The Economist is following Donald Trump’s progress during his first 100 days in office. Keep up to date with our Trump ...

The Economist is following Donald Trump’s progress during his first 100 days in office. Keep up to date with our Trump ...

Jump to Latin America, and coffee with a former government minister. Talk turns to free trade, and how Mr Trump’s love of ...

Investors and diplomats alike were relieved that he refrained from slapping universal tariffs on all imports on his first day ...

But he really does have the chance to lead America into the golden age he proclaimed in his second inaugural address.

America started doing so at the end of the Civil War. The constitution was amended then to overturn the Dred Scott decision ...

Mr Trump is more transactional than presidents before him, which increases the risk of cronyism and self-dealing. But America ...

T he sprint to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party has begun. Five candidates have entered the ...

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to ...

Excitement from those who expected its reasoning capabilities to be a big step towards superhuman intelligence (some reckoned ...

Out in British cinemas now and streaming on Hulu in America, “A Real Pain” is a stealth contender for the Oscars. With a ...

McKinley, who was inaugurated in 1897, presided over the negotiations that created the Panama Canal. He loved tariffs, both ...