US Elections

DETROIT, MI (ANI) - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris vowed to end the ongoing war in Gaza, bring home hostages, and ensure Israel's security and the Palestinian people's right to dignity and self-determination. The remarks by Harris came at a rally

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - South Asians for Harris has released the final video in their "Why Kamala" series, featuring actress Reshma Shetty, as part of their campaign to engage South Asian youth for the 2024 presidential election. The video

India-West News Desk LITITZ, PA – Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash after making inflammatory comments at a campaign rally here on November 3, where he seemed to condone violence against journalists and suggested he "shouldn’t have left" the White House

DETROIT, MI (ANI) - U.S. Congressman Shri Thanedar raised concerns over the potential return of Donald Trump to the presidency, warning that the former president's refusal to accept the 2020 election results and controversial policies could damage both American democracy

CHICAGO, IL (ANI) - Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi expressed confidence in Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances in the upcoming presidential election, emphasizing the critical role of Indian American voters in swing states. Predicting a closely contested race, Krishnamoorthi said he

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) - Ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, former US President Donald Trump vowed to safeguard the interests of Hindu Americans, protecting them from the "anti-religion agenda of the radical left." In a bid to strengthen ties with India,

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI): With just a few days to go for the United States elections, a staggering 61 million Americans have already made their voices heard by casting their ballots in the November election, according to a report by CNN.Notably,

India-West News Desk PHILADELPHIA, PA - In a surprise Diwali visit to the Bharatiya Temple in Montgomery Township on October 31, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz met with Neil Makhija, Montgomery County Commissioner and Chair of the Board of Elections. Makhija, who

Photo: Reuters/Andrew Kelly By Pilar Marrero Not too long ago, American politicians—mostly Republicans, with a few Democrats—denied that their “tough” positions against immigrants had anything to do with race or ethnicity. “It’s not a matter of racism,” they assured us, “it’s a matter

Photo: Reuters/Bing Guan WASHINGTON DC (ANI) - A recent survey reveals that around 60% of Indian-American citizens eligible to vote intend to support Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in next month's presidential election, while approximately 30% plan to vote for former

By Dr. Suresh U. Kumar The U.S. Presidential election presents voters with a choice between two distinct visions for the nation’s future. Over the past eight years, Americans have had the opportunity to witness firsthand what each candidate represents. Vice President

Image: California Voter Foundation India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC — On October 29, Free Press released research on Californians’ attitudes about media and technology this election year. These findings — drawn from the results of a nationwide Free Press poll — indicate

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan took to social media to respond to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who disparaged US Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris as “Malaysian.” Addressing Carlson’s racist remarks, Hasan posted

India-West News Desk SAN FRANCISCO, CA -  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has claimed that Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, personally called him to commend his recent visit to a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast,

WASHINGTON DC (ANI) - US President Joe Biden lauded his deputy and Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, emphasizing that he had many reasons for selecting her as his running mate. While addressing the White House Diwali celebrations on October 28, Biden

Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque By Anuradha Luther Maitra On July 24, 2024, President Joseph Biden withdrew from the US presidential race and endorsed his Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him as the Democratic nominee.  Just a week later, at the Black Journalists’ Convention

India-West News Desk DETROIT, MI - Gwen Walz, Minnesota’s First Lady, and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal visited a Gurdwara in Michigan, joined by Democratic congressional candidate Debbie Dingell and state representative Ranjeev Puri. Sharing the significance of the occasion on social media, Jayapal

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Elon Musk may have worked in the U.S. without authorization during a brief period in the 1990s while building his startup, according to a Washington Post report from October 27. Musk disputed the claim, stating on his social

Photo: Reuters/Brian Snyder By Selen Ozturk Project 2025 poses an “existential threat” to immigrant, reproductive, LGBTQ+, climate and health protections nationwide, policy leaders warn. The over 900-page policy blueprint, released by conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation in 2022 under the title “Mandate

Photo: Reuters/Megan Varner PHILADELPHIA, PA (ANI) - With less than two weeks remaining in the presidential elections, Vice President Kamala Harris expressed her intent to be the leader of "all Americans."Speaking to reporters at a press gaggle before departing for campaigning

DETROIT, MI (ANI) - Rap icon Eminem appeared at a rally for the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign ahead of the US presidential elections on October 21, introducing former president Barack Obama at an event in his hometown of Detroit. After speeches

Photo: Reuters/Brian Snyder India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - The Justice Department has recently warned Elon Musk's America PAC that its $1 million sweepstakes for registered voters in swing states may violate federal law, according to CNN. Musk, who is backing Donald Trump

Photo: Abhijit Banerjee (Left), Kamla Harris (Right) India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee is among 23 economists endorsing Vice President Harris’s economic vision, calling it “vastly better” than former President Trump’s. In an open letter, Banerjee and his

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Bill Gates, one of the world’s wealthiest individuals, has privately disclosed that he recently donated approximately $50 million to a nonprofit organization supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, according to a report by The

Photo: Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz CONCORD, NH (REUTERS) - President Joe Biden said on October 22 that Republican Donald Trump is a threat to democracy and should be locked up "politically," as he exhorted Democrats at a New Hampshire campaign office to win

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – Former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is one of five candidates being considered for the position of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) under a potential second Trump administration, according to a report by Politico. Jindal,

Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Drake WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Some U.S. states are sending strong signals to county and local officials who might be tempted to intervene illegally in the November 5 election or refuse to certify results: Fail to do your duty

Photo: Reuters/Octavio Jones TALLAHASSEE, FL - A federal judge has blocked Florida officials from threatening television stations with prosecution for running advertisements supporting a pro-abortion rights measure in next month's election. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled on October 17 that

Photo: Reuters via Jacquelyn Martin/Pool WILMINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Kamala Harris entered the final full month of the U.S. presidential election campaign vastly outspending Donald Trump, as both candidates put tens of millions of dollars into television ads ahead of the

Photo: Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein LA CROSSE, WI (REUTERS) - Billionaire Mark Cuban chided fellow billionaire and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on October 17 for his proposal to issue fresh tariffs on most Chinese goods, arguing it will be Americans who will

Photo: Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz WILMINGTON, DE (RETUERS) - Democrat Kamala Harris will campaign for the first time with Barack and Michelle Obama in separate events next week, hoping to inject some political star power in the final dash to election day in

Photo: Reuters/Dustin Chambers WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that if he does not win the Nov. 5 election, he will cry fraud and not accept the results - just as he did four years ago when

Photo: Harris was interrupted constantly in a testy interview. WASHINGTON CROSSING, PA (REUTERS) - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris defended the Biden administration's handling of illegal immigration blaming Republicans for failing to pass a border security bill in a combative television

WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - The U.S. Supreme Court during its last term handed Donald Trump victories in three major cases. But those may not be the last of the former president's legal entanglements that the court is asked to decide. Seven

Photo: Reuters/Rebecca Cook WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is rolling out a new tax-cut proposal about once a week in an unusual rush in the final stretch of the campaign to sway voters in an election that

India-West Staff Reporter LOS ANGELES, CA – Oscar and Grammy-winning composer A.R. Rahman lent his voice and music to support Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign ahead of the 2024 U.S. elections. Rahman, the first international artist from South Asia to

Photo: Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, released a letter from her doctor on October 12 that pronounced her in good health and fit for high office, to draw a contrast with her

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Vowing to introduce a reciprocal tax if elected to power, Republican candidate for President Donald Trump on October 7 told the Detroit Economic Club: “Perhaps the most important element of my plan to make America extraordinarily

Photo: Reuters/Brian Snyder NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS) - Republican Donald Trump said on October 10  he will not debate Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, hours after Fox News invited the two presidential contenders to participate in a possible second debate on

Photo: Reuters via Caroline Brehman Pool WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - In the United States, a candidate becomes president not by winning a majority of the national popular vote but through a system called the Electoral College, which allots electoral votes to

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - A rift has emerged within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) between Vijay Chauthaiwale, head of the party's foreign affairs department, and Vijay Jolly, former convenor of its foreign cell, over an upcoming event supporting Donald Trump in

NEW YORK, NY (ANI) - Donald Trump has showered Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with admiration, hailing him as a good "friend" and the "nicest human being." Calling PM Modi a "total killer," Trump even claimed that India was "very

Photo: Reuters/Rachel Wisniewski WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - U.S. adversaries are preparing to stoke uncertainty about the validity of the November 5 presidential election results after polls close, anticipating a contested vote, a senior U.S. intelligence official said on October 7. In a

India-West Staff Reporter ATLANTA, GA - The AAPI Victory Fund, alongside Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Honorable Dilawar Syed, former Center for American Progress CEO Neera Tanden, AAPI Victory Fund Chairman Shekar Narasimhan, and comedian Jenny Yang, successfully rallied hundreds of community leaders,

WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on October 6 rejected Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders' suggestion that the Democratic presidential candidate is not humble because she does not have biological children. Harris said the Arkansas governor's views on family

India-West Staff Reporter ARTESIA, CA - Ali Sajjad Taj, Mayor Pro Tem, of the city of Artesia in Los Angeles County has officially announced his candidacy for the California State Assembly District 67 in the 2026 election. He has served as mayor

Photo: Reuters RIPON, WI (REUTERS) - Former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump is not fit to lead the U.S., urging voters to put country over party as they campaigned together on

Photo: Reuters/Mike Blake WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - The U.S. sees a growing threat of Russia, Iran and China attempting to influence the November 5 elections, including by using artificial intelligence to disseminate fake or divisive information, according to an annual U.S.

Photo: Reuters/David Swanson WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Elon Musk secretly funded a conservative political group in recent years, according to four people familiar with his donations, illustrating quiet financial support for right-wing causes even before the billionaire entrepreneur in July endorsed

Photo: Reuters/Rebecca Cook WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - A senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris met American Muslim and Arab leaders on October 2 as Harris' presidential campaign seeks to win back voters angry at U.S. support for Israel's wars in