Republicans

Republicans seize control of US Senate: networks

Republicans wrested the US Senate from Democratic control, US media projected early Wednesday, ending four years in the minority and providing a huge boost to the party in its quest to dominate every branch of government
6 November 2024

Tucker Carlson and the murky state of US media

Tucker Carlson, the recently fired US cable television talk show host at Fox News, was quite a force to be reckoned with. Until, he was fired.
7 May 2023

Is American democracy at risk?

On November 8, 2022, the United States will be holding its fourth national elections since 2016.
8 November 2022

US tax bill: Republicans agree sweeping changes

Congressional Republicans unveils the final version of their dramatic US tax overhaul - debt-financed cuts for businesses, the wealthy and some middle-class Americans - and picked up crucial support from two wavering senators ahead of planned votes by lawmakers early next week.
16 December 2017

US election 2016: Trump wins in Mississippi, Michigan

Donald Trump wins two more states, Michigan and Mississippi, in his bid for the White House.
9 March 2016

The chickens have come home to roost for the Republicans

What a bizarre spectacle the US presidential primary campaigns are unfolding into! There is a lovefest among Democrats who cannot decide who they love more - Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders.
8 March 2016

US election 2016: US Republicans express Donald Trump fears

Senior Republicans are speaking out against front-runner Donald Trump after his seven-state victory in the race for the party's presidential pick.
3 March 2016

US election 2016: Republican rivals mock Trump over no-show

Donald Trump has been mocked by his Republican rivals at a televised debate in Iowa, after quitting the event in a row with Fox News.
29 January 2016

Embrace time of 'extraordinary change': Obama

President Barack Obama told Americans nervous about terror and the changing economy that they should not fear the future, in a farewell State of the Union address that drew sharp contrast with Republicans.
13 January 2016

It's one-way fight between Clinton and Bush - for now

It was billed by some as a preview of next year's general election showdown - the leading lights of two political dynasties offering duelling speeches from the same stage in the key battleground state of Florida.
1 August 2015

A crowded bandwagon of hopefuls

In another fifteen months, the world's eyes will be riveted on the United States to see who the next US President will be.
14 July 2015