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Biden talks the talk – but can he deliver?

30-01-2021 09:10 What will happen when US president’s slickly run messaging operation hits harsh reality?

Professionalism returns to the White House with Biden

23-01-2021 09:43 Policy expertise and political savvy are already on display. That’s a welcome contrast to Trump, but no guarantee of success.

US Republicans break with Trump, foreshadowing battle ahead

16-01-2021 08:58 Republican Party veers towards years of feuding as Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP starts to crack.

US Democrats move to impeach Trump in final days of presidency

11-01-2021 14:15 Democrats introduce article of impeachment accusing Trump of "incitement of insurrection" over his role in Wednesday's storming of the US Capitol by his supporters.

For Florida Latinos, Trump's tough talk against socialism rang true

04-11-2020 11:32 Trump's victory in Florida owes much to his strident denunciation of leftist governments in Latin America, which resonated loud and clear with conservative Hispanics in the southeastern state.

Democrats, Republicans flip one seat each in US Senate battle

04-11-2020 02:53 Democrats flipped a Senate seat Tuesday in their bid to regain control of the upper chamber of US Congress, but Republicans countered by ousting a vulnerable Democrat in Alabama, networks projected.

The Trump-Biden bar-room brawl

03-10-2020 08:48 If, as seems to be the case, the “debate” between Trump and Biden faithfully reflected the mood of many in the United States today, the world’s most powerful country is undergoing a mental breakdown.

by James Neilson

Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett for US Supreme Court

27-09-2020 19:56 US President Donald Trump named Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, setting in motion a rush by Republicans to cement a conservative majority on the court.

Biden vs Trump: US general election battle is now set

09-04-2020 19:34 Barring unforeseen disaster, Joe Biden will represent the Democratic Party against US President Donald Trump this Autumn, after the former vice-president's place on the general election ballot was cemented by Bernie Sanders' decision to end his campaign.

Trump celebrates impeachment victory lap over 'vicious' Democrats

06-02-2020 15:24 US president was impeached in the Democratic-led House last December, then the Senate, where Trump's Republicans hold a majority, cleared him Wednesday. The GOP candidate said he'd been "through hell" but we ended up "winning" against "vicious" Democrats.

Trump revving up a campaign fuelled by impeachment grievances

30-09-2019 14:26 US president takes advice on impeachment proceedings from Republicans and confidants, but makes clear main tactic will be ratcheting up grievances against opponents in hope of exacting as much political damage as possible.

US progressives defy the odds in battle for Democratic Party’s soul

24-08-2019 16:04 In the United States, Democratic candidates for the House and the Senate are being challenged by a new surge of progressive, grassroots activists. Cori Bush and Roza Calderón detail the challenges of taking on established politicians and explain why Congress is failing Americans.

by James Grainger