Richard Wolffe

Donald Trump’s press conference was a grotesque display of empathy for violent racists. At least it united the Republicans in disgust at their president

Where his predecessors reaffirmed US values, Trump has surrendered them with his words, thoughts and actions on immigration

Food crisis dwarfs the more publicized challenges of restoring power and communications, three weeks after Hurricane Maria hit

Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs gives his account of his alleged assault by the Republican candidate for Montana’s congressional seat, Greg Gianforte. Jacobs says he was ‘body-slammed’ to the ground and was told to ‘get the hell out of here’ after questioning the candidate about the Republican healthca…

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Trump is a particularly stupid man who thinks he is very smart. Perhaps this lies at the root of his monumentally dumb decision to grant Bob Woodward 18 interviews

The president is behind in key states. Fighting on TV won’t turn things around or win over the sliver of undecided voters left

Donald Trump is right. Gun violence is a mental health problem at the highest level, and our leaders need urgent treatment

Donald Trump’s press conference was a grotesque display of empathy for violent racists. At least it united the Republicans in disgust at their president

Many analysts have noted that Trump’s line about fire and fury sounds much like North Korean state media: an uncanny echo that is less than reassuring

The president is behind in key states. Fighting on TV won’t turn things around or win over the sliver of undecided voters left

At Trump’s impeachment trial, Republicans in Washington have one more chance to turn their backs on the extremists. Will they take it?

The GOP once stood up for small government or big business, or to foreign enemies or domestic taxes. Now it’s just a cult of personality

As he withdrew from the Paris climate deal, the president wondered: ‘At what point does America get demeaned?’ He’s already got that covered

It did not start with Donald Trump. And it will not end with his shuffling off stage, in handcuffs or disgrace

There’s only one purge the country really needs, and that is one that goes all the way to Mar-a-Lago

While one side is happy to defecate on the floor, the other side has no choice but to clean up the mess

Trump wanted to distract from the Republican debate. But the slobbering snoozefest interview was ‘low-energy’