The US’s financial position is deteriorating rapidly. This is bad news for Ireland
Foreign investment in US bond market has been a boon for Americans, but they are vulnerable to a change in sentiment
Foreign investment in US bond market has been a boon for Americans, but they are vulnerable to a change in sentiment
Success of many democratic socialist candidates primary vote cycle has been down to avowed refusal to accept donations from super PACs
Sister of Lindsey Graham, with Donald Trump’s support, overcomes concern about her lack of legislative experience
Private New York talks take place as Democrats grow increasingly confident of retaking the House in November
World View: The party has always been a fractious coalition, but more recently a split has emerged between the libertarians and a putative ‘national conservative’ tendency
There’s much more to the Georgia senator than a controversial barb about one of Donald Trump’s aides
Saving America’s Story, a 162-page report released last month by the White House, has horrified some historians
Americans who support reckless wars are sometimes also the most likely to defend democratic Europe
The Sunshine State has not had a Democratic governor this century – that could change despite the US president’s approval of Byron Donalds
Leavitt joined US president’s 2024 campaign and will become an outside communications adviser
Race was latest test of the durability of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing
Backed by young voters and socialist activists, Francesca Hong has been the target of Donald Trump’s verbal barbs
President’s one-time personal attorney becomes head of country’s top law enforcement department
Republican’s absence narrows path for Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche to be made head of justice department
Fauci invoked fifth amendment dozens of times to parry hostile Republican inquisition over pandemic response
Abdul El-Sayed’s rise reflects a party increasingly defined by generational change, economic anger and foreign-policy dissent
While the party fractures over Middle East policy, it is ignoring the threat posed by AI and social media
A growing ideological divide within the Democratic Party is giving Trump and his allies a potent new line of attack before the midterms
With the veteran senator absent since June, Republicans face growing pressure to disclose his condition as their Senate majority tightens
Not with his displays of spiteful narcissism, but with rising prices for gas and groceries
US president tells memorial service the late senator for South Carolina ‘never saw a war that he didn’t like’
Death of Republican senator Lindsey Graham leaves Kyiv without one of its biggest advocates in Washington
Few Americans have been pilloried as mercilessly as Joe Biden’s son over the past decade, but now there’s talk of him running for the White House
Party continues to grapple with leniency of Joe Biden’s administration towards Binyamin Netanyahu
Move comes after allegations of lax enforcement of forced labour bans as temporary existing global tariff expires
US president claimed, without evidence, China interfered in 2020 campaign which Trump lost to Joe Biden
Fears grow over fair midterms as Trump claims documents reveal ‘vulnerabilities’ in US election system and alleges compromise of election data by China
New Trump administration rules limit visas to 240 days for most members of media and 90 days for Chinese nationals
‘Lindsey has always been there for me. Now I will be there for him,’ says newly sworn-in senator (62)
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has lost a big advocate in the Trump White House, but there is still support for a Russia sanctions Bill
Darline Graham Nordone’s brother, a South Carolina senator and Trump ally, died on Saturday aged 71 after a brief illness
US senator publicly abandoned his criticism of ‘bigot’ Trump after 2016 to become a staunch advocate for the president
How the second coming of the most mercurial US leader in history ushered in a presidency driven by ‘pure gut instinct’
Republican senator served in the Senate since 2003 and was a sharp critic of Trump before becoming one of his most loyal backers
Removing officials from body months before midterm elections is an ‘extraordinary step’, says Democrat senator
Graham Platner denies allegations and says he is ‘reflecting on best path forward’
Donald Trump has persisted with voter-fraud allegations that contain racial undertones
Conflict in Middle East is weighing on the Republican president’s approval ratings
Donald Trump had previously vowed to end mail-in voting before November’s congressional elections
A speech the former president made at the library opened in his name in Chicago seems the one the US really needs to hear on July 4th
The purpose of the commemoration is to present a vision of the founding of the US in line with Maga core principles
As his efforts to wind down Iran war stalls, US president faces defiance from some fellow Republicans
Republicans fear inflation backlash could hurt midterm election prospects
Trump’s nominee for attorney general says naming and shaming president’s enemies is a legitimate end in itself
Platner faced a series of scandals, including a since covered-up Nazi symbol tattoo and a report that some ex-girlfriends found his behaviour disturbing
Trump, who drew deafening jeers at an NBA finals game, claimed ‘rigged elections’ in the LA mayoral race amid a Democratic vote surge
A 41-year-old who ‘has had his share of problems’ looks set to win the Democratic nomination to run for the US Senate in Maine, a key battleground in November’s midterms
US president’s style of governing has collided with restive party members
Representatives back resolution aimed at stopping war until hostilities are authorised by US Congress in blow to Trump
Middle East chaos, looting of public purse and collapse in respect for US just 16 months into his second term
Former state attorney general Ken Paxton ends four-decade political career of senator John Cornyn in party run-off vote
Judges say Republican-backed map intentionally discriminates against black voters and could not be used for November elections
Donald Trump misses son’s wedding amid fresh hopes of compromise with Iran
His grip over Republican lawmakers is beginning to slip after proposing deeply unpopular spending items, prompting unusual revolt from Senate
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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