Revolution is in the air
We must look squarely at the world as it is, in all its complexity – from migrant camps to new…
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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.
Trump’s Gaza deal might not work
A fragile ceasefire requires international pressure to mature into long term peace
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Jonathan Powell and Tony Blair at the court of Donald Trump
The Brits who helped broker the deal in Gaza
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Trump’s hostage deal was the easy part
The release of the Israelis held by Hamas is reason to celebrate, but the real negotiations are only just beginning
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Give Donald Trump the credit
If peace in the Middle East holds, the American president deserves praise
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The US is a Latin American country
Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown ignores the United States’ Hispanic roots
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America’s Supreme Court faces its death
Trump has crushed the great institution into an impotent partisan mess
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The World Cup in the age of extremes
Next year’s edition, to be held in Donald Trump’s America, will only be the latest in a long history of…
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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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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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