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  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    US Capitol attack
    Trump wanted to march on Capitol with mob on January 6, committee hears

    Former White House aide testifies Trump said armed supporters were ‘not here to hurt me’ and tried to grab steering wheel of presidential vehicle

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  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Reproductive rights
    White House weighs helping women cross state lines to access abortions

    Progressive Democrats push for more aggressive response to draconian bans in conservative US states

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    Roe vs Wade
    Battle over abortion shifts to US states after Roe vs Wade struck down

    Supreme Court ruling deepens divide between liberal and conservative America

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Overturning of Roe vs Wade sets out rightwing path for US Supreme Court

    Conservative justice Clarence Thomas said protections for gay rights, same-sex marriage and contraception should also be reconsidered

  • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
    News in-depthRoe vs Wade
    Abortion battle shifts to US Congress and midterm elections

    Democrats seek to depict Republicans as dangerously out of step with Americans heading into November vote

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Gun control
    US passes gun-control bill following rare bipartisan compromise

    Agreement for modest reform includes tightening of background checks

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    The Big Read
    The case against Trump: Has the January 6 committee changed minds?

    The televised hearings have been called ‘Watergate for a streaming age’ and pressure is building to prosecute the former president

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Roe vs Wade
    US Supreme Court overturns Roe vs Wade in major blow to abortion rights

    Dramatic ruling by majority-conservative court unwinds nearly 50-year-old precedent

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    US Capitol attack
    DoJ officials resisted Trump’s pressure to overturn election, Jan 6 committee hears

    Panel investigating US Capitol attack told legal officials threatened to quit in tense Oval Office meeting

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    The Big Read
    Biden’s blues: is the US president out of political capital?

    His ratings were already poor ahead of the midterms. Now the Fed is raising rates and the risk of a recession is increasing

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    G7
    G7 leaders to debate ways to stabilise global energy markets

    US official says soaring costs and reducing Russia’s revenues will be at the centre of weekend meeting

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    US Inflation
    Biden’s proposed ‘gas tax holiday’ runs into opposition

    Measure would halt federal levy on petrol and diesel as consumers deal with high inflation

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Federal Reserve
    Jay Powell faces test of Fed’s ‘unconditional’ resolve to tame inflation

    US central bank chair’s testimony to Congress comes in wake of heightening fears of recession

  • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
    Mike Pence
    How Mike Pence’s final act of defiance could reshape his political future

    The former Trump vice-president is viewed as harbouring aspirations for a presidential run in 2024

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    EU economy
    Hungary withdraws support for minimum corporate tax in EU

    Poland gives green light to 15% levy as France continues to lead efforts to seal bloc-wide approval for deal

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Climate change
    UN climate talks end in acrimony and accusations of betrayal

    Fiery debates over key issue of finance for poor to combat global warming as energy and food crises escalate

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US fears ban on insuring Russian tankers will drive up oil prices

    Washington is working on ways to stabilise the market once EU and UK sanctions take effect

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Supreme Court US
    Fears grow over same-sex marriages as Supreme Court nears abortion ruling

    Possible overturning of Roe vs Wade has raised concerns other rights may be in jeopardy

  • Saturday, 11 June, 2022
    News in-depthUS economy
    Yellen draws flak in political battle over high inflation

    US Treasury secretary under fire over Biden administration’s failure to bring prices down

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Nato
    Former Nato chief calls for economic version of Article 5 defence pledge

    Proposal is intended to counter commercial coercion by countries such as Russia and China

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    US Capitol attack
    January 6 riot was part of ‘attempted coup’ by Trump, committee alleges

    First hearing focuses on former president’s efforts to overturn election along with ‘chaos’ and ‘carnage’ at the Capitol

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    Renewable energy
    US gives solar projects reprieve by suspending SE Asian import tariffs

    Renewables groups cheer move after saying trade investigation disrupted clean energy progress

  • Saturday, 4 June, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro charged with contempt of Congress

    Prosecutors allege he defied requests for information from committee investigating January 6 assault

  • Friday, 3 June, 2022
    US gun violence
    Biden urges Congress to ‘meet the moment’ on gun control

    US president’s appeal for action comes after numerous mass shootings raise issue on lawmakers’ agenda

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US imposes sanctions on middlemen and yachts linked to Putin

    Businessman and cellist Sergei Roldugin among targets as Washington increases pressure on Moscow

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