JD Vance is part of a new generation of aristopopulists seeking regime change
Worldview: Vance’s thinking draws on a serious body of conservative political, policy and intellectual ideas from recent years
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Worldview: Vance’s thinking draws on a serious body of conservative political, policy and intellectual ideas from recent years
Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara (63) died after being transferred to a hospital from Ramon jail in southern Israel
FBI officials say they need to analyse the evidence before determining what struck Trump – a bullet, metal shard or something else
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
‘It is time to send war’: says Harris striking tougher tone that US president Joe Biden
US vice-president focuses on economic policy and childcare during address to teachers, and takes aim at Republicans for blocking gun limits
The fight to restore abortion will be placed at the centre of Harris’s campaign, while Trump has suddenly become the old man in the race
Donald Trump running mate calls childless women ‘miserable’ in interview with Fox News
Former president and his campaign have been put on their heels by sudden disruption this week of US election
In this new memoir Fred C Trump claims his uncle, the former US president, made cruel and racist comments
Time and place for younger voices is now, US president tells nation in televised Oval Office address
Hopes rise in Middle East that the potential election of Democratic presidential candidate could help to reset problematic Arab-US relations
Trump team insists it is prepared for US vice-president’s candidacy, which has shaken up staid US election
The 93-year-old media mogul’s influence has been tested in elections on three continents
‘There is a tremendous amount of enthusiasm, energy and interest that, quite frankly, did not exist 72 hours ago’
Whether or not she is a good candidate may only shift the needle a little bit, but in a close election that could be enough to make all the difference
Kamala Harris says she looks forward to formally accepting nomination soon and heads to campaign in battleground of Wisconsin
Hamilton Brown, from Co Antrim, was paid equivalent of €11m in compensation by British government to free slaves after ban
Kimberly Cheatle faced calls to step down and several investigations into how man (20) was able to get so close to Republican presidential nominee
US vice-president has supported Joe Biden’s agenda but her own position is less clear-cut
‘It’s a patriarchy out there. She’s smart and she’s a prosecutor, but there are a lot of old white men who will want to stop her’
US vice-president clinches support across party as money pours into campaign war chest
US vice-president said to be vetting potential running mates as she secures support from party funders
Republican and Democratic lawmakers express frustration with testimony of Kimberly Cheatle
Prominent Democrats Gretchen Whitmer and Gavin Newsom back vice-president to be the party’s candidate
Democratic presidential candidate must use wisdom and judgment in selection of partner to take on Republicans’ Trump-Vance pairing
If elected in November, she would not only be the first female president, but also the first Asian-American
Biden’s decision to withdraw from his re-election campaign came amid pressure from top Democrats, donors and allies
Joe Biden’s decision to step down as Democratic nominee for US president signals end to one of the most consequential American political careers
Doubts remain inside the Democratic Party about whether Harris can beat Trump in November
‘All you scumbags... What are you going to do when the Trumpamaniacs run wild on you?’ Hulk Hogan asks
Biden makes decision after mounting pressure and endorses vice president
Although a painful and difficult decision it will help to secure his legacy as president, but big questions now face the Democratic Party
Trump declares Biden ‘was not fit to run for president and is certainly not fit to serve’
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices