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Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
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A US court created three decades ago to deport foreign terrorists is handling its first case—against an Afghan woman accused of links to an election attack plot. With classified evidence and no established playbook, the case tests the limits of deportation powers.
US President Donald Trump’s bid to install Todd Blanche as America’s top law-enforcement official has hit an unexpected obstacle: resistance from two Republicans in the US Senate. As negotiations continue, the standoff exposes tensions within Trump’s own party.
An appeal to justices of the Supreme Court in Washington seems to be part of a push by President Donald Trump and his allies to put fresh limits on voting ahead of key elections where control of the House and the Senate is at stake.
Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the US government withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
A disputed BBC edit of Capitol riot footage has drawn Donald Trump into a $10-billion courtroom battle - and now into a fight over his private finances. A judge in Florida has ordered the disclosure of Trump's financial records that could shape the defamation case.
A student visa capped at four years. A journalist visa at eight months. A Chinese correspondent at just 90 days. Trump's new rules are rewriting who gets to study and report in America — and for how long. The world is pushing back hard.
A primetime address, declassified files, a new website — and a US President relitigating a six-year-old defeat. China, Venezuela, rigged machines: Donald Trump's sweeping election claims ahead of the midterms elections in November raise one key question: what is he really after?
If soldiers are to fight properly, they need "the right level" of testosterone in their blood - at least the US military seems to think so. Scientists say the health marker fuels combat readiness by boosting muscle mass and aggression.
She had no political profile — yet now she represents a state in the US Senate. Darline Graham Nordone steps into late Republican Lindsey Graham's shoes, backed by US President Trump. But the real battle begins: who will claim this Senate seat in the US Midterms in November?
The Trump administration in the US has again moved to change electoral procedures ahead of the November midterms. Three members of a little-known commission set up in 2002 to support states in holding elections were pushed out. Democrats were quick to criticize the decision.
Until now, Mexico has supported its citizens being pursued by the US ICE by standard diplomatic means. The death of a longstanding Mexican resident in Houston at ICE hands has now prompted a move to the courts.
There are no long summer holidays ahead for Maryland lawmakers. In August they'll meet for a special session on redistricting ahead of the 2028 elections in the US, as the nationwide redistricting battle keeps getting hotter.
Allegations made by former partners have cast a shadow over the election campaign of a key US Democratic candidate – and he has now withdrawn. However, he does not want his withdrawal to be seen as an admission of guilt.
Masked Patriot Front members briefly marched through Washington on July 4, the nation's Independence Day. US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum described the scene as part of America’s “messy” democracy and defended it as protected free speech.
