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Bitter final chapter in the Mike Pence-Donald Trump relationship
- US
- January 14, 2021
For vice-president Mike Pence, the moment of truth had arrived. After three years and 11 months of navigating the treacherous waters of President Dona(...)

Maureen Dowd: How did we go from Abraham Lincoln to a Sharknado reject?
- US
- November 1, 2020, 17:15
When I was growing up, my brother Michael took me to see old movies at the American Film Institute. An American in Paris. Shane. Mr Smith Goes to Wash(...)

Many Republicans dislike Trump but will not pass up supreme court majority opportunity
- US
- September 23, 2020, 11:05
He was always an unlikely hero for the left, but this week former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney offered a reminder that aversion towar(...)

Why I’ve fallen out of love with American politics
- People
- February 29, 2020, 06:04
Once upon a time, I was completely and utterly besotted with American politics. As a teenager, I was so taken with Barack Obama’s message of hope and (...)

To save themselves, Republicans might yet desert Trump
- US
- October 2, 2019, 16:00
Upon dismissing his chief of staff in 1973, Richard Nixon said that he loved him “like my brother”. The line seems too easy until you remember that th(...)

Democrats back Pelosi for US Congress speaker role
- US
- November 28, 2018, 21:49
Nancy Pelosi was endorsed by her own party to become the next speaker of the House of Representatives in a private vote yesterday, a move that deliver(...)

Future of several key Trump administration officials in doubt
- US
- November 14, 2018, 20:46
The future of several senior Trump administration officials remains in doubt after the office of the first lady said that the deputy national security(...)

Seven things we’ve learned from the US midterm results
- US
- November 7, 2018
Tuesday’s US congressional elections ended with what might be called a split decision. Democrats gained more than enough seats to take control of the (...)

Tuning in to the US midterm elections? What to watch for and when
- US
- November 6, 2018, 01:00
The midterm elections to decide on the make-up of Congress take place across the United States on Tuesday, with all 435 seats in the House of Represen(...)

Trump vows to send 15,000 troops to border to face migrants
- US
- October 31, 2018, 20:36
US president Donald Trump has pledged to send up to 15,000 troops to the US border as he ramped up his anti-immigration rhetoric ahead of next week’s (...)