Joe Biden faces criticism from within Democratic Party for pardoning his son Hunter
The president’s clemency leaves Democrats with less ground to criticize Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s term has already begun in Texas
The Republican state is implementing policies straight out of the president-elect’s playbook and is emerging as a key ally of the incoming federal government, especially for the mass deportation plan
New Russian anti-satellite weapon revives fears of nuclear conflict in space
Most civilian satellites are very sensitive to high-energy radiation and an atomic explosion in low Earth orbit would seriously damage telecommunications, GPS, and meteorological services
Why Bashar al-Assad trembles
The weakening of the Damascus dictator’s allies, Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, together with the coincidence of the truce between Israel and the Lebanese militia and the transition in Washington, explain the lightning offensive of the Syrian rebels
From New York to Los Angeles: Sanctuary cities brace for Trump’s crackdown
The incoming administration of the president-elect has reaffirmed its commitment to either outlaw or compel cooperation from localities that, by law, refuse to collaborate with federal immigration authorities
Immigration battle between Trump team and Democratic strongholds heats up
States and cities governed by Democrats are vowing not to cooperate with the president-elect’s immigration agenda. In response, incoming border czar Tom Homan has threatened legal challenges and cuts to federal funding
Donald Trump and professional wrestling: A long and extravagant love story
The mobilization of fans of the UFC, the mixed martial arts league, was key to the victory of the president-elect, who has just appointed a former wrestling executive as Secretary of Education
Germany is ‘kaput’: Why the economic model no longer works in the proud country of automobiles
The Volkswagen crisis is just the tip of the iceberg of a larger problem. Europe’s old locomotive has stalled and must overhaul its industrial system, based on cheap Russian energy and exports to China
Keys to the different types of missiles that are raising fears of escalation in Ukraine war
Putin reports use of new hypersonic ballistic missile against Ukrainian territory just days after Kyiv fired U.S. and British-made long-range projectiles at targets in Russia
Arrest warrant puts Netanyahu in orbit of disgraced leaders
The International Criminal Court’s ruling places Israel’s allies in a difficult position, as they will face the dilemma of having to arrest the Israeli prime minister and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant if they travel to their countries
The first battle: Claudia Sheinbaum moves against Trump’s immigration policy
The president has activated her Cabinet, marking territory on one of the crucial fronts of the bilateral relationship and sending messages that challenge the Republican’s proposal to deport a million people each year
Republican offensive against CHNV parole: Fraud, human trafficking and other violations
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
Battle over transgender bathrooms reaches US Congress
The most radical wing of the Republican Party wants to ban Sarah McBride, the first transgender legislator, from using women’s bathrooms in the Capitol
Alex Clark, the anti-vaccine health and wellness influencer who helped Trump on the campaign trail
The online celebrity has found in Donald Trump’s victory and the announcement of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services new reasons to raise her voice even louder and with less shame
Moscow claims Ukraine launched first strike on Russian soil with US missiles
According to the Kremlin, Kyiv struck a facility in the Bryansk region with ATACMS
Russia issues warning that a Ukrainian attack on its territory with US missiles will open a new phase in the war
According to the Kremlin, the use of Washington-supplied long-range weapons on Russian soil would mean that NATO countries would come into conflict with Moscow
Robert F. Kennedy, anti-vaxxer, conspiracy theorist, and now US health secretary
The black sheep of the Democratic family dynasty threw his weight behind President-elect Donald Trump after ending his own bid for the White House
The new US ambassador to the UN: The battering ram of Trump’s ‘Israel first’ policy
Elise Stefanik has denounced antisemitism on college campuses and promised unconditional support for Washington’s main ally in the Middle East
Biden and Trump meet at White House and pledge smooth transition of power
The president discussed national security and domestic policy issues with his successor during a nearly two-hour meeting attended by cabinet chiefs
The re-election of Democratic senators in four key states confirms Harris’ weakness against the Trump brand
Democratic Senate candidates win in Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada and Arizona despite the vice president’s setback in these territories
Lebanese army seeks to vindicate itself between Israel’s sword and Hezbollah’s wall
Lebanon’s underfunded but popular Armed Forces are playing a key role in the country’s bid for an unlikely ceasefire deal that Israel refuses to agree to
How Trump can revolutionize the world order through four conflicts
Although there is no certainty, the signals sent by the president-elect point to a major impact on two developing wars (Ukraine and the Middle East) and two potential ones (Taiwan and North Korea)
Dictator for a day: What to expect from Trump’s first day in the Oval Office
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
Black women deserve much more
Representation is not liberation. The United States is a deeply racist country where even a Kamala Harris victory would not have been enough
Elon Musk and all of President Trump’s men
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
J. D. Vance, Trump’s bet to secure the future of the MAGA movement
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
Distrust of policies, the economy and Biden’s legacy: Where the Kamala Harris campaign failed
Among the factors that favored Trump and scuppered a second bid by a woman to win the White House were a slip-up on a television show and neglect of crucial issues for voters