As he revels in a multitasking role, the secretary of state has proven to be the president’s slickest advocate - and inspired talk of a future run for the White House’s top job

A supreme court ruling has raised the prospect of a ‘redistricting arms race’ with significant racial gerrymandering

Natchitoches was already a perfectly preserved slice of historic Southern Americana. Then Hollywood came

Graham Platner is channelling economic frustration and hunger for change to become the party’s nominee in a crucial US Senate race

British king cites power being subject to checks and balances and delivers pointed remarks on long British-US relationship

To ‘dummymander’ is to change voting districts in a way that inadvertently benefits an opponent

Congressman quietly absented himself when a British monarch last addressed Congress. But times have changed – on both sides of the Atlantic

West Texas is deeply Republican but at Big Bend National Park, Trump’s border wall ran into the sand

There are British concerns that US president will use the king’s visit to vent his frustrations over Keir Starmer’s stance on Iran war

His speech to White House correspondents’ dinner was keenly awaited, but controversy dissolved when gunfire began

Aftermath of shooting marks rare moment of mutual understanding between president and mainstream media

At least half a dozen shots were fired inside the Hilton Hotel where US president and first lady were in attendance

Broadcaster says sorry for the ‘very small ways’ he helped unleash a political force he now sees as ruinous and volatile

Director’s response overshadows announcement of federal fraud charges against civil rights organisation accused of giving money to extreme groups including the Ku Klux Klan

In the town forever linked to a crashed object in 1947, the truth is out there – between the myth and merch