Trump has said that he threw away an “extremely tough” speech prepared for accepting the party nomination at the Republican convention an instead has one calling for unity. In his first interview since

Photo: Twitter MILWAUKEE, WI (IANS) - On July 15, Donald Trump selected JD Vance, a first-time senator from Ohio, as his running mate for the vice-presidential post. Vance, who is 40 years younger than Trump, is making headlines not only for

Photo (Left): President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on July 14. Photo: Reuters/ Erin SchaffPhoto (Right): Donald Trump being rushed by Secret Service agents after the shooting.

Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - President Joe Biden on July 14 announced an independent review of the security at the election rally at which a shooter made an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump who is also the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Vice President Kamala Harris and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had a telephonic conversation on July 11 evening, some reports said while social media saw strong buzz over Rahul’s interaction. As reports

REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware: - U.S. President Joe Biden called for an end to political violence after Republican challenger Donald Trump was shot in the right ear during a rally on Saturday, and Biden's campaign suspended all political communication, including ads

United Nations (IANS) World leaders have condemned the attack on former US President Donald Trump at an election rally in western Pennsylvania. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, on Saturday said, "The Secretary-General unequivocally condemns this act of political violence." "He

India-West Staff Reporter LOS ANGELES, CA - Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, alongside its partners, has unveiled the findings from the bi-annual Asian American Voter Survey (AAVS), the longest-running longitudinal survey of AAPI voters. The results indicate key trends and

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Nikki Haley, who dropped out of the Republican presidential race in early March, has said that she is releasing her delegates to the Republican National Convention, urging them to support Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. Haley

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Donald Trump has promised to end outsourcing if re-elected, which should sound alarm bells across India's multi-billion-dollar outsourcing industry whose largest customer is the US, "Stop outsourcing, and turn the United States into a manufacturing superpower," says

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Shri Thanedar has expressed his unwavering support for President Joe Biden's re-election campaign. Representing Michigan's Detroit area, Thanedar's endorsement is particularly noteworthy given Michigan's status as a critical battleground state. "A few months ago, I

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON D.C. — The AAPI Victory Fund has endorsed Washington State Senator Manka Dhingra in her run for state attorney general. “State Senator Manka Dhingra represents the common story that so many of us in the AAPI community share

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC – Lawmakers, Hindu students, researchers, and community leaders gathered on June 28 for the third National Hindu Advocacy Day on the Hill to address the concerns faced by Hindus in the U.S. The event, organized by

CHENNAI, (REUTERS) - In a small south Indian village more than 8,000 miles from Washington, residents are closely watching to see if Vice President Kamala Harris might replace Joe Biden in the upcoming election against Donald Trump. In 2021, the leafy

Photo: Ami Bera WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - The US Justice Department has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding its outreach to Hindu American in view of the rising threats posed by Hinduphobia and hate crimes against the community. Raja Krishnamoorthi said the Justice

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Dr. Sampat Shivangi, an influential Indian American community leader, has been elected as an official delegate to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this month. This convention will formally nominate former President Donald Trump as

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) - While President Joe Biden was away at Camp David for a long-planned family get-together, key US Democratic leaders stood firmly behind his back, rejecting the notion that he should end his 2024 campaign for a second