Democrats return to Chicago as Kamala Harris looks to lay the ghosts of 1968 to restUnlike the fiasco of 56 years ago, this year’s Democratic National Convention arrives on a wave of optimismSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Slowly, an account of Matthew Perry’s fragmenting last days has been pieced together. It’s a desperate tale Actor was part of a generation who dived into alcohol and substance escapism clueless to the consequencesSat Aug 17 2024 - 05:00
Biden back in public spotlight as he stands by the side of HarrisPresident finds himself in a strange position: still president but part of an administration that is fading into the past before its completion dateThu Aug 15 2024 - 20:14
‘We need the Irish because God gave us the gift of the gab’: Irish-Americans rally behind Kamala HarrisWonder Woman star Lynda Carter among prominent figures at virtual rallying call before next week’s Democratic National ConventionWed Aug 14 2024 - 20:09
Kamala Harris’s storming opening salvo has left Donald Trump scrambling to regain his early momentumTrump may have looked active on the campaign trail compared to Biden, but he must be intimidated by the energy and organisation of Harris’s storming three weeksTue Aug 13 2024 - 18:50
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump to the White House?It is a monumental task, but the early signs have bowled Democrats over and a fresh gust of elation has swept through the partySat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Buttigieg, Whitmer or Kelly? Kamala Harris spoiled for choice of potential running matesDemocratic presidential candidate must use wisdom and judgment in selection of partner to take on Republicans’ Trump-Vance pairingMon Jul 22 2024 - 18:25
Biden’s withdrawal will have a seismic effect on the Republican campaign and on TrumpTrump declares Biden ‘was not fit to run for president and is certainly not fit to serve’Sun Jul 21 2024 - 21:45
America’s ‘most Irish county’: a Republican stronghold in fluxCape May, an east coast seaside town once crawling with Irish J1 students, is now overrun with Airbnb propertiesSat Jul 20 2024 - 06:00
Milwaukee has seen happier days, but the Rust Belt’s best-kept secret shows how a lost America can be resurrectedIn this Democratic haven, a laid-back and instantly likable city, many locals are unimpressed as the carnival of the Republican convention comes to townSat Jul 20 2024 - 05:00
The favourite: Seven days that shook America and reshaped Donald Trump’s election campaignLast weekend’s attempted assassination has electrified the former president’s base and rallied party rivals. As he extends his lead in the polls, the clock ticks on Joe Biden as pressure to quit the race increasesFri Jul 19 2024 - 17:00
‘I am not supposed to be here’: Trump recalls assassination attempt in Milwaukee, preaching fire and brimstoneThere had been whispers that the shooting had changed Trump, as near death experiences often doFri Jul 19 2024 - 06:53
Ohio storyteller JD Vance makes Appalachia-to-vice-president pitch to ‘forgotten’ AmericansDonald Trump’s running mate and self-styled hillbilly gives condensed life story to Republican convention over almost 40 minutesThu Jul 18 2024 - 06:53
Lost Republican daughter Nikki Haley falls into the Trump adoration line‘You don’t have to agree with Trump a hundred per cent of the time to vote for him,’ last holdout rival tells Republican convention in MilwaukeeWed Jul 17 2024 - 06:48
JD Vance makes extraordinary leap from Rust Belt poverty to potential US vice-presidencyNot many people get to call out Donald Trump out for an idiot and enjoy his good graces afterwardsTue Jul 16 2024 - 07:09
Trump selects JD Vance as running mate in presidential contestRepublican presidential candidate Trump welcomed the dismissal of the pending classified documents case against himMon Jul 15 2024 - 21:18
Trump greeted by protests as Republican faithful gather in Milwaukee‘He has done actions that are a match for actions in criminal statutes described as crimes so he should be locked up’Mon Jul 15 2024 - 19:57
America looks into the abyss after attempted assassinationIt’s starting to dawn on Democrats and Republicans that heightened, embittered language may have contributed to this latest appalling moment in US politicsMon Jul 15 2024 - 08:34
Possible Trump running mate says Biden campaign ‘rhetoric’ to blame for assassination attemptShooting has altered expected tone and mood of Republican national convention in MilwaukeeSun Jul 14 2024 - 18:42
Trump assassination bid sparks fear and dread in USShooting that injured presidental candidate at rally in Pennsylvania resurrects old nightmares of slain American political leadersSun Jul 14 2024 - 10:56
Joe Biden is like a flickering lightbulb: nobody can be sure the light will not go outAmid the excruciating gaffes, flashes of the old indefatigable Biden surface, leaving Democrats paralysed ahead of the most important US election in living memorySat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Joe Biden presses on with campaign rallies as doubts engulf DemocratsConcerns deepen about president’s ability to lead party into electionFri Jul 12 2024 - 21:41
Engaging, warm and confident: Kamala Harris shines as Biden fades If Joe Biden steps aside, the Democrats could enact a radical response to the challenge the US facesFri Jul 12 2024 - 13:22
Fundraising fears behind George Clooney’s call for Joe Biden to step downDemocrats worry flow of dollars into election war chest has slowed since US president’s disastrous debate with Donald TrumpThu Jul 11 2024 - 19:56
Democratic Party drifting through fugue of indecision and mixed messages over Biden’s futurePelosi comments capture wait-and-see mood of the partyWed Jul 10 2024 - 21:03
Starmer reaffirms Britain’s commitment to Ukraine at Nato summitUS president’s headline speech seeks to convince foreign leaders that he is up to task of leading military alliance as Washington summit beginsWed Jul 10 2024 - 06:23
Stoltenberg says Nato faces ‘serious security challenges’ and needs to step up co-operationZelenskiy comes to Washington summit seeking security guarantees for Ukraine, weapons, finances and political supportTue Jul 09 2024 - 20:56
Biden appears to have weakened internal Democratic sentiment leaning towards new candidate Party held behind-closed-doors caucus meeting on Tuesday at which elected members aired views on whether Biden should be confirmed as presidential nomineeTue Jul 09 2024 - 18:52
‘If it is president Trump, what does that mean for US support for Ukraine?’ Much of rhetoric at Nato summit will seek to highlight the ‘bridge’ proposal for Ukrainian membershipTue Jul 09 2024 - 06:00
Joe Biden’s candidacy splits Democrats as dissenting voices emerge on Capitol HillAfter years in the doldrums of critical and public opinion, Kamala Harris has begun to find her voiceSun Jul 07 2024 - 19:00
Joe Biden’s choice: Court cataclysmic defeat for Democrats or step aside and exit triumphantlySome say Trump was genuinely shocked when he stood on the lectern and observed the deterioration of a political foe who ousted him four years agoSat Jul 06 2024 - 10:00
Only ‘the Lord Almighty’ will force Joe Biden to drop out of presidential raceEvery word in TV interview scrutinised by Democrats as calls increase for US president to bow out of electionSat Jul 06 2024 - 08:15
The Fourth of July is a temporary suspension of normality for the US. Nobody mentions Trump or BidenCrowds gather in Washington for fireworks. Patriotism is in the air. This is a time for barbecues, marching bands and and eating contestsSat Jul 06 2024 - 05:00
Television interview marks crucial moment for Biden’s campaign‘We’re going to have his back,’ says Maryland governor after 24 Democratic governors hold meeting with Biden at the White HouseThu Jul 04 2024 - 06:56
Biden fights to assure Democrats he can continue his bid for the White HouseCampaign staff deny reports that the president privately conceded he may not recover from controversy over his performance at debateWed Jul 03 2024 - 20:45
Prosecutors agree to Trump request to postpone ‘hush money’ sentencingLegal team says supreme court ruling on presidential immunity calls conviction into questionTue Jul 02 2024 - 20:30
Scranton Joe, the perpetual scrapper, intends to go nowhereBiden’s rebuke of US supreme court decision bears little resemblance to haunted figure from presidential debateTue Jul 02 2024 - 06:36
US presidential immunity ruling: ‘With fear for our democracy, I dissent’, supreme court judge saysLegal decision makes it almost certain Trump will not face criminal proceedings ahead of the election, and if he wins he can get all federal charges against him droppedTue Jul 02 2024 - 01:00
US supreme court rules Donald Trump entitled to degree of immunity from criminal prosecutionCourt decides ‘former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity from official acts but not from unofficial acts’Mon Jul 01 2024 - 20:25
‘It’s very complicated’: The psychic impact of living in a town famous for executing prisonersTwenty-seven US states still carry the death penalty but Texas accounts for almost a third of all executions since capital punishment resumed there in 1982Mon Jul 01 2024 - 06:00
Biden at Camp David with family as Democrats gauge impact following calamitous debateParty officials seek to protect their candidate amid calls for him to voluntarily relinquish his positionSun Jun 30 2024 - 19:00
Archer City, Texas: a lasting picture of a bleak cinematic masterpieceEven now this Texas town, a dateless star of The Last Picture Show, remains everything and nothingSat Jun 29 2024 - 05:00
Biden performance in debate with Trump sends Democrats into crisis modePresident’s faltering performance in televised debate fuels discussions about replacing him as Democratic nominee for presidential electionFri Jun 28 2024 - 20:00
Biden-Trump debate: Faltering Biden performance will fuel calls to step aside as crisis looms for DemocratsUS presidential election: Uncertain president has one of his worst nights in politics as fast-talking, belligerent Trump stays on messageFri Jun 28 2024 - 06:55
Biden v Trump: Who won the debate? Was it any good? Were there any surprises?Many of Trump’s arguments were later debunked by fact-checkers but by then it was too late for the DemocratsFri Jun 28 2024 - 06:34
Face off: mutual disdain will be on show as Biden and Trump debate on ThursdayWill many people watch and will it make a difference to the outcome of the election?Sat Jun 22 2024 - 06:00
Sinn Féin’s US fundraising arm sends $51,000 back to party in Belfast for ‘election expenses’Friends of Sinn Féin says Irish diaspora across US starting to realise united Ireland is realistic objectiveSat Jun 22 2024 - 06:00
Joseph O’Neill: ‘Trump will go after the big cities ... And it will be 10 times worse than people imagine’After writing his first novel in a decade, the author discusses everything from the evolution of hurling and his ‘idealised relationship’ with footbalI to why he fears ‘having Caligula in the White House’Sat Jun 22 2024 - 05:15
All hell breaks loose in Louisiana over new Ten Commandments law ‘Foolish’ legislation makes teaching more complicated at a time of declining literacy, says educatorSat Jun 22 2024 - 05:00
Heat emergency declared in US with millions urged to stay indoorsJuneteenth holiday arrives with record-breaking temperatures, wildfires in New Mexico and a tropical storm in TexasWed Jun 19 2024 - 21:00
