Presidential Campaign

Much to be told, says Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen as he heads to New York prison to serve 3-year sentence

Donald Trump's one-time personal lawyer Michael Cohen entered federal prison to serve a three-year sentence on Monday for a crime he said was ordered by the US president, suggesting he still has more to tell about his former boss.

Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy held over claims that he received campaign funding from Muammar Gaddafi

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into custody on Tuesday in connection with allegations that he received millions of euros in illegal campaign financing from the regime of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Lena Dunham claims she warned Hillary Clinton's spokeswoman of Harvey Weinstein's assault history

Lena Dunham claims that she warned Hillary Clinton’s spokeswoman and communications director about Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual assault

French MP Laurianne Rossi punched in face by govt critic at market, Emmanuel Macron condemns incident

An MP from French president Emmanuel Macron's party was punched in the face by a government critic at a market on Sunday, the second such attack on a female MP in as many months.

Donald Trump's communications director Anthony Scaramucci regrets calling him a 'hack politician'

Donald Trump's new communications director Anthony Scaramucci, who once described him as a "hack politician" , has apologised.

Russian hackers hit French presidential front runner Emmanuel Macron’s campaign: Trend Micro

Japanese anti-virus firm Trend Micro says that the campaign of French presidential front-runner Emmanuel Macron has been targeted by Russia-linked hackers.

Election year fatigue? Blame it in part on the race of 1840

In a book published this fall, The Carnival Campaign, author Ronald G Shafer reflects on the race in 1840 that laid the groundwork for today's songs and speeches, insults and branding, rumors about health and left us with a catchphrase for the ages

An alleged scanned copy of Michelle Obama's passport has been leaked online

An image purported to be a scanned copy of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama’s passport was leaked online on Thursday alongside personal emails said to belong to a low-level White House staffer who worked with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

WikiLeaks will release 'significant' Clinton campaign data: Assange

WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange said on Wednesday his organization planned to release "significant" information linked to the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton before the Nov. 8 election.

Political influence of Facebook under scanner

As the U.S. presidential campaign heats up, Facebook Inc is going out of its way to show its neutrality - an increasingly urgent matter for the social network as evidence of its power continues to emerge.