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As Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, ‘If you are neutral in the face of suffering, you are on the side of the oppressor’

Mainstream American politicians — establishment figures in both major parties — apply the denial and displacement mantra to many problems, especially inflation

We learnt this week that an American president, no matter how rogue, cannot keep himself in power against the will of the people

Organisers claim the Orlando rally has sold out a 20 000-seat arena, with many more to gather outside, watching on big screens

Trump’s February 15 emergency declaration gives him access to billions of dollars to construct his wall on the Mexican border

Trump’s likeness has been ruthlessly disfigured by ‘high’ and ‘low’ artists alike, who have made no secret of their dislike of the president

Brett Kavanaugh’s once straightforward progress to the nation’s highest court has been hit by two bombshell accusations of sexual misconduct

The senator’s passing marked the end of a 35-year political career

Paul Manafort has pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of bank and tax fraud related to his lobbying activities

Proclaiming himself "Trumpier than Trump", Don Blankenship has mounted a highly controversial campaign

Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92, triggering an outpouring of praise for the matriarch of a Republican family once at the apex of American politics

US lawmakers have launched a last-ditch bid to end the budget stalemate and prevent a government shutdown

Democrat ​Doug Jones’s senate victory came at the end of a vitriolic campaign centred on his rival who had been accused of preying on teenage girls.

US senate leaders are racing against the clock to reach an agreement before the country’s borrowing authority runs out next week.

In a move that could prove crucial in defining his second term, Obama has urged US Congress to extend a tax cut for middle class Americans.