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The tragedy of Liz Truss 

The tragedy of Liz Truss 

The former prime minister faces an up hill struggle to rehabilitate her battered reputation.

September 10, 2024 4:01 am CET
Mario Draghi’s plan to fix a broken Europe already looks impossible
World order ‘under threat,’ UK and US spy chiefs warn
The truth about Latino voters in US election
Trump allies fear he’ll blow the debate — his best chance to regain ground on Harris
Harris departs from Biden on capital gains tax boost
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Democrats target Trump’s muddled abortion message

The Harris campaign launched a bus tour on reproductive rights in the former president’s adopted home state of Florida, where abortion laws are a centerpiece of the forthcoming election.

September 3, 2024 11:46 pm CET

Harris and Trump brace for final sprint in ‘snap election’

The race is not only tight nationally, but in a broader range of states than before.

September 3, 2024 12:10 pm CET

‘The deal man’: Some nations see Trump as the pro-trade candidate

The sentiment runs against the conventional wisdom in Washington, where Trump is perceived as anti-trade and Democrats are regarded as keen to cozy up to foreign allies.

September 3, 2024 12:00 pm CET

Trump claims Zuckerberg plotted against him during the 2020 election in soon-to-be released book

The Meta CEO earlier this week asserted that Biden administration tried to “pressure” the company to downplay content about Covid.

August 29, 2024 6:30 am CET

Donald Trump taps presidential race drop-out RFK Jr. for transition team

Kennedy and Gabbard join a team that includes co-chair Linda McMahon.

August 27, 2024 6:46 pm CET

Trump’s campaign has earthly problems. But he’s focusing on outer space.

The approach is supported by top National Guard leaders, lawmakers and top leaders in both parties from states with space missions.

August 27, 2024 12:47 am CET

The Latino vote could decide the US election. Kamala Harris knows it.

The vice president inherited a campaign that was in danger of falling off a cliff with Latino voters.

August 26, 2024 11:47 am CET

What Kamala Harris was really saying in her convention speech

She understood the need to tie her story to yours.

August 23, 2024 7:39 am CET

Can Britain’s Labour Party teach Kamala Harris how to win?

From immigration to housing and confronting the left, new U.K. PM Keir Starmer appears to offer a playbook for victory to the Democrats in the U.S.

August 23, 2024 4:00 am CET

A slower, wizened Clinton sinks his fangs into Trump

“The next time you hear him, don’t count the lies. Count the ‘I’s,’” he said.

August 22, 2024 6:12 am CET

Oprah Winfrey takes stage in Chicago to praise Kamala Harris

She defended the so-called childless cat ladies disparaged by JD Vance.

August 22, 2024 5:42 am CET

Trump has far less campaign money and infrastructure than Harris

The former president’s campaign infrastructure is smaller than Harris’ — and his own from 2020.

August 21, 2024 8:22 pm CET
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Obama steps back into the spotlight — and absolutely skewers Trump

The former president eviscerated Trump as “a 78-year-old billionaire who hasn’t stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago.”

August 21, 2024 7:34 am CET

Michelle Obama abandons her own plea to ‘go high’

The former first lady’s political outlook has changed in the face of the former president’s third presidential run.

August 21, 2024 7:33 am CET

5 global trends that will shape the US election

Tumultuous overseas events like Brexit are often harbingers of U.S. elections. What will be this year’s?

August 20, 2024 10:50 pm CET

Biden, in his last major speech before the election, makes a forceful case against Trump

Audience members were moved to tears as the president spoke, delivering a historical speech to mark the passing of the torch to his vice president.

August 20, 2024 7:30 am CET

Hillary Clinton gets her Trump revenge moment

She grinned as the crowd erupted into chants of “lock him up.”

August 20, 2024 7:20 am CET

Trump tries to stay on message — sort of

He still wasn’t able to resist railing off the cuff against Harris.

August 20, 2024 12:45 am CET

Specter of Trump’s return forces the EU to get real on trade

The prospect of a second Donald Trump presidency is pushing Europe to double down on economic security.

August 19, 2024 6:00 am CET

What the last of the anti-war Chicago Seven wants today’s protesters to know

Lee Weiner helped lead the protests in 1968. Now he’s smoking weed in Ron DeSantis’ hometown.

August 18, 2024 10:49 pm CET

JD Vance cites 2002 Scorsese movie to defend mass deportations

The Ohio senator says ethnic neighborhoods contribute to crime.

August 17, 2024 9:56 am CET

Trump says he’s ‘entitled to personal attacks’ on Harris

Over and over, Trump went after Harris personally — a tactic top allies have cautioned against him doing.

August 16, 2024 7:32 am CET

Biden joins calls for new elections in Venezuela

Washington is aligning with the leaders of Brazil and Colombia, key regional interlocutors.

August 15, 2024 8:43 pm CET

What Britain’s top diplomats really think of Donald Trump

New UK foreign ministers were heavily critical of the ‘racist’ former US president before landing plum government jobs.

August 14, 2024 4:01 am CET
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