Trump to select late Ginsburg’s replacement amid controversy on action ahead of election

State encapsulates demographic, social divides driving political polarisation in the US

Brooklyn native was only the second woman to be appointed to the US Supreme Court

Trump could nominate third judge for lifelong term even if he loses upcoming election

Many believe November’s election will be won or lost in suburbs such as Elm Grove, Milwaukee

Judge’s death raises possibility of third Trump nominee to US supreme court

America Letter: US landscape is defined by small towns and cities – so too is its politics

Republicans becoming increasingly concerned they could lose their majority in the Senate

US president defends his handling of the pandemic during public event

Presidential candidate says any US-UK trade deal must be contingent upon respect for agreement

Israel, Bahrain and UAE sign peace agreement in foreign policy win for administration

Biden denounces rival as ‘climate arsonist’ as president visits fire-ravaged California

Everything you need to know about the November 3rd contest between Trump and Biden

America Letter: Irish influence in Congress is strongest it has been since Brexit vote

Evidence emerges of US election interference threats by Russia, China and Iran

President attacks Biden’s ‘swine flu’ record amid fallout from Bob Woodward interviews

House speaker reiterates there will be no US-UK trade agreement if London risks peace in NI

US Wrap: President flies to battleground state of Michigan a day after rival Joe Biden

Britain must ‘respect the Northern Ireland Protocol as signed with the EU’, House speaker says

Ways and Means chairman says he hopes UK government will stick to rule of law

US president tells Florida event Biden presidency would cause energy prices to ‘rocket’

Performance of Dublin Government being keenly watched by Irish-American lobby

Tentative signs of recovery as US unemployment falls; president fights back over Atlantic article concerning visit to Paris in 201(...)

America Letter: Butte is one of several small urban centres across state with liberal streak

Democrat meets family of black man shot by police in Kenosha and takes part in ‘listening session’ with city’s community leaders

Democrat calls for healing as he prepares to travel to Wisconsin city hit by unrest

Defeat for grandson of Robert Kennedy marks family’s first electoral loss in Massachusetts

US president defends ‘inspiring’ police following demonstrations over Blake killing

President denounces violence in west coast city on way to Kenosha, another scene of unrest

President to proceed with Kenosha visit despite stated opposition of the state’s Democratic governor

Democratic White House contender accuses president of relinquishing moral leadership

Families of George Floyd and Jacob Blake call for racial justice

America Letter: RFK grandson Joe Kennedy III challenging Ed Markey for Senate seat

TV flair and production were to fore as Trump drew on family and voter-group testimony

‘No one will be safe in Biden’s America,’ US president tells supporters in White House speech

Suspect held over killing of two men in clash between armed civilians and Black Lives Matter protesters

Mike Pence accepts Republican party’s nomination for vice-president at convention

European commissioner speaks about EU-US trade at Washington teleconference

Trump to send federal troops to Kenosha after violence following police shooting of Jacob Blake

US first lady tells Republican convention her husband is an ‘authentic’ president who gets things done

Donald Trump promised a positive message but most speakers echoed his bleak tone

Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley says ‘radical left would be a disaster’ for US economy

Officially nominated, president attacks postal votes and gun control as Conway set to retire

Scale of convention curtailed by Covid-19, but will be ‘hybrid’ of in-person and virtual events

Joe Biden’s once-commanding lead in polls is shrinking. The 2020 election is still too close to call

America Letter: In January, the White House could have an Irish-American hue

‘Mutually beneficial agreement’ will be positive for both economies, Phil Hogan says

Unorthodox virtual event was a surprising success and a pre-election boost for the party

Candidate quotes Heaney’s ‘The Cure at Troy’ and the moment ‘when hope and history rhyme’

Ex-Trump adviser accused of scheme that defrauded ‘hundreds of thousands of donors’

Blistering speech by ex-president as Kamala Harris makes history at Democratic convention

Former secretary of state Colin Powell appears at party convention to back candidate

US president predicts a ‘rigged election’ in November if universal postal voting is adopted

Democratic National Convention also hears contributions from former Republicans

Democrats’ sympathy with ‘lawbreakers and criminals’, says president on campaign trail

President Donald Trump has claimed postal voting will lead to a ‘rigged election’

US president’s brother died in New York on Saturday night

Speakers at four-day event include Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama

The Trump campaign has a battle on its hands as its confronts a Biden-Harris ticket

Obama urges protection of US poll integrity as president fuels ‘birther’ idea around Harris

America Letter: Incoherent nature of attacks on Biden’s running mate highlight her threat

Vice presidential nominee criticises president’s management of pandemic

Countries to open diplomatic relations for first time and Palestine accuses UAE of selling out

‘Every American should be wearing a mask when outside for the next three months’

Agreement between the two countries described as ‘a complete sellout’ of Palestinians

Senator says she is ‘proud to stand’ with former vice-president on Democratic ticket

Critics say Joe Biden’s running mate took insufficient action against police misconduct during legal career

Presumptive Democratic nominee leading Donald Trump by 10 points, new poll shows

US president tells press conference suspect had been shot by secret service operatives

Choice of Gettysburg could be electorally advantageous to president in re-election bid

Irish-American anti-Trump Republican has written a memoir. But will he run in 2024?

President seeks to foster law and order credentials ahead of November election

America Letter: Democratic candidate believed to have Kamala Harris at top of list

Grim economic data form stark political backdrop to US president’s claims of voter fraud

Growing concern about possible further outbreaks of coronavirus on Capitol Hill

Senior Republicans reject move after president claims postal voting would lead to ‘fraudulent’ election

Bezos, Cook, Pichai and Zuckerberg all testify before US congressional hearing

President says the US is doing better on testing than any other country in the world

Letter sent to senior black representative criticises Amazon and Walmart for selling shirts

Systemic police racism denied by attorney general accused of spreading fear and violence

President claims federal agents in Seattle are not playing active role in response to protests

Robert O’Brien is the administration’s most senior member known to have contracted virus

America Letter: Despite staycation demand, Newport not a work option for Irish students

The danger for US president is that he is running the 2020 election campaign using the 2016 playbook

Polls show that approval of his handling of the pandemic has plummeted

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo delivers one of his most combative speeches on China

California is worst-affected state, as Trump defends move on Chicago

35 agents posted to Albuquerque as Trump paints Democrat-led cities as out of control

In significant U-turn the president now urges Americans to wear face masks

Citizenship campaigner will also be Northern Ireland spokeswoman for votingrights.ie

During first briefing in two months US president urges Americans to wear facemasks

President threatens to send federal troops to halt unrest in more Democratic-controlled cities

High viewer ratings lure US president back to screens as his poll popularity keeps falling

The former national security adviser on Irish foreign policy and November’s US election

Niall Leogue’s Caddie Tours operates out of Virginia. This year is all about rescheduling

US president calls off New Hampshire event but travels to Florida where 11,000 new cases reported

America Letter: Character of White House ‘narcissist’ revealed by psychologist niece

US hits record 60,000 coronavirus cases daily as death rate in worst-affected states begins to rise

President’s financial records to stay secret for now but New York case not going away