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Euroviews. Primary voters know Bernie Sanders can beat Trump with his vision for America ǀ View

With the slogan “Not me. Us,” Sanders acknowledges he’s part of something larger than himself: A movement for social justice and economic democracy to counter the threat of right-wing authoritarianism.

18/02/2020

USA

US targets Airbus as it raises import tariffs on EU aircraft

Tariffs were introduced in October after the WTO ruled that the EU was found to have illegally subsidised Airbus.

15/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. The Senate finally found its spine when it came to limiting Trump's war powers ǀ View

Thursday's vote to require the president to consult with Congress before further engaging in military actions against Iran was a welcome first step in the legislative branch's acceptance of its constitutional responsibilities.

14/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. The White House's never-Trumper problem is much bigger than Mitt Romney ǀ View

Few observers are surprised by Trump's fury at those who participated in the effort to oust him from office. Most, however, have failed to notice one of the biggest ironies of the Trump administration: It has repeatedly endorsed, hired and elevated critics and opponents.

12/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. How and why impeachment is helping Trump politically ǀ View

Trump now can rile his base by portraying himself as a victim. Democrats, meanwhile, wasted a lot of time on a process that got them little.

12/02/2020

USA

Defeating Trump tops issues for Democratic voters: poll

By nearly 2-to-1, respondents put November prospects at the top of their wish list, according to early exit poll data.

12/02/2020

USA

Palestinian President Abbas rejects US Mideast plan

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vehemently rejected the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan in a speech to the UN Security Council Tuesday, calling it an attempt to keep the Palestinians from having an independent state.

11/02/2020

Iran

Euroviews. The EU must stop giving Iran’s foreign minister a platform for disinformation ǀ View

Rather than continuing to invite Zarif for open-ended diplomatic talks, EU member states should begin to adopt strategies aligned with the US. His movements were severely limited during his last visits to the United Nations in New York, and in July he was made subject to US economic sanctions.

11/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. Trump's purges show he didn't learn anything from being impeached ǀ View

Though many Republicans said that the president might now behave more cautiously, the reality is that he just feels empowered to abuse his office again.

10/02/2020

Afghanistan

Two US soldiers killed and six others wounded in Afghanistan attack

Two US soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in an attack occurred in Afghanistan on Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire.

09/02/2020

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

'Dishonest and corrupt': Trump rails against enemies after acquittal

The Senate found the president not guilty on abuse of power and obstruction of justice on Wednesday.

06/02/2020

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

Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial

The vote in the US Senate fell largely along partisan lines between Democrats and Republicans.

05/02/2020

USA

Party divisions on display as Trump gives annual speech

Divisions between the two major parties in the US were on display as Trump hailed an "American comeback" and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ripped up his speech in the background.

05/02/2020

USA

What's true and what's false in Trump's State of the Union address

Here's what the president got right, wrong and in between in his third such address to Congress.

05/02/2020

USA

Iowa entrance poll: Most Dems care more about beating Trump than issue

About two-thirds of voters participating in the caucus said they would rather see the Democratic Party nominate a candidate who "can beat Donald Trump."

04/02/2020

USA

Trump congratulates Chiefs on Super Bowl win, but thanks wrong state

"You represented the Great State of Kansas and, in fact, the entire USA, so very well," the president tweeted, before deleting the post.

03/02/2020

Israel

Abbas to cut ties with Israel and US over Trump peace plan

The Palestinian leadership has been under mounting pressure to cut off security ties with Israel and the U.S.

01/02/2020

USA

Trump impeachment trial to wind down after Senate blocks witnesses

The decision to block witnesses was a blow for Democrats who believe National Security Advisor John Bolton has incriminating evidence against Donald Trump.

01/02/2020