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Former cast member will return to play the presumptive Democratic candidate for show’s upcoming 50th season

Vice presidential picks can’t help a presidential candidate, but they can hurt one, according to political scientists. Presidential campaigns still spend a fair amount of time thinking about running mates and the ways in which they might boost the ticket – or at least not hurt it.

Going after the heartland can't be a winning message weeks before the Republican National Convention comes to town

Eminem burst onto the music scene in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP. The album’s lead single, My Name Is, introduced himself to the world along with his alter ego Slim Shady, a lovable (or detestable, depending on your perspective) bad boy and outrageous white emcee unafraid of self-ridicule. He…

A venomous Arizona training course, Reese Witherspoon’s book club and not remaining calm in the face of disaster

Trump has spoken out against The Apprentice, but he’s not the first celebrity to attack an unflattering big-screen portrait

The dog-killing South Dakota governor’s VP hopes are in tatters. But she’s not the first politician to flame out with an own goal

Some say the public bragging of the formerly obscure governor of South Dakota ends her chances. But with Trump, who can say, writes Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Elsa, Anna, Willow and Jaden are just some of the names that have seen a boost...