America

Both the senator and a CBS correspondent accused the Democratic nominee of refusing to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood - wrongly

Tech leaders - especially Meta's Mark Zuckerberg - appear increasingly keen to wage the president's war on democracy and free speech

The new White House press secretary is facing questions about where precisely she qualified as a lawyer

The increasingly demented president posted a video of himself in the wake of the killing of a young man in a wildlife park in Yorkshire

America’s capital city was originally a square shape, and a new law aims to restore its original boundaries. But is it in fact a case of gerrymandering?

Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole understood our addiction to lurid stories – and the damage it causes

The godmother of ‘alternative facts’ assured me the president loved Zelensky – just as he was stabbing him in the back with Putin

From the far north of the Lone Star State down to the Mexican border, people feel their way of life is under threat. And they know who’s responsible

The president shared a quote claiming the actor had said he was "a great friend and an even better president". Except it wasn't true

Influencers spread false claims that the Democratic Senate nominee for Texas in November’s midterms was being treated at a mental health institution

The president is using barbaric spectacle as a political weapon – and the damage will go on long after he has gone

They are on course to lose the mid terms. That’s the good news. The bad news is that they might take the US down with them

The 24-year-old has been appointed assistant White House press secretary after posing the president a string of softball questions

The increasingly erratic US 'war secretary' has announced the live-streaming of the first execution by firing squad since the Second World War

Texts allegedly sent by the underqualified ambassador appear to show her asking a Trump-allied donor for $100,000 to pay off a credit card bill

For decades, the male member was taboo. Now, from prestige drama to superhero satire, it’s everywhere

Mike Flanagan updates Stephen King’s horror classic for an age of anti-choice politics and right wing misinformation

Back in the 1990s, the scientist Peter Shor devised a quantum computer algorithm that could undermine almost all digital security. Has its time come?

The great director warned that his 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast would be the tip of the iceberg

The flailing president’s ludicrous name change has an embarrassing linguistic twist

The president was in Nebraska on a campaign stop when he came out with the eye-catching new policy – along with an idea for a new game show

After the ‘perv glasses’ disaster, the Meta boss is back with a new, cuter idea. And judging by the US response, it seems to be working. For now

The president’s allies claim his frequent public dozes will help him be more productive

The dysfunction of US congress, the destruction of policy and the cynical manipulation of the Supreme Court – McConnell has helped ruin America

If you keep teaching young men that they’re exceptional and that women are playthings, then yes – this is how they will behave

The Dodge City novelist set out expecting a hostile, divided country. What happened next surprised him

The president has signed an executive order demanding the new name is used as "the other word is a fake word"

In Digger, the Hollywood hero is taking on his toughest stunt yet: trying to disappear

Despite swirling rumours, no charges had been filed against Sean Combs by mid-May 2024. Then a shocking video and a damning article changed everything

A company is offering a service that lets parents select the embryo they find most genetically acceptable. If you think this sounds sinister, that’s because it is

The murdered Saudi dissident believed his country could change – and that a journalist must uncover all the facts so people could decide

Overseas US voters are at the centre of an intense legal and political fight – their ballots could determine the outcome of the coming midterms