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GOP clinches U.S House of Reps

  US President-elect Donald Trump will command a trifecta of power in Washington after the Republicans secured a clean sweep of Congress. Having won last week's election handedly, his party also flipped the Senate and — it was confirmed on Wednesday — narrowly held the House of Representatives, giving them control of the White House and both chambers of the legislature. Here's Benji Hyer reporting.  

today14 November, 2024

World

Trump tells Putin to avoid escalation in Ukraine

U.S President-Elect Donald Trump has told his Russian counterpart to avoid an escalation in Ukraine according to a Washington Post report. The conflict could be one of the topics US President Joe Biden discusses when he meets Donald Trump at the White House this week. Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more.  

today11 November, 2024

World

Americans react to Trump’s win

  To The U.S now, where in Manhattan, some Donald Trump supporters have gathered to celebrate his victory in front of Trump Tower. Trump will become the second president in US history to serve a non-consecutive term - but the first Republican to do so. New Yorkers have been digesting the news.  

today7 November, 2024

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Foreign Affairs Talks Trump 47th U.S. Presidency

  Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, becoming the second U.S. president to serve two nonconsecutive terms. Trump secured victories in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, with leads in Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona. Here’s Penda Naanda, Executive Director in the International Relations and Cooperation ministry:  

today7 November, 2024

World

Starting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed

Former President Donald Trump, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris debate on Sept. 10, 2024. AP Photo/Alex Brandon By Rodney Coates, Miami University and Lee Banville, University of Montana   As the two presidential candidates entered the debate stage, Kamala Harris strode across it and offered her hand to Donald Trump to shake, setting a confident tone that didn’t flag throughout the debate. Trump, appearing to grow angrier through the […]

today11 September, 2024

World

With Biden gone, Trump will need a new attack plan for the younger Kamala Harris

      By Christopher Featherstone, University of York     When Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential election race he changed the nature of the campaign. In the three weeks following the notorious presidential debate, Biden’s withdrawal came to be seen as a matter of when, not if. Now the Democratic party’s ticket is in flux and its campaign will look very different to the one Biden would have […]

today23 July, 2024

World

‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy

U.S. Secret Service agents help former President Donald Trump offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images     By Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell     With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for […]

today15 July, 2024