As Gavin Newsom battles against a recall process to stay in office in California, his political rivals include a porn actress, a reality TV star and a former mayor of San Diego

As a white police officer is finally held to account for a black man’s murder, there is some hope that it might be the beginning of the end of systemic racism in law enforcement – but change will be slow

The new US president is implementing an audacious and ambitious agenda as he approaches a century of days in office

Wayne LaPierre has held an iron grip on the National Rifle Association for decades, but that may be coming to end as a lawsuit has thrown up allegations of fraud, mismanagement and the squandering of tens of millions of dollars

Matt Gaetz, the Florida Congressman and a rising star in the Republican Party, is embroiled in a sex-trafficking scandal that threatens to consume his career

The new US president’s populism is proving surprisingly popular with non-Democrats. But what will it ultimately mean for Ireland?

With no votes and no senators, Washington, DC’s non-state status has long been an issue for its 712,000 permanent residents

From climate change to gun control, and the increasing numbers gathering on the country’s border, US president Joe Biden has a daunting list of issues to tackle

The US president has repeatedly condemned the scapegoating of Asian Americans for the coronavirus pandemic

The American president’s decision to reopen the US-Mexico border to unaccompanied minors has been greeted with fury by Republicans

Donald Trump plans to pick up his post-White House life at Mar-a-Lago, his gaudy golden mansion in Florida, but the locals don’t want him or his boisterous supporters in town. Will a 1993 agreement stop the former US president in his tracks?