Minnesota Democratic lawmakers begin sit-in over gun violence protection bill Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura leads action after Republican speaker rescinds promise to bring bill to vote Democratic state representatives in Minnesota began a sit-in in their house chamber on Thursday night after...

What is the Thucydides Trap and why did Xi Jinping mention it in his meeting with Donald Trump? China’s leader raised the ancient Greek historian Thucydides when he met the US president in Beijing Trump-Xi China summit – follow live A messy war in the Middle East. Tensions in Taiwan.

China keen to put Taiwan at the top of agenda that risks being overshadowed by US-Israel war on Iran and disagreements over trade – key US politics stories from Thursday, 14 May at a glance China’s president, Xi Jinping, has warned of “clashes and even conflicts” with the US over Taiwan after...

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Hundreds of comedians unpaid by one of UK's biggest comedy festivals Leicester Comedy Festival says it is committed to paying comedians but waiting on money themselves.

This live blog is now closed. Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump will drive through a Chinese capital that is smoggier than it was on his last visit in 2017, when the authorities launched emergency measures to clear the skies of pollution days before his first state visit to...