The Latest Breaking News from Donald Trump

Why everyone should be a student of American studies

The US president Donald Trump’s domestic and foreign policy has surprised much of the world, particularly US allies. It breaks with expectations about how the US has traditionally behaved.

The Conversation · Jan 20

19th-century plan for a slaving empire based in US deep south and Caribbean resonates with Trump’s foreign policy today

One year into his second term of office, Donald Trump’s foreign policy aspirations have led him to variously lay claim to Canada, the Panama Canal and, most contentiously at present, Greenland. He has kidnapped the head of state of Venezuela, saying that the US can run the country and exploit…

The Conversation · Jan 20

Trump’s second term is proving different from his first. This time it’s imperial

The key difference between Donald Trump’s first and second presidencies can be summed up by his two official portraits. The first after his victory in 2016 shows a smiling Trump, probably delighted to have won against the odds and, at least in theory, willing to work with his opponents.

The Conversation · Jan 20

Washington sees tariffs as geopolitical tool, US trade chief tells Euronews

The US trade chief also explicitly warned the EU against activating its anti-coercion instrument, an emergency mechanism that would restrict US companies' ability to operate in European markets, calling such a move "unwise”.

Euronews · Jan 20

At Davos, AI hype gives way to focus on ROI

The hype around generative AI capabilities is giving way to harder questions about productivity gains and bottom-line impact.

Fortune · Jan 20

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says US 'Selling Nuclear Weapons to North Korea' in Approval of NVIDIA AI Chip Exports to China

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei criticised the Trump administration's approval of NVIDIA exporting its H200 AI chips to China, likening it to 'selling nuclear weapons to North Korea.'

International Business Times UK · Jan 20

New Jersey’s new governor blasts Trump in inauguration speech: ‘illegally usurping power’

She also signed two executive orders at her inauguration, one aimed at lowering costs for her constituents

The Independent UK · Jan 20

Save Greenland for us all with a global protectorate

Letters: Rupert Read, Andrew Boswell, Nick Brooks and Bridget McKenzie look to the Antarctic treaty to find a way forward for the high north. Plus letters from Dee Cook, Glyn Ford and others

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20

‘This is not good policy’: Some GOP senators question advice Trump is receiving

A growing number of Republican senators, including Thom Tillis of North Carolina, say President Trump is getting bad policy advice.

Roll Call · Jan 20

‘I wish I could go back and do things differently’: Woman behind Minnesota fraud scheme speaks out

Prosecutors described her as the mastermind behind a $250 million fraud scheme

The Independent UK · Jan 20