The downfall of Matt Gaetz
The controversial Maga loyalist has withdrawn from consideration for serving as Donald Trump’s attorney general.
ByDonald Trump
Donald John Trump, born in 1946, was president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, and is president-elect after beating Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. His first presidency was marked by drama and controversy. On 6 January 2021, supporters of Trump stormed Congress in an attempt to thwart the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election the previous November. Trump had spread false claims that he had in fact won the election and encouraged the crowd to march to the Capitol building. Find our latest news and comment here.
Why Trump’s Bitcoin boom is a fake
I have no idea what will happen to cryptocurrencies – and neither does anyone else.
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The new special relationship
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may together upend what remains of the current global order.
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Letter of the week: Rebalancing our debts
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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The combat zone
How the Trump-Putin relationship could remake the world.
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Biden’s missiles won’t save Ukraine
The West has failed to agree on a war goal since the start of the war.
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Kevin Roberts’s fire-breathing American right
In his book Dawn’s Early Light, the architect of Project 2025 preaches the necessity of burning Washington’s “elite” institutions to…
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Trump’s blowtorch Cabinet
This Maga wish-list of a team is intent on burning down America’s institutions.
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“Your body, my choice”: a chilling slogan of the Trumpian alt-right
The phrase, partly a semi-ironic attempt to rile liberals, reveals an undercurrent of extreme misogyny in the US.
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How the Democrats can win back America
The party should stop arguing for a status quo no one is happy with.
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The rise of Charlie Kirk
The online provocateur has gained extraordinary influence within Trump's team.
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The nationalist international
In office, the Republicans’ main opponent could be economic reality. Tariffs, combined with tax cuts, threaten to stoke inflation.
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Trump and the triumph of illiberal democracy
How Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic establishment sealed the fate of the progressive regime they sought to renew.
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Apocalypse now in New York
I told myself I wouldn’t be as shocked and disappointed as I was in 2016. But I was. Also this…
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We need to start learning from Joe Rogan and co
The right is much better at exploiting the populist reach of podcasts and influencers.
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After Trump’s win, expect a shift in Labour’s priorities
There are giant undulations from the US already rippling through British politics.
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We’re going to find out how bad Project 2025 will be
Trump 2.0 may immiserate America in a way his first time in office could not.
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Letter of the week: Why Trump won the workers
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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The world according to Trump
From Europe to China, the illusions of the old order are crumbling.
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The new Trumpian bargain
The president-elect’s team could restore a 19th-century Republicanism, with its blend of trade protectionism and internal laissez-faire.
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