‘I’ll kiss the guys and beautiful women . . . a big fat kiss,’ says recently Covid-ill president

Confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to begin in US Senate this afternoon

Steroid-pumped US president looks to public gatherings and more bogus Covid-19 claims

Right-wing militia linked to plot to target governor in her second home, says FBI

Stephen Miller diagnosed as doctors treating US president give upbeat assessment of condition

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

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

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

Widespread demonstrations over death of African-American at hands of police

New cases fall to zero in China for the first time but surge in India and Latin America

US president criticises states’ plans for vote-by-mail amid Covid-19 spread concerns

Task force chief warns of risks as state governors under pressure to lift restrictions

People told to return home by officers and that they were breaking the 2km rule

America Letter: Trump campaign to ramp up digital ad attack strategy on Democrat

More than half of the states across America have lifted at least some restrictions

Tara Reade filed criminal complaint with Washington DC police in early April

Congressman’s arrival in the race could influence the outcome of November’s election

The 77-year-old presumed Democratic nominee has committed to appointing a female running mate

Governors slam Senate leader McConnell over ‘irresponsible’ state bankruptcy comments

President asserts the peak in new US cases of Covid-19 has passed as death toll hits 32,000

Further lockdown restrictions announced in areas most heavily impacted by coronavirus

Some Michigan hospitals at capacity while Louisiana could run out of ventilators by Thursday

Planet Business: A bleak second quarter awaits for almost 3m workers in the UK

Joe Biden pledges to pick female running mate at televised debate with no audience

State a must-win for Bernie Sanders as a resurgent Joe Biden closes in

Pressure growing in US for more regulation of e-cigarettes and their use by teenagers

Wind chill bringing temperatures to as low as minus 46 degrees in Chicago area

Narrow leads for Republicans a boost for Democrats ahead of November midterms