Republican veteran Lindsey Graham faces an unexpectedly strong challenge for his seat

Polls suggest that Joe Biden is on track but many are wary after 2016’s shock result

America Letter: Reshaping judiciary one of few promises kept by incumbent president

As the election enters its final stages, party targeting a seismic win in a once-staunchly Republican state

Analysis: Romney’s intervention disappoints Democrats but his conservative credentials are clear

Ageing and gaffe-prone, the Democratic candidate has an empathy that looks almost subversive – and a strong election team

Biden’s running mate can expect an unprecedentedly rough time from Team Trump

US president psychologically incapable of responding to complex and uncertain virus

Impeachment process shows Trump the most brutishly powerful Republican of all time

As Nancy Pelosi said, don’t mess with us when it comes to words like that

New paper shows link between stock market success and presidential elections

Israeli premier will leave behind a deeply fractured society

America Letter: A Sunday service in Washington offers food for thought on life in the US

Move comes day after Special Counsel breaks his silence on report into Russian electoral interference

Leaders dealing with extreme volatility should cultivate ‘standing back’ as a way to manage complexity and confusion

Weary Americans could well see the insider as a perfect escape from four years of drama

America Letter: Likely presidential candidate must not let mature age suggest he is past it

US president doubles down on criticism of late senator as dispute with Conway grows

US Politics: Left may prefer white magic to Trump’s black, but everyone is dabbling

Michael Cohen may be, in Trump's eyes, a rat. But what does that make Trump?

From Dolores O’Riordan and Myrtle Allen to Stephen Hawking and Aretha Franklin

Donald Trump praises his ‘unwavering commitment to faith, family, and country’

Trump’s genius for hate and division has driven us into a canyon that won’t be easy to exit

New members of Congress arrive, as another Democrat wins Senate seat

Lauren Kern has quietly become one of the most powerful figures in global media

Mastermind of Fox News hate-breeding techniques provided playbook for president

His histrionics at the Senate hearings show he’s hitched his wagon to his new best buddy

A decade after the world’s worst financial meltdown, history may be repeating itself

A member of the US administration has written an anonymous piece for the New York Times

John McCain funeral: Former US presidents, senators, Vietnam-era officials pay tribute

America Letter: Proposal to rename building taps into broader cultural debate

Vice-president Mike Pence praises deceased Arizon senator’s ‘iron will’

The late US senator advocated multiple pre-emptive wars to project US global power

Six-term US senator to lie in state in Washington ahead of Saturday funeral

Janan Ganesh: The crash just brought to the surface what was already extant and pumping

Former Republican presidential candidate died from brain cancer on Saturday

Whoever fills McCain and Flake Senate seats will be strong indicator of party’s future

John Weaver is pessimistic about international relations and reputation of US abroad

President has been silent on the death of the 81-year-old senator, save for one tweet

Former presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama to speak at senator’s funeral