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The US president’s net approval has recovered slightly from the November low.
The Trump administration claims “mass migration” is a threat to “Western civilisation”. But research shows migrants don’t commit crimes at disproportionate rates.
President Donald Trump and his supporters cast their domestic opponents as disloyal, traitorous or worse, rather than seeing dissent as part of democracy.
Facing dire approval ratings and Republican discontent, Trump is fuming – and threatening political violence.
Julie Inman Grant has been asked to testify to Congress. It’s a sign of an increasing US preoccupation with online censorship.
Available data suggests the Democratic Party will win ten seats and gain control of the House of Representatives in the midterms.
More than half of respondents in a new survey said they were concerned about US interference in Australia, a jump of nearly 20 points since 2021.
Is this justice or retribution?
Culture wars once arose from impromptu events that struck a nerve among Americans, but they are now started by partisan agitators who introduce them to politicians and watch them take hold.
The Coalition has also gained two points in the federal Resolve poll, although the picture isn’t as rosy for Sussan Ley’s net approval rating.
The Democrats won recent elections with a laser focus on cost of living. Now comes the hard part: getting the left and centre to agree on a vision for America’s future.
The extended government shut-down has seen Trump’s already-weak ratings tumble further.
Zohran Mamdani has become New York City’s first Muslim mayor, after securing more than 50% of the vote.
The Republicans have tried to blame Democrats for the shutdown. But in US politics, the president owns the economy, for better or worse.
The former US vice-president is widely regarded as the driving force behind George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq and the US War on Terror.
As support for secessionist movements increases, it’s vital that political leaders reduce the divisions that threaten to tear the US apart.
The states are high, so the Trump administration is trying to change voting laws, while both sides gerrymandering to give them an advantage.
Well-known flaws in conventional polling methods may be creating the incorrect perception that many Americans think political violence is justified.
The President’s polling results haven’t changed much since the government came to a standstill. Here’s why the shutdown came about and how it’s progressing.
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