A new generation of Democrats from widely divergent ideological factions is heading to the US Congress. Now progressive socialists must unite with former Republicans who have switched sides. They will have a common opponent in Donald Trump, which will make cooperation easier, says political science professor William Bianco.
World politicsDemocrats in the US are expected to block legislation and launch tough scrutiny of Donald Trump’s administration as the midterm elections loom. Trump will be forced to do something he is not very good at: negotiate with an equal, says political science professor William Bianco.
World politicsThe platform X is to pay 10 million dollars in a settlement with USA's President Donald Trump, writes The Wall Street Journal.
BusinessWhen the election result came, he was surprised and disappointed. Now Glenn Newlin, a former Trump voter who turned his back on the president, hopes that the US judicial system will hold up. Chaos and lawsuits are waiting, says the businessman who lives in Michigan.
World politicsExperienced 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 politicsDonald Trump has pardoned nearly 1,600 people involved in the deadly storming of the US Congress. But at least one of them says no.
World politicsMore than 1,500 people convicted of involvement in the storming of the US Congress are pardoned or have their sentences shortened by Donald Trump. Among them are Stewart Rhodes, who founded the extremist group Oath Keepers, and Enrique Tarrio, who was the leader of the far-right Proud Boys. Both have now left prison.
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