Trump is so cunning he has chosen, in Pence, a dull, loyal, evangelical running mate

America’s Constitution is remarkable not because it produces a stream of great Presidents, but because it survives the election of so many bad ones.

The impeachment of Trump is a gigantic own goal by the Democrats

Johnson’s opponents must avoid the error of supposing it is enough to demonstrate, at least to their own satisfaction, that he is a bad person.

Lord Ashcroft: Trump, his opponents, and the voters – halfway through his (first?) term

As a woman in Iowa told us: “It’s like the CEO of the company I work for. I don’t care if you’re the nicest guy in the world. I care that I’m going to have a job from day to day.”

Ben Roback: After a year of Robert Mueller, is Trump starting to crack?

Republicans and Democrats are both desperate for the investigation to conclude, but for opposite reasons.

Bob Seely: Kremlin-linked oligarchs’ money is used to harm our democracy – we must defend ourselves

Those who run Russia believe themselves to be in a ‘political war’ with the West. We need to treat the Kremlin as a threat rather than an irritant.

J P Floru: People only moan about the use of Facebook data when it is used by campaigns they dislike

If Hillary and Remain had won, using the same methods, would anyone at the Guardian or the BBC have cared a bean about Cambridge Analytica’s behaviour?

How did American conservatives end up with Trump?

A new book laments how the Right allowed this bully, fabulist and serial abuser of women to get to the White House.

Ben Roback: Trump has banished Comey, but his Russia problems will prove harder to dispel

The President’s decision has aroused concern in both parties, and drawn attention once again to an issue he is desperate to shake off.

Ben Roback: At home and abroad, a week of supreme importance for the White House

After the embarrassing failure of the healthcare Bill, China offers a new chance to display the art of the deal.

Trump loses fans and critics as Conservative Party members reserve judgement on his presidency

Thirty-nine per cent think he is a good thing to some degree, while 27.5 per cent think he is a bad thing. A third are undecided.

Ben Roback: Step forward the real opposition to Trump – Senator John McCain

The President targeted the Arizona Senator with stinging criticism during the campaign. McCain’s revenge has only just begun.

WATCH: Rees-Mogg on Trump and Brexit

He and Jess Phillips review the highlights of the news for Sophie Ridge’s Sky News programme.

Lord Ashcroft: In Michigan, Trump’s voters are pleased with what they see as his flying start

Democrats, meanwhile, are still searching for a response.

Rebecca Coulson: Watch Trump like a hawk. Focus on the essentials. Judges should restrain him, women should sue him.

Watch what he says, and what he does – not what we think he means, represents, or how he comes across.

Lord Ashcroft: What do the voters expect from Trump? My new poll of 10,000 Americans reveals all.

Will he make America great again? What is more important – jobs or building the wall? And why do Democrats think Hillary lost?