https://www.scmp.com/rss/507740/feed Kamala Harris is the vice-president to US President Joe Biden, who was elected to office in 2020. In 2024, Harris, who is of mixed black and Indian descent, became the nation’s first African-American woman – and first Asian-American at all – to be nominated to run for president by a major political party. She lost in her bid to a resurgent Donald Trump, representing the Republican Party. A Democrat, she had previously represented California in the US Senate from 2017 until 2021. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press James Talarico barely mentioned Donald Trump when he finally got to give his victory speech on Wednesday night as Democrats’ nominee for US Senate in Texas. But the 36-year-old state lawmaker is now a frontman for the left’s opposition to Trump, not just in his own state but around the country. With his victory over US congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, the state lawmaker from Austin will test whether a smiling message of unity and change is enough to answer voters’ frustrations amid discord at... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345517/texan-james-talarico-face-democrats-2026-us-midterm-hopes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345517/texan-james-talarico-face-democrats-2026-us-midterm-hopes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 04:48:01 +0000 Enid Tsui Enid Tsui Billed as a maverick hybrid of Cantonese opera and contemporary political satire, Trump on Show returned to the stage on February 22 with up-to-date references that included the US Supreme Court’s ruling against US President Donald Trump’s global tariffs just days prior. The fourth version of the show, first created by feng shui master Edward Li Kui-ming in 2019, opened on the sixth day of the Year of the Horse and sold out quickly as a holiday blockbuster. It brings on board comedy actress... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3344471/trump-abducted-aliens-and-has-chinese-twin-chaotic-cantonese-opera?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3344471/trump-abducted-aliens-and-has-chinese-twin-chaotic-cantonese-opera?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:15:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The Washington Post said on Saturday its CEO and publisher Will Lewis was leaving effective immediately, just days after the storied newspaper owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made drastic job cuts that angered readers. Though newspapers across the United States have been facing brutal industry headwinds, Lewis’ management of the outlet was sharply criticised by subscribers and employees alike during his two-year tenure as he tried to reverse financial losses at the daily. Lewis,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342792/washington-post-ceo-steps-down-amid-outcry-over-massive-job-cuts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342792/washington-post-ceo-steps-down-amid-outcry-over-massive-job-cuts?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Feb 2026 23:56:41 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts Wednesday, saying that “painful” restructuring was needed at the storied newspaper. The newspaper, which gained legendary status when its reporting helped bring down President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal, will see “substantial” reductions in its newsroom, Executive Editor Matt Murray said. The shrinking of The Washington Post comes as major traditional media outlets in the United States face... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342434/washington-post-cutting-hundreds-jobs-us-media-faces-trump-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342434/washington-post-cutting-hundreds-jobs-us-media-faces-trump-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:21:12 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 candidate for vice-president, is ending his bid for a third term amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into the state’s child care programmes and its Somali community. Less than four months after announcing his re-election campaign, Walz said Monday that negative attention and Republican attacks have contributed to an “extraordinarily difficult year for our state,” making it impossible for him to serve full time as... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338824/tim-walz-democrats-2024-vp-candidate-exits-minnesota-governor-race-klobuchar-weighs-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338824/tim-walz-democrats-2024-vp-candidate-exits-minnesota-governor-race-klobuchar-weighs-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:30:44 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Just before Christmas, US President Donald Trump has unleashed a fresh blast of vitriol at late-night comedy talk shows, saying comedian Stephen Colbert is a “pathetic train wreck” who should be “put to sleep”. Colbert’s The Late Show is scheduled to end in May 2026, a decision his fans say smacks of censorship. In a late-night social media post, Trump said that Colbert “has actually gotten worse” since being “terminated by CBS, but left out to dry”. “Stephen is running on hatred and fumes – A... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337669/trump-says-comedian-colbert-should-be-put-sleep?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337669/trump-says-comedian-colbert-should-be-put-sleep?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:16:24 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Dick Cheney, celebrated as a master Republican strategist but defined by the darkest chapters of America’s “War on Terror”, was honoured on Thursday in a funeral attended by Washington’s elite that pointedly left out President Donald Trump. Cheney’s career reads like a catalogue of American statecraft, even as his long shadow over foreign policy - as defence secretary during the Gulf War and the 46th vice-president under George W. Bush - still divides the country. Bush and fellow former... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333603/us-honours-republican-titan-dick-cheney-trump-funeral-guest-list?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333603/us-honours-republican-titan-dick-cheney-trump-funeral-guest-list?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:51:40 +0000 Laura Zhou Laura Zhou A new academic study tracking Chinese public opinion before and after the 2020 and 2024 US presidential elections suggests that the perception of the United States is related more to political changes and policy signals than to entrenched anti-American ideology. And the survey – conducted after Donald Trump won the election in November 2024, but before he returned to the White House for his second presidential term and the subsequent trade war – reveals a pivotal shift in Chinese public... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3330617/chinese-watching-washington-moved-more-policy-events-entrenched-ideology-paper?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3330617/chinese-watching-washington-moved-more-policy-events-entrenched-ideology-paper?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:00:11 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service California’s Governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he was considering a run for US president in 2028 - just a day after former vice-president Kamala Harris made the same pronouncement. Newsom, a Democrat who has won national prominence this year pitching himself as a leader of the resistance to President Donald Trump, admitted for the first time publicly that he was seriously weighing a 2028 presidential run. In an interview with CBS News Sunday Morning, Newsom was asked whether he would give... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330431/california-governor-newsom-considering-2028-us-presidential-run?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330431/california-governor-newsom-considering-2028-us-presidential-run?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 05:22:02 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Kamala Harris is not ruling out another run for the White House. In an interview with the BBC posted on Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be US president in the coming years, and it could “possibly” be her. “I am not done,” she said. The former US vice-president said she had not decided whether to mount a 2028 presidential campaign. But she dismissed the suggestion that she would face long odds. “I have lived my entire career a life of service and it’s in my bones. And there are... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330336/kamala-harris-leaves-door-open-2028-white-house-run-im-not-done?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330336/kamala-harris-leaves-door-open-2028-white-house-run-im-not-done?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:17:39 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former US president Joe Biden is undergoing radiation and hormone therapy to fight prostate cancer that was revealed in May, a spokesperson said on Saturday. “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment,” the spokesperson said. In May, the 82-year-old ex-president’s office announced that Biden had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones after he experienced urinary... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3328664/joe-biden-receiving-radiation-therapy-prostate-cancer-spokesperson?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3328664/joe-biden-receiving-radiation-therapy-prostate-cancer-spokesperson?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:54:20 +0000 Reuters Reuters Kamala Harris believes it was reckless to allow former US president Joe Biden to decide to seek re-election in 2024, but she felt she was the last person who could advise her 81-year-old boss not to run, according to excerpts from her new book released on Wednesday. Biden, a Democrat, ended his re-election campaign on July 21, 2024, after a poor debate performance against Republican candidate Donald Trump that prompted aides and party officials to question publicly whether he could endure a full... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325097/kamala-harris-says-allowing-2024-biden-candidacy-was-recklessness-joe-got-tired?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325097/kamala-harris-says-allowing-2024-biden-candidacy-was-recklessness-joe-got-tired?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:39:05 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump has cancelled Secret Service protection for former vice-president and 2024 Democratic rival Kamala Harris, a senior White House official said on Friday. Former vice presidents typically receive six months of Secret Service protection after they leave office. Harris’ protection was extended to one year, until January 2026, by then-president Joe Biden before he left office, the official said. Harris in September is to embark on a 15-city book tour for her memoir, 107... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323712/trump-revokes-kamala-harris-secret-service-protection-reversing-biden-extension?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323712/trump-revokes-kamala-harris-secret-service-protection-reversing-biden-extension?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:28:11 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service US Vice-President J.D. Vance was reportedly turned away by a popular British pub after staffers threatened not to show up for work if the restaurant booked his reservation. An employee at The Bull in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, said they were unable to comment on the matter when contacted by The Daily Beast. Public House Group, the restaurant group that operates the understated Michelin-rated venue, has not responded to a Daily News request for comment. Some residents of the Oxfordshire hamlet have... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321927/staff-revolt-forces-uk-pub-refuse-reservation-jd-vance-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321927/staff-revolt-forces-uk-pub-refuse-reservation-jd-vance-report?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Aug 2025 02:49:21 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Federal officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then-candidate Donald Trump before his re-election, for alleged illegal political activity. The Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency, on Saturday confirmed the investigation after reporting by other news organisations. Smith was named special counsel to investigate Trump by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022. Trump and his Republican allies,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320564/officials-investigate-ex-trump-prosecutor-over-alleged-illegal-political-activity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320564/officials-investigate-ex-trump-prosecutor-over-alleged-illegal-political-activity?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Aug 2025 20:56:29 +0000 Frank Chen Frank Chen US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had ordered the commissioner of the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, fired, alleging data falsification, not long after July’s disappointing jobs numbers challenged his claim of a burgeoning American economy. The latest BLS data, which had been released earlier on Friday, showed employment growth last month was anaemic, with a gain of merely 73,000 non-farm jobs, below market expectations of an increase of more than 100,000... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320512/trump-orders-labour-official-fired-after-weak-jobs-report-renews-attack-fed-chief?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320512/trump-orders-labour-official-fired-after-weak-jobs-report-renews-attack-fed-chief?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:56:48 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former US vice-president Kamala Harris ruled out running for governor of California on Wednesday, in a statement that offered little explanation for her decision but warned that the nation was in “a moment of crisis”. The Democrat – defeated last year by Donald Trump in a tumultuous presidential election – had been considering a run for the governorship of her home state in 2026, with Democratic incumbent Gavin Newsom stepping down. She had set an end-of-summer deadline for announcing her plans... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320198/ex-us-vice-president-harris-rules-out-run-california-governor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320198/ex-us-vice-president-harris-rules-out-run-california-governor?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:50:44 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Apple heiress Eve Jobs’ wedding was a star-studded affair nothing short of a scene from a film – set in a quaint and picturesque area around the Cotswolds, in western England, and complete with a performance by Sir Elton John. The youngest of the late Steve Jobs’ children, Eve, 27, tied the knot with British Olympic equestrian Harry Charles, 26, on July 26. The two have been together since 2022, per Hello! magazine, but Eve only went “Insta official” with Charles in mid-2024, after the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3319817/inside-steve-jobs-daughter-eves-wedding-harry-charles-guests-included-kamala-harris-and-kourtney?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3319817/inside-steve-jobs-daughter-eves-wedding-harry-charles-guests-included-kamala-harris-and-kourtney?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:20:49 +0000 Reuters Reuters Former President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, said his father’s disastrous debate performance against President Donald Trump that led to the Democrat stepping aside as presidential candidate was the result of him taking Ambien due to his travel. “And I’ll tell you what, I know exactly what happened in that debate. He [Joe Biden] flew around the world, basically the mileage he could have flown around the world three times. He’s 81 years old. He’s tired as s***,” the former president’s son said... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319142/joe-bidens-disastrous-debate-against-trump-blamed-ambien-son-hunter-biden-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319142/joe-bidens-disastrous-debate-against-trump-blamed-ambien-son-hunter-biden-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:21:06 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press It’s been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. Republicans, including US President Donald Trump, can’t stop talking about him. The House has launched investigations asserting that Biden’s closest advisers covered up a physical and mental decline during the 82-year-old Democrat’s presidency. The Senate has started a series of hearings focused on his mental fitness. And Trump’s White House has opened its own investigation into the Biden administration’s use of the presidential autopen,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319052/why-republicans-biden-fixation-risks-distracting-trumps-priorities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319052/why-republicans-biden-fixation-risks-distracting-trumps-priorities?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:00:13 +0000 dpa dpa US President Donald Trump has celebrated the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, calling its long-running host talentless, days after Colbert criticised his corporate owners for striking a legal deal with Trump. “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired,” Trump wrote on social media on Friday. “His talent was even less than his ratings,” he said of Colbert, who is known for his biting humour and nightly criticism of the president. US broadcaster CBS announced on Thursday that The... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318824/trump-celebrates-surprise-axing-stephen-colberts-late-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318824/trump-celebrates-surprise-axing-stephen-colberts-late-show?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:59:54 +0000 Reuters Reuters The Trump administration and its allies are trying to obtain voter data from states and inspect voting equipment, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, in moves it said had caused concern among state and local election officials. The Post said “the most unusual activity” was in Colorado, where it said a consultant who was working with the White House had asked county clerks whether they would let federal officials or a third party examine voting machines. “That’s a hard stop for me,” it... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318462/trumps-voter-fraud-claims-fuel-fresh-push-access-election-data-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318462/trumps-voter-fraud-claims-fuel-fresh-push-access-election-data-report?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:38:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters CBS parent company Paramount on Wednesday settled a lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump over an interview broadcast in October, the latest concession by a media company to a president who has targeted outlets over what he describes as false or misleading coverage. Paramount said it would pay US$16 million to settle the suit with the money allocated to Trump’s future presidential library, and not paid to Trump “directly or indirectly”. “The settlement does not include a statement of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3316602/paramount-settles-trumps-60-minutes-lawsuit-us16-million?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3316602/paramount-settles-trumps-60-minutes-lawsuit-us16-million?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:10:52 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump directed his White House counsel on Wednesday to investigate whether former president Joe Biden’s aides covered up alleged mental decline and unlawfully used an autopen on Biden’s behalf to sign policy documents. Biden, who is fighting cancer, said he was responsible for the decisions made during his administration and suggested Trump’s move was designed to distract Americans from a bill in Congress that would extend tax cuts for the wealthy. Republican Trump has long... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3313127/trump-orders-investigation-bidens-health-when-president-use-autopen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3313127/trump-orders-investigation-bidens-health-when-president-use-autopen?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:08:52 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump fuelled speculation Monday that Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis was covered up, saying he was “surprised” the public was not told about his predecessor’s condition earlier. Republican Trump’s extraordinary claim came just a day after it emerged that his bitter Democratic political rival, 82, had an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Trump also tried to tie the issue into a wider political row – sparked by a new book released this week – about whether Biden’s White House... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3310997/surprised-trump-questions-timing-bidens-cancer-diagnosis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3310997/surprised-trump-questions-timing-bidens-cancer-diagnosis?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 May 2025 02:15:02 +0000 Agencies Agencies Britain’s King Charles has written privately to Joe Biden to express his support after the former US president was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Charles, who is still undergoing his own treatment for an undisclosed cancer, sent his best wishes to Biden in the wake of his health news. Biden was diagnosed on Friday, with tests revealing the cancer had spread to his bones. Biden posted his first message on social media since the medical announcement, thanking people for... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3310962/joe-biden-vows-fight-aggressive-prostate-cancer-thanks-americans-love-and-support?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3310962/joe-biden-vows-fight-aggressive-prostate-cancer-thanks-americans-love-and-support?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 May 2025 13:30:56 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump, in a rant-filled diatribe on Monday about celebrities who backed Kamala Harris, said pop diva Beyoncé got US$11 million for endorsing his campaign rival. Trump provided no evidence to back up his freewheeling allegations over Beyoncé or other entertainers he attacked as he announced “a major investigation” into what he said were payments by the failed Democratic candidate to stars such as Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey and Bono for them to support her against... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3310928/trump-calls-probe-kamala-harris-celebrity-endorsements-beyonce-oprah-during-election?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3310928/trump-calls-probe-kamala-harris-celebrity-endorsements-beyonce-oprah-during-election?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 May 2025 10:18:07 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Former US Vice-President Kamala Harris reemerged on the national stage Wednesday, sharply criticising President Donald Trump for “inviting a recession” with his tariff policies while rallying supporters in her first major speech since leaving the White House. Harris framed her comments around “courage” - praising judges who have ruled against Trump and universities that have resisted the administration’s demands for sweeping changes. She warned that while Trump’s plans may feel to some like... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3308652/kamala-harris-takes-aim-trump-first-major-speech-leaving-office?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3308652/kamala-harris-takes-aim-trump-first-major-speech-leaving-office?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 May 2025 05:56:21 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier One in four Americans regard Chinese-Americans as a potential threat, especially related to national security, while four in 10 fear that Asian-Americans have greater allegiance to their countries of origin than to the United States, according to a poll released on Thursday. The results from a survey by the Asian American Foundation come as US-China relations plummet and add to concerns in the diverse community about the ability to assimilate at a time of growing social tension. “The poll... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3308608/poll-finds-quarter-non-asian-americans-consider-chinese-americans-possible-threat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3308608/poll-finds-quarter-non-asian-americans-consider-chinese-americans-possible-threat?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 May 2025 04:01:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump has removed Doug Emhoff, husband of his former rival Kamala Harris, from the Holocaust Memorial Council board, drawing an angry reaction. Emhoff, who is married to the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and former US vice-president, campaigned against antisemitism as part of the administration of Joe Biden, who appointed him to the board. “Let me be clear: Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicised,” Emhoff, who is Jewish, posted on Tuesday,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3308441/trump-fires-kamala-harris-husband-doug-emhoff-holocaust-board?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3308441/trump-fires-kamala-harris-husband-doug-emhoff-holocaust-board?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:22:35 +0000 Outspoken billionaire Reid Hoffman has made headlines several times since Donald Trump won last year’s presidential election. He landed in hot water over his comments around Trump’s attempted assassination last July and The New York Times reported he was considering moving out of the US at one point. Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, is a serial entrepreneur and was among the first investors in Open AI, the tech company that developed Chat GPT. He is also a big donor to the Democratic Party,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3307681/meet-linkedin-billionaire-co-founder-reid-hoffmans-ultra-private-wife-michelle-yee-she-gave-being?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3307681/meet-linkedin-billionaire-co-founder-reid-hoffmans-ultra-private-wife-michelle-yee-she-gave-being?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:00:13 +0000 US President Donald Trump made good Friday on a threat to revoke the security clearances of his predecessor Joe Biden and several senior former White House and national security officials. The list of names stripped of their authorisation to view state secrets included Biden, his family members, and former vice-president and Trump presidential rival Kamala Harris. Former Secretary of State and defeated presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was on the list, along with Biden’s Secretary of State... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3303435/trump-revokes-security-clearances-kamala-harris-hillary-clinton-other-political-foes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3303435/trump-revokes-security-clearances-kamala-harris-hillary-clinton-other-political-foes?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:01:36 +0000 Last year, Kelly Sawyer Patricof was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People for her work with Baby2Baby, a non-profit organisation that offers basic necessities, such as diapers and clothing, to families of children living in poverty. The organisation has provided such essentials for more than a million babies, according to its website. Patricof was recently spotted at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party with A-listers such as Kim Kardashian, Renee Rapp, Jessica Alba and more. Here’s everything... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3302028/meet-kim-kardashians-friend-kelly-sawyer-patricof-philanthropist-best-known-co-ceo-baby2baby-which?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3302028/meet-kim-kardashians-friend-kelly-sawyer-patricof-philanthropist-best-known-co-ceo-baby2baby-which?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:00:08 +0000 Nepali-American designer Prabal Gurung is as global as his designs. Born in Singapore, he was raised in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and now helms the eponymous New York-based atelier he launched in 2009. He prides himself on celebrating cultural identity and championing inclusivity, and has dressed the likes of Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey. Since 2022, he has been vice-chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Style had a chance to catch up with the designer... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3300155/designer-prabal-gurung-who-has-dressed-kamala-harris-oprah-winfrey-and-michelle-obama-draws-inspo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/entrepreneurs/article/3300155/designer-prabal-gurung-who-has-dressed-kamala-harris-oprah-winfrey-and-michelle-obama-draws-inspo?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Mar 2025 01:00:10 +0000 Dr. Phil host Phil McGraw, who endorsed Donald Trump by speaking at a rally before the 2024 US election – then back-pedalled, calling it “an act of rebellion” against the Kamala Harris campaign – has now “embedded” himself with the Maga leader’s “border tsar” Tom Homan as US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carries out mass deportations. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr. Phil (@drphil) In a video on Dr Phil’s Instagram account, he is... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3297714/meet-dr-phils-wife-and-author-robin-mcgraw-their-valentines-day-engagement-her-2-books-topping-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3297714/meet-dr-phils-wife-and-author-robin-mcgraw-their-valentines-day-engagement-her-2-books-topping-new?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Feb 2025 22:00:10 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Fox News conservative commentator Jesse Watters shocked no one when he continued his attacks on former US vice-president Kamala Harris, as well as her husband, Doug Emhoff, in a recent episode of Jesse Watters Primetime. Reacting to photographs released by the New York Post of the couple shopping in Westwood, Los Angeles, he quipped, “What kind of man gets up in the morning and says, ‘I’m going to go grocery shopping with my wife’?” The comment was met with vitriol from netizens, including... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3297554/who-jesse-watters-second-wife-emma-digiovine-she-met-fox-news-tv-host-work-and-he-cheated-his-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3297554/who-jesse-watters-second-wife-emma-digiovine-she-met-fox-news-tv-host-work-and-he-cheated-his-first?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:00:13 +0000 Canadian billionaire Stewart Butterfield is a Silicon Valley icon, famous for being the man behind Flickr and Slack. Meanwhile, wife Jen Rubio is a powerhouse in her own right, making hundreds of millions of dollars as the co-founder of Away, the viral luggage brand specialising in polycarbonate, hard-shell suitcases. In 2019, the two business minds were called “Silicon Valley’s It couple” by Business Insider after it was confirmed they were engaged. They are now based in Aspen, Colorado, but... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3296916/meet-silicon-valley-power-couple-stewart-butterfield-and-jen-rubio-he-co-founded-flickr-and-slack?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3296916/meet-silicon-valley-power-couple-stewart-butterfield-and-jen-rubio-he-co-founded-flickr-and-slack?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:00:24 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Kellyanne and Claudia Conway have not always had the warmest mother-daughter relationship, but these days their relationship is less fractious. Kellyanne Conway served as an aide to Donald Trump during his first administration, prompting her daughter to become one of her most vocal critics. Claudia went viral on TikTok for her vehemently anti-Trump comments, and now she’s an activist advocating for reproductive rights and bodily autonomy. Despite their contrasting beliefs, Kellyanne and Claudia... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3295488/meet-kellyanne-conways-outspoken-daughter-claudia-conway-she-auditioned-american-idol-playboy-bunny?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3295488/meet-kellyanne-conways-outspoken-daughter-claudia-conway-she-auditioned-american-idol-playboy-bunny?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:00:08 +0000 After performing at Donald Trump’s pre-inauguration rally, the Village People underscored their journey from disco-era gay icons to Maga (Make America Great Again) favourites having seen their YMCA anthem co-opted by the US hard-right. Trump used YMCA as a song to end his rallies during campaigning last year, with the billionaire property mogul developing his own trademark dance – a stiff shuffle of the hips and fist bumps at waist-high level. Initially uneasy about being so closely associated... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3295546/village-peoples-ymca-journeys-gay-anthem-trump-theme-tune?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3295546/village-peoples-ymca-journeys-gay-anthem-trump-theme-tune?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:38:02 +0000 SCMP will report on the inauguration day of US president-elect Donald Trump live from 12am Tuesday HKT. The live blog will be made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. When Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, a new chapter of geopolitical uncertainty will be written, potentially ushering in an intensified... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3295285/donald-trumps-inauguration-us-china-rivalry-opens-new-and-uncertain-chapter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3295285/donald-trumps-inauguration-us-china-rivalry-opens-new-and-uncertain-chapter?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Jan 2025 01:00:18 +0000 Joe Biden spent his final full day as US president Sunday in South Carolina, urging Americans to “keep the faith in a better day to come” and reflecting on the influence of both the civil rights movement and the state itself in his political trajectory. On the eve of Monday’s inauguration of Republican president-elect Donald Trump, Biden delivered a final farewell from a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in its 2020 Democratic primary set him up to achieve his life’s goal... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3295403/biden-urges-americans-keep-faith-visiting-south-carolina-last-day-president?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3295403/biden-urges-americans-keep-faith-visiting-south-carolina-last-day-president?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jan 2025 20:02:25 +0000 US President Joe Biden urged Americans to stand guard against a “dangerous” oligarchy forming under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address before stepping down next week. In a prime time speech from the Oval Office on Wednesday at the end of his single term in office, he warned of an ultra-wealthy “tech industrial complex” that he said could gain unchecked power over the American people. “Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294947/biden-warns-us-dangerous-oligarchy-farewell-address?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294947/biden-warns-us-dangerous-oligarchy-farewell-address?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Jan 2025 02:24:46 +0000 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is hopeful Manila and Washington will maintain their “strong and dynamic” relationship under the incoming US administration, a palace statement said on Wednesday, less than a week before Donald Trump assumes office. The United States has a decades-old security alliance with the Philippines that includes a mutual defence treaty and a 2014 pact which allows the US military to store equipment on nine Philippine bases. With president-elect Trump assuming... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3294851/marcos-hopes-strong-us-philippines-ties-under-trump-he-tells-kamala-harris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3294851/marcos-hopes-strong-us-philippines-ties-under-trump-he-tells-kamala-harris?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:19:44 +0000 National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said China would face severe consequences if it launches a cyberattack that causes physical destruction in the US, and deterring such a move should be a priority for the incoming Trump administration. Sullivan said the US has evidence that China is pre-positioning for just such an attack at some point in the future, underscoring past concerns from US officials. He spoke in an interview at the Bloomberg News bureau in Washington on Monday. “We’ve sent a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294610/jake-sullivan-urges-trump-team-focus-china-cyber-threats-warns-consequences?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294610/jake-sullivan-urges-trump-team-focus-china-cyber-threats-warns-consequences?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:29:58 +0000 Lynn Farah Lynn Farah During the run-up to the 2024 US presidential election, billionaire American businessman Alex Karp broke ranks with many of his comrades in Silicon Valley in their support for Republican Donald Trump, choosing instead to back Democrat Kamala Harris. Nicknamed the “billionaire man of mystery”, Karp, 57, keeps a relatively low profile and rarely gives interviews. He has, however, been outspoken in his support for the Democrats, saying that his friend and Palantir Technologies co-founder Peter... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3294194/meet-alex-karp-reclusive-billionaire-who-cant-drive-can-mine-data-ceo-palantir-which-has-cia-and-fbi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3294194/meet-alex-karp-reclusive-billionaire-who-cant-drive-can-mine-data-ceo-palantir-which-has-cia-and-fbi?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:00:11 +0000 US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday sharpened his criticism of California’s handling of the wildfires roaring around Los Angeles, as the state’s governor urged him to come and witness the damage in person. “The fires are still raging in LA. The incompetent pols [politicians] have no idea how to put them out,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “This is one of the worst catastrophes in the history of our Country. They just can’t put out the fires. What’s wrong with them?” he... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294460/whats-wrong-them-trump-bashes-california-leaders-over-fire-response?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294460/whats-wrong-them-trump-bashes-california-leaders-over-fire-response?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Jan 2025 18:37:21 +0000 Former US first lady Michelle Obama did not attend the state funeral on Thursday for former US President Jimmy Carter. Except for Michelle Obama, all of the living former US presidents and their spouses were at the funeral, including Barack Obama, sitting in the front pews of Washington National Cathedral behind only US President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris and their spouses. Michelle Obama’s office confirmed she did not attend the funeral but did not say where she was or why she... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294133/michelle-obama-misses-jimmy-carter-funeral-where-she-would-have-sat-beside-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294133/michelle-obama-misses-jimmy-carter-funeral-where-she-would-have-sat-beside-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:09:23 +0000 Jimmy Carter, the late US president who served only one term in office and was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the White House, was remembered during his state funeral on Thursday as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics. Hundreds of mourners, including President Joe Biden and the four living former US presidents, filed into the Washington National Cathedral, where a military guard deposited Carter’s flag-draped coffin at the start of a roughly... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294123/jimmy-carter-honoured-state-funeral-us-mourns-former-president?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3294123/jimmy-carter-honoured-state-funeral-us-mourns-former-president?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:00:12 +0000 Joe Biden thinks he could have won re-election if he had stayed in the White House race, he said in an interview published on Wednesday – while conceding he was unsure if he would have served another full term. The 82-year-old Democrat, who leaves office on January 20, was asked by USA Today if he believed victory over Republican Donald Trump was a realistic prospect last November, and he pointed to unspecified polling and said: “I think yes.” “I really thought I had the best chance of beating... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3293967/biden-says-he-could-have-defeated-trump-election-i-had-best-chance-beating-him?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3293967/biden-says-he-could-have-defeated-trump-election-i-had-best-chance-beating-him?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:21:12 +0000 The body of late US president Jimmy Carter was transferred on Tuesday in a grand and solemn military ceremony to the US Capitol, where it will lie in state until a national funeral later this week. Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100, served a single term from 1977-1981 and was widely praised for his post-presidential humanitarian efforts, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. His body arrived at the snow-covered US Capitol, where it will remain until Thursday,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3293820/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-lies-state-after-sombre-washington-procession?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3293820/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-lies-state-after-sombre-washington-procession?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:09:22 +0000