Indian American Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley is behind her former boss Donald Trump by 28 points, but ahead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a new poll of likely 2024 GOP primary voters in her home state, South Carolina. According to the Monmouth University-Washington Post poll released on Thursday, only 18 per cent of likely GOP primary voters in South Carolina said they plan to vote for their former governor, while 46 per cent said they wanted Trump.
The federal Investment Capital Advisory Committee (ICAC) has an Indian American as its chairperson. Formed to increase the access of small businesses and startups to investment capital, the ICAC consists of members with diverse perspectives, experiences, and occupational backgrounds in and related to the U.S. private investment industry.
Firing a fresh salvo at Vice President Kamala Harris, fellow Indian American and Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has said that the prospect of her presidency should “send a chill up every American’s spine”. In an interview to Fox News, Haley, who has called Harris “incompetent” and “unbelievably extremist”, expressed concern at the prospect of the vice president becoming leader if Democrats register a win in the 2024 presidential elections.
Taking a jab at Indian American Vice President Kamala Harris’ accent, saying she “speaks in rhyme”, former US President Donald Trump said that he does not see her as a presidential candidate for Democrats.
Indian American Geeta Rao Gupta has been sworn-in as the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women’s Issues in the US State Department, becoming the first woman of color to hold the position.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day state visit to the United States from June 21-23 has spurred several Indian American organizations to host him. One such is the MR Rangaswami-headed Indiaspora which has partnered with USISPF and Dr. Bharat Barai to host the diaspora event.
An Indian-origin teen has been charged with threatening to kill President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in order to “seize power”, according to media reports quoting officials. Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, allegedly rammed a rented truck into White House House barriers on Monday night.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday said “representation matters” for all Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. While replying to a question at the White House forum on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, Harris said, “It is not as though the immigrant story is that one comes here and has no knowledge and awareness of it. Right. And I think that’s a really important point to acknowledge…”
By Mayank Chhaya- Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s prediction that President Joe Biden would not make it until 86 in a second term is weirdly specific. In so much as any person on the planet is likely to die at any time, it is not inconceivable that that could happen to Biden as well. He […]
President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday he is seeking a second term, with Vice-President Kamala Harris as his running mate once again. “The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom, more rights or fewer,” Biden said a video announcement. “I know what I want the answer to be. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I’m running for re-election.”
