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Brittney Griner arrives home in Texas after being freed from Russia in prisoner exchange
Vladimir Putin has said that further prisoner swaps between the US and Russia were possible – and that dialogue between the two country’s intelligence services would continue – following the release of Brittney Griner. The basketball star today arrived home in Texas having been freed from a Russian penal colony in return for a notorious…
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Voting underway in crucial Georgia senate race
In the United States, voting is underway in the crucial senate race in Georgia. After the midterm elections last month did not result in a clear winner, the contest between former American football star Herschel Walker and incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock moved on to a run-off.
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Biden welcomes Macron to US in first state visit of presidency
In the first state visit of his presidency, Joe Biden has welcomed his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to the White House. The two men have pledged to work together to support the people of Ukraine.
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‘They wanted to get off the crazy train’ – US political experts discuss the midterm results
Republican strategist and advisor Whit Ayres, Christine Emba – opinion columnist and author from the Washington Post, and Republican political adviser Mark McKinnon join us to discuss the fallout of the midterm elections.
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Republican ‘red wave’ fails to materialise in midterms
Democrats did better than expected in many key midterm races and the final outcome won’t emerge for days.
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US midterms: Has Trump fever finally broken?
The midterm elections are one way that America takes its temperature and perhaps the biggest news of the night is that Trump fever seems to have broken.
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Is democracy ‘failing’ in America?
Whatever the result of the US midterm elections, it will set the stage for the race for the White House in 2024.
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US midterms: Control of congress and democracy on the line
In the US, control of both the House and Senate are in play.
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US was ‘doing phenomenally’ under Trump’s leadership, Republican congressman says
We spoke to congressman Byron Donalds, the Republican representative for Florida, and asked him what his party will do if they take over the House of Representatives.
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US midterms: Ron DeSantis eyes victory in Florida amid Trump 2024 rumours
Florida’s political landscape is dominated by two figures. One of them is the state’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, whose combative, right-wing rhetoric has won him the love of the Republican base. The other is the man who’s made this state his home, and whose shadow looms large over these parts.
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US midterms: Georgia race in the balance as voting rules tightened
America is going to the polls in the midterm elections where, if the Republicans take control of Congress, President Biden’s ability to govern for the next two years will be severely limited.
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Holocaust survivors pen letter to Suella Braverman over migrant remarks
The language used to discuss those arriving in the UK via small boats has come under scrutiny this week. In particular, the comments made by Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Monday have prompted Holocaust survivors to write her an open letter, published in the Mirror, warning that Ms Braverman’s statements “risked fanning the flames of…
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Minister criticises ‘cheek’ of complaints from migrants
There’s been more criticism of the government’s treatment of asylum applicants, after a Home Office minister claimed that people coming to the UK via small boats had “a bit of a cheek” to complain about their living conditions. Chris Philp was speaking after claims that at least two groups of asylum applicants were left to…
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Donald Trump says he’ll ‘very probably’ run for president again
There are just four days until ballot boxes close in America’s midterm elections, and the race could hardly be more tight. Latest polls put the Republicans in a strong position, with a chance they could win back control of the House of Representatives. That would be a nightmare for Joe Biden, and a dream for…
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US midterms: All eyes on Fetterman v Dr. Oz in key Pennsylvania election battle
Pennsylvania is once again in the spotlight as a decisive swing state in the upcoming midterm elections. At stake isn’t just the US senate seat from here but also who gets to control the whole electoral process in the state from the governor down. President Trump and many Republicans still blame local officials for having…