Maureen Dowd: Lies piled on lies, darkness swallowing darkness. JD Vance’s chilling debate performance
Donald Trump’s running mate seemed like a replicant - there was no sign of the smarmy troll who said Kamala Harris can ‘go to hell’
It’s going to be a very ugly slugfest between the Unserious Man and the Untested Woman
Trump is jealous of Kamala Harris’s looks, her crowd sizes, her star power and her vivacious, bodacious vibes. That’s a good start
Top Democrats bristle with resentments even as they put on a united front for Kamala Harris
Maureen Dowd: Handprints of Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries on Biden’s back
Maureen Dowd: Trump appears rattled as Harris campaign gathers momentum
Donald Trump’s whole identity revolves around having higher numbers – even if they’re fake
Maureen Dowd: JD Vance’s draconian views on women almost make Trump look enlightened
Vice-presidential nominee doubles down on ‘traditional marriages’ and ‘childless cat ladies’
Maureen Dowd: Trump is the master con man, but Biden is giving him a run for his money
It is now apparent that aides have finessed every scene with oily glib, creating an impression at odds with what the rest of the world is seeing
Maureen Dowd: Joe Biden is jeopardising the democracy he wants to save
In his misguided quest for a second term, the US president has succumbed to behaviour redolent of Donald Trump
Sean Penn: ‘In Ukraine I really had a sensation of what I’ve been missing in the US. It’s really abnormal what we’re doing’
The Oscar-winning actor invites Maureen Dowd into his Hawaii home and chats about his friendship with Hunter Biden, his activism around the world, why he became disillusioned with Hollywood, and what happens when ‘the trauma gods’ visit
Trump seemed rattled by his conviction. We should watch what he does next
If Trump keeps railing about himself in apocalyptic terms, it could give Biden an opportunity. And Biden badly needs an opportunity
The truth hurts for Donald Trump, especially when Bill Maher dishes it out
The US needs jesters to hold up a mirror to society, now more than ever
Donald Trump’s New York trial tells us much about moral values of would-be next president
Stormy Daniels was working blue, and the judge was seeing red
The riddle of Melania Trump: How much can she put up with from a husband who has betrayed and humiliated her?
How much can the former first lady put up with from a husband who betrayed and humiliated her?
OJ Simpson and the monster jealousy
Simpson escaped in his criminal trial but he did not escape the opprobrium of many in America who felt he had got away with murder
Maureen Dowd: OJ Simpson and the Monster Jealousy
He escaped in criminal trial but not in his civil trial, though he never paid penalty or expressed any penance
The bloody-minded Trump luxuriates in the language of tyrants
Trump’s raw power grab after his 2020 loss may have failed, but he’s inflaming his base with language straight out of Macbeth’s trip to hell