Whitaker’s friendship with Trump aide reignites recusal debate

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump’s pick for acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, is a close friend of Trump’s 2016 election campaign co-chair, and a form...

Recounts, runoffs loom over high-profile elections in Florida, Georgia

By Reuters,

High-profile U.S. elections in Georgia, Florida and Arizona remained unresolved on Thursday, two days after the vote, with the prospect of legal chall...

Andrew Gillum , Ron DeSantis , Stacey Abrams , US midterms

Unresolved high-profile U.S. elections could be headed to recounts

By Reuters,

High-profile U.S. electoral races in Georgia, Florida and Arizona remained unresolved on Thursday, two days after the vote, with the prospect of legal...

Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses

By Reuters,

The day after his party lost its lock on the U.S. Congress, President Donald Trump walked into a White House press conference ready for political comb...

Donald Trump , US midterm election

14-member sugar task force unveiled

By Sam Gituku,

The government has announced a 14-member task force in a fresh initiative to try and rescue the crippled sugar sector. The task force to be gazette...

A divided Congress, a divided America

By CNN,

Democrats on Tuesday captured the House of Representatives and are set to exert a major institutional check on President Donald Trump, while breaking ...

Midterm elections , US Elections

Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses

By Reuters,

The day after his party lost its lock on the U.S. Congress, President Donald Trump walked into a White House press conference ready for political comb...

CNN , Donald Trump , Jim Acosta

Donald Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump on Wednesday forced out Attorney General Jeff Sessions a day after congressional elections, and vowed to fight if the U.S. Hous...

Donald Trump , JEFF SESSIONS , Nancy Pelosi , Robert Mueller , Rod Rosenstein

World stocks climb after U.S. midterm vote but dollar takes hit

By Reuters,

World stock markets climbed on Wednesday after the U.S. midterm election divided control of Congress, but the vote’s outcome, which cast doubt on fu...

Donald Trump , US midterm election

Jeff Sessions out as attorney general

By CNN,

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Wednesday fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions. "At your request I am submitting my resignation," Session...

JEFF SESSIONS

Women and LGBT candidates make history in 2018 midterms

By CNN,

From a pair of Native American women to a Somali refugee to the first openly gay man elected governor, the 2018 midterm elections brought a series of ...

Deb Haaland , Ilhan Omar , Jared Polis , Kristi Noem , Kyrsten Sinema , LGBT , Marsha Blackburn , Rashida Tlaib , Sharice Davids , Sylvia Garcia , U.S midterm elections , Veronica Escobar

Exit polls: Most Democrats want Donald Trump impeached

By CNN,

Around 40% of 2018 voters said they want President Donald Trump impeached, according to CNN's national exit polls. It'll become a key question as...

Nancy Pelosi , President Donald Trump

Tech, healthcare stocks boost Wall Street after midterm results

By Reuters,

U.S. stocks rose strongly on Wednesday as investors piled into technology and healthcare sectors after midterm elections led to a divided Congress as ...

Democrats will seek to rein in Trump after winning U.S. House

By Reuters,

Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency and intrusive investigations from Democrats who won control of the U.S. House of Representativ...

democrats , US mid-term elections

Factbox: Seven takeaways from the U.S. congressional elections

By Reuters,

Tuesday’s U.S. congressional elections ended with what might be called a split decision. Democrats gained more than enough seats to take control of ...

Kenyan representatives to the African Youth Commission unveiled

By Citizen Reporter,

The Africa Youth Commission (AYC) that represents the youth affairs at the African Union (AU) on Wednesday launched the Kenya consortium at an event h...

House Democrats ascendant, set to check Trump’s power

By CNN,

Democrats on Tuesday captured the House of Representatives and are set to exert a major institutional check on President Donald Trump, while breaking ...

democrats , Donald Trump , House of Representatives , republicans , U.S midterm elections

Loss of U.S. House leaves Republicans more tied to Trump than ever

By Reuters,

Republicans’ loss of control of the U.S. House of Representatives will leave the party with a more conservative congressional caucus that is even mo...

democrats , Donald Trump , republicans , US midterm elections

Democrats capture U.S. House majority in rebuke to Trump

By Reuters,

Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday where they will se...

democrats , Donald Trump , US midterm elections

Democrats gain in House races; Fox News projects they will take control

By Reuters,

Democrats picked up at least 10 Republican-held seats as they moved closer to winning control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, but fac...

america , Midterm elections , Trump , US