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Versha Sharma: ‘Trump’s endgame is to halt Russia probe’
Bre Payton, a political reporter for the conservative website, The Federalist, and Versha Sharma, a senior correspondent for the liberal digital news platform, Now This, discuss Donald Trump’s relationship with his Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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Sessions’ future in doubt as Trump turns on him
“You’re probably right.” That’s the answer Donald Trump’s new communications chief gave when asked whether the President wants his Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign. Such is the precariousness of Mr Sessions’ position tonight, with his boss tweeting about how weak he is. The White House dysfunction is distracting lawmakers from another crucial issue –…
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Morning Joe presenters over Donald Trump Twitter row
Two US breakfast show hosts targeted by President Trump in a bizarre Twitter tirade have told Channel 4 News that everything he said was false. Trump lashed out at MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, claiming they had “spoken badly of him”.
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Trump’s secret G20 meeting with Putin
He moved seats during a dinner at the G20 to sit next to Vladimir Putin. But what Donald Trump talked about with the Russian leader in this hitherto undisclosed meeting, we shall probably never know. The only other person present was a Russian translator. Mr Trump called the media speculation about the meeting “sick”.
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Afghan girl roboticists allowed to travel to US
The Trump travel ban is still stalled before the courts. Afghanistan was not on the list of Muslim-majority countries affected by the ban, but a group of young roboticists from that country has become a cause celebre. They had a very diffcult journey to the US. We went along to meet them when they began…
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Trump Jnr emails reveal Russia links
Donald Trump Junior, the US President’s eldest son, has released emails tonight that show correspondence between him and an intermediary discussing damaging material, apparently held by a Russian official, about his father’s presidential opponent Hillary Clinton. The email exchange has been described by one senior Democratic senator as showing the Trump campaign “sought to collude…
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Trump and Putin meet for first time
Welcome to Hamburg, where after all the anticipation, all the intrigue, all the build-up, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have finally held their first face-to-face talks, their encounter lasting more than two hours. They emerged with news of a ceasefire deal for Syria.
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President Trump says the future of Western civilisation is at stake
Gushing with praise for the Poles, delivering his strongest commitment yet to NATO, and even managing a chiding for Russia – Donald Trump has left his hosts in Poland very happy. But now he’s landed in Germany for the G20 and faces a very different reception from world leaders, and protesters.
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Naomi Klein: ‘Trump voters wanted to raise middle finger’
The author and activist Naomi Klein talks about her new book charting the Trump Presidency and the shock tactics which got him elected.
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TV hosts attack Trump over ‘sexist’ tweets
“He attacks women because he fears women. The President is not of sound mind.” It isn’t often that two American TV hosts accuse a president of being mentally unstable. But then Mr Trump’s tweets about MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough crossed another line – even for him. Critics say it’s just another example of…
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Trump travel ban partially reinstated
The US Supreme Court has partially reinstated President Trump’s controversial travel ban in a decision the White House is calling a victory for national security.
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Trump defends himself on Twitter over ‘obstruction’ claims
Over in Washington, President Trump has lashed out at reports that the Special Counsel investigating Russian influence in the US election, is now looking into whether the President himself has “obstructed justice.” Our Washington Correspondent, Kylie Morris, joins us live from outside the FBI headquarters.
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Who came out worse from Comey testimony?
Politics reporter Bre Payton said James Comey’s evidence was more of an indictment of himself than President Trump. Democrat Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett disagrees.
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‘It’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up’
Former CIA analyst Edward Price says the FBI will investigate allegations that the Trump administration tried to obstruct the Trump/Russia probe.
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What does Comey’s testimony mean for Donald Trump?
Allegations of links to Russia have dogged President Trump’s first few months in office – with the White House repeatedly denying any collusion with Moscow to influence last year’s presidential election.