Trump loyalist hits out at ‘Orwellian’ decision linked to his bid to overturn election result

While the outgoing president may be free to peddle the baseless theory the election was ‘rigged’, he will not be able to escape legal scrutiny

America Letter: Texas files lawsuit with supreme court claiming unlawful elections

Penguin owner ‘very confident’ of regulatory approval despite competition concerns

President’s conspiracy schtick gets nowhere as Joe Biden’s Cinderfella story bewitches

Drama and anxiety as America counts carefully amid Republican claims of fraud

Democratic candidate makes inroads into president’s lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania overnight

Republican veteran Lindsey Graham faces an unexpectedly strong challenge for his seat

A recent outburst by the right-wing commentator was shocking even by his standards

The US president, who is still recovering from coronavirus, refuses to say if he has tested negative

The week in detail: What the president did, where he went and who he was with

Maureen Dowd: Donald Trump is in position to reshape US supreme court long past his time in office

The US is rapidly moving past such caricatures. Besides, women should be angry

Trump administration rejects assessment of its own expert that US is ‘not doing great’ in tackling coronavirus

Maureen Dowd: Occupant of the White House is badly out of step with US national psyche

Further lockdown restrictions announced in areas most heavily impacted by coronavirus

New York governor has superficial parallels in style to Trump but his motives are purer

Donald Trump signs Bill for unprecedented aid package as over 85,000 test positive for coronavirus

America Letter: Fox News and CNN to have huge impact on election due to split audience

Challenge to president’s declaration of a national emergency likely to reach supreme court

Democrats seek to make gains in House and Senate with governorships also up for grabs

His histrionics at the Senate hearings show he’s hitched his wagon to his new best buddy

US deputy attorney general denies discussing removing president under 25th amendment

America Letter: After a half-baked clarification, network was back trumpeting US leader

Suzanne Lynch recounts another extraordinary week in the presidency of Donald Trump

US president confirms he knew $130,000 was paid to Stormy Daniels by Michael Cohen

Revelation could cause trouble for president if payment is seen to constitute campaign financing

US president appears to confirm payment on Twitter but says no campaign funds used

US Wrap: president promises ‘sweeping reform’ to deflect from swirling controversies

Stocks may suffer further near-term falls but a bear market remains unlikely

The US president still sees himself as a maligned outsider struggling to be taken seriously

Calls grow for Alabama judge to withdraw from US senate race over sex allegations

US lacks insight into North Korean politics and overestimates China’s role, says expert

John McCain splits with most Republican senators and seals the fate of so-called ‘skinny repeal’ bill

Christopher Wray appears at Senate confirmation hearing to succeed James Comey

US president defends ‘innocent’ Donald Trump jnr over meeting with Russian lawyer

US president makes derogatory claims about host’s ‘face-lift’ and ‘low I.Q.’

Veteran US anchorman criticises ‘dangerous’ conflation of opinion and fact

The US president dominates the news cycle like no one before him

Former ‘Daily Show’ presenter recites executive orders in half-hearted Trump accent