America

Harris must learn how to construct a voter coalition in the places that matter through actions, not words

The Democrats are facing an uphill battle to maintain control of the White House

Donald Trump is now the ageing, rambling candidate in the US election – and his flaws were on show in Milwaukee

It is a great virtue, and a great gift as well, to know when to stop. Especially when you’re at the top

The ‘Trump can’t lose’ rhetoric now, at last, has some serious competition

American philosopher Thomas Kuhn's controversial thinking turned normal science on its head

With Biden gone, perhaps some of the truth might get through to Trump’s supporters after all

Kamala Harris is underrated. Now she must quickly define her message – and hope to avoid a drawn-out challenge

It was the toughest of decisions - now the Democrats face many more

As a result, Russia and China will be pushed closer together

After this, they absolutely deserve to lose the election - it’s just that the world can’t afford them to do so

The disappointing reality is that the American people won’t vote Joe Biden back into office – not being Trump won’t be enough

The cinema looks at the clash of realities that is the US – and makes movies out of it

The would-be VP is a cynical extremist who will do nothing to moderate Donald Trump’s worst excesses

The extraordinary iconography of Donald Trump’s defiance after the attempt on his life – and how it speaks to the American psyche – makes it even more important that Joe Biden quits the race

The attempt on Donald Trump's life was appalling. But his presumptive running mate is wrong to point his finger at Democrats

With an eye for the smallest detail as well as the big picture, Trump became a vital driving force of the family business empire

The party’s high command has been revealed as incompetent and out of touch

It was so dull that Churchill made his excuses and went to bed in the middle of it – even though it was screened especially for him

Donald Trump would put America and the world in danger. But he will beat this stumbling president

Despite his disastrous debate performance, the president and his party are welded together

The use of the word ‘hi’ as a greeting in Britain began in the early 1960s – probably influenced by American TV programmes and films

A plea deal has saved the Wikileaks founder from facing more years in prison on charges that were fundamentally unjust

Politics is very different on each side of the Atlantic - but the populist right is determined to bring US-style polarisation to Britain

A person considered to be a kind of sexual demon vis-a-vis his actors male and female can also make beautiful, great films

Ingrid Bergman said the German possessed more charm in his little finger than most men had in their whole body

The cinematographer not only understood what a camera is meant to do, he visually understood what cinema should do

He’s been convicted by a jury of 34 felony charges and faces jail time. Why do so many Americans want him back in power?

Great political mantras started with “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”. Can we expect anything as inspiring in this election?

Many actors, in real life, are the opposite of who they portray or seem to be