Play Video 1:19 Chuck Schumer, the US Senate minority leader, said Donald Trump’s defence team appeared ‘unprepared, confused and unconvincing’ during the first day of debate at the president’s impeachment trial on Tuesday. All but one Republican voted against the amendments offered by Democrats, which was approved by the Senate on a party line vote in […] More
Play Video 2:00 Responding to a question on what he thought of climate activist Greta Thunberg’s criticism of his administration’s climate track record, Donald Trump replied by asking how old she was and adding: ‘She beat me out on Time magazine’, referring to the fact the 17-year-old Swede was named Person of the Year in […] More
Play Video 3:09 Donald Trump’s impeachment trial began in the US Senate, with Democrats pushing back against the rules set out by the Republican-held senate. Democrats accused Republicans of covering up for the president as their amendments to trial proceedings were voted down repeatedly Trump impeachment: senators kill Democratic efforts to subpoena more evidence More
The voters who swung to Trump: what’s next?
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‘I’d like to vote Democratic’: the swing voters who want a reason not to back Trump again
Monroe county, Michigan, saw one of the largest swings in the country from Obama to Trump – and so far many swing voters are likely to go for Trump even as they have plenty of doubt More
Play Video 3:51 Donald Trump faces a trial after the House of Representatives voted to send articles of impeachment against him to the Senate. Here’s how a frantic day on Capitol Hill unfolded Trump impeachment: House sets up trial by voting to send articles to Senate More
Interview Martin Pengelly US elections 2020 Interview How to dump Trump: Rick Wilson on Running Against the Devil Martin Pengelly He was a Republican ad man but now he’s a bestselling author out to bring down a president. He says Democrats must listen Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Huntington Center in Toledo, […] More
Play Video 3:40 Qassem Suleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad, was widely considered to be the most powerful man in Iran after the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – and Iran’s leading military figure. Suleimani’s assassination has plunged the Middle East into a crisis that seems likely to lead to further escalation between […] More
Play Video Nancy Pelosi says she wants to understand the parameters of a Senate trial before sending the articles of impeachment, but adds she does not plan to hold on to them indefinitely. ‘I’ll send them over when I’m ready,’ she says. ‘And that’ll probably be soon.’ The Speaker says she is concerned that senators […] More
