Trump is like the boy who got everything he wished for. What will he do with it?
The billionaire businessman has managed to connect with millions of ordinary Americans in a way the Democrats cannot
‘Oligarchy is taking shape in America,’ warns Biden in farewell speech of lasting significance
Departing US president uses farewell address to highlight ‘dangerous concentration of power among a few ultra-wealthy people’
Sparks fly as US defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth soldiers on before Senate committee
US Senate confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet members began with the 44-year-old former Fox News television host
The Sequoia, like Jimmy Carter, redolent of a very different era
While the grand old former presidential yacht is bound for a maritime museum, it felt like Washington was saying goodbye to a political epoch as well as a unique president this week
Donald Trump becomes first US president in history to be recorded as a convicted felon
Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying records in 'hush money' case
Jimmy Carter’s final miracle sees five living US presidents come together for poignant funeral
Barack Obama was seated beside Donald Trump with former vice-president Mike Pence just behind them
Washington bade Jimmy Carter a merciless goodbye but this week, the city is finally saying farewell
The body of the steadfast outsider, ferried on a horse drawn caisson to the steps of the Capitol, where he lies in state until Thursday morning
‘We must never forget’: Quiet dignity of ceremony to certify Trump’s win contrasts with Capitol riot of four years ago
US politicians gathered to participate in ritual to register the return of electoral college votes and Donald Trump’s victory in November
Trump comes full circle as Washington marks anniversary of Capitol riot
Congress certifies Donald Trump’s election win amid unprecedented security measures that saw thousands of additional police drafted into the city
First major US winter storm of year sweeps into mid-Atlantic states
Governors in Kansas, Kentucky, Arkansas, West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland declared states of emergency
Undocumented Irish still fighting for legal status in US as Donald Trump promises new crackdown
Former congressman Bruce Morrison says Irish who overstayed holiday visa waivers lose right to a defence if new president takes aggressive approach on illegal immigration
Donald Trump is changing America in ways that will reverberate long after he is dead
The US president is a once-in-a-lifetime master manipulator of the unseen energies that sway the electorate
Despite his attacks on the ‘fake news media’, Trump remains an avid, old-school news junkie
Second coming has swept a torrent of new doubts and insecurities through newsrooms
Irish couple’s End Sepsis scheme marks first White House event dedicated to informing US public on disease
Orlaith and Ciaran Staunton founded programme following death of their son Rory in 2012, days after contracting the illness
‘This is not easy for me’: FBI director resigns before Donald Trump takes office
Christopher Wray steps down, clearing the way for president-elect Donald Trump’s intended replacement Kash Patel