Star Spangled Staggers

The US president's star turn at the White House Correspondents' Dinner is a reminder of how far removed such comedy is from our political world.

The junior senator from Kentucky is now getting some much-needed rest.

The former Democratic Congresswoman, who was severely injured after being shot in the head at a political rally in 2011, delivered a moving speech at the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence.

Watch President Obama get sworn in for a second term.

The platinum coin is dead, long live the debt ceiling.

The real funny story's the debt ceiling.

Bill would prevent middle class taxes from rising.

These are the places most of us will never see. We do not know these landscapes and we cannot visit them.

If the GOP is to avoid becoming completely irrelevant, it needs to embrace people who actually understand modern America.

Taxmageddon could be a blessing in disguise.

It would be a mistake to regard the result as a sweeping endorsement of the Obama presidency.

With whites now accounting for only 72 per cent of the electorate, the party's election strategy is bust.

The Republican candidate was gracious at the end, but couldn't help looking a bit sad at his defeat.