Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Harry Truman

Israel Lobby Has Shaped Every US President Since Truman, New Book Claims

A new book argues that pro-Israel advocacy groups have significantly influenced US foreign policy decisions from Truman to Biden, often against the advice of top security officials.

International Business Times UK

The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump

Our new book tracks the growth over nearly eight decades, of the most powerful foreign policy lobby in US history

The Guardian - US

Air Force One is more than transportation – it has defined how presidents run the country and meet the world

Air Force One used to be a high-flying symbol of American technology, ingenuity and power. For many, it was also a source of national pride.

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Trump has declared war on elections in the name of protecting them

The president’s Orwellian speech on Thursday was just the latest instance of his denialism. It is up to us to resist

The Guardian - US

Trump's $2.2bn Windfall Has 'No Precedent' in US Presidential History, Historian Says

Donald Trump's financial disclosure reveals $2.2bn earnings in his first year back in office, largely from cryptocurrency ventures, raising ethical concerns and comparisons with past presidents.

International Business Times UK

Libel by "Buddy Comedy"

From yesterday's Complaint in Spatz v. Stewart & TheaterMania (S.D.N.Y.): This is an action for libel per se, and false… The post Libel by "Buddy Comedy" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

A Fine Idea review – international development drama laden with number-crunching

Despite some strong satire, there is too much telling and not enough showing in Christine Bacon’s play exploring global inequality

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

How much should politics influence science, and vice versa? National Science Board’s ousting resurrects an existential debate

“On behalf of President Donald J. Trump,” read 22 emails sent from the White House Presidential Personnel Office on Friday afternoon, April 24, 2026, “I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the National Science Board is terminated, effective immediately.”

The Conversation

Bunker busters and a Burger King: a visual guide to US military bases on British soil

War with Iran has brought 15 American sites across the UK countryside firmly into the spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Queen Elizabeth Was Wary of 'Opportunist' Meghan Markle Early On, New Book Claims

As new books claim Queen Elizabeth II quickly viewed Meghan Markle as an 'opportunist' with sharp PR instincts, conflicting insider accounts and unverified anecdotes continue to shape public understanding of the Sussexes' break from the royal family.

International Business Times UK

Is this WWIII? It's the wrong question

If you're anxious about global conflict, you're not alone. But war is so different now we almost can't see it

Salon

A War by Any Other Name

From Korea to Iran, the United States has employed countless euphemisms that not only obscure the true nature of its wars but also the constitutional limits designed to constrain them.

Reason

Vietnam ruined Lyndon B. Johnson’s political career. Will Donald Trump face the same fate over Iran?

Is United States President Donald Trump lurching toward decline and fall? Will he and his MAGA movement reprise Lyndon B. Johnson’s story, when the quagmire of the Vietnam War took the Democratic president out of the 1968 election and gave Republican Richard Nixon the opening he needed to defeat the…

The Conversation

In its hunt for critical minerals, the US is misconstruing what is and is not America’s

Americans have a reputation for being bad at world geography, and the current U.S. administration is no exception, particularly when it comes to correctly identifying what is – and is not – part of the United States of America.

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Roll Call

Analilia Mejia clings to narrow lead in New Jersey special election primary

The Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 11th District remains close, with Analilia Mejia and Tom Malinowski locked in a tight race.

The Conversation

Trump’s insistence on personal loyalty from ambassadors could crimp US foreign policy

Just before Christmas, President Donald Trump fired more than two dozen career ambassadors. The action was unprecedented, providing a clear signal that when it comes to diplomacy, Trump values loyalty above all else.

Euronews

Criminal probe raises key question: Will Powell leave the Fed in May?

Trump said on Tuesday that he hopes to name a new Fed chair in the next few weeks. But that could get held up by the criminal investigation of Powell.

Reason

Justice Barrett, Trump v. Slaughter, and Presidential Removal Power from 1969 to 1989

Humphrey's Executor from 1969 to 1989.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

US territorial ambitions in Denmark: from the Danish West Indies to Greenland

President Donald Trump’s renewed insistence that the United States should "get Greenland" has reopened a diplomatic wound between Washington and Copenhagen, reviving memories of the only time the US successfully purchased Danish territory: the 1917 acquisition of the Danish West Indies.

The Independent UK

Just 38 bills were passed by Congress this year as Trump consolidates power in Washington

The GOP-led House and Senate has set a modern record for the least legislative output in the first year of a new president’s term

The Conversation

Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes

Before 2025, science policy rarely made headline news. Through decades of changing political winds, financial crises and global conflicts, funding for U.S. research and innovation has remained remarkably stable, reflecting the American public’s strong support for investing in basic science.

Axios

The turkey pardon: A quirky White House custom

Behind the scenes of a tradition shaped by protests, kids and poultry politics.

The Independent UK

Trump’s diss to France, UK and Russia in his Veterans Day speech: ‘We’re the one that won the wars’

Trump’s Veterans Day remarks veered into grievance as he suggested America — not her allies — should be celebrating victories in both world wars

Woman & Home

Girlbands Forever reminds us of the toxic pressure women faced in the 2000s - and the progress still to be made

From fat shaming to being told motherhood would 'ruin' their careers - the BBC documentary lays bare the misogyny top noughties girl groups suffered

The Guardian - AU

What is the White House East Wing and why has it been torn down in Trump’s renovation plans?

President Donald Trump is adding a $300m ballroom to the White House – but that plan has come at the cost of the historic East Wing

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

the United States of America

71 stories

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.