America

JD Vance’s rant against a British law banning protests outside abortion clinics is pure hypocrisy - and nothing at all to do with free speech

The British new editor of Washington's premier political newsletter is experiencing a bumpy start

A new poll shows opinions shifting on whether the US can still be seen as an ally

His previous attempt to start a trade war with China only rebounded on America. This time round, might the US president try to cut a deal?

Not even his shocked closest allies know what drove Donald Trump’s Ukraine sell-out

Greenland, the Panama Canal, trade wars, the Gaza riviera, surrendering to Putin – and it’s only week three. Most of it won’t happen. But some of it might. And that’s the problem

This Munich moment means Starmer must borrow to rearm, then forge stronger ties with the EU

A sumptuously illustrated book of interviews with the director reveals his extraordinary love of the monumental

The president and his acolytes are creating a whole new way of running a country – and this is only the beginning

As a universal criterion applied to individuals, the president’s executive order on gender ideology is hopeless

The president seems to think his policies will make America more economically dominant. In reality, he’s running an enormous risk with the US’s reputation – and its currency

The White House’s destruction of USAID is a callous, catastrophic mistake that will damage America as well as the world

His ideas to redevelop Gaza are horrifying and absurd. But the strip is a warzone of rubble and bodies – if not this, then what?

The new president presents us with a huge opportunity. As the US becomes more volatile and unwelcoming, Britain, and Europe could well benefit

The recent seminar at Oxford University, held by the Europaeum network, discussed the challenges posed by the new president, for Britain, Europe and the world

The president both reflects and promotes grievances among those who voted for him – he is also more dangerous than before

Transactional diplomacy is in, and values are out. Getting tougher on China is the one thing on which Democrats and Republican agree

Everything that the president has proposed will be inflationary – and inflation-driven booms have a bad history in the US

The neoliberal economic model has gone, and been replaced by something much more powerful – and troubling

The US president embodies a new kind of pragmatism, where if you say it enough, and if you believe it yourself, even the most far-fetched ideas attract support

Even if the Democrats manage to get the presidency back in 2028 there is no real sense that things could return to normal for the US

A new film about an architect who survives the Holocaust is a stunning achievement, and one with deep resonance for our own time

Eventually, when a bully has got out of control and he’s made enough enemies, he may find the roles of bully and bullied reversed

An entitled, deluded president risks setting off a chain reaction of global financial devastation

Trump is already doing colossal damage to the US and sending his allies into a spin. Can Europe and China deal with America’s wild political volatility?

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think it’s a bad idea – what more reason do you need?

Former GB News presenter Calvin Robinson has lost his priest’s licence after giving a suspiciously familiar salute on stage

Our new man in Washington sought to blame a well-liked journalist for past comments about President Trump

The case for green measures has never been clearer. But ideology in the US and internal battles in the UK threaten any progress

The protectionist president’s economic illiteracy and historical ignorance threatens a global trade war that no one can win

Despite a long history of vaccine misinformation, Robert F Kennedy Jr is still expected to come through a confirmation battle and become Donald Trump’s health secretary

Government is hard - but that doesn’t justify praise by Simon Case and others just for smashing things up