The US and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the Colombians had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants. Donald Trump, the US president, had threatened tariffs and …
When all eyes at Westminster are fixed on Washington, it is easy to forget how little attention is paid back in return. Unlike Mexico and Canada, Britain doesn’t have a long border with the US. It doesn’t rival America’s superpower …
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Donald Trump and their relations with the US during a lengthy phone call on Tuesday. Citing …
The person who died when a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives burst into flames outside the hotel in Las Vegas part-owned by Donald Trump was a highly decorated US army Green Beret who was deployed twice to Afghanistan, officials have …
Biden cites Carter’s character as spur for early endorsement for White House Joe Biden has given a short public address paying tribute to Jimmy Carter, with both official praise and personal anecdote. The US president said that Carter told him …
The rise of Donald Trump aroused in me an old fear of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Both McCarthy and Trump rose to power as demagogues who fed on the American public’s fear of “enemies within”. My family had cause to fear …
Donald Trump has said he will direct the justice department to “vigorously” pursue the death penalty for the perpetrators of violent crimes, one day after Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of most prisoners on the federal government’s death row. …
The path for the NFL’s Washington Commanders to return to the nation’s capital is clear after an on-again, off-again saga in Congress ended early Saturday with a post-midnight reprieve. The US Senate passed a resolution to transfer the land including …
Mike Johnson: ‘We will not have a government shutdown’ Addressing reporters following the House Republicans’ meeting before today’s midnight deadline to avert a government shutdown, House speaker Mike Johnson vowed: “We will not have a government shutdown.” Johnson said: We …
Senate passes Pentagon spending bill The US Senate has voted 85-14 to pass the $895bn National Defense Authorization Act, legislation which ignited a debate about providing gender-affirming care to transgender children of military service members. The bill which passed in …
