The final results spare the CDU from having to negotiate a three-party coalition with the Greens to leave out the far-right AfD, which came in second. The future chancellor says it is paramount to work on Europe’s ‘independence’ from the US
The president’s avalanche of executive orders has been met with dozens of lawsuits, leading to a debate over whether the US is losing its separation of powers — or if judges are overstepping their authority by slowing the White House’s agenda
If we want to preserve democracy as a conversation based on shared facts, we must build a digital environment in which that conversation is possible. And the US is not the model. On the contrary, it is time to tell the emperor that he is naked
The president’s decisions are redefining the role of the world’s leading power and beginning to create victims within the country
Although Elon Musk attracts most of the headlines, the US Cabinet is full of other wealthy individuals who have significant investments in tech, crypto and pharmaceuticals, to name just a few sectors
At the Munich Security Conference, the vice president avoided talking about the war in Ukraine, and instead focused his speech on criticizing European action against the far right: ‘In Britain and across Europe, free speech, I fear, is in retreat’
Following the US president’s talks with Putin and Zelenskiy, Washington’s representatives will discuss the situation with Ukrainians and Europeans at the Munich Security Conference
The Kyiv government has stated that it does not anticipate engaging in any discussions with Moscow representatives
In a rare statement, the Pontiff urges Catholics in the United States to reject ‘narratives that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to our migrant and refugee brothers and sisters’
The crackdown on illegal immigration underscores the crucial importance of foreign labor to the economy of the city and the state of Illinois
The decision to move the inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol due to the cold weather left a multitude of people outside the stadium where the Republican was scheduled to speak
Republican declares national emergency on the border with Mexico, says he will send troops, announces massive deportations to ‘repel invasion’ and designates cartels as terrorist organizations
The new president will follow a ceremony that has been held 58 times in U.S. history
Law firms and immigrant advocacy organizations report a significant rise in consultations following the Republican’s election victory
Several hardline Republicans joined Democrats to vote against a hastily prepared bill backed by Donald Trump that would have suspended the debt ceiling for two years
The journalist and author defends the power of women’s anger in her work: ‘Angry women have often been at the heart of all kinds of power shifts’
The president-elect has begun announcing the names of the people who will occupy the top White House positions when he assumes office for a second term on January 20
The neo-reactionary movement, also known as the Dark Enlightenment, believes that democracy is a mistake and that equality is not a desirable goal. Those who adhere to it believe that the state should be governed like a company, with an imperial and techno-authoritarian president. Practically clandestine, it has already managed to infiltrate Trump’s populist right and Silicon Valley
The Biden administration’s program, which has allowed legal entry to more than 531,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, is in Trump’s crosshairs
The Florida senator’s pick would round out a hardline team alongside Elise Stefanik as U.N. ambassador and Michael Waltz as national security adviser
The president-elect is carefully assembling a team of loyal collaborators to help him navigate the challenges posed by the traditional command structures in Washington, which he struggled with during his first term
Among the president-elect’s most pressing plans are closing the border with Mexico, reversing environmental policies, pardoning prisoners from the assault on the Capitol, and ending the war in Ukraine
The richest man in the world is emerging, along with Robert F. Kennedy or the ultra anti-immigration adviser Stephen Miller, as one of the potential collaborators of the White House’s next tenant
Despite a difficult childhood in a broken Appalachian family, the next vice president studied at Yale. His friendship with one of the magnate’s sons facilitated his selection as number two
November 5 is Election Day. Here is a basic guide to voting in New York
November 5 is Election Day. Here are some basic voting guidelines
Learn about Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s stance on issues like education, health, the economy, security, the environment and immigration
