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US politics: midterm elections have handed Joe Biden a divided Congress –...
Contrary to the expectations of many observers, the “red wave” stopped at the House of Representatives and only delivered the Republican Party a small majority. The Senate, though, will remain under...
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US-Africa summit: four things African leaders should try to get out of it
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DOJ probes Biden document handling – what is classified information, anyway?
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Congress investigates presidents, the military, baseball and whatever it...
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Presidential greatness is rarely fixed in stone – changing attitudes on...
A statue of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, sits in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Historians consistently have given Lincoln, the Great Emancipator, their highest rating...
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All presidents avoid reporters, but Biden may achieve a record in his press...
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From Chinua Achebe to Toyin Falola – 5 essential books Nigeria's new...
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Iraq 20 years on: death came from the skies on March 19 2003 – and the...
The mass killings of Iraqis started on the night of March 19 2003 with the US-led coalition’s “shock and awe” bombing of Baghdad. They called it “Operation Iraqi Freedom”.Millions around the world sat...
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The overlooked story of the incarceration of Japanese Americans from Hawaii...
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The end of Twitter – how Elon Musk's rebrand to X could foster the platform's...
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The world's most powerful democracies were built on the suffering of others
In this July 2013 photo, supporters of Egypt's democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt....
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Kamala Harris has tied the record for the most tie-breaking votes in Senate...
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Presidential pauses? What those 'ums' and 'uhs' really tell us about...
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Why the United States will have to accept China's growing influence and strength
After wrapping up a recent four-day trip to China, United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a media briefing: “We believe that the world is big enough for both of our countries to thrive.”...
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Rupert Murdoch: His Fox News legacy is one of lies, with little...
Rupert Murdoch attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscars party on Feb. 24, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty ImagesRupert Murdoch, 92, one of the world’s most influential...
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Supreme Court justices' ideologies don't always fit 'liberal' and...
Is justice – and are the justices – blind to partisan politics?Simple Images/Moment via Getty ImagesWhen the Supreme Court is in the news for overturning a long-standing precedent or violating...
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The Nobel Peace Prize offers no guarantee its winners actually create peace,...
The Norwegian Nobel Committee is set to announce its annual winner for the peace prize on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Chris Jackson/Getty Images The Norwegian Nobel Committee is set to announce the recipient...
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How Israel failed to learn from the Northern Ireland peace process
There is no peace in the Middle East because there is no effective peace process. This isn’t because the Palestinians and Israelis do not know how to make peace. They do. The Good Friday agreement...
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How the Iowa caucuses became the first major challenge of US presidential...
Guests attend a rally for former U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa.Scott Olson/Getty ImagesThe first and most visible test of Republican candidate support in the 2024...
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Trump’s Iowa political organizing this year is nothing like his scattershot...
Donald Trump has mounted a major effort to teach people how to caucus for him.AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, FileDonald Trump is doing something new in Iowa.The state is home to the first-in-the-nation...
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Don’t count Biden out: January polls are historically unreliable
As 2024 begins, Joe Biden’s hopes of being re-elected president of the United States look shaky. Recent approval ratings have him at 39 per cent, consumer sentiment on the economy sits near a 10-year...
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Middle East conflict: Joe Biden must weigh the risks of using force in an...
The recent drone attack that killed three US soldiers has placed Joe Biden’s handling of the conflict in the Middle East under renewed scrutiny. Under pressure from critics demanding a hard-hitting...
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Why Taylor Swift is an antihero to the GOP − but Democrats should know all...
Travis Kelce celebrates with Taylor Swift on Jan. 28, 2024, after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game.Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesA pop icon falling for one...
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Even presidents need a touch of madness − in March
Then-Vice President Joe Biden at the NCAA men's Final Four semifinal between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Syracuse Orange on April 2, 2016, in Houston. Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesWhy would a...
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Is this the least productive congress ever? Yes, but it’s not just because...
The 118th Congress put in a lot of late nights, but it doesn't have a lot to show for it.Glow Images/Getty ImagesCongress has once again been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, with...
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