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  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    US Capitol attack
    Trump legal adviser Cipollone receives subpoena from Jan 6 committee

    Former White House lawyer emerged as critical figure in bombshell testimony by former aide

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    News in-depthUS Capitol attack
    Dramatic testimony sheds damning light on Trump’s actions on January 6

    Ex-aide Cassidy Hutchinson provided an unprecedented inside account of events in the White House as riot unfolded

  • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
    News in-depthRoe vs Wade
    Abortion battle shifts to US Congress and midterm elections

    Democrats seek to depict Republicans as dangerously out of step with Americans heading into November vote

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    US Capitol attack
    DoJ officials resisted Trump’s pressure to overturn election, Jan 6 committee hears

    Panel investigating US Capitol attack told legal officials threatened to quit in tense Oval Office meeting

  • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
    Mike Pence
    How Mike Pence’s final act of defiance could reshape his political future

    The former Trump vice-president is viewed as harbouring aspirations for a presidential run in 2024

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    US Capitol attack
    Trump’s pressure on Pence to overturn 2020 election was illegal, committee hears

    Third hearing into Capitol attack details how former vice-president expressed his opposition to the plan

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    US Capitol attack
    Trump advisers told him election was lost, says January 6 committee

    Second hearing into Capitol riot lays out evidence former president refused to accept 2020 vote result

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Instant InsightEdward Luce
    Liz Cheney: a Republican profile in courage after the Capitol attack

    Lawmaker’s dogged stance following January 6 riot has required significant personal sacrifice

  • Saturday, 4 June, 2022
    Republican Party US
    How Richard Uihlein became one of the GOP’s biggest megadonors

    Midwest magnate has poured millions into rightwing causes such as gun rights and abortion

  • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
    US Inflation
    Yellen admits she was ‘wrong’ about inflation threat

    US Treasury secretary’s comments come as Biden signals seriousness about tackling rising prices

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    US race relations
    Biden condemns ‘poison’ of white supremacy behind Buffalo shooting

    President calls on Americans to reject racist ‘replacement theory’ during visit to city

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Cuba
    US eases Cuba policy to allow more travel and remittances

    Biden administration softens aspects of Trump’s hardline approach to island’s communist government

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Biden calls Trumpism ‘most extreme’ political movement in recent US history

    President hits out at predecessor’s hold on Republicans after Supreme Court abortion revelations

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Twitter Inc
    Musk’s Twitter deal stokes Democratic fears and Republican jubilation

    Entrepreneur’s planned loosening of social platform’s moderation rules triggers partisan battle

  • Saturday, 16 April, 2022
    US midterm elections
    Donald Trump’s political machine slowed its spending in first quarter

    Former president turns to high-profile endorsements to influence midterm elections

  • Sunday, 10 April, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Trump backs Mehmet Oz in closely watched Pennsylvania Senate race

    Ex-president’s coveted endorsement is blow to former hedge fund boss David McCormick

  • Saturday, 9 April, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Jackson’s confirmation offers much-needed ray of light for Biden

    Appointment of first black woman to Supreme Court comes as US president is dogged by low approval ratings

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Hungary
    Hungarian election authorities report suspected voter fraud

    Bags of postal ballots found partially burnt and discarded near Romanian rubbish dump

  • Sunday, 27 February, 2022
    The Big Read
    US midterm elections: As Texas goes, so goes the nation?

    Progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans eye a heavily Hispanic congressional seat that could help tilt the balance of power in Washington

  • Monday, 7 February, 2022
    US Capitol attack
    January 6 riot continues to roil Republicans more than a year on

    Some in the party are breaking from the official line that Capitol clashes were ‘legitimate political discourse’

  • Friday, 4 February, 2022
    The Big Read
    Donald Trump still looms over American politics

    The former president is the Republican frontrunner, but some fear his personal grievances will weaken the party in the midterms

  • Tuesday, 1 February, 2022
    News in-depthUS midterm elections
    Donald Trump’s machine kicks off 2022 with war chest of more than $100mn

    Former president reinforces his status as Republican party’s most formidable fundraiser

  • Thursday, 20 January, 2022
    Edward Luce
    America is overdosing on the apocalypse

    There are grounds to worry about the quality of US democracy but fanatics are a minority

  • Friday, 7 January, 2022
    News in-depthUS Capitol attack
    How Democrats failed to galvanise voters in year since January 6 riots

    Party had hoped forensic investigation of deadly attack would result in rejection of Trumpism

  • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
    US Capitol attack
    Biden blames Trump for Capitol riots on January 6 anniversary

    US president says predecessor’s ‘bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy’

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