Experienced and well-liked – but with a complicated relationship to the USA's president. The Senate's new majority leader, South Dakota Republican John Thune, stands before his life's task: to push Donald Trump's policy through the chamber.
World politicsFirst, a "golden era" was promised, then the tone became increasingly aggressive in the new president's inaugural speech. It was not unifying. Donald Trump was boastful and courted his voter base of white workers, says Dennis Goldford, professor emeritus of political science in Iowa.
World politicsThe Republican Donald Trump's claim that Kamala Harris "happened to become black a few years ago" because it benefited her politically creates big headlines. The statement evokes memories of the so-called birther movement.
World politicsQuestionable security checks, serious rhetoric, and a presidential candidate presented as a martyr. The assassination attempt on Donald Trump is casting a shadow over the Republican Party convention, which is now underway in Wisconsin.
World politicsReagan, JFK – and now Trump. American history is marked by shootings against both sitting presidents and those who try to reach the White House.
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