Trump and Mamdani vow future optimism, sidestepping critiques
As Congress parses the details of a follow-on strike that killed initial survivors of President Donald Trump’s first boat attack on Sept. 2, a much larger issue risks getting lost: whether Trump and...
Could Ukraine war trigger alliance defence obligations?
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday he had asked Nato to open consultations under Article 4 of the alliance's treaty after Poland shot down drones in its airspace following what...
Another check on Trump’s power fades
The Supreme Court ruling barring judges from swiftly blocking government actions, even when they may be illegal, is yet another way that checks on executive authority have eroded as President Trump...
Judges keep calling Trump’s actions illegal
President Donald Trump has suffered a string of court losses in recent days as federal judges ruled that his administration broke the law on a number of matters, including firing officials, shutting...
Assange’s plea deal sets a precedent
The plea deal that Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has reached with prosecutors is bad for American press freedoms. But the outcome also could have been worse.The deal, which was finalised...
A new tax on imports and a split from China: Trump’s 2025 trade agenda
Former President Donald Trump is planning an aggressive expansion of his first-term efforts to upend America’s trade policies if he returns to power in 2025 — including imposing a new tax on...