Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearing to begin in US Senate
Judiciary committee will hold four days of hearings set to involve ethical clash
Trump selects Amy Coney Barrett for supreme court
Judge will replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg if approved by Republican-led senate
Jennifer O'Connell: Sil Fox has a point about #MeToo and hashtag justice
‘Believe women’ is a trite, reductive slogan that is equally offensive to everyone
Maureen Dowd: Biden assault accusation must stand or fall on the facts
US Democrats always set standards that come back and bite them
Doubts over Joe Biden candidacy linger as sexual allegations resurface
America Letter: Trump campaign to ramp up digital ad attack strategy on Democrat
Top US vaccine expert ousted for questioning drug promoted by Trump
Former director of key health agency says refusal to embrace hydroxychloroquine led to departure
Make or break time for Sanders as Democratic race moves to Michigan
State a must-win for Bernie Sanders as a resurgent Joe Biden closes in
Why I’ve fallen out of love with American politics
I was once besotted with what went on in Washington DC. Now I find myself out of the loop
Trump continues to back Brett Kavanaugh after fresh allegations emerge
New claims prompt Democratic nominees to call for supreme court justice’s impeachment
Sleater-Kinney: The Center Won’t Hold review – No place for nostalgia
Feminist punk band found inspiration for new record in an unexpected place
Democrats in Virginia rocked by blackface and sexual assault scandals
Attorney general Herring admits dressing in blackface as Fairfax sex scandal emerges
Fintan O’Toole: 2018, year of the dark new normal
Physical and political wildfires raged across the world – and we began to get used to them
Maureen Dowd: We are in a war over what kind of America we want
Trump’s genius for hate and division has driven us into a canyon that won’t be easy to exit
US supreme court justice Ginsburg fractures three ribs in fall
Ginsburg (85) hospitalised on Thursday after falling in office the night before
Melania Trump: We need to talk about her ‘Out of Africa’ wardrobe
Colonial helmet, movie-Nazi fedora – and the first lady wants us to take her seriously?
How Senator Lindsey Graham transformed into mini-Trump
His histrionics at the Senate hearings show he’s hitched his wagon to his new best buddy
President Trump congratulates ‘great nominee’ Brett Kavanaugh
Senate backs Trump nominee after vote is interrupted by screaming protesters
Kavanaugh in line for US supreme court confirmation
Susan Collins’s pledge of support should ensure Trump’s nominee has required votes
Hundreds arrested at anti-Kavanaugh protest in Washington
Celebrities Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski among more than 300 arrested
Brett Kavanaugh moves a step closer to US supreme court
Two key Republicans indicate they will support controversial judge’s nomination
The Irish Times view on the US supreme court: falling to new depths
Those Republican senators who still possess a moral compass must stand up
‘This could be my son.’ Republican women get behind Brett Kavanaugh
Many female supporters of US president have sympathy for his supreme court nominee
FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh nears completion
US Senate expected to receive report by early on Thursday to review
Republican senators condemn Trump’s attack on Blasey Ford
President’s remarks on Kavanaugh sexual assault accuser labelled ‘appalling’
Trump mocks woman who accused Kavanaugh at rally
Christine Blasey Ford’s attorney calls the remarks a ‘vicious, vile and soulless attack’
Kavanaugh inquiry must be comprehensive but quick – Trump
FBI investigation into sexual misconduct claims ‘unfair to judge’ if it takes too long
Maureen Dowd: Testimonies, FBI and US’s pretend search for truth
If Republicans had wanted to vet Kavanaugh, Judge would already have been subpoenaed
Trump orders FBI investigation on Brett Kavanaugh claims
US Senate agrees to delay vote on supreme court nominee over misconduct allegations
Senior law figures urge US Senate to delay Kavanaugh nomination vote
Bar association wants FBI to investigate sexual assault claims by Blasey Ford and other women
US sociopolitical divides stripped bare by Kavanaugh hearing
America Letter: Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford testimonies an ugly mirror of torn culture
Kavanaugh nomination: Senate committee approves Trump nominee
Republican senator Jeff Flake calls for FBI inquiry before final Senate vote on nomination
Trump’s accusers empathise with ‘incredibly brave’ Blasey Ford
Women who came forward during 2016 US election watching current events with outrage
The Irish Times view on the US supreme court nomination: America’s disgrace
Kavanaugh was right about one thing: the hearing was a disgrace. And his elevation to the supreme court would be an even greater one
Four key points from the Brett Kavanaugh hearing
Christine Blasey Ford and supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testify in Washington
Trump praises Kavanaugh as ‘honest’ after dramatic day of hearings
Woman, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at 15, says she feared she would die
Kavanaugh vote expected to go ahead after day of high drama
Supreme court nominee vehemently denies accusations by Christine Blasey Ford
Brett Kavanaugh ‘unequivocally and categorically’ denies sexual assault allegations
Supreme Court nominee follows his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, before US Senate
Trump postpones meeting with Rosenstein over Kavanaugh hearing
US president and deputy attorney general agree to meet next week, White House says
Trump has no good options but there is a way out of his supreme court problem
The US president’s interests and those of nominee Brett Kavanaugh are not aligned
‘A con job’: Trump dismisses sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh
US president says he could reconsider if Christine Blasey Ford’s evidence convinces him
Third woman accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct
Julie Swetnick says she saw Kavanaugh at parties where women were ‘gang raped’
The Irish Times view on Brett Kavanaugh: the republicans’ tin ear
Far more is at stake here than one man’s career
Kavanaugh insists he will not withdraw supreme court nomination
In Fox News interview, Kavanaugh says he never sexually assaulted anyone in his life
Republicans row in behind Kavanaugh after second assault claim
Supreme court nominee denies allegation which White House dismissed as smear
Kavanaugh accuser agrees to testify before Senate
Committee refused to subpoena friend of Supreme Court nominee who was apparent witness
History repeated as US Republicans pummel Kavanaugh accuser
Blasey Ford dealing with dark forces not in play during Hill-Thomas episode
US Senate agrees to give Kavanaugh accuser more time
Chairman Chuck Grassley gave Christine Blasey Ford more time to decide on her appearance
Rosenstein denies suggesting secretly recording Trump
US deputy attorney general denies discussing removing president under 25th amendment
Christine Blasey Ford says she might testify against Kavanaugh
Woman who claims supreme court nominee assaulted her wants to give evidence
Stakes raised as Blasey Ford agrees to testify against Kavanaugh
Republicans confident senator will be confirmed for supreme court despite allegations
Kavanaugh accuser calls for FBI investigation into alleged assault
Christine Blasey Ford says she has received death threats since speaking out
Kavanaugh allegations raises ethical questions of justice
Woman claims that US supreme court nominee assaulted her 36 years ago
Trump ‘feels terribly’ for Kavanaugh over assault accusation
Woman claims US Supreme Court nominee assaulted her when they were teenagers
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