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MAGA wants all-out war on the left after the shooting of the right wing commentator, Charlie Kirk. Will Trump oblige?

Flattering a vain bully is never appealing, yet doing so will secure £7billion when the economy needs it most

It is now impossible to keep up with major live events online. And when the truth does start to emerge, don’t always assume you’ll find it in the mainstream press

Charlie Kirk’s killing is part of a long and blood-soaked US tradition that is escalating in a climate of age and fear

His policies have had the effect of reducing both demand and supply, which is pushing the US towards the worst economic scenario of all: stagflation

The former chancellor was initially in the running to be the UK's ambassador to America. Is it about to be second time lucky?

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?

Charlie Kirk's politics were not my own. But the least he and America deserve, on this blood-stained morning, is a moment of civility

He went on stage at Reform’s conference and spouted delusional nonsense. But for the hard-right party, being anti-vaxx is considered a badge of honour

The former Sun man seems to have named his new YouTube project after the short-lived former prime minister's book

Today, the west sees Putin as a bloodthirsty dictator hellbent on destroying peace democracy in Europe. 25 years ago, the picture was very different

The US health secretary seems unsure if Donald Trump's handling of Covid was a triumph or a disaster

Anything she releases is devoured by her millions of fans. But what, really, is she selling?

At a hearing in DC, the leader of Reform said that he does not ban journalists from his party’s conference - just hours after his party banned The New World

Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin, is posing a health crisis in the US. But the Trump administration are happy to pretend it isn't happening

Aronofsky can miss the mark when he over-conceptualises. But this very entertaining gangland caper is infectious

Questionable foreign deals, crypto gambles and putting the squeeze on media opponents have seen Donald Trump make $3.4 billion from the presidency. And he’s not finished yet

A new book sheds light on the growing gap between the US and the west. It’s time to prepare for the break-up

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His desperation to follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps deepens day by day, unsolved war by unsolved war

A crime writer’s memoir goes from New Jersey to Venice via Iran and LA – and features an apology to her most famous character

A new film captures the awkward, brittle reality of late-life male companionship

Nuclear power may be essential for a future lunar base, but Nasa’s latest announcement looks more like a flag-planting contest than a serious mission plan

Anti-vaccine lies mean the disease is now spreading in Britain, the US and around the world. And this is just the start

Ideologues don’t like science because it confronts them with truths they can’t dismiss. Donald Trump seems to think he has a workaround

New York in the 1980s was riven by disharmony, corruption and excess. Jonathan Mahler’s new book explains how the city forged a would-be dictator

In the age of Trump and Vance, celebrity-led ‘Godcasts’ and prayer apps are pulling in millions, and liberal ‘New Atheism’ can’t match their energy – or offer of meaning

Considering the battles that raged within her, perhaps the thing about the singer that commands most respect is not her genius, but her persistence

The woman who aided, abetted and abused alongside Jeffrey Epstein should be in prison until 2037 – at least. But as Trump allies flirt with pardons and political revenge, could she go free?