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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Euroviews. 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.

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Euroviews. 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.

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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.

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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.

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Euroviews. 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.

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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.

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Euroviews. Liberals, put the midterm champagne away | View

The midterms prove the president's message still reflects the serious concerns of many average Americans.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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Trump dismisses sex assault claim against Kavanaugh as 'Democrat hoax'

Donald Trump has apologised to Brett Kavanaugh for the "pain and suffering" caused to him by sexual misconduct allegations, which the President has dismissed as a politically-motivated "hoax"

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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?

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US government shutdown looms

Congress scrambles to prevent a potential US government shutdown ahead of Friday's midnight deadline.

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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.

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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.

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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"