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Correspondents Graeme Dobell 10 October 2017 Letter from Washington | Six weeks in Trump territory leaves our correspondent worried but grateful

Correspondents Lesley Russell 14 September 2012 Congress is back in session after the party conventions, with the differences between Democrats and Republicans sharper than ever, writes Lesley Russell

Correspondents Lesley Russell 6 August 2012 With less than one hundred days to run, the presidential campaign seems at a standstill, writes Lesley Russell in Washington

Correspondents Lesley Russell 26 April 2012 Does the tidal wave of polls help predict how Romney and Obama will fare in November, asks Lesley Russell

Correspondents Lesley Russell 12 March 2012 A poor field of candidates has led at least one high-profile conservative to propose that the Republicans focus on Congress rather than the White House in November, writes…

Correspondents Lesley Russell 9 November 2011 The US presidential race has one year to run. Lesley Russell looks at the field and the issues

Correspondents Lesley Russell 29 June 2011 In the thirty years since AIDS was first identified much has been achieved, says Lesley Russell, but much still needs to be done to strengthen the international response

Correspondents Lesley Russell 20 May 2011 Republican presidential candidates are gathering for the race, but many seem reluctant to line up at the starting gate, writes Lesley Russell in Washington

Correspondents Lesley Russell 13 May 2011 The United States’ racial and ethnic makeup is changing, but the real divide may end up being along income lines, writes Lesley Russell

Correspondents Lesley Russell 28 March 2011 The spending debate in Washington is coming to a head, writes Lesley Russell

Correspondents Lesley Russell 4 November 2010 Identifying any common ground is almost impossible, writes Lesley Russell in Washington

Correspondents Lesley Russell 14 October 2010 Americans vote soon in mid-term elections that are partly a referendum on the presidency. Lesley Russell looks at why the Democrats seem to be struggling despite the…

Correspondents Lesley Russell 15 September 2010 With the mid-term elections looming, Barack Obama is out of the Oval Office and back on the campaign trail, writes Lesley Russell

Correspondents Lesley Russell 20 July 2010 Barack Obama’s policies are starting to fall into place. So why is his approval rating so low?

Correspondents Lesley Russell 3 March 2010 Despite President Obama’s remarkable mastery of the facts, the Republicans weren’t budging, reports Lesley Russell

Correspondents Lesley Russell 23 February 2010 This week’s summit aims to save the embattled healthcare overhaul through the power of persuasion, writes Lesley Russell

Correspondents Lesley Russell 21 January 2010 2010 could be even tougher for Barack Obama, but things could turn around quickly, writes Lesley Russell