Barack Obama

At the home of the Chicago Bulls, the faithful gathered for a golden couple of the city’s past

Despite wealth inequality, when it comes to social uplift, the past few decades in Ireland have been truly remarkable

The 44th president was joined by wife Michelle, the former first lady, in a phone call with Harris

Prominent Democrats Gretchen Whitmer and Gavin Newsom back vice-president to be the party’s candidate

US president pledges to remain in White House race, but pressure is building

Donald Trump is more symptom than cause, but that won’t matter when he is unleashed on the White House

“Just show me how to work the washing machine and I’m good,” she said after moving into the White House

Tyler Anbinder digs deep into real-life records to animate the social and economic strides made by the Irish in the US despite arduous conditions and initial press demonisation as ‘lazy’ Catholics

US politics junkies will find things to relish but this novel falls short of being revelatory

Clinton-era White House adviser talks about his history of the White House Situation Room and his fear that Americans of opposing political camps have stopped listening to each other

Netflix dramedy thinks it is critiquing cliches about Ireland when in fact it is adding to the stockpile

Ahead of her Dublin gigs, the Atlanta indie-artist talks of her new ‘break-up’ album, being an Obama favourite and privacy in the context of fame

Grown-ups are needed in these troubled times but must do a better job on the problem of our changing climate

It’s like no other job in the country. If you think anyone can do it, you have no idea what’s involved

Brightness and sincere optimism of Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly was a jolting invitation to look towards the future

Trump ranks below Obama, Clinton and other Democrat presidents in a large group seen as having little impact on markets

James Foley’s brutal murder in 2014 was seen around the world. His mother Diane’s book documents the family’s struggle

Midwestern state swung from endorsing Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 to Republican returns for the past two terms

Government to sell the former Irish ambassador’s residence which has been visited by a number of presidents

Democrat believed in government as a force for good but has died at 90 watching US politics coming off the rails

His big government activism wasn’t demanded and lets Republicans frame him for inflation

Creative industries need people to mastermind projects and business types who keep the commercial side humming

What makes a US politician ‘Irish’? It’s a little to do with genealogy and a lot to do with their politics

Former US president said US-UK trade deal wouldn’t be priority if UK left EU and so it has come to pass

The visits are acts of political theatre with American audiences clearly in mind with the blueprint established by Kennedy

Gary Younge observes how attitudes to race are changing in Ireland, Britain and elsewhere

Influential UCL economist questions value of influential consulting firms

Former first lady says caring for their young daughters put strain on their marriage in TV interview promoting latest book

Hugh Linehan: Bob Dylan has been caught out badly, but do we overvalue the supposed authenticity of the signed edition?

Martin Wolf: It would be wonderful if the Tory administration could start doing sensible stuff

She died at the age of 113 by her own measure but did not have a birth certificate, and had lived a quiet life until video of her with the president made her famous

In The Light We Carry, the former first lady’s second memoir, she also writes about her experience of depression

Former White House speechwriter Cody Keenan recalls a tumultuous 10 days during Barack Obama’s presidency in his new memoir, Grace

Biden and Obama hit the campaign trail in support of party candidates ahead of polling day on Tuesday

Biden shares stage with Obama on campaign trail in Philadelphia as polls set to close on Tuesday

Officials say it may take days for final results to be clear in closely contested races as millions of Americans cast early ballots

Director has written a book celebrating notable theatre first nights

Maureen Dowd: Pelosi attack comes as US is haunted by violence

Trump argues discovery of classified documents among presidential records should not have been cause for alarm

Former governor of Alaska arguably did more than anyone to set stage for Trump’s raucous, racist demagoguery that took him all the way to White House in 2016. Both candidates elevated celebrity and charisma above knowledge or expertise