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Former US President Donald Trump's isolationist and protectionist "America First" policies seriously damaged America and its global leadership role. Raising tariffs on imports to the United States -- in particular, from China -- succeeded only in prompting other countries to impose reciprocal tariffs on US goods. Mr Trump's trade policy…

Late-night hosts discuss the Biden administration’s website for at-home test kits and Stevie Wonder’s video for voting rights

One year since he was sworn in as the 46th American president, voters are giving Mr Biden and his allies poor marks for their handling of the coronavirus and the US economy

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told a gathering of America’s mayors the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief bill is “like a vaccine” preventing catastrophic economic damage

Any leader would have struggled in the circumstances, but Biden’s campaign promises set the new president a high bar, writes Andrew Buncombe

Don't just take it from me; take it from the Framers and other early American statesmen: "Democracy" has long included representative democracy as well as direct democracy, and "Republic" was used to refer to regimes that were not representative.

Michelle Alyssa Go, Sandra Shells and Brianna Kupfer were murdered in random killings that have shocked America. Their deaths shine a spotlight on homelessness, violent crime and gender-based violence, writes Rachel Sharp

From the anguish of Lincoln to the showbiz of Reagan and Obama’s introspection, these books show the power and helplessness of America’s commanders-in-chief

Without robust federal legislation, it will soon be impossible to stop America’s degeneration into a diluted pseudo-democracy

Biden's first year: Assault on democracy, oligarchic class war and bloated military spending. Happy talk won't help

Forget the "woke" Democrats and timid union leaders. Workers across the country are standing up and fighting back