Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
17 December 2025
Hey Donald Trump, why did you cancel our party?
Every year the president hosts a White House reception for the Washington press pack. This year he’s cancelled it, which perhaps shouldn’t be a surprise
Read the full article26 November 2025
The shine comes off Trump’s ‘golden age’
It may be Thanksgiving, but as the country emerges from the longest government shutdown in history, life is about to get harder for many Americans
Read the full article07 November 2025
Trump: the Democrats’ biggest weapon
A clean sweep in local contests across the country shows voters think the US is heading in the wrong direction
Read the full article08 October 2025
America spirals into hatred
As Donald Trump knows, fear is a powerful tool in politics and makes people do dangerous things
Read the full article24 September 2025
Back to school in Trumpland
It's the start of a new academic year and schoolchildren in America have all become wearily accustomed to the active shooter drills
Read the full article11 September 2025
The killing of Charlie Kirk and the new American darkness
Trump’s reaction to the murder of the conservative activist was to stoke division and threaten his enemies. He has the means to take political revenge – how far will it go?
Read the full article06 August 2025
America’s rotten food culture
I tried to buy cheap healthy food in the US – but it’s impossible
Read the full article02 July 2025
Coffee, cake and fascism: welcome to Trump’s America
Far right nationalistic beliefs are now run-of-the-mill daily rhetoric in US public life
Read the full article18 June 2025
No weather was going to rain on Donald Trump’s parade
Rain or shine, Trump craves adoration – which was his motivation for the spectacle to mark the US Army’s 250th anniversary all along
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