Tuesday’s vote strongly suggests there will be insufficient votes to convict Donald Trump

House aims to fast-track process of impeaching US president but real action will be in Senate

College electors convened on Monday amid rancour over election result

As I had Thanksgiving alone, no doubt my Trump-loving family poured one out for him

Several incumbents successfully defend seats despite strong challenges from Democrats

America Letter: Money only goes so far in helping to persuade people which way to vote

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez points to losses for Democrats among Hispanic community

Votes continue to be counted in key states; Donald Trump lodges legal challenges

Congressional race will be key on Tuesday, with Democrats needing up to four extra Senate seats

Trump hails ‘momentous day’ as ceremony takes place in defiance of Covid-19 restrictions

Polls suggest that Joe Biden is on track but many are wary after 2016’s shock result

Mitch McConnell to go ahead with Senate judiciary committee hearing despite Covid-19

Democrats had hoped Mitt Romney and others would stymie the US president’s attempts to appoint a successor to the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg

In wake of McConnell speech, appointment of supreme court justice just matter of timing

Republicans becoming increasingly concerned they could lose their majority in the Senate

I was once besotted with what went on in Washington DC. Now I find myself out of the loop

America Letter: No sign of caution as president seeks retribution and legal intervention

A once formidable party is now little more than a personal electoral vehicle for one man

Impeachment process shows Trump the most brutishly powerful Republican of all time

Only two Republicans cross aisle, scuppering Democrats’ hopes of hearing new revelations

Crucial Republican senator says US president’s actions ‘inappropriate’ but not impeachable

Trump lawyer partially backtracks on claim that presidents can ‘do anything’ to ensure election

US president’s legal team tries to dismiss revelations in book by former national security adviser

Ex-national security adviser’s claims in book may swing Republicans to call him as witness

He had savaged all his fellow Republicans and yet here they were, his Praetorian guard

Schiff underlines view US president’s privilege cannot ‘hide wrongdoing or criminality’

Conviction needed to prove presidents not beyond ‘oversight and the law’, says Schiff

Democrats denounce majority leader Mitch McConnell’s resolution to hold swift trial

Republicans to note include Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowsi and Lamar Alexander

As Washington prepares for an impeachment trial, the White House is bullish on the outcome

US president brings in high-powered legal defenders for Senate trial next week

South Dublin criminal networks and intimidation of Garda helpers outlined in report

Campaigners call for policy change and extra funding to tackle increased use

America Letter: Kiev revelations shift party focus from inquiry’s substance to procedure

Second official has ‘first-hand knowledge’ of accusations, says legal team

Mueller hearings shamed Republicans and failed Democrats thirsting for impeachment

President will be forced to issue first veto after Republicans oppose emergency declaration

Trump says North Korean leader felt ‘very badly’ about the 22-year-old student’s death

Vote comes as president's former lawyer Michael Cohen to testify before Congress

Matthew Whitaker, acting attorney general after Sessions firing, has been a critic of the inquiry