insert_link World Joseph Biden and Donald Trump meet at White House US President-elect Donald Trump returned to the White House today to meet with outgoing President Joseph Biden. The sitting President told his predecessor and successor that he looks forward to a "smooth transition," after the former President re-took the Oval Office in last week's election. Our correspondent Benji Hyer was there. todayNovember 14, 2024 12
insert_link World Donald Trump hush money case decision delayed Donald Trump's team has been given another week to negotiate with prosecutors in the former president's hush money case in New York. On Tuesday Judge Juan Merchan delayed a key ruling on whether to set aside the guilty verdict agreed by a jury earlier this year. Sally Patterson has more from New York. todayNovember 13, 2024 14
insert_link World Trump weighs Rubio as Secretary of State, Noem as Homeland Security US President-elect Donald Trump is said to be considering Florida Senator Marco Rubio to become America's top diplomat, filling the coveted Secretary of State role. Rubio, a known China hawk, could be joined by another strident hardliner, Florida Congressman Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser. Nick Harper reports from Washington. todayNovember 13, 2024 13
insert_link World Trump nominates Lee Zeldin for EPA US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that former New York congressman Lee Zeldin will head up the Environmental Protection Agency. The Republican would become the face of the party's efforts to roll back climate change regulations: Here's Nick Harper reporting from Washington. todayNovember 12, 2024 16
insert_link World UK Defence Secretary Backs Trump’s Call for Increased NATO Spending by Europe The UK's Defence Secretary has said US President elect Donald Trump is right to push European nations to increase NATO defence spending. John Healey added that Trump's new administration is expected to remain committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, despite previous criticism of the bloc by Trump. Simon Gaitán reports. todayNovember 12, 2024 25
insert_link World Donald Trump vows to press on with mass deportations plans U.S President-elect Donald Trump says one of his first priorities upon taking office in January will be to make his country's southern border "strong and powerful." As a candidate, the former President repeatedly vowed to carry out the "largest deportation effort in American history" if he won the election, having railed against illegal immigration during the campaign. The Department of Homeland Security estimates there are 11 million illegal migrants […] todayNovember 11, 2024 16
insert_link World U.S charges man of Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump The United States has criminally charged a person in connection with an alleged plot, thwarted by the FBI, to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. In a statement on Friday, the US Department of Justice said the man had been assigned by an Iranian government official to take part in a murder-for-hire plot before this week's election. As our Benji Hyer reports. todayNovember 11, 2024 13
insert_link World Trump tells Putin to avoid escalation in Ukraine U.S President-Elect Donald Trump has told his Russian counterpart to avoid an escalation in Ukraine according to a Washington Post report. The conflict could be one of the topics US President Joe Biden discusses when he meets Donald Trump at the White House this week. Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more. todayNovember 11, 2024 11
insert_link World Trump wins Nevada With Arizona still being counted Donald Trump has won Nevada, a US state he lost in both 2016 and 2020. Both he and Kamala Harris, his Democrat rival, courted voters in the state several times in the lead-up to the election. He may already be the President-elect, but votes are still being counted in Arizona. Here's Sally Patterson reporting for us: todayNovember 11, 2024 13