Washington: More than half of respondents in a new poll said they plan to vote for Hillary Clinton — the first time the Democratic presidential candidate has breached that all-important 50 percent threshold. A file photo of Hillary Clinton. The poll released on Thursday by Quinnipiac University found the former secretary of state leading Trump 51 to 41 percent in a head to head race. “We are starting to hear the faint rumblings of a Hillary... 

When US president Barack Obama exits the White House in January, he will leave behind a foreign policy landscape that has more craters in it than a road in Mumbai after a particularly powerful monsoon season. There will be global challenges that will keep his successor up all night, instead of just dreading the 3 am phone call. But as Obama cedes the Oval Office, there will also be the legacy of a relationship with India that is on a high, building... 

Brexit leader Nigel Farage addresses a Donald Trump rally. JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI: Nigel Farage, a key figure in the successful campaign to get Britain out of the European Union, lent his support to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying Trump represented the same type of anti-establishment movement that he masterminded in his own country. Farage appeared with Trump before a cheering crowd of thousands at a rally in Jackson,Mississippi.... 

Washington: Continuing her momentum post conventions, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has consolidated her position in three key swing states, which gives her enough electoral college votes to be the next president of the US, a major US media outlet has said. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Sixty-eight-year-old Clinton, has strengthened her position in three swing States of New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Virginia... 

Washington: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he wants to “debate very badly” with his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton but will first see terms and conditions of the three presidential debates scheduled for September and October. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. “I will absolutely do three debates. I want to debate very badly. But I... 

The aide said the campaign would have a more detailed childcare plan in the future. WASHINGTON: US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will propose allowing parents to deduct spending on childcare from their income taxes in a speech on Monday meant to challenge the economic policies of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, a campaign aide said. The aide, who asked not to be identified, said on Sunday in outlining the plan: “We don’t... 

Donald Trump said that it would be nice for the US to get along with China and Russia. WASHINGTON: Pitching for a good relationship with China and Russia, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that it would be nice for the US to get along with China and Russia, as he slammed Hillary Clinton for having bad relationship with Vladimir Putin. “As far as I’m concerned, I want to get along with China. Wouldn’t it be great... 

Washington: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the runner-up for the Democratic presidential nomination, vowed to “campaign vigorously” for party nominee Hillary Clinton. A file photo of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. “I’m going to do a couple of things,” the Vermont Senator said in a CBS interview on Sunday. “Number one, I intend to campaign vigorously to make the case that on issue after issue Clinton is far... 

Hillary Clinton on Thursday accepted the Democratic Party’s White House nomination, casting herself as a tireless champion of the people and rejecting Donald Trump’s dark picture of America. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaking during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Becoming the first woman to win the nomination of a major political party, Clinton promised to be a president for... 

Barack Obama with Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged Democrats to carry onetime rival Hillary Clinton to victory in November as America’s first woman president, while savaging her Republican opponent Donald Trump for fueling hate and division. The two-term president rallied his party’s faithful at their national convention, offering a comprehensive...