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Donald Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case

Former president faces multiple criminal indictments that could see him jailed and banned from public office for life.

Vatican

Pope says 'backward' US conservatives replaced faith with ideology

Pope Francis condemned the "very strong, organised, reactionary attitude" in the US church and said Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.

USA

Trump indicted over bid to overturn 2020 election

The former US president's resistance to Joe Biden's legitimate victory culminated in a deadly attack on Congress by a horde of his supporters.

USA

Trump's target letter suggests probe into 2020 election is zeroing in

A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election is zeroing in on him after more than a year of interviews with top aides to the former president and state officials from across the country.

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USA

Biden and McCarthy reach US debt-ceiling deal

The agreement must now be approved by Congress and risks upsetting both major political parties in the US.

USA

US court releases video of Donald Trump's rape trial deposition

A video deposition by former US President Donald Trump in his civil rape trial currently underway in New York was released to the public by the court on Friday.

World News

Known for laughs, Washington dinner spotlights risks of journalism

The White House Correspondents' Association dinner - known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington - took a more solemn tone this year as President Joe Biden acknowledged the several American journalists under siege in authoritarian countries around the world.

USA

Jury selection set to start in rape lawsuit against Trump

The trial comes a month after former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in an unrelated criminal case surrounding payments made to bury accounts of alleged extramarital sex.

Tech News

This state has become the first in the US to completely ban TikTok

TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has already been restricted in several countries, particularly on government devices.

USA

Is Donald Trump really going to be arrested on Tuesday?

Trump's claim comes as a New York grand jury investigates hush money payments to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.

USA

Chinese balloon: Everything you need to know about the 'spy' crisis

Suspected spy balloon deflates the already strained relationship between US and China.

USA

Kevin McCarthy thanks Trump after becoming US House Speaker

After a historically fractious beginning, taking 15 rounds of voting to become Speaker, rather than the usual one, McCarthy will hope he certainly finishes a lot better than he started.

Mobility

US-China space race: Can countries claim territory on the Moon?

China further develops its mighty space programme, which has made spectacular progress in the last twenty years.

USA

Republican Kevin McCarthy fails again in US House Speaker battle

For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the Speaker’s chair of the US House empty.

USA

US political chaos continues into 6 January Capitol riots anniversary

There have been 11 votes in three days and still no Speaker of the House elected, an unprecedented scenario in modern-era American politics.

USA

‘There's no real end in sight’:McCarthy loses speaker vote…again

For the second day in a row, Kevin McCarthy has failed to gain enough support to become speaker of the US House of Representatives, keeping the country’s lawmakers at a standstill.

USA

US political stalemate as Republicans fail to elect a House Speaker

It was the first time in 100 years that a nominee for House speaker was not voted to the job in the first round, but the main contender says Donald Trump backs his bid.

USA

US House Democrats release Trump's tax returns

US House Democrats released six years of the Republican former president's tax records to the public, disclosing documents he had long fought to keep secret

USA

US politics: Democrats seal absolute Senate majority with Georgia win

In the runoff vote, incumbent Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock beat Republican challenger Herschel Walker

USA

Georgia’s electors head to the polls in last day of US senate vote

Georgia voters are set to decide the final US Senate contest of the midterm elections, choosing between the incumbent, Democrat Raphael Warnock and a Republican football legend, Herschel Walker.