The Latest Breaking News from George HW Bush

For a fleeting moment in early October, it looked like the US presidential electoral system might become an issue in this year’s election. The Democratic vice presidential candidate, Tim Walz, told two audiences that the Electoral College should be abolished and replaced by a direct national popular vote.

George Bush Sr and Nick Clegg paid the price for making U-turns, but other politicians have escaped the voters’ wrath – could the chancellor, too?

Historically, domestic issues have played a greater role in US elections. But this year, foreign policy might be key.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, David Owen says the war will likely end with Russia taking some of Ukraine’s land.

Changing migration patterns, outdated policy tools, and growing presidential power made it inevitable.

Netanyahu’s allegation that Iran controls all of Lebanon is a ploy to stoke another disastrous sectarian civil war there

House of Trump, House of Putin author sees dark parallels between 2024 and a 1980 election beset by foreign intrigue

ANALYSIS: There may not have been a knockout blow in the vice presidential debate, but Vance’s answer to the last question couldn’t have been more revealing, writes Andrew Feinberg

The first president Jimmy Carter was alive for, William Taft, signed New Mexico into Statehood in 1912

While Dick Cheney has endorsed Harris, there have been no comments from other senior Republicans from Bush’s era

As the two presidential candidates entered the debate stage, Kamala Harris strode across it and offered her hand to Donald Trump to shake, setting a confident tone that didn’t flag throughout the debate.