Icy, strained inauguration day is rich with human drama - and the abiding American theme of defeat and redemption

Progressive principles held an iron grip on big-budget US entertainment in Donald Trump’s first term as US president. Did that serve those principles well?

The conservative US journalist’s diatribe might reek of woke-gone-mad overreach, but no, she does indeed describe the twist ending accurately

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

US politicians gathered to participate in ritual to register the return of electoral college votes and Donald Trump’s victory in November

Congress certifies Donald Trump’s election win amid unprecedented security measures that saw thousands of additional police drafted into the city

President-elect says he plans to pardon some of those charged with taking part in assault on Capitol on January 6th, 2021

Crime, emigration, a busy political calendar and the year of the live blog

Our essential guide includes advice on what to say – and what not to say – if you want to make it unscathed through Christmas Day with family and loved ones

The US president is a once-in-a-lifetime master manipulator of the unseen energies that sway the electorate

The sinking of the Belgrano in the Falklands War, the true story of the Free Willy orca and a conspiracy theory surrounding Avril Lavigne also feature

As global executive editor of Glamour, the Cork woman is one of the best known media people in the United States

Move comes after US president-elect’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records in May but prior to sentencing

Donald Trump profitably chatted to influential figure with broad church audience just days before the vote when Kamala Harris failed to seize the opportunity

Party is at an impasse: no obvious presidential candidate for 2028 and a dread knowledge that it has been outwitted by a more streetwise and cynical Trump-engineered Republican campaign. Again

‘Eggflation’ here hasn’t been as stark as in the US, where the Republicans’ focus on it helped Trump win votes. But the cost of groceries could still have an impact on Friday’s election

By elevating men accused of sexual misconduct to key roles, incoming US president Donald Trump has delivered a searing affront to women

Oz was an informal health adviser to Trump during Covid-19, when he promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that was not approved to treat the coronavirus

Ignore the right-wing blowhards: awards ceremonies are rarely as politically partisan as they like to pretend

‘Not as bad as the Republicans’ failed as a strategy. Next time, Democrats should run someone from the party’s insurgent progressive wing