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      The US Election 2020: The facts, the figures and the legends

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      The president’s official residence in Washington – 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue – has a history scarcely less colourful than that of the presidency. Work began on it in 1792. John Adams was the first to occupy it (before it was finished) in 1800 and Dolley Madison famously did it up, with the help of a grant from Congress, only for the British to burn it to a shell in 1814. James Monroe spent $50,000 – controversially – doing it up again, in extravagant Parisian style. Martin Van Buren was attacked for turning it into “a palace as splendid as that of the Caesars”. Chester A Arthur auctioned off wagon-loads of priceless presidential memorabilia in order to pay for another makeover in the 1880s. There have been numerous refurbishments and additions since, including extensive restorations under Theodore Roosevelt (who added the West Wing), William Howard Taft (who added the Oval Office) and Harry S Truman (after the house was declared to be in imminent danger of collapse in 1948). The most extravagant recent redecoration was instigated by Jacqueline Kennedy, with the help of the French designer Stéphane Boudin.Your daily US politics newsletterSign upAlready have an account? Log in here More

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      Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 'summoned to court in Iran and told to pack bag for prison'

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      The UK has condemned Iran’s “unacceptable and unjustified” treatment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe after she was summoned to a court and told to prepare for a return to prison.The 42-year-old has been held in Tehran on charges of plotting to overthrow the Iranian government, allegations which she denies, since 2016 but had been moved from her cell to a family home in March as part of the country’s coronavirus containment measures. On Tuesday she was summoned to a court appearance and told to pack a bag as she would be returning to jail following the hearing on Monday, according to her husband Richard Ratcliffe.“We don’t know what will happen on Monday, we don’t know how far and how soon they will take forward their prison threat,” he added.“But we do know that the Revolutionary Guard are signalling something to the British government. We also know they are signalling this could have a long time still to run.”
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      ‘A very good guy’: What Trump has said about key UK leaders since becoming president

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      Donald Trump has often made his feelings about other world leaders well known, whether that be on Twitter or by speaking to reporters.Here is some of what he has had to say about British politicians and other figures since he won his place in the White House.After the president shared a number of videos from far-right group Britain First on social media in November 2017, the then-prime minister’s spokesman said it was “wrong for the president to have done this”.The president responded by tweeting about Ms May: “Don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!”Mr Trump was highly critical of Ms May’s handling of Brexit negotiations, and more sour words were exchanged when British ambassador to the US Sir Kim Darroch resigned over leaked diplomatic messages critical of the White House in July 2019.Your daily US politics newsletterSign upAlready have an account? Log in hereHe tweeted: “I have been very critical about the way the UK and Theresa May handled Brexit. What a mess she and her representatives have created.“I told her how it should be done, but she decided to go another way. I do not know the Ambassador, but he is not liked or well thought of within the US. We will no longer deal with him.“The good news for the wonderful United Kingdom is that they will soon have a new prime minister.”He added the next day: “I told theresa-may how to do that deal, but she went her own foolish way-was unable to get it done. A disaster!”However, when Ms May was forced to set out a timetable to exit No 10, Mr Trump called her “a good woman, she worked very hard, she’s very strong”. More

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      Trump thanks Boris Johnson after leaked memos said he praised US president for 'making America great again'

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      Donald Trump has thanked Boris Johnson after leaked meeting notes show the prime minister told US diplomats the president was “making America great again”.
      The summaries of meetings between American and British politicians were first published in The Daily Telegraph and date back to when Mr Johnson was foreign secretary under Theresa May in 2017.Written by US officials, the meeting notes claim Mr Johnson praised Mr Trump to the US Ambassador to the UK, saying he was doing “fantastic” work on foreign policy.In a tweet quoting a news article about the revelations, Mr Trump said: “Thank you Boris, working great together!”According to the leaked documents, Mr Johnson specifically praised the president’s interventions around North Korea, Syria and China.
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