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Mehdi Hasan is a contributing writer for the New Statesman and the co-author of Ed: The Milibands and the Making of a Labour Leader. He was the New Statesman's senior editor (politics) from 2009-12.
The high-profile, progressive senator may have ruled out a 2020 run for the White House, but a lot can happen in two years.
Don’t be fooled by the friendly Midwestern drawl: Pence is a religious extremist.
The president begins every day by tuning into – and live-tweeting – the channel’s morning show, Fox & Friends.
What is it with the White House press corps? Is there a more servile group of reporters anywhere in the West?
Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, is convinced that a new war is on the cards.
Is it any wonder that approval ratings for the President and the United States are in freefall across the globe?
Trump says silent because “radical Islamic terrorists” aren’t part of his voting base – and “white supremacist terrorists” are.
The US leader’s latest praise for an authoritarian power grab is made scarier by not being an isolated incident.
Don’t expect the four-star general to stand up to his bullying, lying boss.
Early forecasts for Trump’s 2019 federal budget claim the deficit will nearly double to $984bn.