Republican Party

Trump slams Republican 'fools' and 'warmonger' Democrats at CPAC event

Ex-US president Donald Trump casts himself as the only Republican candidate who can build on his White House legacy, telling Conservative Political Action Conference he "will prevent World War III".

McCarthy fails 11th time as US House reaches 1859-era dysfunction level

For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans leave the speaker’s chair sitting empty, as party leader Kevin McCarthy loses again and again in excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP votes to seize chamber's gavel.

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon charged with fraud, money laundering

The longtime ally and onetime top strategist to former US President Donald Trump has allegedly deceived donors to an effort to help Trump build a wall along the US-Mexico border.

Are Democrats heading for a midterm defeat in 2022?

Failing to deliver on a host of popular promises, coupled with Biden’s dwindling popularity, could be an ominous sign of what’s to come for Democrats in next year’s midterm elections.

US Senate leader will add China tech bill to defense measure

Democrats seeks to pump more money in research and development in a bid to stay competitive against China.

Rattled Democrats reckon with bruising election results

A bitter political blow for Joe Biden now has Democrats grappling with shock election defeats in key battle ground states and what it means for the party heading into mid-term elections next year.

Critical Race Theory: The right-wing’s new bogeyman

Following last summer’s wave of protests that ushered in a new era of racial justice consciousness in the US, the political right has turned its attention to a new rival: Critical Race Theory.

Republican task force overseeing freedom to worship accused of Islamophobia

Democratic Muslim congresswoman Ilhan Omar has expressed serious reservations about a Republican House task force that includes extremists like Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Biden ends Trump waiver for US oil company to operate in northeast Syria

Northeastern Syria is the centre for what remains of Syria’s oil industry. In shambles, it still remains one of the main sources of revenue for the YPG, the Syrian affiliate of the PKK, a designated terror group in the US, EU and Turkey.

Donald Trump calls for GOP unity, hints at run for president in 2024

Former US President Trump used his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference to blast his successor Biden, and try to cement his status as the party’s undisputed leader despite his loss in November.

America is the courtroom, not the Senate

Donald Trump has escaped a second impeachment, but the American people will be the final judge and jury.

Senate to vote on constitutionality of impeaching ex-president before trial

Senate leaders have agreed to rules of impeachment for the trial, including a debate and vote on whether it’s even constitutional to prosecute former president Trump but the outcome is likely to stop proceedings with Democrats in majority.