An outsider in national politics, Carter surprised observers by winning the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination and narrowly defeating incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford
Planet Business: Ancient Rome auction update, the Murdoch ‘Succession memo’ and people/muppets who have rung the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell
Donald Trump’s whole identity revolves around having higher numbers – even if they’re fake
Attempted killing of former president Donald Trump is the latest in a line of incidents in which US leaders have been targeted by gunmen
‘There was a woman in charge of the Secret Service, and that was a big surprise to members of the local council here: they had never had a female boss'
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
Trump ranks below Obama, Clinton and other Democrat presidents in a large group seen as having little impact on markets
Ireland’s easy access to and close relationship with the most powerful nation on Earth remains a huge diplomatic asset
Author errs when tracing ‘Bircher inheritance’ in trying too hard to draw a direct line from Birchers to Trump
Tip2Top: On Peter Murtagh’s journey up the Americas, he ponders how a president of such reforming zeal as Lyndon B Johnson could emerge from such a place
The visits are acts of political theatre with American audiences clearly in mind with the blueprint established by Kennedy
US president identifies as Irish in America but he visits Ireland as an American, a foreigner, albeit one with close ties of affection
Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington attack all too readily an industry they present as a confidence trick whereby states and other actors outsource their decision-making
Paul Krugman: ‘Trickle-down’ notion that cutting taxes on the rich will create an economic miracle is a classic example of a walking-dead idea
John Hinckley jnr to be freed from all restrictions four decades after he attempted to kill US president
Some creeds favour green fields, others a citadel, while more expect a vast city
Brian Mulroney blames Ceta trade deal debacle on Brexit
If the opposition leader’s promise to resign if fined by police pays off, he will have done much, but not yet enough, to make his party electable
If Macron is re-elected, it will be less because of what he is than what he is not: a crypto-fascist
Nominee could become first black woman in court’s history but process may be contentious
Ukrainian president calls on country to match words with more decisive deeds
World’s democracies cannot give arms and aid and then just watch the slaughter
Munster secondrow is Ireland’s version of Itoje - England’s consummate team player
Trump tried to overturn US democracy, Zelenskiy tried to save Ukrainian democracy
Biden fulfills campaign promise in ‘historic’ nomination to country’s highest court
Bank held hundreds of millions of dollars for heads of state, intelligence officials and human rights abusers
Louisiana is the second poorest state in the union and has no local minimum wage rate
Ballyhaunis is now, sensationally, home to the largest sports air dome in the world
Decade of brown carpets and complicated hair lives on in a long line of retro movies
The president’s social-spending deal might yet be made but the political difficulties cannot be overstated
Oscar-winning filmaker Adam McKay has a new film about the end of the world
Cop26 delegates have the power to create a turning point in the evolution of our species
General who became first black US secretary of state made faulty claims about Hussein’s weapons
Tributes paid to retired four-star general who helped build case for 2003 invasion of Iraq
Crew steered Alisal fire away from former US president Ronald Reagan’s ranch
Stuart Mathieson: International efforts can have an effect within our lifetimes
As with the wider country, the state’s economy survives growing issues of governance
Chaotic withdrawal has reopened debate on how far US foreign policy should extend
US and UK working with partners on response to likely drone attack that killed two
At 96 and 93, they say never going to bed angry is key to sustaining a relationship
Republican who twice served as defence secretary is credited as architect of Iraq War
Former US president aims to bolster allies and berate enemies in state he won in 2020
Court finds Trump lawyer made ‘demonstrably misleading statements’
Right-wing Fox presenter was known to spill beans to journalists about Donald Trump
Goalscoring superstar remains as obsessive and driven to win as he has ever been
American president says US will ‘respond in kind’ if Russia continues with cyberactivities
‘America’s doctor’ under fire over leaked emails and accused of funding risky research at Chinese lab
US president makes historic declaration following the 106th anniversary of killings
Agenda of unlikely radical Biden is to give economy back to the man on the street
Move on anniversary of killing of estimated 1.5m civilians indicative of strained Turkey relations
‘One of our nation’s most dedicated patriots and public servants’: Biden leads tributes
US Politics: The left’s ideas are best served by those who appear to believe in them the least
There is a push on to make the wealthy pay more tax and some are now fleeing New York
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
