America’s $61bn aid package buys Ukraine time

This week, however, after months of dithering, Congress approved $40bn of such assistance, a sum roughly equivalent to all America’s military aid to Ukraine since the war began. (There was also some ... Read More

Jury selection begins in Trump trial; Mike Johnson to push Israel aid

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Joe Biden and the Democrats, Donald Trump and the Republicans plus daily updates about the 2024 US election. Read More

How American politics has infected investing

American politics is infecting investing. A gap has opened up between how Democrats and Republicans view the world; many Americans want to express their political identities by any means possible; and ... Read More

Has the spectre of terrorism finally been excised from Spain?

ETA formally ended its “armed struggle” in 2011. Bildu has never apologised for ETA ’s terrorism, saying in 2021 only that it felt the pain of its victims and that its violence “never should have ... Read More

Biden’s big policy announcements; Trump’s fundraising haul

What do you think about our new feature, A view from elsewhere, which takes in views on American politics from ... If you enjoyed this week’s quiz, play Dateline, The Economist’s new history ... Read More

6 surprises from a major news week

Opening arguments get underway next week. We can’t say exactly who will ... trend,” IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas wrote in a blog post accompanying the agency’s World ... Read More

Politics Monday

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on how abortion rights could motivate voter turnout for Biden NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to ... Read More

Fox News Politics: Too much democracy

the Washington Post reported this week. "Indeed, if we were to blindly register nonvoters and get them on the rolls, we would be distinctly aiding Trump’s quest for a personal dictatorship," the ... Read More

Political analyst Steve Schmidt's Political Plays of the Week

Scripps News political analyst Steve Schmidt expands on the president’s speech in his Political Plays of the Week. Get more political news and analysis every Saturday on "The Race — Weekend ... Read More

The politics of younger voters are less exceptional than they used to be

Polls continue to show that President Biden retains an advantage with voters under 30, but it’s not clear where he can gain more ground. Read More

Inside the Week That Shook Columbia University

In a Washington war room, Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, decided to call police officers to arrest protesting students. The backlash now threatens her leadership. Read More

Elections newsletter: I didn't expect political news from DTW tarmac

You can sign up to get yours here. Hello, Of all the places I expected to find political news this week, it wasn't on the DTW tarmac. But Free Press Political Reporter Arpan Lobo sprung into ... Read More