Despite the theatrical flourishes, there is little sign that the US is transfixed by this event in the way it was with the Clinton impeachment trial or the Watergate hearings

The impeachment saga around the US president is reaching fever pitch, with the cast of characters now swelling to include shadowy Russian businessmen and celebrity lawyers

A bad-tempered row between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders was the main talking point last week as the Democratic contenders limbered up for the caucuses in the crucial swing state

Last week, the mogul’s many accusers finally got to see the former movie mogul in court on five charges of sex crimes. But if the first two days of the case are anything to go by, his trial will be full of the cliffhangers and theatrics that punctuated the blockbuster films he produced

Nancy Pelosi, House speaker, is preparing to submit the papers to the Senate accusing Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress

Relations between the US and Iran seem to have calmed for the moment, but many believe that there will be more attacks carried out soon by Iranian proxies

The assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani by an American drone on Friday has the potential to plunge the region into yet another decades-long bout of bloodshed

The US president also looks likely to be re-elected in 2020 in the absence of a recession – and a serious Democratic challenger

By failing to force key witnesses to testimony, the Democrats spiked their own guns. They were never going to have Trump removed from office, but they could have done him a lot more damage in the process

Marion McKeone profiles the billionaire, media mogul, philanthropist and perennial presidential contender

The Kardashians, the family for whom the phrase ‘famous for being famous’ was made, were the forerunners of today’s influencer culture and, by monetising their very selves, have created a new kind of uber-celebrity

Going by Trump’s performance in 2016, political debates are no longer make or break events and, in the age of social media, may be relics of the past

Claim and counter-claim were the order of the day in Washington DC last week as witnesses queued up to testify before the House Intelligence Committee about the Ukrainian/Russian affair that poses an increasing threat to the Trump presidency

The impeachment drama has starving the primaries of essential media oxygen

The impeachment genie is finally out of the bottle -- will it be fatal?

The funeral of law-maker Elijah Cummings extolled his qualities of courage, compassion and integrity, in sharp contrast to those of Donald Trump and his enablers

Playwright Bonnie Greer’s remarks on the BBC about the strength of feeling for Ireland in the US caused quite a storm. But is our emotional and political influence still as powerful in the US as we would like to believe?

In a country bitterly divided by polarised views on everything from immigration to gun control, Trump’s impeachment is the spark that could ignite the tinderbox

The only surprise is that Donald Trump’s hawkish national security adviser, John Bolton, survived as long as he did, but there are plenty of hyper-conservative TV pundits available and eager to replace him