What the State of the Union means for the US midterm elections
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump gave what is likely to be his most viewed remarks of the year. He spent little time on his most controversial decisions, instead focusing on economic issues and i...
27 Helmi 21min
Maha’s big reversal and a Scotus decision on tariffs
The US Food and Drug Administration last week said it would not consider a new flu vaccine for public distribution. But a few days later, it changed course. Is that reversal part of a larger change in...
20 Helmi 21min
Trump’s starring role in the Warner Bros fight
Netflix and Paramount, two large American media companies, are fighting to purchase Warner Bros Discovery. Now, US President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice are getting involved. The FT’s L...
13 Helmi 18min
The political cost of America’s surging electricity bills
US President Donald Trump gathered a robust coalition of voters in 2024, in part, on the promise of slashing electricity bills. But now, more than a year after his return to the Oval Office, prices ar...
6 Helmi 18min
Trump’s immigration climbdown. Plus, a new Fed chair?
A 37-year-old demonstrator, Alex Pretti, was killed by border patrol agents in Minnesota last week. His death sparked international outrage. It also prompted the Trump administration to back down from...
30 Tammi 25min
The Bethlehem Project: America's affordability squeeze
An affordability crisis is sweeping through the US. High prices of food, rents and healthcare are forcing Americans to cut back on necessities. This comes as President Donald Trump’s administration is...
29 Tammi 30min
Trump’s bid to remake the world order
Before his trip to Davos this week, Donald Trump threatened tariffs, and even hinted at using military force, to take over Greenland. The US president’s fixation ripped open a diplomatic wound that ha...
23 Tammi 19min
Can states stop Trump's immigration raids?
State governments and many activists are pushing back on the federal government’s mass immigration raids. In response, US President Donald Trump threatened to use the Insurrection Act to quell protest...
16 Tammi 18min
