Since Donald Trump’s first term, Stephen Miller has risen into an architect and enforcer of some of the president’s most controversial policies. On Washington Week With The Atlantic, panelists joined to discuss the senior aide’s rise, and how he’s become one of the most powerful figures in the Trump administration. Miller “has always believed that

Five European countries accused Russia of poisoning opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. “The U.K., Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands are confident that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin,” the countries said in a joint statement following “analyses of samples” from his body. The

Lack of internet access is a major problem in many regions of the world today. Starlink was initially developed by the American tech billionaire Elon Musk to solve this problem. It was designed as a way of quickly getting the internet into regions all over the world where this was either impossible to do by conventional

I’m Michelle Cottle. I cover politics. I’m – Do it again. Shouldn’t have had that margarita last night. No, I did have any margaritas last night, I swear. Just had a margarita this morning. It’s the one this morning. This week I am coming to you from beautiful Austin, Texas, where I am wallowing in

Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a reassuring message to America’s allies on Saturday, striking a less aggressive but still firm tone about the administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance and push its priorities after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s often-hostile rhetoric toward traditional allies. Reminding his audience at the annual

The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has described America as “a child of Europe” and made an emotional but highly conditional offer of a new partnership, insisting the two continents belong together. In a much-anticipated speech at the annual Munich Security Conference, he said the US was intent on building a new world order,

Rubio love bombs Europe in style, while issuing stark warnings on substance, and it worked – snap analysis Jakub Krupa in Munich You could hear that sigh of relief across the continent. That was a very different speech to JD Vance’s last year in style, if not necessarily always substance. Rubio repeatedly made clear his

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The Washington Post was, until recently, among the US’s most venerable papers, said Jill Abramson in The Boston Globe. Its reporting on the Watergate scandal under the legendary editor Ben Bradlee made history; the reporters responsible, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, have inspired generations of journalists since; the paper’s writers and photographers were admired the

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security shut down this weekend as the White House and Democratic leaders continued to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement after federal agents killed two American citizens in Minnesota last month. The two sides have continued to trade offers, signaling some hope for an agreement. But it remains unclear

Gordie Howe Bridge fight heats up Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens says there has been a step back in his relationship with Matthew Moroun, who heads up ownership of the Ambassador Bridge, following the Times report that Moroun met with the Trump administration shortly before President Trump threatened to delay the opening of the Gordie Howe.

Two golfers in Washington, D.C., sued the federal government on Friday to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course, accusing the administration of violating environmental laws and polluting a park that is on the National Register of Historic Places. The suit is the latest in a series

President Donald Trump said in social media posts on Friday that he would issue an executive order to require voters to show identification in the midterm elections if Congress fails to act. “If we can’t get it through Congress, there are Legal reasons why this SCAM is not permitted. I will be presenting them shortly,

United States President Donald Trump has hinted at a new executive order that would force election organisers to require voter identification before distributing ballots. In a social media post on Friday, the Republican leader warned he would soon take executive action, apparently frustrated by a lack of progress on the issue in Congress. Recommended Stories

Hours after refusing to apologize for a racist video posted to his Truth Social account, President Donald Trump hadn’t let go. He spent last weekend complaining to allies about Republicans who had condemned the video depicting the Obamas as apes, questioning the lawmakers’ loyalty and vowing consequences, sources familiar with his comments told CNN. The

Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI, which merged with SpaceX last week, is facing increased pressure from environmental and civil rights groups over pollution concerns, this time at the company’s facility in Southaven, Mississippi. On Friday, the Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice, on behalf of the NAACP, sent a notice

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Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images, BFA It’s New York Fashion Week, and the celebrities are everywhere. Model Alex Consani was spotted in between shows with Gucci’s latest bag, Audrey Hobart dressed her part in a Burberry trench, and Angelina Jolie sparkled in a head-to-toe Givenchy look. Here’s what your favorite celebrities wore this