Thomas Hardiman

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US supreme court justice Anthony Kennedy, who has announced his retirement, speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House last year. Photograph: Al Drago/New York Times
Boost for Trump’s agenda as Kennedy retires from US supreme court

Justice Anthony Kennedy has announced his retirement from the US supreme court, in a major boost to conservatives and President Donald Trump. Justic(...)

US president Donald Trump may have pierced a malaise, as more millennials show interest in running for office. Photograph: Joshua Roberts/Reuters
Maureen Dowd: How Trump is making America great again

Listen up, haters. The brief reign of Donald the First has been completely head-spinningly nuts so far. But let’s stay calm and look for the silver li(...)

A man walks up the steps of the US supreme court in Washington, DC on Tuesday. President Donald Trump is due to announce his nomination to fill a year-long vacancy on the court. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Democrats prepare for battle over Trump’s supreme court nominee
  • US
  • January 31, 2017, 15:00

Democrats are ready to fight fire with fire in what promises to be an extraordinary political battle over Donald Trump’s choice to fill a year-long va(...)

Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democrats’ senate leader has vowed to fight “tooth and nail” any Trump nominee for the supreme court who is not in the legal “mainstream”. Photograph: Al Drago/New York Times
Donald Trump’s nomination for supreme court set to ignite all-out battle
  • US
  • January 30, 2017, 16:10

Amid a raging furore over his border-closing order, US president Donald Trump will on Tuesday announce his choice to fill a supreme court vacancy. “I(...)