America

In an extract from their new book Abundance, two leading US thinkers set out the fundamental problem with mainstream beliefs – on both the left and right

The shocking treatment of US deportees to El Salvador is just one attraction in Trump’s theme park of brutality. But why do so many Americans seem keen to buy a ticket?

The politicisation of SpaceX’s routine mission raises concerns over Nasa’s reliance on the increasingly erratic Elon Musk

The EU bans around 1,000 chemicals from its food products due to health risk. In the US the number is just seven

Trump and all his Maga disciples see Europe as little more than a parasite – how did it all go so wrong?

Elon Musk’s creation is EU-unfriendly and poses a danger to anyone who gets in its way. Sound familiar?

An April 2 tariff bombshell could make much of what Rachel Reeves says irrelevant

The X owner is shutting down the accounts of opposition activists in Turkey and suing politicians in the US

However irritating the US president might be for Europe’s political leaders, Donald Trump might actually be doing them a favour

The president comes out with a ludicrous stream of nonsense. But some of what he says has its origins in some unexpected places

American liberals who think Trump has already failed, and that a Democratic renaissance is on its way, understand nothing

Meet the Americans swapping Trump’s Florida for the gentle rural landscapes of County Kerry

Canadians are aghast at what has happened to their neighbours, but this presents a perfect opportunity for Britain to strengthen old ties

If you thought Facebook was meant to be all about free speech nowadays, think again

Donald Trump has put the dollar in decline. Could the euro now overtake it as the world’s dominant currency?

When it comes to billionaires, there’s only one reliable way to keep score – and by that measure, there’s no doubt Musk is losing badly

It was while the 22-year-old Germaine Lefebvre was walking down a Parisian street that her life was forever changed

Vance has gone from punchline to the man who punches first and asks questions later. And he’s a heartbeat from the presidency

China may soon become the most powerful country on earth – but the UK media has taken its eye off the ball thanks to the circus in America

Sebastian Gorka delivered scathing criticism at a gathering for military intelligence wonks

Trump’s bizarre quips are made for a reason – to give his audience permission not to care about the struggles of others

Donald Trump’s economic chaos is not impressing the markets or consumers – and things are going to get worse

Wall Street craves stability - which is why an unstable president is causing stock market drops

The recent scenes in the Oval Office were horrifying – but the disdain Trump showed to Zelensky is not as new as it seems

A French senator has given a powerful speech setting out how the continent must deal with the twin threats from America and Russia

The veteran broadcaster’s straight-talking dispatches from Washington DC in feverish times have seen him called the ‘harbinger of daily astonishment’

The president’s funding freezes, gagging orders and ideological purges are wreaking havoc on US scientific research

Despite all the warning signs the first time around, the world is paying a very heavy price for Trump 2.0

Keir Starmer’s decisive action on Ukraine has seen him overtake the Reform leader in a new poll