Has Kemi Badenoch actually read Terry Pratchett?
She claims he’s her favourite author, but his books have a few lessons for her
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Donald John Trump, born in 1946, is president of the United States, after beating Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. His previous term in office was from 2017 to 2021. His first presidency was marked by drama and controversy. Find our latest news and comment here.
Hamas agree to release hostages, but…
Donald Trump ordered Israel to “immediately” stop bombing Gaza in response
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Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk and the Claremonsters
Meet the philosophical cabal remaking America
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The fantasy of Trump’s “eternal peace”
The US president is deluded to think he can solve the Middle East
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Young people’s favourite politicians? Farage, Burnham and Trump
New polling from Merlin Strategies shows that Britain’s youth are desperate for radical change
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Donald Trump tears the UN apart
The president’s General Assembly speech was a victory parade in the battle between nationalism and globalism
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Why Kamala Harris lost
On the Rachel Maddow Show, the former vice president obfuscated and equivocated
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Trump, Tylenol and toughing it out
The US president follows an age-old tradition of telling women they have to suffer to be proper mothers
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Ed Davey squares up to Nigel Farage
The Lib Dems have found their enemy
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Trump’s week as king
The state visit was a humiliation ritual for Britain. Was it worth it?
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Starmer survives the Trump press conference
Political disagreements between the two leaders never spiralled into outright hostility
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Jeffrey Epstein haunts Donald Trump’s state visit
The US president’s state visit to the UK is being haunted by the spectre of the late sex offender.
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At London’s anti-Trump rally, I sensed the death of liberal England
Condemning the president has become passé
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The Maga crackdown on free speech
The American right’s hypocrisy over Charlie Kirk is frightening
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The walls are closing in on Peter Mandelson
Could the Epstein scandal force him out of politics for a third time?
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The rise of Charlie Kirk
The online provocateur gained extraordinary influence within Trump’s team.
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk
The right-wing influencer and Trump ally was shot during a public appearance in Utah.
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The struggle for Greenland
As Elizabeth Buchanan’s new history shows, Donald Trump is not the first foreigner to covet the Arctic territory. But his…
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Trump has redefined the language of politics
Coarse language now makes politicians look authentic.
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Donald Trump isn’t dead, he’s just rotting
The president’s bruises are signs of American sickness.
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