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The victory ensures Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden’s current term.

So far, Trump has refused to condemn the views of either visitor, despite growing condemnation from his party, including calls for an apology from his former Vice President Mike Pence.

“The meeting with Fuentes and Ye served as an excuse for senior Republicans who want to distance themselves from Trump, but it also shows just how important it is to have advisers such as Kushner to protect Trump from such mistakes,” the adviser said.

Hady Amr is appointed US Special Representative for Palestinian Affairs, a position created by President Joe Biden.

The former president says he "never met and knew nothing about" Nick Fuentes before he arrived with Kanye West at his Mar-a-Lago club.

Five people are killed by the manager at a Walmart in Virginia and another five by a gunman at a Colorado gay club just days apart.

The former president stresses that he is "proud to be the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House" annd says Biden has "betrayed Israel and the Jewish community."

The party falls short of the victory it predicted going into this year's midterm elections, when it hoped to reset the agenda on Capitol Hill by capitalizing on economic challenges and Biden's lagging popularity.

An investigation is launched into the crash that occurred at an air show in Dallas. It is unclear how many people were on board.