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Donald Trump's historic second impeachment is a clarion call for 'moral clarity'

Pursuit of moral clarity always leads to flurries of whataboutism and bothsidesism. But we can accept that the world is nuanced and inconsistent without giving up a moral compass

Republicans plan to force at least three votes to invalidate Joe Biden's election

'Loser': A look at how lifelong fear bookended Donald Trump's presidency

Many observers of Trump family history have reflected on the influence of the patriarch, developer Fred Trump, who had his own version of the binary taxonomy of humanity: The strong and the weak

US election: As Donald Trump slides in polls, Republicans scramble to maintain control of Senate

Trump's first debate against Democrat Joe Biden, during which the president refused to condemn white nationalism, and his controversial move to nominate a new US Supreme Court justice are heaping pressure on down-ballot Republicans in competitive races

China announces sanctions against 11 US politicians for interfering in ‘Hong Kong affairs’

The number of Americans named by Beijing exactly equals the number of Hong Kong and Chinese officials placed on a sanctions list by the US last week

Donald Trump's mensis horribilis: Why June was such a disastrous month for the US president

As demoralising as June was for many Republicans, what was less visible were the frenetic attempts by top Republicans to soothe Trump and steer him away from self-sabotage, while also manipulating him to serve their own purposes

US Sikh cop shot dead: Thousands attend day-long funeral processions in Houston to honour officer

Thousands of people from all walks of lifeturned out for the day-long ceremonies on early Wednesday to honour slain police officer Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was shot dead on duty during a traffic stop last week

'He didn't deserve this': Outpouring of grief over gruesome killing of first Indian-American Texas police officer

Lieutenant Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, was gunned down while conducting a mid-day traffic stop in northwest Houston on Friday.

Voters in Texas claim voting machines are switching ballots; secretary of state says problem being caused by user error

The office of the Texas Secretary Of State on Friday confirmed that that the issues, which have also affected the race between sitting GOP Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke, have been reported with the Hart eSlate voting machines, used in around 30 percent of the counties in the state.

Samantha Bee apologises for Ivanka Trump insult on Full Frontal return: 'I never intended to hurt anyone, except Ted Cruz'

Immediately addressing the issue at the opening of her show, Samantha Bee said she hated to "contribute to the nightmare of 24-hour news cycles that we're all white-knuckling through."