USA 24/02/2018

House Democrats release intelligence memo as rebuttal to GOP

Democrats release redacted version of a 10-page rebuttal to Republicans' FISA memo.

world news 24/02/2018

Robert Mueller files new charges against Paul Manafort

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed new criminal charges on Thursday against President Donald Trump's ex-campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates that include bank and tax fraud, stepping up pressure in a legal battle that started last year.

USA 24/02/2018

What we know about the ‘Hapsburg group’ named in Manafort lobbying scheme

The ex-Trump campaign manager paid former European politicians more than 2 million euros to lobby for Ukraine, according to a new indictment.

United Kingdom 16/02/2018

Expert says culture & legal loopholes behind America's gun carnage

Criminologist also blames American myth of "armed lawbringer" and patchwork approach nationally, with data on mental health or previous convictions often unavailable for background checks.

USA 31/01/2018

Train carrying US Republicans hits truck, killing driver

No serious injuries were reported among the Republican members of Congress on the train, who were on their way to an annual retreat in West Virginia.

USA 31/01/2018

Watch Trump's first State of the Union speech in full

"It's a big speech, an important speech," Trump said on Monday.

Davos 26/01/2018

Trump tells Davos: 'America First' does not mean 'America alone'

The president declared the US as 'open for business' and pledged a clampdown on unfair trade in a speech to the global elite in the Swiss ski resort.

USA 20/01/2018

US government shutdown begins after spending bill fails

The Senate was short of the votes needed to approve a bill to keep the federal government running.

USA 18/01/2018

US signals deeper commitment in Syria

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States cannot repeat past mistakes and won't pull out of Syria prematurely.

USA 14/01/2018

Foreign-language media get creative covering Trump’s phrase heard around the world

Issues arose from the fact that there is no exact translation in some languages and the phrase itself differs in interpretation across cultures

USA 10/01/2018

Trump says it would be fun to run against Oprah and he'd beat her

President gives his reaction to calls for the TV star to declare for the 2020 election

USA 09/01/2018

Democrats can't escape the issue of Trump's impeachment

Even if both party's leaders would rather avoid the issue, the issue seems like an inevitable part of this year's midterm campaign.

USA 08/01/2018

Steve Bannon beats a hasty retreat from 'treason' comments

Former Trump advisor apologises for appearing to criticise president's son in a controversial book published last week

USA 05/01/2018

Trump book 'to be published today' despite legal threats

Lawyers for the US President have been trying to prevent the release of 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House', branding allegations in it 'false' and 'baseless'

USA 30/12/2017

State Department posts emails from Clinton aide Huma Abedin

The release follows a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit from a conservative watchdog group

USA 26/12/2017

Los Angeles man says he sent manure to US Treasury Secretary

A psychologist claims to have sent an unusual Christmas gift to the US politician

USA 20/12/2017

US tax bill: Who are the winners and losers?

The Republican-led US Senate on Wednesday approved the most sweeping rewrite of the tax code in decades.

USA 16/12/2017

Republicans approve final US tax bill

Passage of the bill, which would see sweeping tax reforms including the lowering of corporate tax rates, would mark the first major legislative victory for President Donald Trump since he took office in January.

USA 12/12/2017

Trump wants US astronauts back to the moon - and someday Mars

"Imagine the possibilities waiting in those big, beautiful stars if we dare to dream big,” said the US president as he signed his first space policy directive.

USA 12/12/2017

Court hears teens' climate change lawsuit against Trump

A group of 21 teenagers argues the Trump administration's lack of action to prevent global warming violates their constitutional right to life.