KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The ringgit continued to weaken against the US dollar on Wednesday as uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the US presidential election on November 5 weighed on the local currency.

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 — Republican Donald Trump said that he will not make a fourth consecutive run for the US presidency if he loses the November 5 election, saying “that will be it” in an interview released on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES, Sept 6 — Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, pleaded guilty to federal tax charges on Thursday, a surprise move that avoids a potentially embarrassing trial weeks before the US presidential election.

WASHINGTON, Aug 3 — US Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough Democratic convention delegates to secure the party's presidential nomination, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison announced Friday.

WASHINGTON, July 27 — The United States (US) presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is incredibly close, according to a new Wall Street Journal (WSJ) poll.

WILMINGTON, July 23 — United States Vice-President Kamala Harris secured support from a majority of the Democratic National Convention’s delegates yesterday to become presidential nominee, according to sources.

WASHINGTON D.C., July 22 — Donald Trump boasted on Sunday he would easily defeat Kamala Harris if she becomes the Democratic nominee in the November 5 presidential election, but her entry would reshape a race that had appeared to be going Trump's way.

REHOBOTH BEACH, July 22 — US President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday under growing pressure from his fellow Democrats and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's candidate to face Republican Donald Trump in the November election.

WASHINGTON, March 7 — Former US President Donald Trump challenged President Joe Biden to a debate, saying Wednesday that he is ready to face off against him “anytime.” "It is important, for the Good of our Country, that Joe Biden and I Debate Issues that are so vital to America, and the American...

WASHINGTON, Sept 14 — Vivek Ramaswamy, a contender for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, said that he would seek to reduce the size of the US federal government by closing down five agencies if elected president in 2024.

By Beh Lih Yi and Nita Bhalla KUALA LUMPUR/NAIROBI, NOV 11 — Joe Biden's US presidential election win has raised hopes of resettlement for refugees from Asia to Africa, many in countries where they are denied work and education and have no formal status. The United States has for years taken...

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 — US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party Joe Biden said that he would not allow anyone to stop the ballots count and each vote would be counted, reported Sputnik News Agency.

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 — US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party Joe Biden said that he was not ready to declare the victory in the election yet but stressed that he would win the race, probably with more than 300 electoral votes, reported Sputnik News Agency.

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, Nov 7 — Democrat Joe Biden edged closer to winning the White House on Friday, expanding his narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia even as Republicans sought to raise US$60 million (RM247 million) to fund lawsuits challenging the results.

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 — Two Korean Americans, including a female politician, won elections to the United States House of Representatives in this week's congressional races, according to Yonhap News Agency quoting the Associated Press (AP).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Bursa Malaysia extended yesterday's gains at the opening today, tracking the uptrend on Wall Street even though officials have yet to release a final tally of the US presidential election.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) policy rate decision on November 3 and Budget 2021 tabling on November 6 are set to be catalysts for the ringgit against the US dollar and other major currencies next week.