USA Democrats clash in first US presidential debate Democratic presidential hopefuls clashed over healthcare and border controls in the first TV debate. 27/06/2019
USA Watch: Man storms stage, interrupts US 2020 hopeful Kamala Harris The U.S. Senator was answering a question about the pay gap for minority women when the man interrupted, saying he had a "much bigger idea.” 02/06/2019
USA Democrat Cory Booker has breakout moment over Virginia shooting In a passionate speech on gun violence, the New Jersey senator stood out from a crowded field of Democratic presidential contenders. 02/06/2019
USA Trump's tax returns won't be released, Treasury tells Democrats The U.S. Treasury says it won't be handing over President Donald Trump's tax returns, making a legal battle likely. 07/05/2019
USA Dems face defining 2020 question: Does defeating Trump outweigh all? Joe Biden's entry into the race reignites arguments within the party over what kind of candidate can beat Trump. 29/04/2019
USA Democrats formally request Trump's tax returns It's just the opening salvo in what's sure to be a prolonged battle with the administration to see returns the president has refused to release. 04/04/2019
View Mueller and Barr have cleared Trump's path to the White House in 2020 ǀ View The special counsel's failure to prove collusion sends Trump forth onto the campaign trail with the ability to claim he was right all along. 25/03/2019
USA Dems want to end the Electoral College. Trump says it's 'very strange' Trump said "the Cities would end up running the Country" if the Electoral College was abolished. 20/03/2019
USA Bernie Sanders launches second Democratic US presidential bid The senator from Vermont made the announcement in an email to supporters asking for 1 million people to sign up to start the effort. He previously mounted a fierce challenge to front-runner Hillary Clinton in the 2016 White House election campaign. 19/02/2019
no comment Female Dems cheer as Trump talks women employment US President Donald Trump drew cheers from a group of female House Democrats on Tuesday during the State of the Union speech when he noted employment gains by women. 06/02/2019
World Watch: Trump announces deal to end US government shutdown US President Trump announced that a deal has been reached on legislation that would temporarily reopen the US government. 25/01/2019
View The week that was: blurred lines between reality and fantasy | View We bring you our weekly View round-up of all the opinions driving debate across Europe and further afield. 11/01/2019
View Trump's 'I can't hear you' strategy no longer works. Pelosi knows it The end of majority government means that the GOP will have to abandon a strategy that flouts public opinion. 07/01/2019
USA Trump says may declare national emergency in next few days over wall Talks between Democrats and the Trump administration on Saturday stayed at a stalemate over the Mexico border wall. 06/01/2019
USA US government shutdown set to continue as White House talks fail Donald Trump and congressional party leaders made no progress over resolving a federal shutdown that has left workers unpaid and sites closed. 03/01/2019
View Trump made the midterms about values — that's why Republicans lost Republicans are bleeding suburban voters who used to vote reliably Republican. This was key to the Democratic takeover of the House. 11/11/2018
USA Trump vows to fight against Democrats in the wake of midterm defeat The significant gains by the Democrats in the midterm election could mean the party launches probes on Trump. 08/11/2018
View Liberals, put the midterm champagne away | View The midterms prove the president's message still reflects the serious concerns of many average Americans. 07/11/2018
USA What path lies ahead for the US after the midterms? Democrats and Republicans are each claiming some success after the US midterm elections, but for both parties, serious challenges lie ahead. 07/11/2018
Good Morning Europe Last campaign push before US midterm elections Just hours to go before the most important elections in the United States since Donald Trump was elected in 2016. The midterms will decide who controls the balance in the House of Representatives and the Senate- and will be either a show of support for President Donald Trump, or a repudiation. 05/11/2018
USA Trump's critics sent suspected bombs Devices believed to contain explosive materials were sent to prominent Democrats and CNN, is this the after effect of Trump's rhetoric? 24/10/2018
USA Government shutdown looms over US working week In the US Senate, Democrats are refusing to pass temporary Government funding measures without a deal on immigration. With the Government in shutdown, Republican Mitch McConnell has inched towards a compromise, but is it enough? 22/01/2018
world news US government shutdown looms Congress scrambles to prevent a potential US government shutdown ahead of Friday's midnight deadline. 19/01/2018
USA How Al Green built up a case to impeach Trump and why it failed The effort to impeach President Donald Trump, which was introduced by Democrat Al Green, failed after a bipartisan majority voted to kill the impeachment effort. 07/12/2017
USA Big boost for US Democrats Democrats have won two significant victories in the US in the first statewide elections since Donald Trump came to power. 08/11/2017
brussels bureau Trump one year on: a president 'shaking' the system "Every time Donald Trump's political death was predicted, he came out with higher poll numbers" 06/11/2017
