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Is this the most successful month of the Trump presidency?

Rising approval ratings, campaign promises kept... the president is in a good moment but divisions persist.

16 October 2018
Nick Bryant New York correspondent

US mid-term elections: The Republican who changed his mind over guns

A planned school shooting prompted Phil Scott's u-turn - now he's reaping a political whirlwind.

22 October 2018
Anthony Zurcher North America reporter

When Hispanic Americans vote, the US wins

Hispanics, which make up the largest minority group in the US, are the Holy Grail of American politics.

22 October 2018
Katty Kay Presenter, BBC World News

Pugilist or peacemaker: The choice facing Donald Trump

Three profoundly disturbing cases in a week lead to questions for the president, writes Jon Sopel.

28 October 2018
Jon Sopel North America editor

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