USA US House vote to override Donald Trump's defence bill veto If the Senate votes along a similar line to the House, this could mark the first veto override of Donald Trump's presidency. 29/12/2020
USA US House of Representatives votes to decriminalise marijuana Fifteen states already authorise recreational marijuana use and 36 allow it for medical use, but federal laws banning the drug make it difficult for companies to trade 05/12/2020
USA Donald Trump fires a second senior official who testified against him Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the EU, was ousted hours after Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman who'd worked as a Ukraine expert at the White House. 08/02/2020
USA Euroviews. Nancy Pelosi tearing up Trump's speech is the tipping point Democrats need ǀ View Why was Pelosi so angry? Maybe it was the fact that Trump is totally getting away with undermining the election. Or maybe it was all the lying. 06/02/2020
USA Euroviews. Democrats' impeachment deadline puts them at a disadvantage — and Trump knows it ǀ View From the start of the impeachment investigation, Democrats put themselves at a disadvantage by making it known they wanted to conclude the entire process by the end of the year. 05/12/2019
USA Euroviews. How Trump is using the House impeachment hearings to fine-tune his 2020 strategy ǀ View After the Democrats impeach Trump in the House, a new show will open in the Senate. That production will be brought to you by Republicans — and it will give Trump an even grander stage. 04/12/2019
USA Euroviews. Impeachment is marching through the House. Here's why the Senate is another story ǀ View The punchline is that the Constitution, for all of its moments of genius, provides certain elected officials with much discretion in one of its most solemn duties — the decision about whether or not to remove a sitting president. We will now see whether that discretion is abused. 03/12/2019
USA Euroviews. Thanksgiving honors refugees who made a new home in America. Trump's policies do the opposite ǀ View Instead of welcoming asylum seekers with open arms, the president has posited that our country is full. He couldn't be more wrong. 28/11/2019
USA Euroviews. GOP's constitutional objection to impeachment is objectively false — and alarming ǀ View Some Republican lawmakers and pundits claim the president should be allowed to confront the intelligence community whistleblower whose complaint set off the current firestorm over Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. This argument is utterly preposterous. 15/11/2019
USA Euroviews. The US Congress’ recognition of the Armenian Genocide goes beyond trying to vex Turkey ǀ View For years accused of being "gagged" by Turkey, a resolution adopted overwhelmingly by the US Congress to recognise the Armenian genocide goes beyond reacting to Turkish actions in northern Syria. 08/11/2019
USA Trump faces greatest threat as impeachment inquiry speeds up House Democrats are planning a rapid start to their push for impeachment of President Donald Trump, with hearings and depositions starting this coming week. 29/09/2019
USA Israel allows US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib entry a day after her ban Israel allows US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's visit 'on Humanitarian Grounds' a day after ban 16/08/2019
USA House fails to overturn Trump's veto on emergency declaration repeal Democrats on Tuesday fell short of the two-thirds majority required to overturn a presidential veto. 26/03/2019
USA Donald Trump threatens to declare 'national emergency' over wall Trump told a reporter he could declare a national emergency build a wall between Mexico and the US without Congress' approval. 05/01/2019
USA Florida moves one step closer to gun control reforms Lawmakers in Florida pass a controversial bill moving the state one step closer to gun control reforms. 08/03/2018
United Kingdom Big Ben to suffer longest silence in 157 years with total rebuild The entire clock mechanism powering Big Ben in the Palace of Westminster's Elizabeth Tower is to undergo a four-year overhaul. 14/08/2017
USA US House calls for criminal charges against Erdogan bodyguards Its resolution reflected outrage at a brawl with protesters last month outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington 07/06/2017
USA Obama urges Congress to be cautious on healthcare overhaul With the US Republicans’ replacement for Obamacare due before the Senate, the architect of the law being repealed has said he hopes Congress will look beyond party… 08/05/2017
USA Trump's choice Neil Gorsuch sworn in as Supreme Court judge Donald Trump’s pick for the US Supreme Court has been sworn in to the lifetime post in a ceremony at the White House. 10/04/2017
World News Why it's about more than just Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton It’s cost billions of dollars, dominated the media agenda for months and is arguably one of most important of its kind. 08/11/2016