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Google illegally maintained an online search monopoly, a US court has said, in one of the biggest rulings against the company’s market dominance. The tech giant has been successfully sued in federal court by the US Justice Department and states which argued it remained the most used internet search engine by paying smartphone makers billions

The family of a teacher not included in a landmark prisoner swap between Russia and the West have demanded “immediate action” from US President Joe Biden. Some two dozen people from countries including Russia, the US, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Belarus were involved in the biggest exchange between the West and Moscow since the

Donald Trump has questioned the racial identity of vice president Kamala Harris, asking “is she Indian or is she black?” – while in an interview with a black journalist. The Republican nominee’s remarks drew gasps from the audience at a convention hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago. He said: “I’ve known

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has told a crowd of Christians they won’t have to vote again if they vote for him in November, saying “we’ll have it fixed so good”. The former president, who faces federal and state prosecution for his alleged attempts to overturn the US election result in 2020, was attending an

A bullet hit Donald Trump’s ear in an assassination attempt, the FBI has confirmed, after its own director cast doubt on what caused the injury – fuelling anger and conspiracy theories. The statement follows ambiguous comments earlier in the week by Christopher Wray, which fuelled fresh tensions between the Republican presidential candidate and the law

Donald Trump’s running mate has defended comments in which he said the Democratic Party was run “by a bunch of childless cat ladies”. JD Vance’s remarks, from a 2021 Fox News interview, were reposted earlier this week by Friends star Jennifer Aniston. The actress used the clip to criticise his opposition to a law making

Donald Trump could have been hit by shrapnel rather than a bullet during his attempted assassination, the director of the FBI has suggested. Thomas Crooks, 20, tried to assassinate the former president at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 13 July. Mr Trump dropped to the floor after a bullet appeared to narrowly miss his

This was a president with six months left in office, and yet, it was a farewell address in all but name. It felt odd, entirely in keeping with the denouement of Joe Biden‘s demise – a president dragged kicking and screaming to the exit. The set-piece address was given the Oval Office treatment, normally reserved

The director of the Secret Service says the assassination attempt on Donald Trump was the “most significant operational failure” in decades. Ms Cheatle told the House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee she took “full responsibility for any security lapse”. The shooting at an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, wounded Trump’s right ear, killed

Kamala Harris is in pole position to become the Democrats’ election pick after Joe Biden withdrew – but where does she stand on some of America’s key issues? Ukraine Ms Harris has met President Zelenskyy multiple times in the last few years and strongly supports the ongoing fight against Russia. She has rejected the idea

President Joe Biden led the charge, endorsing Kamala Harris within minutes. Bill and Hillary Clinton were quick to follow, pledging their support for the vice president. Other names once touted as potential substitutes for Mr Biden rallied behind – Governors Gavin Newsom and Josh Shapiro. But there was one name conspicuous by its absence on

Joe Biden has withdrawn from the US presidential race, saying it is in the best interest of his party and country. He has now endorsed his vice president Kamala Harris to be the Democratic candidate – as have a growing number of senior members of the party. On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson talks to

It was 1.46pm in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, when President Joe Biden posted a letter on his personal account on the social media site X announcing he would be withdrawing from the presidential race. By 2.13pm he had sent another post, this time endorsing Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic Party’s nominee. It took

Former president Barack Obama has stopped short of endorsing Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate. Instead of backing the vice president, he said in a statement: “I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges.”

Donald Trump has called Joe Biden “the worst president in the history of the United States” following the announcement he has pulled out of the race for the next term at the White House. Mr Trump did not hold back as he made the statement in a brief phone interview with Sky News’ US sister

Kamala Harris cemented herself in US political history when she became the first woman to serve as vice president four years ago. But as the 6 November election approaches and with questions being raised over Joe Biden’s fitness for office, rumours have circulated that the president’s campaign has been “quietly assessing” whether Ms Harris could

One week on, almost to the hour, Donald Trump received a hero’s welcome back to the campaign trail in Michigan. His security detail reinforced, the first rally since the attempted assassination taking place indoors. “I stand before you only by the grace of Almighty God. That’s true. I shouldn’t be here. I shouldn’t be here,”

As Joe Biden faces more calls to step down as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, division is growing in the party about who should replace him should he go. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who previously ran against Mr Biden in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, has said vice president Kamala Harris is “ready” if he bows

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr is one of America’s longest-serving politicians. His election as the 46th president of the United States was the pinnacle of a political career that spanned more than 50 years, intertwined with a personal life marked by tragedy. He was sworn in as a senator for Delaware in January 1973 in a

The gunman who shot Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday flew a drone over the site before Mr Trump took to the stage, according to Sky’s US partner network NBC News. The camera drone made by DJI allowed 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks to get an overhead view that could have helped him