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The Economist is following Donald Trump’s progress during his first 100 days in office. Keep up to date with our Trump ...

But he really does have the chance to lead America into the golden age he proclaimed in his second inaugural address.

America started doing so at the end of the Civil War. The constitution was amended then to overturn the Dred Scott decision ...

Investors and diplomats alike were relieved that he refrained from slapping universal tariffs on all imports on his first day ...

Jump to Latin America, and coffee with a former government minister. Talk turns to free trade, and how Mr Trump’s love of ...

Mr Trump is more transactional than presidents before him, which increases the risk of cronyism and self-dealing. But America ...

Whatever the assailant, though, snake-bite treatment has been the same for a century: inject an antivenin containing antibodies produced in a horse or sheep.

T he sprint to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party has begun. Five candidates have entered the ...

Pie-and-mash eateries are a bit of Cockney culture that has existed since Victorian times, when they first popped up in the ...

Out in British cinemas now and streaming on Hulu in America, “A Real Pain” is a stealth contender for the Oscars. With a ...

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