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US race relations

Trump says civil rights-era protections led to white people being ‘very badly treated’

US President Donald Trump echoed grievances amplified by top officials who in recent weeks have urged white men to file federal complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
US President Donald Trump echoed grievances amplified by top officials who in recent weeks have urged white men to file federal complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

US Coast Guard says swastika and noose displays are no longer hate incidents

The new policy recasts incidents involving swastikas and nooses as 'potentially divisive'.
The new policy recasts incidents involving swastikas and nooses as 'potentially divisive'.

US V-P J.D. Vance says he hopes his wife embraces Christianity, setting off backlash

US Vice-President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, touring the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on Oct 23.
US Vice-President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, touring the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on Oct 23.

Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric inspired supporters, enraged foes

US political activist Charlie Kirk was shot during a public event at Utah Valley University on Sept 11, 2025.
US political activist Charlie Kirk was shot during a public event at Utah Valley University on Sept 11, 2025.

Trump’s redistricting push could bring decades of Republican rule to the US House: Experts

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaking as he announces the redrawing of California's congressional maps in response to a similar move in Texas being supported by US President Donald Trump on Aug 14.
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaking as he announces the redrawing of California's congressional maps in response to a similar move in Texas being supported by US President Donald Trump on Aug 14.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.