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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"

USA

Republicans open to 'bump-stock' gun controls after Las Vegas massacre

The legal but controversial devices can transform guns into fully-automatic weapons capable of firing multiple rounds in long bursts.

USA

Trump: dreamer deal 'fairly close'

Trump: dreamer deal 'fairly close'

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Republicans delay healthcare vote

Trump tries to get Republican rebels on board after they vow to oppose healthcare bill in Senate vote

USA

US: most-expensive congressional campaign in history comes to a head in Georgia

Georgia's record-breaking congressional election will be decided today.

USA

US voters have Georgia on their mind – a real danger for Trump

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US Congressmen play game after baseball shooting

Members of the U.S. Congress took to the field for their traditional Republicans vs. Democrats baseball game on Thursday, with many wearing hats to honour Representative Steve Scalise, who was critically wounded by a gunman as his Republican team practiced a day before.

Austria

Austria could hold snap election 'in autumn' after coalition breakdown

The new leader of the conservative People's Party said he would discuss an early vote with Chancellor Kern on Monday after the coalition alliance collapsed last week.

USA

Euroviews. The American left's free speech reversal: View

By Peter Van Voorhis In the 1960s, activists at the University of California, Berkeley started the American free speech movement, where millions of students across the country fought for free speech r

USA

Trump's popularity test in Georgia

A runoff is on the cards after a Democrat narrowly failed to pull off victory in a congressional vote in a suburban Atlanta seat.

USA

Trump’s Russia connection: Democrats keep firing at Attorney General

USA

US Democrats pick Obama veteran for chairman

Democrats in the US have elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as their chairman.

USA

Senior Democrats vow to challenge Trump's Supreme Court nomination

Some Democrat senators are calling for the requirement for the nominee to win 60 votes of approval in the 100-seat Senate

USA

US Democrats boycott votes, delaying confirmation of Trump's nominees

US Democrats have stepped up their opposition to Donald Trump, by boycotting a planned committee hearing to confirm his Cabinet picks.

USA

Trump fires government's top lawyer after she defied him on travel ban

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USA

Obama talks Trump, Russia, Israel and democracy in his final news conference as US president

Obama addresses White House news corps for the final time.

USA

FBI and Justice department to be investigated over the Hillary e-mail affair

The US Justice Department is to investigate its and the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton e-mail affair some blame for wrecking her run for the White House.

USA

Saving Obamacare: the US president pleads for his legacy

Republicans have launched their long-desired bid to scrap the system in what Vice President-elect Mike Pence has called "the first order of business" of Donald Trump's administration.

USA

Bernie Sanders piles pressure on Trump over jobs at Washington rally of blue-collar workers

Just up the block from Trump’s new Washington hotel, low-wage federal contract workers who were on a one-day strike, and Bernie Sanders was there to lead the calls for action on jobs and wages.