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Samantha Bee on Trump and sexual harassment
While many of Donald Trump’s critics see his Presidency as no laughing matter, to late-night TV hosts, Trump is like a never-ending Christmas, an infinite reservoir of material. But for some comedians, the time for light-hearted joking has come and gone. Samantha Bee, is funny, make no mistake, but it’s her biting political commentary on…
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Luke Harding: ‘I think Donald Trump is in trouble’
Luke Harding, whose book ‘Collusion, How Russia helped Trump Win the White House’ is currently number one on the New York Times bestseller list, discusses the latest developments regarding President Trump and his former national security adviser General Mike Flynn.
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Trump denies Russia collusion following Flynn guilty plea
President Trump has tweeted that he fired his former national security adviser General Mike Flynn “because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI”. An interesting move, given he might have tried to keep the media focus today on his tax cutting bill, which was passed late last night by the Senate, despite controversy…
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Ann Coulter: ‘No evidence’ Trump tweet videos false
Ann Coulter is a conservative commentator who may well be the reason Trump tweeted. She is one of only 45 people he follows on Twitter and she tweeted one of those Britain First videos just before he did. Labour MP Rupa Huq is former Shadow Minister for Crime and Prevention.
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Brendan Cox: Trump ‘spreading far-right vitriol’
Brendan Cox, the husband of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox, has accused Donald Trump of spreading hate. His wife was murdered by a far-right extremist who reportedly shouted “Britain First” while attacking her. The group Britain First have always denied involvement in the murder.
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May condemns Trump for retweeting anti-Muslim videos
Downing Street has condemned a series of tweets by President Trump, re-posting anti-Muslim videos which had been put online by a leader of the far-right group Britain First. Mr Trump re-posted three videos from the account of the group’s deputy leader Jayda Fransen, who’s facing charges, including religiously aggravated harassment. It’s been met by outrage…
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Danica Roem: why I got into politics
Today is Thanksgiving when America gathers around a large roasted bird to give thanks and make up. President Trump broadcast his own fireside message today, but the last year has been marred by toxic division – much of it stirred up by the President himself. One minority community that feels targeted by his legislative agenda…
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Here’s what we know about alleged Russian involvement in Brexit
We’ve heard a lot in recent weeks about Russia’s alleged involvement in the EU referendum. On Monday, Theresa May said Vladimir Putin’s government was trying to “undermine free societies” and was “planting fake stories” to “sow discord in the West”. Although on Wednesday, the Prime Minister appeared to soften her language. She told parliament: “if…
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Trump vs Obama in numbers
How does Mr Trump’s performance compare with how Mr Obama was doing a year after his election?
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A year since Trump’s election: how’s the US economy doing?
It’s a year since Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States. FactCheck looks at how the American economy is faring.
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Wim Wenders on Trump, Brexit and Harvey Weinstein
He is known for his slow-moving and beautifully-shot films like ‘Wings of Desire’, but director Wim Wenders has also spent his life taking tens of thousands of polaroid photographs. The quietly-spoken German became very animated indeed discussing Trump, Brexit and the Harvey Weinstein allegations.
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Trump denies disrespecting dead US sergeant
For 12 days, President Trump remained silent about the deaths of four US soldiers in Niger. Two days ago, he was asked why. He answered by accusing former presidents of not calling the families of fallen soldiers, saying he’d written letters and would call. Now he has called the widow of one of the soldiers,…
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Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump’s actions are ‘destabilising and dangerous’
Hillary Clinton has called Donald Trump’s actions “destabilising and dangerous”, and criticised his 2016 campaign for ‘feeding scapegoats and prejudices’. The 2016 Democrat Presidential candidate, speaking to Channel 4 News, covered a wide range of issues, including her own campaign, Donald Trump and the the recent allegations of rape and sexual harassment against film producer Harvey Weinstein.…
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How many Americans think racism is not a problem in the US today? Four graphs that explore race in America.
Race relations are always a significant issue in American public life. FactCheck looks at how perceptions of racism have changed.
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Tensions over North Korea’s missiles continue
Talking is not the answer when it comes to North Korea, Donald Trump warned today, claiming the US had been paying what he called ‘extortion money’ to Pyongyang for years.