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CommentTrump's agenda to remake the US is in trouble
Whether tariffs or immigration, most aspects of the plan are already facing strong opposition
CommentCan the Democrats get their act together before next year's US midterms?
As the opposition party, how the Democrats position themselves takes on a great degree of significance
CommentTrump is erecting a police state in America
His administration is changing the relationship between the individual and the state
CommentNobody knows the rules of Trump's tariffs game
Trump inherited a stable, functioning US economy and global trading system. Yet he is risking a large self-inflicted wound
CommentTrump's doctrine that power equals fear is cascading through US society
The US administration's squabble with a judge is the start of the biggest question facing the country right now: will the administration obey the courts?
Why Donald Trump’s tariff plan stands to backfire
It is reckless and lacks a clear plan consistent with current economic realities
CommentMahmoud Khalil’s detention is an assault on free speech in America
The Trump administration’s nakedly political act will lead the country down a slippery slope
Zelenskyy will be thought of as a courageous leader for decades
His willingness to face down both the Russian forces and Trump is nothing less than a heroic act
CommentWhat ‘Trump Gaza’ is meant to tell the Arab world
The President’s absurd expulsion plan and subsequent U-turn served real purposes beyond trolling and confusion
CommentAmerica’s free speech principles don’t apply to Palestine supporters
An executive order issued by the US President has formalised a long-standing norm
CommentTrump cutting jobs could take the US in a dangerous new direction
Stripping federal workers of due process rights would be an unprecedented ideological purge of the bureaucracy
CommentFor Trump, is Gaza merely real estate to be developed?
It would appear that for the US President, Palestinians are Lego pieces to be moved around to enable the reconstruction of their homeland – to the benefit of Israel
Biden’s otherwise stellar record was demolished by Gaza
America became stronger, but it was still dragged around by Israel
CommentWhat if Trump is serious about annexing Greenland and Canada?
The president-elect declined to rule out the use of force in seizing the Panama Canal, Greenland and to claim Canada as the 51st state in the US
CommentTrump wants to transform America but time is against him
Splits in his coalition, wafer-thin Republican majorities in Congress and the lack of a third term will constrain the president-elect's ambitions
