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You can now receive the very latest news, developments and exclusive analysis from Westminster and beyond via the Telegraph's Politics WhatsApp group. If you're looking for the latest on the Government's ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, this is the place for you.  … [Read more...] about Telegraph Politics WhatsApp Group: Sign up for the latest Brexit and coronavirus updates

Any other scenario, except a Biden landslide, will spark “catastrophe,” including “violence in the streets and a constitutional impasse,” Rosa Brooks, a Georgetown University law professor and co-founder of TIP, wrote in a September 3 editorial for the Washington Post summarizing the report. … [Read more...] about Report: Left Mobilizes for ‘Mass Public Unrest,’ ‘Political Apocalypse’ Expected If Biden Loses

"Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself," he said in his farewell address to the White House staff. … [Read more...] about Watergate scandal: A look back at crisis that changed US politics

“She looked and she watched the debate, and she watched Joe and she said, ‘Darling, it’s so sad,’” Trump said, as the crowd laughed. “This was early on. And this is the guy I’m running against.” … [Read more...] about Donald Trump: Joe Biden the ‘Worst Presidential Candidate’ in History of Politics

But one proposal in particular has quickly become a political land mine for the GOP, and whether it makes it into the final bill could determine if the legislation passes or fails and whether millions of Americans in several of the nation’s largest states see a tax cut or a tax increase as a result. To offset the enormous cost of reducing tax rates for the wealthy and businesses, top Republicans want to prohibit people from deducting their state and local taxes from their federal bill. … [Read more...] about The Political Land Mine in the Republican Tax Plan