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The government is politicising funding for basic research
Trump, like Nixon before him, believes Congress should not constrain his belligerence
America’s diplomats used to have global sway. Now they are besieged by their own president
The attorney-general nominee’s journey from a white-collar New York law firm to the centre of the administration
The US president is the first leader since Benito Mussolini in 1934 to intervene publicly in his team’s favour
The opening of the Obama presidential library set off a wave of nostalgia for an era that is not coming back
Though its founding ideals are threatened, the US has the capacity for renewal
Copying the investments made by Trump and other political elites is one potential tactic but it carries risks
The ground is fertile for a renewal of the commitment to free markets and free people
An event that was meant to celebrate an exceptional nation has been cornered by one man
The downfalls of would-be autocrats in Hungary, Brazil and the Philippines hold lessons for America
No kings. No The Rock. No gratitude.
There is a bigger political constituency for fiscal consolidation than many think
Democrats need to show they can deliver for a disaffected Gen Z
Native American nations were in a strong position before the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers
Anti-lawfare fund could offer payouts to president’s allies and Capitol rioters
In the 2028 battle for the White House, the vice-president may face off against secretary of state Marco Rubio
California’s intended targets, whether individuals or companies, are leaving for friendlier regimes
White House pressure is being met with political flattery and strategic ambiguity that citizens find confusing
Both extremes now have an affinity for cancel culture and conspiracy theories
The outer edges of both parties are overlapping on a growing number of issues
The president’s name and face increasingly appear on institutions and the symbols of state, a form of aggrandisement once anathema to US leaders
Public opinion and elite sentiment has turned decisively against Netanyahu
As he steps up his criticism of the Iran war, the pontiff’s American background has given him a role in US politics unlike any predecessor
After a series of setbacks, the vice-president is no longer Trump’s obvious successor
As his poll numbers tank, the president’s trade and immigration agendas are encountering judicial resistance too
As the population ages and technology disrupts the economy, young workers are carrying a disproportionate tax burden
Fulfilling the Pentagon’s request would allow the US to prolong and escalate the conflict indefinitely
Failure to defend their ideology has created an intellectual vacuum on the American left
Chaos and instability are a feature, not a bug, of the US president’s approach to foreign policy