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Melania Trump looking forward to visiting Ahmedabad and New Delhi this month

Donald Trump and Melania Trump will travel to India from Monday, February 24 to Tuesday, February 25 to visit Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Feb 13, 2020

By Amanda

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Sanders leads in New Hampshire as Biden crashes and burns

With a quarter of polling stations reporting just after 8:00 pm, Sanders was at 28 percent in the state where he routed Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Feb 12, 2020

By Michael Mathes

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Free Melania new biography by Kate Bennet

Melania Trump asks governors' spouses to help combat cyberbullying

FLOTUS organised a lunch for the governor's spouses, who were accompanying the governors to the White House for their annual meeting with the President.

Feb 11, 2020

By Amanda

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Democrats do battle in New Hampshire -- as Bloomberg looms

Sanders for the first time claimed national frontrunner status in a new poll that also showed billionaire Michael Bloomberg vaulting into third place.

Feb 11, 2020

By Michael Mathes, with Jim Mannion in Washington

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Trump presents election-year budget based on lofty growth assumptions

The final spending plan of Trump's first term in office faces near certain defeat in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives.

Feb 11, 2020

By Heather Scott

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US President Donald Trump takes impeachment victory lap over 'vicious' Democrats

Trump is on a victory lap after Wednesday's Senate vote clearing him of abusing his office and obstructing Congress.

Feb 7, 2020

By Sebastian Smith

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Cher calls Donald Trump 'illiterate, limp' as she and other celebs criticise his acquittal

Celebs like Hailey Bieber, John Legend, and several others from the entertainment industry share their opinion on the acquittal.

Feb 6, 2020

By Amanda

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What is Melania Trump's message in her dark dress at the State of the Union?

Melania opted for a Dolce & Gabbana navy blazer and a matching pencil skirt with black heels for the SOTU address on Tuesday night.

Feb 6, 2020

By Amanda

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In political triumph, US president Donald Trump acquitted in impeachment trial

Trump drew on staunch Republican support to easily defeat a Democratic effort to expel him from office.

Feb 6, 2020

By Paul Handley

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Trump in State Of Union speech: 'I keep my promises'

In a note of togetherness to a deeply polarised nation, he was to insist that he is "building the world's most prosperous and inclusive society.

Feb 5, 2020

By Sebastian Smith and Michael Mathes

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Impeachment trial hangs over Trump State of the Union speech

The State of the Union is a grand set-piece in the US political calendar, a rare occasion when bitter opponents traditionally observe a truce.

Feb 4, 2020

By Sebastian Smith

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Democrats, White House wrap up case at Trump Senate trial

The Senate is to vote on Wednesday and the Republican president is all but certain of being acquitted.

Feb 4, 2020

By Chris Lefkow

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Trump impeachment trial to resume for final arguments

Biden is among the candidates Monday in the Iowa caucuses that choose the state's Democratic nominee and mark the official start of election season.

Feb 3, 2020

By Frankie Taggart

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Trump set for midweek acquittal after witnesses blocked

Trump is all-but-assured of being acquitted by the Senate.

Feb 1, 2020

By Chris Lefkow

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Democrats warn of 'lawless' president in impeachment arguments

House impeachment prosecutors outraged over Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz's assertion that a president can do almost anything he wants in public interest.

Jan 31, 2020

By Paul Handley

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Former national security advisor John Bolton

Trump, White House seek to quash Bolton testimony at Senate trial

Democrats have been pressing for the Senate to subpoena Bolton, who was fired by Trump in September.

Jan 30, 2020

By Chris Lefkow

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Pompeo takes on growing rift with Brexit Britain

Johnson has been touting the prospects of a big new trade deal with the US that can fill the void of Britain's departure from the European Union on Friday.

Jan 29, 2020

By Dmitry Zaks

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