USA The FBI turns on Trump The Director of the agency disputes the US president's wiretapping claim and confirms claims of Russian collusion are under investigation
USA US Attorney General Jeff Sessions facing calls to quit over Russian contact allegations President Donald Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions is facing calls to quit after it emerged he spoke with Russia’s ambassador during last year’s US electoral…
world news Index dubs USA a 'flawed democracy' 'The land of the free' is no longer a 'full democracy' according to an annual index from the Economist Intelligence Unit.
USA Trump's 'voter fraud' probe could lead to 'denial of voting rights' The US president has pledged an inquiry but offered no proof after repeatedly claiming voter fraud in the 2016 election.
USA Trump stands by US election voter fraud claim Donald Trump has stood by his belief that millions of people voted illegally in the US election.
world news After seismic political shift in the US, public policy priorities and deep divisions remain As Donald Trump enters the White House, the America’s leading policy priorities are little changed from the final years of Barack Obama’s presidency.
world news All change on the White House website as Trump makes his mark The White House website has undergone a radical overhaul since Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, with pages devoted to fighting climate change and defending LGBT rights notable…
USA Donald Trump vows to end "American carnage" in his inaugural speech Trump promises much in his inaugural speech
world news LGBT activists hold 'Queer Dance Party' outside Mike Pence's house LGBT activists organised a guerrilla protest outside the Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s home on January 18.
world news Alt-inauguration: the other side of today's ceremony Follow our live text updates covering the alternative side to Donald Trump’s inauguration – the widespread protests over him becoming the next US president.
USA Trump struggles to add star power to his moment of glory, faces boycott Beyond the US president-elect's difficulty in attracting A-list musicians to supply the mood music for Friday's inauguration, a political boycott is now growing in strength.
Russia Russians try to decipher Trump's policy towards Moscow Two days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, and like the rest of the world, Muscovites are waiting to see how Russian-US relations will change once he takes…
Cult Trump on canvas in Kenya thanks to artist Evans Yegon One of the most famous faces on the planet is now on canvas in Kenya the birthplace of the father of the man Donald Trump will replace in the White House.
world news All you need to know about US presidential inaugurations After one of the nastiest and most divisive election campaigns and one of the rockiest transition periods in modern American history, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United
world news Donald Trump's family – his nearest and dearest (and closest advisors) Donald Trump became a family man in 1977 when he married his first wife, Ivana, a former Olympic skier from what used to be Czechoslovakia.
world news The main points of Obama's last speech as President President Barack Obama delivered his final speech as President of the United States in Chicago's McCormick Place
USA "America is a better, stronger place," says Obama in farewell speech Outgoing US President Barack Obama used his last address to the nation to decry discrimination, attack the current wave of negativism in society and to tell people to “get engaged in…
world news Vacation, new book and staying involved: Obama’s retirement plans At age 55, Barack Obama will be one of the youngest ex-presidents in US history when he leaves office on the afternoon of January 20th to begin a (potentially) long…
USA Trump 'accepts' Russia behind cyber attacks, Obama 'underestimated' impact of hacking Donald Trump accepts US intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia was behind cyber attacks affecting the US presidential election, his incoming chief of staff has…
