Donald Trump is creating a personal paramilitary force
Ice, or Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has become a form of armed police.
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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.
Taylor Swift and Donald Trump are the same
Reach, power, mythos and with no need for traditional media – the two blondes have it all.
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Gavin Newsom’s Trump tribute act
The California governor’s social media strategy is unserious, weird, attention-getting – and effective. That should worry us all.
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Trump’s fantasy diplomacy in Russia and Ukraine
His determination to see the best in Vladimir Putin is compounded by his ignorance about the war.
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What Trump really thinks of Ukraine
The US president’s White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky showed how the US is leaving Europe behind.
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Trump reverses course on Ukraine, again
After meeting with Zelensky in Washington, Trump appears to welcome the prospect of US security guarantees for Kyiv.
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The great big anti-climax in Alaska
Beyond handing Vladimir Putin a diplomatic victory, it is unclear what, if anything, Trump’s summit achieved. No wonder the Russian…
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Nigel Farage’s Trump-Vance delusion
Plenty of Reform voters are put off by the party’s association with the American government.
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Can Europe stop Trump selling out Ukraine?
Keir Starmer’s strategy faces its biggest test.
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How Putin can win in Alaska
The meeting is a gift to the Russian president.
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What Putin wants from talks with Trump
This is not the first time the US president has blundered into a high-profile summit with an adversary.
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Disdain and apathy in Washington DC
Democrats struggle to oppose Trump, while Republicans worry about his succession.
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Keir Starmer must use goodwill with Trump to expedite Palestinian statehood
Recognition is not a stand-alone solution but nor is it merely symbolic.
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What John Swinney gets right about Scottish independence
Like Sinn Fein in Ireland, the SNP are pushing nationalism down the agenda.
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The special relationship that wasn’t
British prime ministers keep putting faith in Washington, and it keeps letting them down.
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Trump vs Murdoch: lawsuit of the century
Your weekly dose of news and gossip from journalism, broadcasting and beyond.
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Maga zealots want to redraft the Civil Rights Act
Tribal white politics has once again found a place at the heart of American power.
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Trump in the wilderness
Having led his supporters into the looking-glass world of conspiracy, the US president finds he is trapped inside it.
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Donald Trump, the king of Scotland
The president took in the natural beauty, which he so loves to bulldoze for golf courses.
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A Trump-shaped elephant
The US president has left Nigel Farage in an awkward spot.
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