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Trump takes helicopter tour over California landscape as wildfire death toll rises to 71 

US President Donald Trump has taken a helicopter tour over the northern California landscape scorched by a killer wildfire.

Trump says written responses go to Mueller team next week - and he 'very easily' answered them 

Donald Trump has said he "very easily" answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, although he speculated that the...

Judge orders White House to give CNN reporter back his press pass 

A US judge yesterday ordered the White House to temporarily restore CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass, which was revoked after a contentious press conference last week with President...

Judge orders White House to return CNN reporter's pass 

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.

Security aide sacked after plane dispute with Melania 

US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton's top deputy will leave the White House, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said.

Donald Trump to hold second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2019 

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said today that President Donald Trump plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the new year but won't...

Frustrated Trump mulls over clear-out of his cabinet 

US President Donald Trump is mulling over a clear-out of his administration as he looks to prepare his White House for divided government.

White House insists it has right to ban journalists in Acosta dispute 

Donald Trump's administration has argued in legal documents that it has a constitutional right to ban CNN reporter Jim Acosta from the White House.

Jennifer Rubin: 'Business as usual: Trump is back to violating his oath of office' 

US President Donald Trump is back in the United States - and back to attacking democracy. He tweeted: "Florida election should be called in...

Trump taunts France over US intervention in two world wars 

US President Donald Trump has escalated his verbal assaults on France, suggesting America's stalwart European ally would have been vanquished in both world wars if not for the military firepower...

Democrats to probe president for 'punishing media outlets' 

Donald Trump is set to be investigated by Congress over whether he used "the instruments of state power" to punish media outlets, a senior Democrat has said.

Trump claims his rivals trying to 'steal' Florida election with recount 

US President Donald Trump continued to weigh in on Florida's mandatory recount in races for governor and US Senate, claiming without evidence that ballots "are missing or forged".

Patrick Cockburn: 'A nation divided by history' 

In 1898 the state of Louisiana held a constitutional convention with the declared aim of disenfranchising black people and perpetuating white rule. "Our mission was, in the first...

Criticism as rain stops Trump cemetery visit 

Donald Trump was yesterday criticised for cancelling his visit to a cemetery in France for Americans killed in WWI.

Trump under fire for cancelling visit to pay respects to US soldiers killed in First World War 

Donald Trump has come under fire for cancelling a visit to a cemetery in France due to rain.

Donald Trump meets with Emmanuel Macron after Twitter row over 'insulting' European military comments 

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron have sought to ease tensions...

Democrats call 'hearing' as critic of Russia probe replaces Sessions 

Democrats have called for emergency hearings in Congress after US President Donald Trump appointed a vocal critic of the Russia investigation as acting attorney general to replace Jeff Sessions.

Michelle Obama attacks Donald Trump in her new book 

Former US first lady Michelle Obama has attacked President Donald Trump in her new book, revealing her shock reaction on the night she learned he would replace her husband in the White House.

Don't interfere in Mueller's Russia probe, Trump is told 

Republicans and Democrats have warned US President Donald Trump against impeding the Russia investigation after attorney general Jeff Sessions was ousted in the immediate aftermath of the...

White House shares 'doctored' footage of journalist Acosta's interaction with intern 

WHEN Donald Trump invited Jim Acosta, a CNN reporter, to ask a question during a White House press conference on Wednesday, he was no...

John Walshe: 'Democrats need fresh, young leaders if they're to reunite a deeply divided America' 

'No firearms allowed on premises" read the sign at the school which was used as a polling station. The Republicans hadn't bothered to send anyone to...

You're fired! Notable departures from Donald Trump's White House 

With US attorney general Jeff Sessions announcing he is standing down at the request of Donald Trump, we take a look at some of the other high-ranking officials who have departed from the...

US midterm elections: What next for Donald Trump after Democrats take House? 

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency after Democrats won control of the US House of Representatives and pledged to...

Trump ramps up divisive rhetoric as Democrats expect they'll win House 

A pivotal midterm election drew US voters to the polls nationwide yesterday to decide which party should run the House and Senate for the rest of President Donald Trump's hitherto chaotic and...

Scattered reports of delays at U.S. polling places as turnout surges 

Americans experienced scattered delays at U.S. polling places in about a dozen states on Tuesday, largely in sites still using aging voting machines that were overwhelmed by a surge in voter turnout,...

US midterm results: When will we know the election outcome and what are the states to watch? 

The midterm election mark two years since Donald Trump was elected President and its results will be a barometer of how people in the US think he is...

Trump makes final push ahead of US midterm elections 

US president Donald Trump used his final pitch before the midterm elections to ask voters to help preserve “fragile” Republican victories that could be erased by Democratic gains in Congress.

Tim Stanley: 'The best result for a divided America is if no one wins midterm election outright' 

The weather in Washington DC is ugly; the flag on my neighbour's porch drips with rain. The TV is loud: everyone in news talks in capital letters...

Eugene Scott :''Unqualified' tag is all to do with Abrams being a black woman' 

Stacey Abrams is hoping to make history as America's first black female governor. But to hear US President Donald Trump tell it, the Georgia...

President targets vulnerable seats in last-ditch campaign blitz as Obama urges voters not to be 'hoodwinked' 

US President Donald Trump yesterday went on an election-eve campaign blitz, holding three rallies targeting vulnerable Democrats in a bid to help...

David E. Wade: 'Will midterm elections embolden or undermine President Trump?' 

I’ve been a witness to the way the world processes American political dialogue.

Democrats and Republicans make last pitch as midterm campaigns clatter to hectic end 

Bitter U.S. political campaigns thundered to a hectic, unpredictable finish on election eve on Monday, as candidates scoured the country for...

Day of reckoning approaches in first midterm elections of Trump presidency 

The day of reckoning for US politics approaches as Americans prepare to go to the polls.

Democrats fear failing to halt 'dangerous' Trump again 

For Democrats, the midterm elections have been a beacon in the dark, a chance to re-emerge from the political wilderness and repudiate a president they view as a dangerous force.

Rallying the troops: Trump's midterm battle 

The first thing you see in the room is Donald Trump. Thumbs up, white teeth locked in a grin. He has been here for months.

President in 'Game of Thrones' threat to Iran 

US President Donald Trump issued an extraordinary 'Game of Thrones'-style warning to Iran yesterday as he reimposed severe sanctions on the country's regime.

'Trump said blacks were too stupid to vote for him' - ex-lawyer 

Donald Trump once claimed black people were "too stupid" to vote for him and regularly used explicitly racist language before coming into office, his former lawyer has claimed.

Comparing rocks to rifles: Trump heightens anti-immigrant rhetoric 

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration planned to require immigrants seeking asylum in the United States to come into the country through a legal port of entry,...

President backs baseless theory Soros is funding migrant caravan 

Donald Trump has given his backing to an unfounded conspiracy theory that liberal philanthropist George Soros is funding a caravan of Central American migrants.

One in three in US believes media is the enemy: Trump 

Donald Trump has claimed that a third of Americans see the media as "the enemy of the people".

Trump could put 15,000 troops on Mexican border to stop migrants 

Donald Trump has suggested up to 15,000 troops could ultimately be sent to the US-Mexico border to counter approaching caravans of migrants, a major increase on initial deployments.

Trump scheme sparks fear for the illegal Irish 

There are fears tens of thousands of illegal Irish immigrants will be caught by a new crackdown ordered by US President Donald Trump.

Migrant caravan demands transport as new group enters Mexico 

The migrant caravan slowly advancing through southern Mexico is demanding the Mexican government help its 4,000 participants reach Mexico City even as a smaller group of Central...

Trump says he plans to push executive order to end birthright citizenship 

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to push an executive order to end the right of U.S. citizenship to children born in the United States to non-...

Trump back on attack as he repeats media is the 'enemy' 

Another potential explosive device addressed to CNN has been intercepted, as Donald Trump escalated his attack on the media.

Trump: Don't blame me 

A Florida man with a criminal history and a devotion to US President Donald Trump sent at least 13 letter bombs to prominent Democrats, officials said yesterday, crediting DNA, a fingerprint match and mis-spellings for the key break in a case which has spread fear of election-season violence with...

Trump fanatic arrested over bombs sent to political critics 

A fervent Donald Trump supporter was identified last night as the suspect in a nationwide mail-bomb scare targeting prominent critics of the American president.

U.S. authorities find two more suspicious packages amid manhunt for sender 

Authorities found two more suspicious packages on Friday addressed to U.S. Senator Cory Booker and James Clapper, the former U.S. director of...

Media to blame, says Trump as more suspect devices are found 

US President Donald Trump yesterday again blamed the media for his nation's "incivility" - as a suspected serial bomber continued to target his opponents and critics.

President's calls on his iPhone 'are monitored by foreign spies' 

Donald Trump's iPhone calls to old friends and business associates are being monitored by Chinese and Russian spies, US intelligence officials believe.

Trump condemns political violence but demands end to media 'hostility' 

Donald Trump has condemned the threat of political violence and urged the media to end its "hostility", hours after authorities intercepted bombs sent to a news network and prominent Democrats who...