It is unlikely that future Republican leaders in the House will try to be more moderate like the ousted speaker
American voters support Ukraine and the Republicans know this, but this may change if inflation skyrockets
The women’s vote, abortion, the youth vote and concerns about democracy are factors influencing voters
US President Donald Trump may have less than a fortnight left in office, but he’s not done yet — he may well be remembered for destroying the Republican party
COMMENT: Trump’s attacks on democracy grab the headlines, but the real story is one of democratic resilience
Should Republicans lose the second race it would be a political debacle just as Trump is expected to suffer another bitter blow when Congress affirms Biden’s Electoral College victory
If it hadn’t been for Covid-19, Donald Trump might have won the presidential election. Almost 48% of voting Americans believe in his brand of democracy, equality and justice.
Joe Biden doesn’t have the mojo needed to restore the US – so he needs a full house to appoint those who do, writes Richard Calland.
COMMENT: For this gay, white soldier there simply isn’t a good enough challenger to knock him off his perch
As Super Tuesday looms, there are five candidates left in the Democratic race. But the party must ensure it selects someone who will be able to defeat incumbent Donald Trump
The bid to impeach the president failed, Iowa was a disaster and Adam Schiff is a PR nightmare
The Democrats will need about 19 Republican senators to vote to impeach the US president
The shutdown began on December 22, affecting one-quarter of the federal government
After convening for just a few minutes following the Christmas break, the Senate adjourned, deciding to renew budget deliberations only next Wednesday
At stake are all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 seats in the 100-member Senate, 36 governor’s posts and seats across the US
Midterm elections are often seen as a referendum on the president and there is no shortage of opinions this time around
Trump hopes to fire up core Republican voters and spur the party to retain dominance of both chambers of Congress.
With anti-Trump fervor simmering, voters troop to the polls in the closely watched 18th congressional district
Will Trump be the Republican nominee? The deep pockets of the Republican establishment say no, but Trump refused to rule out a third-party run.
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Democrat sheriff Barack Obama and his Republican foes have been on the brink many times but the final two days are bizarre and unpredictable.
Due to lawmakers’ inability to reach a budget deal for the fiscal year, the US government’s shutdown will cut back on services.
Barack Obama has been bent on opening a pathway to citizenship for foreigners, even illegal ones.
Republicans feel snubbed by the US president’s combative inauguration speech. Ewen MacAskill reports.
Republican senators have opened the way for a new showdown with United States President Barack Obama.
Democrats of all stripes and colours rallied behind Barack Obama. Hard-line Republicans betrayed Mitt Romney. And so he lost.
Studies show that Americans believe the economy is important, but they largely still vote according to race and class. Gary Younge reports.
Mitt Romney charged ahead with his economic arguments in spite of unemployment dropping to its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office.
The Republican party has made it almost impossible for millions of black and Hispanic Americans to get the IDs they need to vote in November.
When it came to the biggest decision of his run Romney defied his stereotype as cautious politician eager to please an audience he’s speaking to.
The US vice-presidential candidate has denied he profited from a 2008 meeting with the Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke.
Organised labour has learnt a valuable lesson in its challenge against Wisconsin’s Republican governor Scott Walker, writes Gary Younge.
Mitt Romney is in the midst of a bruising, costly campaign to oust Barack but one expert has long said the Republican’s efforts are for naught.