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Trump nominee for State Department role drops out after his race comments jeopardised confirmation

Mr Jeremy Carl was US President Donald Trump’s nominee for assistant secretary of state for international organisations.

Trump presses Republicans for voting restrictions ahead of midterm elections

The SAVE America Act would impose new voter restrictions including a requirement for proof of citizenship for people registering to vote.

Bulletproof vests and Rolex watches: The rise and fall of Kristi Noem

Mr Donald Trump and Ms Kristi Noem during a town hall at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds in 2024.

Trump fires Kristi Noem as homeland secretary after storm over immigration shootings, spending

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is the first Senate-confirmed member of US President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to be removed this term.

Trump’s Republicans defend Iran strikes as Democrats push for war powers vote

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media following a briefing for Congressional leaders on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Trump touts economy, energy in Texas, mum on his favourite in Republican Senate race

US President Donald Trump spoke to several hundred supporters at a waterfront rally in front of a ship he said had carried oil from the United States’ “new friend and partner” Venezuela.

Golden age? Americans doubt Trump’s claim of booming economy as midterms near, poll finds

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump points, as he visits Coosa Steel Corporation, in Rome, Georgia, U.S., February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

US senators back Ukraine ahead of major Trump speech, text shows

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) welcoming US Senators Richard Blumenthal (centre) and Sheldon Whitehouse to Kyiv on Feb 16.

Some cracks appear in Trump coalition before State of the Union

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC on Feb 20, 2026.

Trump pulls endorsement of Colorado Republican Jeff Hurd over tariff votes

Mr Jeff Hurd, a first-term congressman, sided with Democrats to pass legislation on Feb 12 aimed at ending the White House’s duties on Canada.

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