Court blocks Alabama from erasing significantly Black US House voting district
Judges say Republican-backed map intentionally discriminates against Black voters and could not be used for November elections
Republican Party
Soul-searching for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald after party falls short in byelections
Donald Trump misses son’s wedding amid fresh hopes of compromise with Iran
Trump pushes ahead with politically unpopular ideas, despite a bad week
His grip over Republican lawmakers is beginning to slip after proposing deeply unpopular spending items, prompting unusual revolt from Senate
The paradox of Donald Trump: his popularity has tanked, yet he remains untouchable
Why won’t Republicans try to save themselves by moving against him?
Trump says talks with Iran in ‘final stages’ but warns of further attacks if no deal agreed
Tehran accuses US president of planning to restart war, threatens to retaliate for any strikes with attacks beyond Middle East
Trump Republican critic Thomas Massie ousted in most expensive House primary ever
Kentucky congressman clashed with US president over war with Iran and Epstein files
Thomas Massie: The Republican who stood up to Trump faces fight for political survival
The Kentucky contest is likely to be remembered as one of the costliest, ugliest and most consequential primaries this year
Trump has taken a dodgy practice to a new level
Worldview: Deliberate gerrymandering by state legislatures is not illegal or unconstitutional, the US supreme court ruled two weeks ago
Is Michael McGrath the EU’s Big Tech whisperer?
The EU’s justice commissioner has spent more time meeting US tech giants than tech commissioner Henna Virkkunen has
Hormuz deadlock pushes oil prices higher as hopes for peace deal dwindle
Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure
How do we get from a cattle fair in Macroom in 1992 to the possible next governor of California?
Steve Hilton recognised early that oligarchic fascism could be dressed up as anti-elitism. And the signs were there at a Macroom cattle fair in 1992
How the once-derided Marco Rubio became Trump’s moonlighting star
As he revels in a multitasking role, the secretary of state has proven to be the president’s slickest advocate - and inspired talk of a future run for the White House’s top job
Fears of a new era of black-voter suppression amid rush to remap US voting districts
A supreme court ruling has raised the prospect of a ‘redistricting arms race’ with significant racial gerrymandering
‘Sour, ugly, bad, bleak’: Republican mood on midterms darkens as Trump’s popularity slips
The US elections are still six months off, and some within the party say there is still time to right the ship
Trump brought back down to earth by Iran war fallout
Signs that president is losing the support of voters in advance of November's midterm elections
Hegseth ‘dangerously exaggerated’ US military triumph in Iran, senior Democrat claims
Shouts of ‘war criminal’ and ‘despicable’ from protesters heard during defence secretary’s opening statement
Hegseth denies Iran war is a ‘quagmire’ as costs to US hit $25bn
Trump says he will not lift blockade on Iranian ports despite oil prices hitting wartime high due to Strait of Hormuz closure
In the US, Republicans and Democrats battle to redraw voting maps
To ‘dummymander’ is to change voting districts in a way that inadvertently benefits an opponent
‘I’ll be there’: Richard Neal, a key ally of Ireland, objected to the last British monarch’s address to Congress — but not this time
Congressman quietly absented himself when a British monarch last addressed Congress. But times have changed – on both sides of the Atlantic
‘He’s clearly not well’: Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour revives mental health debate
As the US president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced
In Trump’s America, everyday conversations now would have been unimaginable three years ago
It’s difficult to escape the conclusion that the entire US political class has become slightly unmoored from reality
With Trump in the gallery, US supreme court sceptical on restricting birthright citizenship
Policy of president, who left midway through proceedings, is considered crucial to hard-line immigration approach
US judge temporarily halts Trump’s $400m White House ballroom project
Non-profit organisation brought lawsuit alleging president exceeded his authority in demolition of building’s East Wing
JD Vance has had a quiet few months. Now, he’s back in the spotlight
US president’s Iran war is straining Republican loyalty, leaving Vance both heir‑apparent and uneasy messenger in a moment of political risk
Iran, Elvis and crime on minds during Donald Trump’s surreal Graceland trip
In Memphis it was possible to discern the key points that the Trump administration will use in advance of November’s midterm elections
Markwayne Mullin: Kristi Noem’s homeland security successor is a plumber and ‘Maga warrior’
An Oklahoma senator with a penchant for punchy talk is set to become the newest member of Donald Trump’s cabinet
Tucker Carlson’s interview of former US counterterrorism official adds new dimension for Trump
White House accuses its own counterintelligence head of repeating ‘false claim’ aired by Democrats
Zohran Mamdani has no opinion on a united Ireland. That matters more than you think
This is a story about two things: the changing nature of the left and the diminishing power of Irish America
Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran War
Joe Kent is the first Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict
The majority of Americans oppose the Iran war. So why aren’t they protesting?
The section of the US public that opposes Donald Trump is exhausted by relentless right-wing dominance of public life
Trump presses Republicans to radically alter voting rules before midterm elections
In addition to prosecuting a war, the US president has spent the week demanding swift passage of legislation that could reshape US voting rules
Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch searched by investigators
Victims of convicted sex offender have said they were abused and trafficked at property he named Zorro Ranch
The more Donald Trump spoke, the less his Iran plan seemed clear
Enigmatic and ambivalent, the US president gave a TV interview in which he offered few clues as to what might happen next with ‘this excursion’ in the Middle East
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