America for Americans: That was James Monroe's message to European colonial powers in 1823, to respect the independence of new nations of the Americas. Trump is reinterpreting this doctrine....
A decision by the US to suspend visa procedures for numerous countries, including African, has come into effect. Experts say it is part of President Trump's plan to portray immigrants as a threat to A...
US President Donald Trump is bringing criminal charges against the head of the Fed in what many see as a political move motivated by a desire for lower interest rates....
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/americans-are-the-ones-paying-for-tariffs-study-finds-e254ed2e Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46683519 Points: 22 # Comments: 7...
ABC News' Mary Bruce asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt how Trump's plan to "deliver money directly to the American people" — instead of health insurance companies — would work....
Article URL: https://www.newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/us/2026/01/europe-has-a-lot-to-learn-from-mark-carney Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46705402 Points: 5 # Com...
The cities building the most homes rely more heavily on immigrant labor. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times The cities that build and remodel the most homes rely the most heavily on immigrant worker...
One year ago today, Donald Trump was inaugurated president of the United States for a second time. In the months prior, one of his campaign promises had been to "make America affordable again". But fr...
The US just lowered Taiwan's tariffs in exchange for a massive domestic chipmaking promise, the Commerce Department announced on Thursday . Under the deal, tariffs on goods from Taiwan will decrease f...
ICE officers have made over 2,500 arrests in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images The AFL-CIO has endorsed a Minnesota economic blackout on January 23 in response t...
Outcome of case will have sweeping implications for US central bank independence...
The recent capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by American forces recalls a botched 2020 coup attempt that resulted in the imprisonment of two former US Army Green Berets. Since then, there...
Article URL: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-sundowning-in-america Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46692815 Points: 6 # Comments: 1...
Article URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-military-models-canadian-response-to-hypothetical-american-invasion/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46695806 Points: 4...
The US State Department hailed Venezuela's interim government for releasing American prisoners, calling it a "step in the right direction."...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Donald Trump. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took aim at US defense contractors on Tuesday. He said they'...
Article URL: https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/canada-announces-divorce-from-america Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46705385 Points: 9 # Comments: 0...
Sen. Mark Kelly said his lawsuit is about fighting back on the Pentagon's crackdown on speech. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Senator Mark Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Pentagon's spe...
No ideological code can fully capture Trump’s actions...
There is no precedent of a dominant power abandoning its primacy, as Trump is doing...