How Trump’s 2020 election lies have gripped state legislatures
Analysis shows how deeply rooted misinformation about Trump’s defeat have become in state assembly
Roe v Wade: Republicans block US Bill to protect abortion access
Democrats fall short of 60 votes needed to explicitly bar a wide array of restrictions
Biden urges Americans to elect more pro-choice politicians to Congress
President says Roe v Wade ruling should be upheld as right to choose abortion is ‘fundamental’
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to US supreme court in historic first
Federal appelate judge becomes first black woman to serve on US’s highest court
Trump’s Texas: ‘I can’t think of anybody I would rather have as president’
Trump supporters who attended the Capitol riots have been galvanised into further political action
Maureen Dowd: Washington DC and James Joyce? Both incomprehensible
I bought a copy of Ulysses in Dublin long ago but had never mustered will to read it
Mitch McConnell’s viral Black voter comments cause widespread furore
Senate minority leader’s comments came after blocked voting rights bill by Republicans
Maureen Dowd: Joe Biden better Build Better or he won’t be Back
US president was elected to be Not Trump ... he has overpromised and underdelivered
Crucial week for Biden as voting reform moves intensify
Michelle Obama spearheads campaign to register a million new voters in the US
Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82
‘A crucial, pivotal figure in the development of his beloved home state’
Western leaders back Ukraine’s sovereignty as Russia stations troops at border
Joe Biden to hold crucial talks with Vladimir Putin, with tensions increasing in region
‘A war hero and patriot’: US leaders react to the death of Bob Dole
Second World War vet and former US presidential candidate Bob Dole dies aged 98
Republicans threaten government shutdown to undermine vaccine mandates
US senators urged to block funding Bill unless Democrats meet demands
John Grisham: ‘I’m reviewproof. It’s a very good place to be’
Critics were ‘harsh’ on his early books. ‘When you’re reviewproof, they ignore you’
Maureen Dowd: The US supreme court versus reality
‘Consider the things the court brought down on us by pre-emptively purloining victory for George W Bush’
US Senate raises debt ceiling temporarily to avoid economic default
Federal government’s debt limit increases by $480 billion to $28.9 trillion
US lawmakers nearing potential breakthrough on debt ceiling
Stop-gap measure considered to extend limit to December
US Congress passes funding Bill to avert shutdown
Parties dig in for dispute on raising borrowing cap before potential default
Fed official warns of ‘extreme’ market reaction unless debt ceiling raised
Intervention from Williams comes as Yellen says failure to increase borrowing limit would be ‘catastrophic’
US Senate passes landmark $1tn infrastructure Bill
Package to progress to House of Representatives to be linked with €3.5tn budget Bill
Trump candidate’s Ohio success spells trouble for Republicans
Former president lends support to coal lobbyist Mike Carey who won in 10-way primary
Potential eviction of millions of Americans splits Democrats
End of Covid-19 rent measure sparks calls for House of Representatives to return from recess
Merkel and Biden reassert ties between US and Germany
US president raises American concerns about Russian gas link with chancellor
Trump’s ‘revenge tour’ begins with Saturday rally in Ohio
Former US president aims to bolster allies and berate enemies in state he won in 2020
Maureen Dowd, a Pulitzer-winning Beltway socialite with a caustic eye
Grande Dame of DC Dowd to give insight to Biden’s America and the politics-obsessed town
Republican senators vow to block voting rights Bill
Democrats boosted by senator Joe Manchin’s proposed slimmed-down version of Bill
Janan Ganesh: The US’s vaunted turn to the left is plainly stalling
The Democratic right may be out of favour – but it has a decisive say in running the country
Maureen Dowd: Aliens, show yourself. Beam down! Time to serve man
With an intelligence report imminent, not since the 1950s has the capital been so riveted by the possibility of aliens hovering
Marjorie Taylor Greene positions herself as Trump’s heir as controversies multiply
US congresswoman is under fire from Republican colleagues but has grassroots base
Trump’s legal difficulties intensify as New York AG announces criminal inquiry
Letitia James is investigating Trump Organisation in ‘criminal capacity’, spokesman says
Biden pushes for compromise amid hostility to $2.3tn infrastructure plan
GOP increasingly suspicious of president’s proposal in face of poor employment figures
US jobs numbers deal setback to Biden’s $1.9tn rescue plan
Securing support for more spending plans set to be a significant challenge for the president
US vaccination rollout is stalling due to dwindling demand
America Letter: Some states have taken to giving out free beer to encourage people to get their jab
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