The 45th US president: 2017-2020 timeline

A bitterly polarised nation could do with a little of the spirit Lyndon Johnson showed in 1965

America at the Crossroads: The two presidential candidates have a combined age of 151

New US supreme court judge subjected to personalised attacks over family duties

US president has now nominated three conservative-leaning justices to the nine-member court

Supreme court appointment now almost certain for Trump nominee

New poll puts Joe Biden seven points ahead of Donald Trump in Georgia

President tells crowd he is not a Washington politician as election day looms

Questions on abortion, gun law and healthcare put to supreme court nominee

Anthony Fauci warns US president is ‘asking for trouble’ by holding large rallies

It’s ‘bigotry’ to say someone is too Catholic to be on bench, Amy Coney Barrett hearing told

Donald Trump’s nominee personifies a rising Christian conservative legal movement

Confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to begin in US Senate this afternoon

Judiciary committee will hold four days of hearings set to involve ethical clash

People of Praise, a Catholic covenant community, has an outsized influence on members

Steroid-pumped US president looks to public gatherings and more bogus Covid-19 claims

Leo rages at public health chief; Cap’n Grealish frets about the arts; Harris and Holohan framed

White House has presided over the ‘greatest failure in history’, says Harris

Case centres on Android operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones

Mike Pence and Kamala Harris face off on Wednesday night with coronavirus in spotlight

Case focuses on whether developers need permission to copy APIs used in other programs

Joe Biden should win in his home town. But the state of Pennsylvania could go either way

US president interacted with scores of staff, donors and supporters during the week

US Politics: Democratic candidate knows that voters prioritise the economy and healthcare over all else

Candidates struggle to make substantive points amid repeated interruptions

Supreme court nominee set for further round of meetings with Republican senators

Confirmation proceedings get under way as Republicans rush to fill seat before election

Millions of Americans are expected to tune into the live 90-minute debate

Process to begin on October 12th and full vote in House to take place a week before election

Judge will replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg if approved by Republican-led senate

They are lighting Ruth Bader Ginsburg votive candles now, but it could have been so different

Barrett’s appointment would create 6-3 conservative majority in the supreme court

Hispanic voters courted ahead of election as president set to name supreme court justice

America Letter: Virus presents problem for candidate whose greatest strength is as a retail politician who can connect with people

No evidence for Donald Trump’s ‘rigged election’ claims, but sharp rise in early and postal voting could create problems

US president doubles down on comments casting doubt on integrity of election

Two other officers who engaged in shoot-out with Taylor’s boyfriend after entering her apartment are cleared

The US president’s comments come as violence flared in US cities after decision on Breonna Taylor

Analysis: Romney’s intervention disappoints Democrats but his conservative credentials are clear

Democrats had hoped Mitt Romney and others would stymie the US president’s attempts to appoint a successor to the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg