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Democrats win first Georgia runoff, control of Senate in reach

Should Republicans lose the second race it would be a political debacle just as Trump is expected to suffer another bitter blow when Congress affirms Biden’s Electoral College…

United States President Donald Trump.  (Qassem Soleimani)

The Democrats have a cunning plan to get Trump re-elected

The bid to impeach the president failed, Iowa was a disaster and Adam Schiff is a PR nightmare

‘I’m proud to be the nominee of the House Democratic caucus once again for speaker of the House,’ Pelosi told reporters as votes were being counted. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

Democrats nominate Pelosi to reclaim US House speaker role

​Nancy Pelosi is seeking to reclaim the gavel that she first wielded a dozen years ago when she became the first female speaker of the House

The #BlackLivesMatter movement

​Trump got elected mainly because establishment politicians ignored the people

And now citizens face the prospect of a president who will tilt the country towards white supremacy

Unswayed: As new controversies rock Hillary Clinton’s campaign

​Clinton backers fight back amid fresh email revelations

There’s less than a week until Americans vote for their next president.

Turning up the heat: Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders campaigns in Dallas

Right-wing US states feel the Bern

Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders says there is no reason for the Democrats to give up on Republican strongholds.

Fear and loathing in Obamaland

Fear and loathing in Obamaland

<i>M&G</i> reporter <b>Niren Tolsi</b> visits the land of Barack Obama.

Big money on midterm rout

Big money on midterm rout

Court decision lets Corporate America gang up on floundering Democrats on the sly.

Palin’s Alaska vendetta adds to McCain’s woes

Nothing typifies the plight of John McCain’s campaign more than the roller-coaster ride of his vice-presidential pick, Sarah Palin.

Clinton shows winning way in defeat

Hillary Clinton on Saturday suspended her bid to become America’s first woman president and vowed to help Barack Obama in his fight to win the White House for the Democratic party.

Rural Democrats refuse to give backing to Obama

Johnny Telvor was not happy about Barack Obama becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.