US Republican Party

Republicans eye ‘Trump-palooza’ convention ahead of US midterms

A year after Mr Donald Trump returned to power, the warning signs have piled up showing that many American people are unhappy with his policies and performance.

Republican-controlled House passes 2026 funding, undoing key Trump cuts

The Trump administration may still try to withhold funding for programmes it opposes by asserting an expansive view of its executive authority.

Trump to sue New York Times over unfavourable opinion poll

A New York Times/Siena University poll found only 40 per cent approval for 79-year-old Republican Mr Trump.

ICE crackdown creates double-edged campaign issue for Republicans and Democrats

Opinion polls showed most Americans disapprove of the conduct of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

US Congress members visit Denmark to support Greenland in face of Trump threats

A bipartisan US congressional delegation arriving at the Parliament building in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan 16.

In secret testimony, Republicans derided Trump’s stolen election claims

Senator Lindsey Graham recently called Mr Donald Trump "the greatest president of all time".

‘I don’t think we like them’: Trump says MAGA has no room for anti-Semites

The Republican Party is mired in a debate about how expansive its coalition should be and whether it should include such figures as Mr Nick Fuentes (centre, in sunglasses), a Holocaust denier.

Several of Kennedy’s dietary advisers have ties to meat and dairy interests

US secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left) had said that his own panel would “have no conflicts of interest”.

Republican Congressman LaMalfa dies at 65, cutting House majority

Republican Representative Doug LaMalfa's death was announced in a statement on Jan 6.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 7, 2026

At the Coalition summit are (from left) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US envoy Jared Kushner (just seen).

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