United States President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, are set for an election rematch in November after clinching their respective parties’ nominations.
Primary elections in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington on Tuesday night handed Biden the Democratic nomination and Trump the nod from the Republican Party.
At 81, Biden is already the oldest president in U.S. history, while the 77-year-old Trump is facing 91 felony counts in four criminal cases, involving his handling of classified documents and his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, among other alleged crimes Brendon O’Connor, a professor at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, said it was “remarkable” that the Republican Party put Trump forward for a third election in a row after losing the last contest to Biden in 2019.“I think that brings fear to his colleagues , challenging him is very hard because of his bullying, name-calling way. His supporters are incredibly loyal and vicious against those who challenge Trump within the party,” he said.
Biden, who would be 86 years old at the end of his next term, is working to assure a sceptical electorate that he’s still physically and mentally able to thrive in the job. An advocacy group for good governance, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has faulted Senate’s suspension of Sen. Abdullahi Ningi ,over his allegation that the 2024 budget was padded.
A Georgia judge on Wednesday dismissed several charges against Donald Trump and his co-defendants for their alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the southern state. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee tossed out six counts in the indictment of the former president and his co-defendants in Fulton County. "This does not…
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