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US election: turning off TikTok is a big risk for the Democrats

Popular social media platform TikTok stands accused of holding US data in China, fostering censorship, and spreading disinformation. Its popularity...

21.03.2024 8

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Why Biden is investing in influencers to help with this year’s election

Move over Taylor Swift. You’re not the only one with crowds of worshipping fans who can tip the 2024 election. Mega-celebrities like singers,...

13.03.2024 3

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Five reasons why Trump’s Republican opponents were never going to beat him

Donald Trump’s inexorable march to the 2024 Republican presidential nomination has sparked plenty of second-guessing. What could his opponents,...

19.02.2024 5

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Joe Biden could still stand down before the election – here’s how and what would happen next

When Joe Biden took the oath of office in January 2021, many expected him to be the “placeholder president”. His mandate: heal the country’s...

26.01.2024 10

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US election: third party candidates can tip the balance in a tight race – here’s why Robert F Kennedy Jr matters

US politics will start with a bang in January 2024. The long-awaited Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries promise to provide early clarity on a...

11.01.2024 2

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US election: as the first Republican primary looms, a Trump win looks inevitable – but who comes second matters

Former president Donald Trump has pitched himself as the inevitable Republican nominee for the White House in 2024. So much so that he’s already...

06.12.2023 2

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Funding for Ukraine is anything but certain after US elects new speaker

US president Joe Biden has proposed a new US$105 billion (£86.5 billion) national security aid package, including $61 billion for Ukraine. Pleading...

26.10.2023 4

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Could Donald Trump stand for US speaker? An expert explains

The roiling civil war on Capitol Hill that’s led to the ousting of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House of Representatives has left Republicans...

06.10.2023 2

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Democrat failure to save US speaker hands power to Republican right

California Republican Kevin McCarthy has become the first ever speaker of the US House of Representatives to be ejected from his position. In a 216 to...

04.10.2023 3

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Democrat failure to save US speaker hands victory to Republican right

California Republican Kevin McCarthy has become the first ever speaker of the US House of Representatives to be ejected from his position. In a 216 to...

04.10.2023 1

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Trump on trial: experts answer key legal and political questions about what could happen next

Donald Trump has notoriously become the only former US president to face a criminal indictment — much less four. Opinions on the prosecutions,...

18.09.2023 4

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Is US democracy on trial? Five ‘stress tests’ to watch as Trump battles Biden and the justice system

Are former US president Donald Trump’s indictments putting American democracy on trial? Many certainly seem to think so. Depending on who you ask,...

11.09.2023 3

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