FT's senior US columnists Rana Foroohar and Edward Luce discuss the biggest themes driving US politics, business and markets from Washington, New York and beyond.
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The US president has unwittingly turned King Charles into a symbol of Canadian sovereignty
The president’s fresh attack on Harvard is a disaster not just for the university but for America itself
The Democratic party needs to accept its culpability
Seismic forces have been unleashed that will transform the global economy
As Trump withdraws aid from the neediest around the world, China is filling the vacuum
The US president is trying to play Britain off against the EU
No president is immune to the tides of history
There may be worries about tariffs and the rule of law but one cannot discount US resilience
What does such sycophancy tell us about the state of US democracy?
Europe is moving away from a traditional view of antitrust policy to focus on platforms’ threat to democracy
Despite the fiasco of ‘Signalgate’, Trump seems determined to keep the US defence secretary in place
The educational value of the former UK prime minister’s cautionary tale is timeless
Going back to the 1990s is not going to fix what is broken globally
Democrats have used Tesla to undermine the entrepreneur and to highlight oligarchs’ role in the Trump administration
When his back is to the wall, he is at his most dangerous
If it’s about ‘fairness’ rather than ‘inflation’, views shift
Or are they kidding us into thinking they are looking out for our interests?
Every day brings a new drumbeat of maritime risk
The administration has chosen Columbia University as the site of the first battle in a much wider conflict
A shoot from the hip approach is unlikely to rebuild US industry
The fate of the detained Columbia University graduate is a test of how easily Trump can slide into lawlessness
It will not go down well for US markets or for relations with traditional allies
Kyiv’s minerals deal with Washington is now on hold after Trump and Zelenskyy’s Oval Office clash
The British prime minister must also be ready to play hardball
The future of the world might depend on its success
