US politics

02.07.2025, 07:00

Democrats Joke About Moving to Canada Post-Trump. These People Actually Did It.

Political transplants battle freezing winds and pine for low-fat peanut butter; ‘North America 2.0’

By Te-Ping Chen and Vipal Monga, The Wall Street Journal

Democrats Joke About Moving to Canada Post-Trump. These People Actually Did It.

02.06.2025, 07:00

Trump’s New Targets in the Culture War: Brutalist Architecture and America’s Tallest Mountain

The president sees classical design and landmark names as anchors to the country’s foundation

02.05.2025, 16:30

Mideast Powers Reject Trump Proposal to Take Over Gaza

Saudi Arabia says it is committed to a Palestinian state including the strip, rules out normalization of diplomatic ties with Israel without that goal

By Rory Jones and Omar Abdel-Baqui, The Wall Street Journal

Mideast Powers Reject Trump Proposal to Take Over Gaza

02.04.2025, 21:45

Musk Moves With Lightning Speed to Exert Control Over the Government

The billionaire’s representatives gained access to a Treasury Department payment system and sensitive documents at USAID

By Alexander Ward and Ginger Adams Otis, The Wall Street Journal

Musk Moves With Lightning Speed to Exert Control Over the Government

02.04.2025, 19:15

EU Must Accept Transactional Global Relationships, Commission Chief Von Der Leyen Says

‘This is a world where we can’t take take much for granted,’ she said.

By Edith Hancock, The Wall Street Journal

EU Must Accept Transactional Global Relationships, Commission Chief Von Der Leyen Says

02.04.2025, 14:15

What We Choose to Ignore: MAGA, Musk, and the New Face of Old Hatreds

Reports that Elon Musk allegedly performed a Nazi salute during Donald Trump’s inauguration speech on January 20, 2025, serve as a reminder of how authoritarian symbolism can become normalized.

Angelos Alexopoulos

What We Choose to Ignore: MAGA, Musk, and the New Face of Old Hatreds

02.04.2025, 13:00

Greek Nationals Included in ICE’s List of Deportable Immigrants

The latest ICE data, updated as of November 24, 2024, lists a total of 1,445,549 individuals with final removal orders issued by immigration courts.

02.03.2025, 07:00

Trump Immigration Orders Fracture Church Sanctuary Movement

Across the U.S., some pastors are standing firm while others are retreating as ICE gains new access to sacred spaces

By Scott Calvert, Kris Maher and Joe Barrett, The Wall Street Journal

Trump Immigration Orders Fracture Church Sanctuary Movement

01.31.2025, 23:59

Trump Threatens Widening Trade War as First Tariffs Loom Saturday

On eve of expected Mexico-Canada-China duties, president says he will impose sector-based levies on chips, pharmaceuticals and more

By Gavin Bade, Natalie Andrews, Vipal Monga & Santiago Perez, The Wall Street Journal

Trump Threatens Widening Trade War as First Tariffs Loom Saturday

01.28.2025, 08:30

How MAGA Is Taking Back the Culture

In sports, entertainment and marketing, displays of conservatism are crowding out progressive postures

By Aaron Zitner and Meridith McGraw, The Wall Street Journal

01.27.2025, 16:15

Citizen By Blood or By Soil?

Trump is looking to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. and push it towards a narrow regime all too familiar in Greece and elsewhere

Moira Lavelle

01.24.2025, 18:16

Trump Tells Davos: Make Your Product in America—or Pay Tariffs

President suggests lowering oil price to pressure Russia over Ukraine

By Alexander Ward, The Wall Street Journal

Trump Tells Davos: Make Your Product in America—or Pay Tariffs

01.24.2025, 07:00

America’s Fraught, Sometimes Deadly, History With the Panama Canal

Trump’s push to take back control of the strategic waterway stokes memories of a period of U.S. imperial ambition and violence

By José de Córdoba and Santiago Pérez, The Wall Street Journal

America’s Fraught, Sometimes Deadly, History With the Panama Canal

01.23.2025, 10:45

Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship: What It Means and Why It Matters

Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship has stirred legal battles in the U.S. and debate over constitutional rights, immigration, and America's core identity.

01.22.2025, 13:45

Tech Leaders Pledge Up to $500 Billion in AI Investment in U.S.

OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank unveil AI infrastructure plans at White House

By Deepa Seetharaman and Tom Dotan, The Wall Street Journal

Tech Leaders Pledge Up to $500 Billion in AI Investment in U.S.

01.21.2025, 13:45

Trump’s First Day Back: Sweeping Executive Orders Shape Immigration, Justice, Gender Policy, and ‘America First’ Agenda

Trump signed order after order aimed at fulfilling his campaign promises: closing the borders, beginning mass deportations, drilling for oil, overhauling the justice system, ending diversity and inclusion initiatives, and putting America first.

Moira Lavelle

Trump’s First Day Back: Sweeping Executive Orders Shape Immigration, Justice, Gender Policy, and ‘America First’ Agenda

01.20.2025, 22:00

World Leaders React to New Trump Administration

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Greece looks forward to working with your administration to advance security, stability, and shared prosperity

01.20.2025, 10:45

TikTok Restores Service in U.S. as Trump Prepares to Take Office

"Frankly, we have no choice. We have to save it," said Trump during a rally, where he commented on the importance of keeping TikTok operational in the country.