America

The CBS presenter's departure comes days after he mocked a payout to Trump over a baseless libel claim

Astronomer’s CEO and his head of HR have been shamed by the world. Does the punishment fit the crime?

Trump’s supporters were promised revelations about a horrifying conspiracy. Instead, they’re getting denials and abuse from the president they helped elect

The president wants to fire the head of the US central bank. If he does manage to sack Jay Powell, the result could be disastrous

She witnessed extreme horror. The photographs she took and the words she wrote both made and broke her

He promised to end America’s wars abroad. Instead, he is starting one at home

Eight years after his death, a reissue of Kitchen Confidential still burns with wit and rage

They created fleshy bulbous mounds, glistening protuberances, dark orifices – beauty was never their aim

The president was quizzed by his own daughter-in-law for a Fox News interview which avoided hard questions

The techbro entrepreneur was worried that Grok, his AI system, was turning into a lefty, so he fiddled about to make it more right wing. The results were terrifying

The German-American went from a sniper to an academic with a reputation for sexual frankness

The chaos he inflicts on the world is perplexing, but his behaviour has clear patterns

A series of sycophantic interviews should serve the Treasury secretary well in his ambition to be chair of the Federal Reserve

The former chancellor was under consideration by Keir Starmer's team to be the UK ambassador to America, The New World can reveal

He might stop obsessing about building walls – and it might just improve his political philosophy

In the game of he said, she said, the former still wins. Until principles can trump money, MeToo’s survival is fighting a losing battle

The Republican party used to have principles. Not any more

A politician my age is actually being taken seriously, and potentially welcomed into a position of power

Far right nationalistic beliefs are now run-of-the-mill daily rhetoric in US public life

Very few people have ever been famous the way Armstrong was. He released music almost every year from 1923 to 1970, selling four million records

Daily Mail columnist Stephen Glover has hit out at those making fun of the Amazon tycoon's gaudy wedding. Perhaps he should look closer to home

As temperatures rise and insurance markets get spooked, voters and populist politicians still want to spend less on the environment

The prime minister needs to retain a strong relationship with Donald Trump’s America – but not any price

Donald Trump's former chief strategist appeared to give his podcast listeners a heads-up about the White House's plan to bomb Iran

An impulsive reign has taken a deadly turn in Iran that could end in years of conflict in the Middle East - and an authoritarian power grab at home

The European Central Bank’s president believes the euro may replace it as the world’s leading currency

US/Israeli action in Iran could trigger cyber war, sectarian violence and border conflicts across the Middle East

The president used to disdain cryptocurrency. But legal bills, greed and the chance for leverage over the markets have changed all that