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How US right-wing views Putin amid Russian war on Ukraine

Russian president has enjoyed support among US conservatives, but Ukraine attack now prompts criticism.

A man holds a sign in New York that reads, 'Stop Putin War'

US midterms: Activists brace for renewed fight over voting rights

As critical elections loom, Congress has been unable to pass major bills aimed at protecting voting rights.

Representatives Hakeem Jeffries, Terri Sewell and Joyce Beatty, alongside other members of the Congressional Black Caucus, speak near the Senate chamber about their support of voting rights legislation at the Capitol in Washington.

Decades after 9/11, what became of the US’s neoconservatives?

Few willingly describe themselves as ‘neoconservative’ as the label has fallen away from popular use.

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Twenty years after 9/11, did US win its ‘war on terror’?

US President George W Bush promised to defeat al-Qaeda and other groups after the attacks on New York and the Pentagon.

Firefighters make their way through the rubble after two hijacked airliners were crashed into the World Trade Center, bringing down the twin 110-storey towers in New York Tuesday, September 11, 2001 [Shawn Baldwin/AP Photo]

Confederate Robert E Lee’s racist legacy fuels US renaming push

In the wake of racial justice protests, monuments and institutions honouring Lee are being reimagined or repurposed.

A sign reading 'Hate Has No Home Here' hangs by the statue of Civil War Confederate General Robert E Lee before the first anniversary of the 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia protests [File: Brian Snyder/Reuters]

‘Critical race theory’ becomes a flashpoint in US public schools

As Americans face a racial reckoning, a fierce political debate is emerging over how race is discussed in schools.

Protesters hold posters opposing "critical race theory" during a demonstration in front of the Los Alamitos Unified School District building, Los Alamitos, California, May 11, 2021 [Etienne Laurent/EPA-EFE]

US park celebrating the pro-slavery Confederacy faces a reckoning

Stone Mountain Park in the US state of Georgia is facing changes, partly due to the park’s new Black chairman.

Confederate flag supporters gather at the top of Stone Mountain after hiking up during a 2015 rally [File: David Goldman/AP Photo]

Why hate crime convictions are so difficult to secure in US

There are growing calls for the suspect who killed six Asian women in Georgia to be charged with a hate crime.

A person holds a placard during a 'Stop Asian Hate' rally, following the deadly shootings, in Atlanta, Georgia, March 20, 2021 [Shannon Stapleton/Reuters]

Trump cements grip on GOP, even as some backers look forward

The former US president reentered the political fray Sunday, but not all of his supporters want to see him run again.

Former United States President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference Sunday, February 28, 2021 in Orlando, Florida, the US [John Raoux/AP Photo]

Pro-Trump Republicans dominate conservative conference

Amid internal Republican divide, Conservative Political Action Conference attendees heap praise on former president.

People take a picture with a gold statue of former US President Donald Trump's statue on display at the Conservative Political Action Conference [Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP]