United States
Weld enters as a long-shot candidate against an incumbent president who has remained popular within his party.
US & Canada
US Midterms 2018
US & Canada29 Jun 2018 13:10 GMT
The US president celebrated the opening of a Foxconn factory in the swing state of Wisconsin as Republicans hope to retain control of the US legislature in the coming midterm elections.
US & Canada27 Jun 2018 12:25 GMT
Joe Crowley, who was considered a possible candidate to replace Nancy Pelosi as Democrat leader, suffers shock defeat.
Opinion04 Jan 2018 12:42 GMT
Trump has caused a lot of damage in one year, but he has also awakened the sane world to the lunacy of the right.
by Larry Beinhart
United States03 Jan 2018 18:24 GMT
Two new senators join US politics as sexual misconduct scandals by powerful men affect politicians.
Opinion28 Jun 2017 10:18 GMT
How did the Republican Party move from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump?
Opinion21 Mar 2017 11:55 GMT
Anything that's done in the name of 'liberty' and 'freedom' is just a mythic reflection of the privilege of the few.
Opinion25 Feb 2017 13:17 GMT
Donald Trump and his chief adviser Stephen Bannon signalled a total rebranding of conservatives at the CPAC.
by Gregory Aftandilian
United States12 Nov 2016 20:37 GMT
Portland police say suspect confronted and then shot a demonstrator who was taken to hospital with non-lethal injuries.
United States12 Nov 2016 11:07 GMT
Thousands unhappy with president-elect's campaign rhetoric take to the streets of major cities for third straight day.
US & Canada16 Oct 2016 04:14 GMT
Members of armed group planned to target apartment complex used by Somali families in US state of Kansas, says FBI.
United States15 Oct 2016 07:07 GMT
Republican presidential candidate dismisses accusations of groping and kissing by two women, branding them a media plot.
US Elections 201620 Aug 2016 12:06 GMT
Promises made by Republican presidential nominee to lift black people from poverty criticised as racist and ignorant.
Opinion29 Jul 2016 11:45 GMT
Whichever way the political pendulum swings in the US, the rest of the world will be reduced to absorbed bystanders.
by Andrew Mitrovica
US Elections 201621 Jul 2016 06:02 GMT
Violence breaks out as Revolutionary Communists set fire to an American flag at the Republican convention in Cleveland.
US Elections 201620 Jul 2016 07:48 GMT
Billionaire businessman officially clinches party nomination for US presidency after months of acrimonious campaigning.