‘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
Dutch ‘manager’ Mark Rutte polling well despite mixed results
Hague Letter: After a reasonable start, the pandemic response has been patchy at best
This was a bad year for the US – but let’s focus on the positives
US Politics: The events of 2020 showed the quiet resilience of the US system
Liberals should worry about lack of US election landslide
US Politics: Deep dread as Trump stays resilient and electorally competitive
Maureen Dowd: The hell that awaits a woman vice-presidential candidate
Biden’s running mate can expect an unprecedentedly rough time from Team Trump
Killing of Suleimani ‘a significant strategic setback’ to Trump administration’s goals
Senior US diplomat says killing weakened chance of better nuclear deal, of reversing Iran’s influence and of weakening the regime
Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama: who is the most popular woman in America?
A new poll reveals who is the most admired woman in America
1988: Gibraltar shootings, Dublin millennium, and Ray Houghton’s goal
State papers released under 30-year rule recall 12 months of violence in Northern Ireland
Washington pays respects to George HW Bush at Capitol
Donald and Melania Trump stand before casket as former president’s body lies in state
Trump has ditched pretence around American exceptionalism
US Politics: President has replaced rhetoric with US naked interest-driven statecraft
After Trump, the GOP must accept a new kind of Republicanism
The party can retrench or learn to helm, not dismantle, an interventionist state
Trump nominates Jerome Powell to head US Federal Reserve
Powell - a Fed governor since 2012 - emerged from a shortlist that included the outgoing chairman Janet Yellen
George H W Bush apologises after sexual assault claim
Former US president was accused of touching actor while they posed for photograph
San Francisco remains liberal sanctuary in divided nation
There is no homogenous Trump voter, despite caricature of supporters as disenfranchised
Fox News is still America’s most-watched but for how long?
America Letter: Scandals and the ignoring of certain Trump stories have had an impact
Trump’s musical booking woes are unprecedented, even for a Republican
The TV star turned president elect can’t seem to muster the star power for his inauguration. But even George W Bush managed to get Destiny’s Child
Cheney and Rumsfeld damaged US reputation, says Bush snr
Comments reported in new biography of 41st president of United States
George Bush snr hospitalised for shortness of breath
Former president marked 90th birthday this year by taking parachute jump
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