The Democratic candidate, derided by Donald Trump, belongs to none of the traditional American political archetypes and is aiming to win in a state where Republicans have dominated for decades
Super Bowl-winning coach of the Chicago Bears opted not to run against Barack Obama for a vacant US Senate seat in 2004
Democrats hope to take advantage of Donald Trump’s declining popularity and reclaim the House and Senate from the Republicans
Protests greet arrival of Donald Trump for an Ohio event that is greatly reduced in scale and intensity from mega-rallies two years ago
Somali-born Omar is an outspoken critic of US president Donald Trump
Georgia senator verbally pummeled his ‘bigot’ Republican rival in recent debate and has become a chief thorn in Trump’s side ahead of midterms
I drove across Ohio on Route 40, one of the many states in which Republican strategists are responding to distant sirens
US president’s essential message to Maga voters on campaign tour has been ‘pretend I am on the ballot’
Worldview: Unless the polling is very wrong, Democrats are on course to retake the House of Representatives. But they also have a strong chance of capturing the Senate
The transformation of Steve Hilton, former strategy guru for David Cameron, into a renegade Republican candidate is one wacky story
Trump at centre of lobbying fight between Big Oil and top Republicans warning of voter anger at high fuel prices
Democrats are likely to make gains in Congress but divided government is unlikely to derail Trump’s agenda
US president’s Big Tech boosterism is alienating once-loyal supporters just weeks ahead of the midterms
Left-wing influencer is being used to frighten voters in advance of November’s midterm elections
‘Some of you like me more than you like the party,’ US president tells small crowd in a speech that no major network covered live
Incumbent senator Roger Marshall was booed as he attempted to argue the Trump administration is lowering living costs
Westmeath-born, Palm Beach-based Desmond Keogh, president of the Irish Georgian Society in the US, owns Oakley Park House in Co Meath
Vance praised Donald Trump as ‘the toughest SOB in American politics’
US president’s promise of ‘dividend’ raises legal, political and economic questions, with the plan likely to cost more than $1 trillion
Trump rehashes Maga message at Dallas convention that America is poised for new golden age if voters stick with him and hell if they don’t
Trump’s secretary of war has terrible approval ratings and a cabinet career defined by indefatigable bombast
People before Profit TD Paul Murphy says he has ‘every confidence’ President Catherine Connolly will challenge Trump on Palestine
Foreign investment in US bond market has been a boon for Americans, but they are vulnerable to a change in sentiment
Success of many democratic socialist candidates primary vote cycle has been down to avowed refusal to accept donations from super PACs
Sister of Lindsey Graham, with Donald Trump’s support, overcomes concern about her lack of legislative experience
Private New York talks take place as Democrats grow increasingly confident of retaking the House in November
World View: The party has always been a fractious coalition, but more recently a split has emerged between the libertarians and a putative ‘national conservative’ tendency
There’s much more to the Georgia senator than a controversial barb about one of Donald Trump’s aides
Saving America’s Story, a 162-page report released last month by the White House, has horrified some historians
Americans who support reckless wars are sometimes also the most likely to defend democratic Europe
The Sunshine State has not had a Democratic governor this century – that could change despite the US president’s approval of Byron Donalds
Leavitt joined US president’s 2024 campaign and will become an outside communications adviser
Race was latest test of the durability of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing
Backed by young voters and socialist activists, Francesca Hong has been the target of Donald Trump’s verbal barbs
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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