LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jack Smith, the special counsel who led two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department before the president-elect takes office later this month. According to a court filing submitted on Saturday, Mr Smith “separated from the Department” on Friday. CBS News, the BBC’s US media partner, reported…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A judge has sentenced US President-elect Donald Trump to an “unconditional discharge,” bringing to an end the first criminal trial of a former US president. The sentence in the hush-money payment case means the incoming president has been spared any penalty, including jail time or a fine, but he will still take…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-United States president-elect Donald Trump has reignited controversy by suggesting that Canada should become the 51st state of the United States. Trump said in a series of posts on his Truth social platform, drawing sharp criticism and renewed debate over the already strained relationship between the two neighbors. Why does Trump want…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of people gathered in Chicago’s Federal Plaza Wednesday night less than a day after former President Donald Trump won his reelection bid to affirm their support for progressive policies like abortion access, immigrant rights and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. The protest, the first of what organizers promised…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When Kamala Harris appeared on ABC’s “The View” last month, it was supposed to be a friendly forum to introduce herself to Americans unfamiliar with her story. The Democratic presidential nominee instead struggled to explain what she would do differently than President Joe Biden. “Not a thing that comes to mind,” Harris,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Donald Trump has clinched victory against Kamala Harris in the race for the presidency. The Associated Press called the race for Trump Wednesday morning, making him the 47th president of the United States. Trump will become the second president to lose a reelection campaign but return to the White House…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Trump urged Israel to take out Iran’s nuclear facilities, and blasted President Biden for urging the Jewish state to exercise restraint. “I listened to Biden yesterday … they asked him, what do you think about Iran, would you hit Iran and he goes ‘as long as they don’t hit the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Kamala Harris agreed Saturday to another debate with former President Donald Trump — but Trump declined. Harris accepted an invitation from CNN to a debate on Oct. 23 and wrote in a post on X: “I hope @realDonaldTrump will join me.” Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a…