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Obama to take unilateral action on US gun violence |
| Jan.4 |
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Barack Obama takes action over US gun laws |
| Jan.5 |
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Obama: US gun control inaction must end
An emotional US President has unveiled new restrictions on gun purchases, saying the 'constant excuses for inaction' have to stop
| Jan.10 |
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'El Chapo': Sean Penn interview provokes scorn in US
| Jan.12 |
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Obama puts 'focus on the future' in State of the Union address
| Jan.14 |
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US plans $4bn for self-driving rules |
| Jan.16 |
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Jason Rezaian and three other US prisoners freed in Iran Iran has released Washington Post reporter and three other Iranian-American prisoners as it anticipates the lifting of international sanctio...
| Jan.17 |
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Iran: US imposes new sanctions over missile test |
| Jan.20 |
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US wasted millions on Afghan reconstruction, says watchdog |
| Jan.21 |
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'Crippling' snow storm could slam US east coast
| Jan.22 |
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US snowstorm: Millions prepare for huge blizzard
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Massive US blizzard advances north
| Jan.23 |
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East coast struck by mammoth snowfall 
Parts of the eastern United States have received more than two feet (71cm) of snow fall in a huge blizzard that is sweeping across the region | |
| Jan.25 |
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'Putin is corrupt' says US Treasury
| Jan.26 |
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Kremlin demands 'Putin corruption' proof |
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| Feb.3 |
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Rand Paul drops out of White House race |
| Feb.9 |
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Obama climate initiative: Supreme Court calls halt |
| Feb.13 |
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Antonin Scalia, conservative US Supreme Court justice, dies One of most conservative members of the high court - has died. His death could shift the balance of power on the US high court
| Feb.14 |
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Justice Antonin Scalia's death sparks battle for Supreme Court control |
| Feb.16 |
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Excitement at new cancer treatment |
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Obama pushes Senate over Scalia seat |
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| Mar.4 |
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Republican Ben Carson ends campaign |
| Mar.6 |
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Nancy Reagan death: President Obama leads tributes US President Barack Obama has led tributes to former First Lady Nancy Reagan, who has died at the age of 94
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Sanders beats Clinton in Maine caucuses |
| Mar.10 |
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on US state visit |
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Ex-Putin aide Mikhail Lesin died of 'blunt force trauma' |
| Mar.12 |
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Obama warns against campaign anger |
| Mar.15 |
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Clinton surges as Trump's march slowed
John Kasich is basking in the glow of his first win of the 2016 Republican nomination campaign in Ohio
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Google calls on US to shake-up self-driving car laws |
| Mar.16 |
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Merrick Garland to be Obama's Supreme Court nominee
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North Korea urged to free US student Otto Warmbier |
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Washington subway to reopen after daylong shutdown |
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New North Korea sanctions issued by President Obama |
| Mar.17 |
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Islamic State 'committed genocide', says US |
| Mar.28 |
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US Capitol shooting: Police shoot armed man at visitor centre |
| Mar.31 |
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North Korea nuclear tests: US and China to co-operate |
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| Apr.1 |
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Nuclear terrorist attack would 'change our world', says Obama
| Apr.9 |
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Sanders beats Clinton in Wyoming caucuses |
| Apr.12 |
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Paul Ryan rules out 2016 presidential bid |
| Apr.19 |
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Trump and Clinton victorious in NY
Donald Trump earns a decisive victory in home state, potentially capturing all 95 delegates. Hillary is ending a string of victories by Bernie Sanders
| Apr.27 |
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Trump details 'America First' foreign plan |
| Apr.29 |
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Kunduz hospital bombing 'not a war crime' says Pentagon |
| Apr.30 |
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Syria conflict: US seeks to de-escalate fighting |
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| May.1 |
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Obama breaks out one-liners at White House correspondents' dinner |
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Washington DC chemical leak after CSX freight train derails |
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Bin Laden death: CIA panned for live-tweeting 'news' |
| May.5 |
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US House Speaker Paul Ryan 'can't back Trump' |
| May.10 |
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Barack Obama to visit Hiroshima on Japan and Vietnam trip |
| May.12 |
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Trump and Ryan 'totally committed' to party unity |
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US naval commander demoted after Iran's capture of sailors |
| May.19 |
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Hillary Clinton says race against Bernie Sanders is 'done' |
| May.20 |
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White House shooting: Secret Service stops armed man |
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Obama pushes for more Zika funding in US |
| May.24 |
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US seeks death penalty over Charleston church shooting |
| May.25 |
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State department faults Clinton over email security |
| May.29 |
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Donald Trump: Migrants treated better than military veterans |
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| Jun.2 |
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House Speaker Ryan to vote for Trump |
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Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump is 'dangerously incoherent' |
| Jun.7 |
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Clinton cements lead with New Jersey win |
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US election 2016: Clinton hails 'milestone for women'
| Jun.9 |
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Obama officially endorses Hillary Clinton
| Jun.12 |
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CIA chief Brennan: Secret US report on 9/11 'will absolve Saudi' |
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Obama: Gay nightclub shooting 'an act of terror and hate'
| Jun.16 |
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US diplomats press for strikes against Assad |
| Jun.22 |
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Democrats hold Congress 'sit-in' protest to force gun control vote |
| Jun.24 |
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US military 'to lift transgender ban' |
| Jun.27 |
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Russian 'harassment' of US diplomats on rise |
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| Jul.4 |
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US election: Clinton says Trump tweet 'anti-Semitic' |
| Jul.5 |
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Hillary Clinton emails 'endangered US' - Donald Trump |
| Jul.6 |
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US sanctions North Korea's Kim Jong-un for the first time |
| Jul.7 |
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US State Department restarts Hillary Clinton email probe |
| Jul.8 |
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US expels two Russian diplomats over Moscow 'attack' |
| Jul.9 |
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Dallas shootings 'touched soul of nation' - Biden |
| Jul.14 |
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg sorry for calling Donald Trump 'faker' |
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Donald Trump chooses Mike Pence as his running mate
| Jul.18 |
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Melania Trump's convention speech faces accusations of plagiarism |
| Jul.24 |
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Democrats' chair steps aside amid email row |
| Jul.25 |
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Sanders says Clinton must be US president
| Jul.26 |
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Hillary became first woman to be officially nominated
Map of Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia PA USA Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be officially nominated for president by any major US party. Bill Clinton backs 'best friend' Hillary to lead US
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| Aug.1 |
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Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton is 'the devil' |
| Aug.4 |
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Obama says ISIS is weakening but still a threat
| Aug.8 |
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Republican security experts rail against Trump
| Aug.15 |
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Guantanamo: US in largest detainee transfer under Obama
The US has sent 15 detainees to the United Arab Emirates - the largest single transfer during President Barack Obama's administration
| Aug.18 |
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US: Iran cash linked to prisoner release |
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| Sep.10 |
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Reagan's would-be assassin, released after 35 years |
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Clinton regrets calling Trump supporters 'deplorable'
| Sep.11 |
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Hillary Clinton diagnosed with pneumonia
US Democratic presidential candidate has been treated for pneumonia, her doctor says, after she was taken ill at a 9/11 ceremony
| Sep.12 |
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Hillary Clinton says she feels 'so much better' |
| Sep.14 |
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Hillary Clinton 'healthy and fit', says doctor
| Sep.16 |
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Clinton security should be disarmed, says Trump
| Sep.19 |
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Syria conflict: US 'outraged' over aid convoy attack 
The US government has expressed 'outrage' over an attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo that, a war monitor says, left 12 dead | |
| Sep.20 |
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Syria conflict: US 'holds Russia responsible' for deadly aid attack
The US has said it holds Russia responsible for a deadly attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday
| Sep.26 |
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Sparks fly in Clinton-Trump duel
Map of Hofstra University Hempstead New York New York The two US presidential candidates have clashed over jobs, terrorism and race in a bitter television debate. Republican Donald Trump accused his rival Hillary Clin... | |
| Sep.27 |
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Trump-Clinton showdown breaks TV records |
| Sep.28 |
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Obama: Congress made mistake with veto of Saudi 9/11 bill
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| Oct.7 |
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US accuses Russia of cyber attacks |
| Oct.25 |
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Trump: Clinton's foreign policy plan would start WWIII
| Oct.28 |
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Clinton 'confident' on new FBI email probe
Hillary Clinton says she is 'confident' a new FBI probe linked to her emails will not change its original finding that she should not be pro...
| Oct.29 |
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Clinton campaign condemns FBI email move
| Oct.30 |
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Clinton emails: FBI chief may have broken law The Democratic leader in the Senate says James Comey may have broken the law by revealing the bureau was investigating emails possibly linked to Hillary | |
| Oct.31 |
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Clinton camp blasts FBI 'double standards'
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| Nov.4 |
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Trump momentum forces new Clinton effort As opinion polls suggest Donald Trump is gaining support, Hillary Clinton has been holding rallies in states that had been considered safe for...
| Nov.7 |
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US candidates hold final rallies before election day Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have been criss-crossing America in a final push for votes before election day
| Nov.10 |
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Donald Trump and Barack Obama meet at White House
Map of District of Columbia USA US President-elect Donald Trump has said it was a 'great honour' to meet President Barack Obama for transition talks at the White House
| Nov.12 |
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Clinton blames defeat on FBI director
| Nov.13 |
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Trump election: Priebus and Bannon given key roles
| Nov.14 |
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Obama seeks to calm US allies over Trump concerns
| Nov.16 |
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US election: Clinton wanted to curl up after Trump win
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| Dec.2 |
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US unemployment rate falls to nine-year low |
| Dec.5 |
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White House looks to reassure China after Trump-Taiwan call |
| Dec.7 |
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Border hawk ex-general to run US security |
| Dec.9 |
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Russia 'intervened to promote Trump' - US intelligence US intelligence agencies believe Russia acted covertly to boost Donald Trump in the election race, US officials have told leading newspapers
| Dec.13 |
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Yemen conflict: US cuts arms sales to Saudi Arabia |
| Dec.15 |
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Obama vows action against Russia over election hacks US President has vowed to take action against Russia for its alleged interference in the US presidential election campaign
| Dec.16 |
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US hacking claims: Obama told Putin to 'cut it out'
| Dec.19 |
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Donald Trump wins electoral college vote
The US electoral college has certified Donald Trump as president, despite a last-ditch effort to deny him the White House
| Dec.21 |
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Trump appoints 'Death by China' author as head of US trade council |
| Dec.28 |
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John Kerry warns Israel over peace deal with Palestinians US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the prospect of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal based on a two-state solution is in grave jeopar...
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Election hacking: US senators call for sanctions on Russia |
| Dec.29 |
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Obama expels 35 Russian diplomats in retaliation for hacking The administration announced its retaliation for Russian efforts to interfere with the US presidential election, ordering sweeping new sanctions | |