The administration has launched a frontal assault on the traditional news industry at a time when it is in decline ...

Trump is a master of distraction. Whether he is blaming America’s worst air disaster in years on DEI hiring or vowing to put US boots on the ground in the Gaza strip, Trump fills the stage. The tempo ...

For Japan, the aim is to underscore the rock-solid nature of the relationship and receive clear assurances of the countries’ ...

All political careers may end in failure, but the UK’s new ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, isn’t done yet ...

It’s sometimes hard to tell in advance how tough a given FT Alphaville Pub Quiz will be. Plus, last night’s quizzery in the heart of Washington DC had an added twist — rather than the smörgåsbord of ...

Elon Musk’s crusade to slash US government spending suffered setbacks on Thursday after a federal judge barred the Treasury department from handing data from its payments system to outsiders and one ...

The tool, which was drawn up during Trump’s first term and subsequently used as a deterrent against China, allows the EU’s ...

From Sarang Shidore, Director, Global South Program, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Washington, DC, US ...

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has ordered an immediate halt to work on virtually all existing foreign aid programmes ...

The potential economic risks for the US — higher inflation and industrial disruption — are well known.

US diplomats have requested an urgent exemption for Ukraine-related programmes from a 90-day freeze on foreign aid and “stop work” orders issued by secretary of state Marco Rubio, according to ...

Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary Scott Bessent is pushing for new universal tariffs on US imports to start at 2.5 per cent ...