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Marion McKeone: ‘Shane was was a poet with a comic gift’

Shane MacGowan the musician and ‘fiercely tender chronicler of love and loss’ was commemorated with glowing tributes across British and US outlets

‘Art cannot tame Shane for the same reason that no one has ever tamed a Tasmanian devil’

In one of his final major interviews before his death, Shane MacGowan spoke to Marion McKeone in late 2022 about life and his limited-edition book of artwork, lyrics and essays

Marion McKeone: Supreme Court move that could suppress Black voter rights would help Trump’s chances in ‘24 election

In 2020, US President Joe Biden won 90 per cent of the Black vote, so any move to reduce the number of Black people from voting would play into Trump’s hands, should he emerge as the Republican candidate

Marion McKeone: Freeing of first Israeli hostages brings only temporary respite for Joe Biden

The next tranche of hostage negotiations is set to be even more ‘excruciating’ and more Americans now oppose the president’s support for Israel

Marion McKeone: Bumper year for unions gives US workers plenty to be thankful for

Despite the country’s ongoing culture wars making Thanksgiving awkward for many, union members and families had quite a lot to celebrate

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping say they’ll keep in touch – and not much else

Big business boys, including Apple’s Tim Cook, pay big bucks to attend post-summit banquet with Chinese leader and give him standing ovation

Marion McKeone: Trump campaign’s normalisation of violence must be taken seriously

Physical intimidation on Capitol Hill is becoming common – and few Republicans are willing to call it out

The flying cars getting ready for take-off

Today, more than 200 flying car start-ups are poised to ride a transportation tsunami that analysts predict will disrupt the industry

Letter From America

Marion McKeone: Voters yearn to resurrect American dream that died 60 years ago with JFK

Robert Kennedy jr has nothing to offer other than his name, but that’s enough for a public desperate for an alternative to both Trump and Biden

Israel-Hamas War

Marion McKeone: US finally twists Netanyahu’s arm and hardens stance over Gaza

After weeks of growing international criticism, Antony Blinken said the US and Israel had agreed ‘a concrete way forward’ to allow more aid in

US insight: Trumps’ court theatrics fail to steal Democrats’ thunder

Biden is still low in the polls, but recent tangible victories suggest the US president might be in a stronger position than expected

Letter From America

Marion McKeone: ScareBnB – how story of Los Angeles tenant from hell gripped the chattering classes

There’s something about this little slice of upscale suburban drama that resonates with anyone who has ever had a dodgy flatmate, tenant or landlord

Marion McKeone: Biden’s ‘bear hug’ backfires as Netanyahu gives US the brush off

US secretary of state’s call for humanitarian pauses in the bombing of Gaza have fallen on deaf ears as tensions rise with Palestinian death toll

Letter From America

Marion McKeone: US universities learn that the $60bn they get from wealthy donors can come at a high price

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, as US colleges are discovering, with some donors demand sackings over anti-Israeli sentiment on campus

Israel-Hamas War

Biden struggles to contain spread of Gaza conflict

As anger in the Middle East rises with the death toll from Israeli bombardment, the US is in talks with China to help rein in Iran from sparking a wider war

Israel-Hamas War

Marion McKeone: Wars allow Biden to polish up international statesman image

Whether he’s walking through Kyiv with Volodymyr Zelenskyy or on the ground in Israel, the US president has a chance to appear active, engaged and influential

Marion McKeone: GOP bigwigs converge on Las Vegas event

It's always important, but the looming US presidential election and Hamas’s attacks on Israel have given this year’s Republican Jewish Coalition’s leadership summit a special relevance

Letter From America

Marion McKeone: Trump’s dramas playing out like a final season of Law & Order

The never-ending saga sees more and more former allies of the ex-president turn against him

US voters unconvinced by Biden’s bid to build ‘arsenal of democracy’

The president’s response to the Middle East crisis has been forged with an eye to next year’s election, but several polls suggest fewer than a third of Americans back his conduct of foreign policy

Letter From America

Marion McKeone: Joe Biden now has a chance to make history, but will he seize it?

The US president will need to persuade both Israel and America that recommitting to a two-state solution is the path to peace – but he may focus instead on containing the immediate situation