A record 48 teams will play across US, Canada and Mexico for sport’s most prestigious prize

President’s mental and physical health under hawkish scrutiny as ‘third-term’ talk abates

A 41-year-old who ‘has had his share of problems’ looks set to win the Democratic nomination to run for the US Senate in Maine, a key battleground in November’s midterms

On a night when six states held primary elections, Iowa set the stage for a fascinating campaign ahead

As the White House prepares for a UFC spectacle, the capital’s grandest vista is swallowed by dust, noise and the president’s restless appetite for building

Trump-backed candidate Ken Paxton crushes rival in the Republican primary and now targets Democrats’ ‘most extreme radical ever’

Former state attorney general Ken Paxton ends four-decade political career of senator John Cornyn in party run-off vote

The war with Iran and an inflation crisis is turning the ground beneath the US president into quicksand

Fed faces uncertain future as chairman, known for his backbone rather than economic steerage, steps down

There is a neat symmetry to Carter’s story and to his hometown’s quietly glowing presence in the US

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

A supreme court ruling has raised the prospect of a ‘redistricting arms race’ with significant racial gerrymandering

Natchitoches was already a perfectly preserved slice of historic Southern Americana. Then Hollywood came

Graham Platner is channelling economic frustration and hunger for change to become the party’s nominee in a crucial US Senate race

British king cites power being subject to checks and balances and delivers pointed remarks on long British-US relationship