Ed Davey squares up to Nigel Farage
The Lib Dems have found their enemy
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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 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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At London’s anti-Trump rally, I sensed the death of liberal England
Condemning the president has become passé
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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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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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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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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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