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An old report has revived a question Donald Trump’s team had hoped would fade away: Did the FBI work overnight to remove his name from the Jeffrey Epstein files before later claiming there was nothing more to release?

Off-year races in Virginia, New Jersey, California and beyond are seen as key early barometers of how voters are feeling about Trump and Democrats.

Democrats dominated the first big election night of Donald Trump’s second term. Though off-year elections tend to have low turnout and offer only vague clues about the future, both parties are already picking over the results for insights about how to ...

Edexcel Component 5.2: The key ideas and principles of the Democratic and Republican parties.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he and Governor Kathy Hochul are aligned on a plan to make universal childcare a reality by 2027. In a new interview, Mamdani discussed his campaign promises, the governor’s cooperation and what’s next.

The Democrats have released emails which they claim are from Jeffrey Epstein saying Donald Trump “knew about the girls” he was poaching from Mar-a-Lago and that Mr Trump “spent hours” with a victim. A furious White House has said the Democrats are spinning a “fake narrative”.