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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump in 2019. Things have deteriorated since then.

Ukraine’s Zelensky denies Trump tried to ‘blackmail’ him

The United States president’s request that Zelensky probe the activities of Joe Biden’s son Hunter has sparked an impeachment probe in the US

Comeback kid? Hillary Clinton is pulling out all the stops to win the Democratic nomination to run for US president

Hiccup for Hillary as cracks show

She may seem the most electable Democratic hopeful, but can voters be persuaded to trust her?

Hope for an American jump to the left

A shift is taking place in the Democrats, which optimists hope will embrace grassroot Americans. Bernie Sanders is their candidate.

Obama neck-and-neck with top Republican rivals

Obama takes note of economic dissappointment

President Barack Obama has admitted that Americans were not satisfied with his record on the economy, as long-serving aides launched a fight back.

According to Mariette Liefferink

Obama accuses Congress of holding back US recovery

Barack Obama has accused Congress of holding back the US economic recovery by blocking "common sense" measures he said would create jobs.

Barack Obama. AP

Compromise sought to escape US debt burden

Top Republicans and Democrats worked behind the scenes on Wednesday on a compromise to avert a crippling United States default.

US shutdown feared amid budget squabble

US shutdown feared amid budget squabble

US congressional negotiators are racing to agree on billions of dollars in spending cuts before the federal government is forced to shut down.

Obama accused of caving to GOP ‘blackmail’

Senior Democrats dismayed as US president accedes to Republican demands.

Republicans capture House

Republicans capture House, gain in Senate

Barack Obama faced a bleak political landscape on Wednesday after voters punished Democrats over high unemployment and a sluggish economic recovery.