US election: when is the Democratic convention and why does it matter?
Democrats will gather in Chicago this week to formally nominate Kamala Harris as their pick for president and Tim Walz as her running mate
June 2024
US presidential debates: the 10 most memorable moments
Ahead of Biden and Trump’s first debate of the 2024 election cycle, here are some memorable moments from history
May 2024
The Guardian view on free trade: an idea whose time has gone
Pass notes
I’m with the band: who knew Antony Blinken could play rock classics?
April 2024
Presidents assemble: Obama can reach parts of Democratic base Biden can’t
Biden’s charismatic former boss and rival appeared in a show of unity alongside Bill Clinton, who despite a problematic legacy still has a campaign role to play too
March 2024
Biden and Trump shift to new phase of urgent fundraising in 2024 US election
Biden raises $26m at New York event with Obama and Clinton while Trump’s campaign claims it will raise $33m at a Florida event
Biden campaign raises $25m ‘money bomb’ at event with Obama and Clinton
Chuck Schumer and Lizzo made appearances before the presidents talked onstage in event that widens fundraising lead over Trump
Obama opened a door between Cuba and the US. Why is Biden closing it again?
Bhaskar Sunkara
Despite his campaign promises, the president is mimicking Trump’s approach to the island and fueling its economic misery
January 2024
Prince Andrew, Clinton, Hawking: what do the Epstein documents say about key people?
Michael Jackson and David Copperfield also among well-known people mentioned in released court records
Jeffrey Epstein’s elite circle was huge. What do the documents show about his lifestyle and $580m fortune?
The document released by a US judge, over 900 pages long, is littered with names but some secrets stay hidden
Nearly 200 names linked to Jeffrey Epstein expected to be made public
List could be released as soon as Tuesday after deadline for objections to unsealing of names passes midnight Monday
November 2023
Jimmy Carter, Biden and Clintons pay tribute at Rosalynn Carter memorial
‘You couldn’t make it up’: Barbra Streisand on taking on Hollywood, her pal King Charles and cloning her dog
October 2023
Once shamed, forever a slut: give up girls, you’re doomed to stay in the internet spotlight
Barbara Ellen
Monica Lewinsky, Rebecca Loos and others have no hope of fading into obscurity, even decades later
July 2023
Peter Brötzmann obituary
German saxophonist who was a pioneering figure in the world of European free jazz
May 2023
‘Trump’s not a good sport’: Chris Cillizza on presidents at play
We knew in 2011 Putin would attack Ukraine, says Bill Clinton
April 2023
Big changes needed to power sharing in Northern Ireland, says 70% of population
Two-thirds of people also think 1998 Good Friday agreement has failed to deliver stable governance, survey finds
‘Market rules should benefit the majority of the citizenry’: historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M Conway
In their new book, The Big Myth, the authors document the rise of ‘market fundamentalism’ and Americans’ relationship with government regulations
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Colin Beattie ‘steps back’ as SNP treasurer following arrest amid party finance investigation – as it happened
Beattie said he would step back with immediate effect and was cooperating fully with police investigation