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Former German spy chief’s candidacy a problem for Merkel’s CDU

Hans-Georg Maassen brings ‘great reset’ views to his Bundestag nomination in Thuringia

Fri May 21 2021 - 20:00

Game of Thobes: how an Arab family feud has thrust Qatar into the fight of its life

Three duelling, headstrong royals at the centre of a dispute that threatens to escalate

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 15:42

US politics: the lessons of Alabama

Victory for Doug Jones does not necessarily herald triumph for Democrats in next year’s midterms

Fri Dec 15 2017 - 00:10

Inside the Trump White House: A daily battle for self-preservation

The US president still sees himself as a maligned outsider struggling to be taken seriously

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 10:37

Steve Bannon was set for a graceful exit. Then came Charlottesville

Clumsy departure of Donald Trump’s chief strategist came after months of tension

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 12:45

Steve Bannon’s out, but his agenda may not be

Analysis: Trump’s chief strategist had a say on trade, climate change and immigration

Sun Aug 20 2017 - 15:37

Steve Bannon ousted from White House by Donald Trump

Bannon clashed with senior West Wing advisers and members of president’s family

Sat Aug 19 2017 - 14:37

Trump remarks praised by former KKK leader David Duke

US president defends handling of racial unrest in angry exchange with reporters

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 23:50

Charlottesville fuels war over hate groups raging online

‘White supremacy has been online as long as there has been an internet’

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 01:00

Kelly begins mighty task of cleaning up Trump White House

President’s new chief of staff is using his forceful, volatile style to bring order to chaos

Fri Aug 04 2017 - 11:23

Who is Anthony Scaramucci and why was he fired?

‘Where I grew up and the neighbourhood I’m from, we’re front-stabbers’

Mon Jul 31 2017 - 20:39

Trump’s first 100 days: Unfulfilled promises and major moves

US president has failed to deliver on campaign pledges but has already left his mark

Fri Apr 28 2017 - 19:53

New use for ‘innovation’ as prop for Trump agenda

US president hijacks Silicon Valley buzzword to underpin anti-government strategy

Thu Apr 13 2017 - 05:58

Trump supporters turn on the president over Syria strike

High-profile figures pour scorn on Trump’s decision but many voters defend him

Fri Apr 07 2017 - 12:44

‘We must fight them’: Trump declares war on party’s Freedom Caucus

US president targets Republican conservatives who blocked healthcare Bill

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 16:44

The left’s conversion to common sense has come shamefully late

UK Politics: The electoral shocks of 2016 have forced those on the left to reorder priorities

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 01:00

Donald Trump is creating a field day for the one per cent

Simplearithmetic ensures the gains from his policies will go disproportionately to the already wealthy

Mon Feb 27 2017 - 12:48

Hollywood loves Oscar, but will Trump be happy with back-seat role?

America Letter: On the Walk of Fame, the Trump star once had a wall built around it

Sun Feb 26 2017 - 16:26

Trump ratchets up attack on media at conservative forum

‘I want you all to know that we are fighting the fake news . . . They have no sources’

Sat Feb 25 2017 - 09:15

Steve Bannon gets conservative conference under way

Trump’s brand of Republicanism dominates discussion on and off this year’s CPAC stage

Fri Feb 24 2017 - 01:00

US officials travel to Mexico amid fears over immigration orders

Secretary of state and homeland security chief in Mexico City to meet president

Wed Feb 22 2017 - 21:21

How long can Donald Trump last as US president?

Edward Luce: Either the forces that are against the US president will bring him down or he will destroy the system. My bet is on the first

Mon Feb 20 2017 - 10:59

Trump in a bathrobe images flood Twitter after claims president ‘doesn’t wear one’

New York Times reported Trump spent considerable time ‘watching TV in his bathrobe’

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 13:34

Trump’s stumbles force aides to rethink tactics

US president no longer sure things are going well after relentless parade of bad headlines

Mon Feb 06 2017 - 12:30

Military investigates deaths in botched Trump-ordered Yemen raid

US Central Command to examine scale of civilian casualties as mission preparation criticised

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 14:02

Trump supporters see ban on migrants as a promise kept

Despite protests at home and abroad, a deep swathe of the US electorate backs the president

Tue Jan 31 2017 - 16:56

Bannon’s ‘stone cold stupid’ elevation to security post

Donald Trump’s chief adviser will have unprecedented role on US National Security Council

Mon Jan 30 2017 - 13:50

Donald Trump strategist: Media should ‘keep its mouth shut’

Steve Bannon claims press and broadcasters are the ‘opposition’ facing new US president

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 07:46

The Trump matrix: how to work out what the new US president may do

‘The policy axis runs from full populism at one end to predictable conservative orthodoxy on the other’

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 11:25

BMW latest to pull advertising from Breitbart site

Right-wing media outlet linked to Trump plans to launch in Germany and France before key elections next year

Thu Dec 08 2016 - 16:47

Trump advisers divided over Romney and Giuliani

US presidential-elect delays secretary of state appointment as internal row simmers

Fri Nov 25 2016 - 11:38

Trump ideology may be echoed in fractured EU

Cohesion of European Union to face pressure in looming elections and referendums

Thu Nov 17 2016 - 01:00

Kathy Sheridan: What can liberals learn from the US election?

Donald Trump won amid a complete disregard for what he was actually saying

Wed Nov 16 2016 - 12:37

Laura Slattery: Media record is stained but it is Trump who is appalling

Beware of the normalisation of fascism in the name of ‘balance’ or business

Tue Nov 15 2016 - 10:31