Browsing: US politics

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has mandated a 20% reduction in four-star generals and admirals, alongside a 10% cut in general officers overall.

Mike Pence received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for defying Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.

Politics dominates, of course, as the US economy officially shrunk in the first quarter of Trump 2.0 amid sweeping tariffs.

US and Ukraine sign a deal that will give Washington access to some of the war-torn country’s natural resources.

There are reports Tesla are looking to replace Elon Musk as CEO – although this has since been rejected by the car company.

US and Ukraine sign mineral deal and the US economy shrinks – two of the international stories you’ll find on the UK newspaper front pages this morning – and you may be wondering why, especially when we have our own local elections taking place.

US political news always has an impact globally but the England local elections won’t be on the front pages of the newspapers today due to rules around media print before election polls open – don’t worry the results will be plastered all over the front pages tomorrow morning until then let’s look at what US political stories are making the UK front pages.

Donald Trump’s first 100 days have been eventful, to say the least. The US President has threatened to turn the US’s closest ally (Canada) into the 51st state, he’s started a trade war with just about everyone (only to back down), deported US citizens to an El Salvador mega-prison and given Elon Musk and an ungodly amount of power.

One hundred days ago, America presided over a world order it had crafted.

David Axelrod characterises the first 100 days of a presidency as a mere “hallmark holiday”, yet it remains an important barometer for US presidents’ early effectiveness.

Cliff Notes – US State Department appoints new top official for Europe Brendan Hanrahan has been appointed the senior bureau…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a restructuring plan to cut 15% of the State Department’s workforce by closing and consolidating over 100 offices globally.

President Trump stated that the administration cannot provide trials for all deportees, claiming it would take “200 years” to do so.