Trump exerts iron grip on Republican Party with Massie defeated
AdminsAnother one bites the dust. The past few weeks had been billed as a retribution tour for Donald Trump, as he settles old scores with his critics within the Republican…
Is the US government shutdown over, and why did it happen?
Getty Images The longest-ever US government shutdown has ended after 43 days. The fallout left around 1.4 million federal employees unpaid, suspended food to many low-income Americans and both delayed…
Trump directs Pentagon to ‘use all available funds’ to pay troops during shutdown
Reuters Donald Trump is directing US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to pay military personnel despite the federal government shutdown. The president said on Saturday that Hegseth must make sure troops…
Texas lawmakers approve redistricting map favouring Republicans
Texas legislators have approved new congressional maps designed to give Republicans an edge in next year's elections for the US House of Representatives. After a two-week standoff, where Democrats fled the…
Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump
Getty Images Gene Wu, a Democratic state lawmaker in Houston, says he and others are "walking out on a rigged system". Democratic state lawmakers have fled Texas in a bid…
Harris courts black and Latino voters as polls suggest Trump gains
With just weeks to go until the US presidential election, Kamala Harris is ramping up efforts to court black and Latino voters. Despite holding a clear lead among both groups,…
Trump lashes out as DNC attacks throw him off message
Donald Trump isn't in Chicago but his presence hangs over everything and he is clearly following events here. Ahead of Kamala Harris's speech on Thursday, a couple of Trump aides…
Rattled Trump lashes out as DNC attacks throw him off message
Donald Trump isn't in Chicago but his presence hangs over everything and he is clearly following events here. A couple of aides told me, a little implausibly, that the former…