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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Supreme Court rebuke of Trump’s trade policy will be a tailwind to an economy running hot
The last thing the Middle East needs is a showdown between its two wealthiest countries
The party is still split on the answer to this question
The US attorney-general believes there is a co-ordinated judicial attack on the authority of the executive
The fear is that companies will be punished directly or simply lose access in Washington
He is just one of several pro-Trump oligarchs who now control key sections of the US media
Republicans in Indiana stood up to Trump and business has voiced its revulsion at ICE killings in Minnesota
The US Treasury secretary is not just a loyalist — he is Trump’s political attack dog
We are seeing how disruptive technology can be, especially in the short term
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has a chance to really ‘take back control’
The Trump administration is over-reaching in Minneapolis and creating a sense of dread and anxiety in the process
Trump’s former chief strategist thinks the country is ripe for a national-populist insurgency
Beijing must decide if it will conduct business as usual in the wake of the US’s ousting of Maduro in Venezuela
America’s president is repudiating the postwar world fashioned by the US
Friends of the Swamp look forward to what is likely to be a pivotal period, culminating in November’s midterm elections
Canada’s Mark Carney has shown others that it pays to stand up to Trump
The issue reflects deeper shifts in the US economy that probably cannot be reversed ahead of next year’s midterms
Acolytes of the broligarchs have a grip on key nodes of Washington’s power ministries
The new national security strategy advocates the use of force in the US’s backyard
The EU faces a historic choice: whether or not to unlock frozen Russian assets and save the Ukrainian war effort
Trump favours ‘dealmakers’ over diplomats — what does that mean for peace in Ukraine?
Centrist incumbents are facing challenges from leftwing insurgents
Signs of a weakening economy mean the president is likely to backtrack on H-1B visas — to the fury of the Maga base
Trump is choosing not to hear the electorate on the cost of living — he may come to regret that
Zohran Mamdani, for one, has a difficult job ahead of him
