us politics

“We got him!” Anti-Trumpers celebrate as MAGA donors write new cheques

Jurors reached a devastating verdict, but most voters feel they knew enough already.

Listen: Word for word: Trump on trial

Listen: The media and Trump 2.0

Middle East conflict: latest

Benny Gantz’s party filed a motion to dissolve Israel’s parliament and hold elections.

Israel’s army took control of the entire Gaza land border.

Hamas said it was ready for “complete agreement” if Israel stops the war.

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Friday 31 May 2024

Word for word: Trump on trial

Our ongoing series looks at Trump’s historic criminal trial, told using the transcripts of what is said in court.

Friday 10 May 2024

The Stormy Daniels I met: a woman’s woman

Hattie Garlick interviewed Stormy Daniels for Tortoise, and says she’s nothing like the caricature she was portrayed as in the Trump trial.

Monday 16 May 2022

Stormy Daniels and her battle for truth

In an effort to build a better life for her and her family, Stormy Daniels finds herself thwarted and betrayed by the men who seek to take advantage of her.

Monday 2 October 2023

Trump and Rudy: a bare-knuckle bromance

Twenty years ago, Rudy Giuliani was “America’s mayor”. Now Tortoise asks, will Rudy die in jail for The Don?

Thursday 30 May 2024

Sunak is courting old voters because they vote

Given how few people think he will be re-elected, this pitch for the over-65s has to be seen as damage limitation rather than a lunge for victory.

Thursday 30 May 2024

Why biggest firms aren’t picking sides

Rachel Reeves’ dogged pursuit of the business community is perhaps the neatest encapsulation of Labour’s long-term election strategy.

Thursday 30 May 2024

Diane Abbott: Will she be allowed to stand for Labour?

Keir Starmer is facing the first big test of his campaign.

Tuesday 28 May 2024

Keir Starmer: the ‘security’ candidate

The Labour leader is untested on security but hopes voters will back him on it anyway, and the idea has a certain logic.

we’re watching

Boys From the Blackstuff, National Theatre until 8 June

There is something strange about Theatreland’s increasing interest in unemployed workers.

we’re reading

My Family and Other Rock Stars, Tiffany Murray

Each chapter comes with a recipe and glimpses of surprisingly mild-mannered rock star behaviour.

we’re listening to

Lives Outgrown, Beth Gibbons

If your favourite film is Melancholia, this is your new summer jam.

In Ukraine, democracy is under attack. Ben Ansell investigates what that means for the country’s future. How worried should we be about the rise of autocrats?

The first week of the election campaign is over. What do the polls say and how have they changed? What policies have the parties announced?

Donald Trump is the first former US president to face and to lose a criminal trial. This is the story of that trial, told using court transcripts.

Alexi Mostrous investigates what happened to Amber Heard; it’s a story about how our own thoughts and opinions can be moulded without us even realising.

Thursday 30 May 2024

Ozempic: the downsizing of Americans

Friday 17 May 2024

Digging for treasure at a Martha’s Vineyard swap-shop

Thursday 2 May 2024

Jimmy Carter is still alive

Wednesday 17 April 2024

How Caitlin Clark is transforming women’s basketball

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