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In a confusing series of announcements, the White House scheduled a press conference with Trump for Monday afternoon. Then scrapped it, and then put it back on
The 50th meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) got under way in the ski resort with an avowed focus on climate change but with starkly different visions over global warming…
Trump bluntly warned Iran against taking vengeance, repeating his insistence that US bombing targets could include Iran’s cultural heritage sites
The US president did not receive warm welcomes from the areas of Ohio and Texas where shootings have taken place
July 4 is a unique holiday in that it is hyper-patriotic but free from usual Republican-Democratic fighting, but not this year
The US president launched his campaign for the 2020 elections
Organisers claim the Orlando rally has sold out a 20 000-seat arena, with many more to gather outside, watching on big screens
A livid Trump abruptly shut down a White House meeting with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer
Donald Trump stepped up his battle against Huawei on Wednesday, effectively barring the Chinese telecom giant from the US market
Asked by reporters at a White House Easter event for children whether the prospect of impeachment worries him, Trump replied: "Not even a little bit."
Trump’s enthusiastic tweet came hours before a second summit in Hanoi to build on the historic first meeting in Singapore in June
President Trump backed down late on Wednesday in a spat with Democrats over his State of the Union address
After convening for just a few minutes following the Christmas break, the Senate adjourned, deciding to renew budget deliberations only next Wednesday
At stake are all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 seats in the 100-member Senate, 36 governor’s posts and seats across the US
Trump hopes to fire up core Republican voters and spur the party to retain dominance of both chambers of Congress.
Nikki Haley is the latest departure from President Donald Trump’s national security team
Brett Kavanaugh’s once straightforward progress to the nation’s highest court has been hit by two bombshell accusations of sexual misconduct
Lula was found guilty last year of taking a luxury apartment as a bribe from a construction company
Marielle Franco was killed in an apparent organised hit, prompting tens of thousands of Brazilians to protest. Then came the character assassination.
Brazil’s President Michel Temer faced calls for his removal after a newspaper reported that he had been recorded discussing payments of hush money.
