Tuesday’s vote strongly suggests there will be insufficient votes to convict Donald Trump

House aims to fast-track process of impeaching US president but real action will be in Senate

College electors convened on Monday amid rancour over election result

As I had Thanksgiving alone, no doubt my Trump-loving family poured one out for him

Several incumbents successfully defend seats despite strong challenges from Democrats

America Letter: Money only goes so far in helping to persuade people which way to vote

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez points to losses for Democrats among Hispanic community

Votes continue to be counted in key states; Donald Trump lodges legal challenges

Congressional race will be key on Tuesday, with Democrats needing up to four extra Senate seats

Trump hails ‘momentous day’ as ceremony takes place in defiance of Covid-19 restrictions

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

Mitch McConnell to go ahead with Senate judiciary committee hearing despite Covid-19

Democrats had hoped Mitt Romney and others would stymie the US president’s attempts to appoint a successor to the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg

In wake of McConnell speech, appointment of supreme court justice just matter of timing

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

I was once besotted with what went on in Washington DC. Now I find myself out of the loop

America Letter: No sign of caution as president seeks retribution and legal intervention

A once formidable party is now little more than a personal electoral vehicle for one man

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

Only two Republicans cross aisle, scuppering Democrats’ hopes of hearing new revelations