Benji Hyer

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US Correspondent @FeatureStory 🇺🇸 | Reporting for @LBC, @ITVNews, @GMB, @5_News, @NewsHour, @ChannelNewsAsia, @SBSNews, @CBCNews, @eNCA, @ScrippsNews

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Trump signs raft of executive orders, revokes dozens of Biden's directives

Jan 21, 2025 | channelnewsasia.com | Benji Hyer

Donald Trump began his second presidency by signing a raft of executive orders and revoking dozens of directives issued by his predecessor Joe Biden. He has also ordered his personnel office to identify and remove more than a thousand presidential appointees from the previous administration. Benji Hyer reports from Washington.
DOJ report says Trump would have been convicted of election interference

Jan 14, 2025 | channelnewsasia.com | Benji Hyer

A US Department of Justice report released to Congress has found that president-elect Donald Trump would have been convicted of illegally trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election, if not for his recent re-election victory in 2024. The findings concluded that Mr Trump had engaged "unprecedented criminal effort" to hold onto power. The president-elect has described Mr Smith as deranged, claiming that the findings are fake.
US Supreme Court inclined to uphold TikTok ban

Jan 11, 2025 | channelnewsasia.com | Benji Hyer

The US Supreme Court looks set to clear the way for a law that would ban TikTok. The judges have heard oral arguments on whether to uphold a law that orders its Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app by Jan 19 or be forced to shut down. The US government has cited TikTok's connection to China as a threat to national security. Benji Hyer has more on the court proceedings.
Middle East tensions: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

Nov 22, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Benji Hyer

World leaders are split after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant. Israel's allies, including the US, have slammed the move, while others are calling for support of international law. Benji Hyer reports from Washington DC.
US presidential election sets to be one of the closest in modern history

Nov 4, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Benji Hyer

After a tumultuous campaign, full of twists, turns and unprecedented moments, polls show United States Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump remain deadlocked in the race to the White House. With just hours until voting opens across the US, CNA's Benji Hyer has a look at where things stand.
US election: Concerns Trump may discredit results if it doesn't go his way

Nov 3, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Benji Hyer

The US presidential race will come down to a handful of states which are still far too close to call. But the battle for the White House could continue well beyond polling day. Former President Donald Trump sought to discredit the results in 2020, and this time, he’s doubling down on his efforts to sow seeds of distrust. CNA's Benji Hyer visits Georgia to find out how real the threat is to the democratic process in one of the swing states on which the country’s political future may hinge.
Global growth expected to be stable yet underwhelming: IMF

Oct 23, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Benji Hyer

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its growth forecasts for the US, but cut them for China, warning of risks from conflicts, trade wars and high interest rates. The United Nations’ major financial agency published its latest World Economic Outlook, which estimates that global GDP will remain at 3.2 per cent this year and next. Finance leaders have been gathering in Washington DC this week for the IMF and World Bank annual meetings. Benji Hyer reports.
US presidential election: Kamala Harris ramps up efforts to woo black voters

Oct 18, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Benji Hyer |Darrelle Ng

GEORGIA: The poultry producing city of Gainesville in the southeastern US state of Georgia is not a typical Democrat-voting district. Its population of about 42,000 is predominantly white and overwhelmingly conservative. Yet, it has become one of the focal points as the race to the White House enters the home stretch. With mere weeks to go before voters head to the ballot box on Nov 5, a new coordinated campaign office for the Democratic Party just opened its doors in the city.
US presidential election: Fracking divides voters in major battleground state of Pennsylvania

Oct 11, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Benji Hyer |Louisa Tang

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pennsylvania: In the sprawling hills of Pennsylvania, fracking has become the top hot button issue. Oil rigs are dotted across the state. Of its roughly 270,000 oil and gas wells, about 80,000 are producing, with the rest either plugged or abandoned. Fracking, an extraction process that involves drilling to extract fossil fuels from deep underground, has popped up almost everywhere in this part of the United States.
Fracking a polarising issue for US voters in swing state of Pennsylvania

Oct 11, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Benji Hyer

The victory path to the White House runs right through the state of Pennsylvania. Its 19 Electoral College votes – the most of any battleground state – fell to Donald Trump in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020, both times by the narrowest of margins. In the past 50 years, Pennsylvania has only picked the losing candidate twice. And this year, polls suggest the race there is too close to call. CNA's Benji Hyer reports.