The Latest Breaking News from Barack Obama

Contrary to public desires, the presidency should be far less powerful.

When Barack Obama was elected president, the people of Moneygall in Ireland celebrated. Birthplace of Obama’s great-great-great-grandfather on his white mother’s side, the village commemorated the victory – and a later visit from the 44th president – with pints of Guinness and a kitschy trade in “O'Bama” memorabilia.

Former US national security adviser writes ‘Trump lacked basic knowledge of how the government runs’ in tome that also critiques Obama and Biden

From Democrat to pro-Putin isolationist: How did Tulsi Gabbard get here?

Is there room for Slim Shady in the vision of America we heard at the DNC?

What is driving small donors to pledge record amounts of money in support of Harris’s bid for the White House?

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House. Every voting bloc will count – including members of labor unions and other people in their households.

After a week extolling smoking bans and budget misery, the PM delivered his coup de grace: exiling a famous Thatcher portrait from No 10, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

While Biden relied on small number of longtime advisors, Harris’s campaign staff has ballooned in size, at times leading to clashes among staff, report says