Children shake heads when asked by US vice president if they have somewhere to wash

President will be forced to issue first veto after Republicans oppose emergency declaration

Short-term fix viable only with ‘large down payment’ on border wall, White House says

Decision a rebuke to Donald Trump’s response to journalist’s killing in Istanbul

US Senate advances measure to cut support for Saudi-led coalition, in rebuke to Trump

Bill to protect special counsel including Robert Mueller blocked on Senate floor again

Billionaire investor doubles down on his project to foster growth of pluralist democracies

Latest delay raises questions about whether Trump can follow through on campaign promises

Collapse raises doubts about prospects of Congress reforming healthcare this session

Platform backed by high-profile investors seeks more money as it launches new service

US president had said the sacked FBI director ‘better hope’ tapes of exchanges did not exist

President-elect runs rule over aides and contenders for top posts over the weekend

State traditionally aligned with GOP sees support flow from Trump to Mormon ex-CIA man

US Senate antitrust subcommittee meet next month to discuss potential $85.4 billion deal

Party in crisis after recordings of tycoon making sexist comments emerge ahead of debate

Republicans call on nominee to step aside but no rules to replace billionaire by force

More than 60 prominent Republican issue statements condemning Trump’s remarks

Arnold Schwarzenegger joins growing list of Republicans vowing now to not to vote for the candidate

Republican calls leaked tape of his vulgar boasts about groping women ‘a distraction’

Shares up but market reacts to expectations of ‘regulatory hiccups’

New investors include MyFitnessPal chief executive Mike Lee and Enterprise Ireland

Sea ‘ran red with blood’ where four days saw more than a thousand Irish casualties

Republican senators claim deal to extend debt limit unlikely by Thursday deadline