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The absence of an appetite to calm tensions after the storm is the most worrying thing about the American election campaign
John McCain
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Podcast review: Mike Corey and Cassie De Pecol narrate stories of people surviving immeasurable hardship. But too often they lean into the histrionic
Maureen Dowd: Real Justice – Justice Jackson
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been cast into the same medieval torture chamber as Anita Hill
Palin libel case could be catalyst for major change in rules for US media
America Letter: Former vice-presidential candidate suing New York Times over editorial
Celebrity NFT bores, Peloton’s new drama woes and Joe Biden v Fox’s Peter Doocy
Planet Business: A week of sarcasm and close shaves
America needs political waverers like Sinema and Manchin
US Politics: For both senators, the basis of their opposition matters less than the fact of it
George W Bush enjoys something of a renaissance as his party tears itself apart
America Letter: Bush jnr’s new book about immigrants is his latest rehabilitation effort
Wish upon a star – Alison Healy on unanswered prayers
An Irishwoman’s Diary on agreeing with Garth Brooks
Renowned US talk show host Larry King dies aged 87
Breezy interview style made him a popular figure on US television screens for decades
Chris Johns: Trump wasn’t wrong about everything
Biden’s first key act as president will be to agree with Trump – at least on one thing
Biden victory tempered by concerning signs for Democrats
Despite his polarising rival, former vice-president failed to win by landslide or gain Latinos’ confidence
Maureen Dowd: Howling at the moon as America dumps Trump
President’s conspiracy schtick gets nowhere as Joe Biden’s Cinderfella story bewitches
Kamala Harris to make history as first female US vice-president
Election of California senator will send compelling message about what is possible for women and people of colour
US election: Ten key races in the battle to control the Senate
Congressional race will be key on Tuesday, with Democrats needing up to four extra Senate seats
US election: Democrats target a major Senate upset in South Carolina
Republican veteran Lindsey Graham faces an unexpectedly strong challenge for his seat
US election: The swing states that will decide the race to the White House
Polls suggest that Joe Biden is on track but many are wary after 2016’s shock result
Healthcare part of US election dominated by Trump
America Letter: Reshaping judiciary one of few promises kept by incumbent president
US election: Democrats’ hopes rising in Arizona as Trump supporters’ faith ebbs
As the election enters its final stages, party targeting a seismic win in a once-staunchly Republican state
Many Republicans dislike Trump but will not pass up supreme court majority opportunity
Analysis: Romney’s intervention disappoints Democrats but his conservative credentials are clear
Inside Joe Biden’s race of a lifetime to be US president
Ageing and gaffe-prone, the Democratic candidate has an empathy that looks almost subversive – and a strong election team
Maureen Dowd: The hell that awaits a woman vice-presidential candidate
Biden’s running mate can expect an unprecedentedly rough time from Team Trump
Maureen Dowd: Coronavirus exposes mental inadequacies of Trump
US president psychologically incapable of responding to complex and uncertain virus
Maureen Dowd: Trump has forced the world to pivot to him
Impeachment process shows Trump the most brutishly powerful Republican of all time
Maureen Dowd: Why I hate the word ‘hate’
As Nancy Pelosi said, don’t mess with us when it comes to words like that
Stock market gains could help Trump secure re-election
New paper shows link between stock market success and presidential elections
Trump’s divisiveness has reached biblical proportions
America Letter: A Sunday service in Washington offers food for thought on life in the US
US president renews attacks on ‘never-Trumper’ Mueller
Move comes day after Special Counsel breaks his silence on report into Russian electoral interference
Implementing your vision when times are tough
Leaders dealing with extreme volatility should cultivate ‘standing back’ as a way to manage complexity and confusion
Joe Biden is a good bet for 2020, and Trump knows it
Weary Americans could well see the insider as a perfect escape from four years of drama
Biden deftly sidesteps potential #MeToo moment
America Letter: Likely presidential candidate must not let mature age suggest he is past it
Trump ‘never liked’ John McCain and says Kellyanne Conway’s husband is ‘a whack job’
US president doubles down on criticism of late senator as dispute with Conway grows
Magical thinking crosses party lines in America
US Politics: Left may prefer white magic to Trump’s black, but everyone is dabbling
Fintan O’Toole: The day ‘the Donald’ became forever ‘the Don’
Michael Cohen may be, in Trump's eyes, a rat. But what does that make Trump?
RIP: Famous names we said goodbye to in 2018
From Dolores O’Riordan and Myrtle Allen to Stephen Hawking and Aretha Franklin
‘His example lives on’: Trump and Obama lead tributes to George HW Bush
Donald Trump praises his ‘unwavering commitment to faith, family, and country’
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
It’s healthcare, stupid: Democrat strategy paid off in midterms
New members of Congress arrive, as another Democrat wins Senate seat
The journalists making the calls behind the Apple News app
Lauren Kern has quietly become one of the most powerful figures in global media
Trump learned art of ‘riling up crazies’ from Roger Ailes
Mastermind of Fox News hate-breeding techniques provided playbook for president
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
Ten years on from Lehmans: Could the 2008 crisis happen again?
A decade after the world’s worst financial meltdown, history may be repeating itself
I am part of the resistance inside the Trump administration
A member of the US administration has written an anonymous piece for the New York Times
McCain called on us to be 'bigger than politics of fear,' Obama says
John McCain funeral: Former US presidents, senators, Vietnam-era officials pay tribute
Long shadow of Civil War politics falls on McCain memorial debate
America Letter: Proposal to rename building taps into broader cultural debate
US political leaders pay tribute as John McCain lies in state at Capitol
Vice-president Mike Pence praises deceased Arizon senator’s ‘iron will’
John McCain’s hawkish legacy leaves mark on Middle East
The late US senator advocated multiple pre-emptive wars to project US global power
McCain was ‘giant among all of us’, Biden says at memorial service
Six-term US senator to lie in state in Washington ahead of Saturday funeral
Populism was not sparked by the financial crisis
Janan Ganesh: The crash just brought to the surface what was already extant and pumping
Arizona pays tribute to John McCain as he lies in state
Former Republican presidential candidate died from brain cancer on Saturday
Arizona’s changing of Republican guard epitomises Trump-era challenge
Whoever fills McCain and Flake Senate seats will be strong indicator of party’s future
US voters must unite under ‘moderate’ to oust Trump - key Republican
John Weaver is pessimistic about international relations and reputation of US abroad
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