The White House has been hosting National Prayer Day. But will Donald Trump require divine intervention over the latest revelations about alleged hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels? The newest member of the president’s legal team, Rudy Giuliani, may have revealed rather more than Team Trump wanted.
We’re joined by Paul Ryan, a campaign finance lawyer at watchdog group Common Cause, and by conservative political commentator Scottie Nell Hughes, to discuss the latest allegations about Stormy Daniels and President Trump.
An investigation by Channel 4 News has revealed how Cambridge Analytica claims it ran ‘all’ of President Trump’s digital campaign – and may have broken election law. As the report went on air, the firm announced it has suspended chief executive Alexander Nix, pending a full investigation.
An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News reveals how Cambridge Analytica secretly campaigns in elections across the world. Bosses were filmed talking about using bribes, ex-spies, fake IDs and sex workers.
Kasparov is the chairman of the human rights foundation and former world chess champion. He now lives in America and has spoken about Russian meddling in the US election. In his new book Deep Thinking he discusses our relationship with artificial intelligence and reminisces on the moment twenty years ago when he was beaten at…
To Washington now, where the approaching Trump presidency continues to take shape, with a senate committee beginning confirmation hearings for his Cabinet appointees.
Just hours before his briefing by the US intelligence agencies on the hacking of Democrat email accounts, Donald Trump called the claims a “political witch-hunt”.
Jon Snow
The US system of Government has swung into action, embracing the ‘next President of the United States of America’. Today he will meet with Barack Obama – a man whose identity as an American he has challenged again and again.
It is the most seismic shift in US politics for a generation, a firm rejection of what Donald Trump called the “Washington elite”, leaving the fate of the world’s greatest superpower in the hands of a maverick, billionaire businessman.
The former chairman of the Trump campaign in Virginia, Corey Stewart, and Tara Setmayer, who is a Republican strategist but has been critical of Donald Trump.
Jon Snow interviews novelist and playwright Irvine Welsh, about Donald Trump’s victory.
If this was an election where the battle lines were drawn by class and by race – it was also about women.
Some world leaders have also reacted with shock – although there have been congratulations too – including from Russia’s president Putin and Europe’s far right. In his victory speech earlier, there was a new note of conciliation from Donald Trump – but his election marks a fundamental shift in the world order.
There was a sharp fall on the financial markets at the prospect of a new age of political uncertainty.The FTSE, the Dow Jones Futures market and Japan’s Nikkei all plunged in early trading – before recovering ground, Our business correspondent Helia Ebrahimi joins from our London newsroom.
We are joined by the Republican strategist Deana Bass – and Simon Rosenberg who played a key role in the Bill Clinton and Michael Dukakis presidential campaigns.