'I have decided to stop taking offence at the suggestion that we are buying influence ... We expect a return on our investment,' Ms Devos once wrote

Like fellow septuagenarian Bernie Sanders, Charlie Hardy thinks politics is not the place for big money

Englishman Andy Martin has a special American friend, Sam – a bear hunter who lives out in the woods. The two have a ‘health insurance plan’ that perhaps Trump and May will approve of. It’s called Montana-care, and when their time is done Andy and Sam will venture out into the wilderness – and blow each other’s brains out

It falls into a pattern of playing tricks on presidential successors

The area’s leafy streets are overwhelmingly quiet, rich and white

'Is this thing still on? Michelle and I are off on a quick vacation, then we’ll get back to work'

Polls show that Mr Trump is the least popular President for four decades

Sean O’Grady on the finest pieces of rhetoric delivered by new presidents – and some of the worst

Reputations of presidents usually improve with time and Obama’s is unlikely to be an exception

A nation was stunned, and a community was in mourning. The Independent's week-long series looking back at Obama's greatest speeches continues

The new administration has warned people to ‘buckle up’

Six of those not attending the event said their decision was due to Mr Trump’s claims that Rep John Lewis was ‘all talk, no action’

Continuing our series in the week running up to Donald Trump's inauguration, The Independent looks back at a speech in which Obama, the supposed man of peace, introduced himself as a president at war

In the second part of a week-long series ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, The Independent revisits a speech which tackles racial issues head-on

Mr Trump often compares himself to Mr Reagan, the celebrity turned governor turned president, and it turns out there are more similarities than first thought

General Mattis’ comments at his Senate confirmation hearing go largely against the views of the President-elect

The controversial former mayor of New York has consistently stumped for the President-elect throughout his campaign

Outgoing president spoke of his legacy and repeated calls for unity in the face of increasing political division

'Trump claims he’ll only learn about his businesses from the newspapers, but it’s hard to believe that family dinner conversations will be restricted to the weather'

The information against the President-elect was collected by a former MI6 agent 

The President-elect responded to the claims on social media

Both Mr Kennedy and Mr Trump share a belief that vaccines can lead to autism