Browsing: US politics

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.

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.