UNITED STATES New US president gets to work rolling back Trump-era policies 23-01-2021 09:54 Biden issues flurry of executive orders, warns that Covid-19 is expected to kill "well over 600,000" in the United States.
AS I SEE IT Life without Trump will not be easy 23-01-2021 09:50 Trump was elected because he understood that many millions of North Americans were being left to rot by the credentialed technocratic “elites” who openly despise anyone who disagrees with them. These “deplorables” are not about to go away. by James Neilson
BLOOMBERG Professionalism returns to the White House with Biden 23-01-2021 09:43 Policy expertise and political savvy are already on display. That’s a welcome contrast to Trump, but no guarantee of success.
BIDEN INAUGURATION Biden says Trump wrote him 'very generous letter' 23-01-2021 09:37 US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Donald Trump had left him a "very generous" letter in the Oval Office, in keeping with tradition.
BIDEN INAUGURATION Biden, facing historic challenges, vows to end ‘uncivil war’ 23-01-2021 09:32 Trump era finally draws to close as Joseph Biden is sworn-in as 46th president of United States, two weeks after deadly attack on US Capitol.
EDITORIAL Reuniting the states of America 23-01-2021 09:18 A tiny window of opportunity for reconciliation is open for Joe Biden, but he would be fully excused should he confront a number of other titanic challenges first.
UNIQUE HANDOVER IN WASHINGTON Insurrection, impeachment, infamy, inauguration 23-01-2021 09:11 On a strange, security-heavy inauguration day in Washington, Joe Biden vows to unite a country in the face a series of unprecedented crises. by Julia Logue
UNITED STATES Trump impeachment heads to Senate Monday, triggering trial 23-01-2021 09:03 Article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of his unprecedented second trial in the chamber.
US-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS Biden to adopt ‘dramatically different’ approach to Latin America 23-01-2021 08:57 With President Joe Biden now in the White House, three respected experts offer their opinions on what lies ahead for US-Latin American relations over the next four years. by Jennifer Heiman
BILATERAL RELATIONS Don’t expect ‘carnal relations’ between Alberto and Joe Biden 23-01-2021 08:31 One actor could tilt the scales, though: Pope Francis. Biden is the second Catholic president of the US, preceded by John F. Kennedy. How much will the Peronist leader of the Holy See nudge Biden our way? by Agustino Fontevecchia
UNITED STATES Venezuela's Maduro hopes for 'better relations' with US under Biden 21-01-2021 15:22 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he hopes for better relations with Washington under US President Joe Biden.
UNITED STATES Biden says Trump wrote him 'very generous letter' 21-01-2021 11:55 US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Donald Trump had left him a "very generous" letter in the Oval Office, in keeping with tradition.
BIDEN INAUGURATION Bolsonaro extends olive branch to Biden on inauguration 21-01-2021 11:48 Bolsonaro was one of last world leaders to recognse Biden’s victory, and amplified Donald Trump's allegations that last year's US election had been rigged.
BIDEN INAUGURATION ‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden sworn-in as 46th US president 20-01-2021 14:10 Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States, vowing a "new day" for the United States after four years of tumult under Donald Trump who in an extraordinary final act snubbed the inauguration.
TRUMP ERA IS OVER Trump leaves White House, skipping Biden's inauguration 20-01-2021 10:44 President Donald Trump left the White House for the last time on Wednesday, skipping the inauguration of his successor Joe Biden in an extraordinary break with tradition. Before departing, he offered one final speech, asking Americans to "remember us."
UNITED STATES Trump pardons 73 people, including Steve Bannon, before departing office 20-01-2021 07:44 Pardons likely to draw allegations of cronyism, at the end of a term during which the president promised to "drain the swamp" of Washington politics.
Analysis Trump departs office, trailed by pandemic and job losses 20-01-2021 01:06 Donald Trump departs Washington on Wednesday with US citizens more politically divided and more likely to be out of work than when he arrived, while awaiting trial for his second impeachment – an ignominious end to one of the most turbulent presidencies in American history.
BIDEN INAUGURATION Joe Biden's inauguration: What to expect on the day 19-01-2021 23:06 US President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States.
BIDEN INAUGURATION Biden's arrival in Washington framed by division, heavy security 19-01-2021 22:52 US President-elect Joe Biden arrives in Washington, ahead of the most extraordinary transfer of power in most Americans’ lifetimes.
UNITED STATES Biden facing 'competing crises' as he takes office 18-01-2021 23:57 Joe Biden has his work cut out for him as he prepares to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.
AS I SEE IT Censorship is on the march 16-01-2021 09:05 Once upon a time, progressives, or “liberals” as North Americans call them, agreed that censorship was bad. They would have been appalled by the notion that the richest men on Earth were entitled to prevent the sitting US president, however obnoxious many thought him, from communicating with his followers. by James Neilson
TRUMP ERA DRAWS TO CLOSE US Republicans break with Trump, foreshadowing battle ahead 16-01-2021 08:58 Republican Party veers towards years of feuding as Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP starts to crack.
TRUMP ERA DRAWS TO CLOSE Good riddance America – now let’s move on 16-01-2021 08:51 Ding, dong, let’s hope the Donald is politically dead. by James Grainger
TRUMP ERA DRAWS TO CLOSE Prosecutors believe pro-Trump rioters sought to 'assassinate' lawmakers 16-01-2021 08:45 Washington heads into lockdown ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration of US president-elect Joe Biden; Trump to depart White House and head to Florida before event.
SOCIAL MEDIA The fallacy of 'deplatforming' Donald Trump 16-01-2021 08:11 Regardless of whether the decisions made by Mark Zuckerbeg and Jack Dorsey were right or wrong, the Trump ban lays bare the absolute fallacy behind arguments used by the major platforms in the past. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BLOOMBERG Bolsonaro government’s message to Biden: Trumpism lives on in Brazil 16-01-2021 04:04 Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo wants Joe Biden to know that it’s not about to reverse course in response to the change of US leadership.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil's Bolsonaro increasingly isolated as Trump departs 13-01-2021 23:32 When Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019 he nurtured relationships with other like-minded, far-right governments, but as the political tide turns he now finds himself and his country increasingly isolated.
UNITED STATES US lawmakers vote to impeach Trump for second time 13-01-2021 18:54 Donald Trump becomes first US president in history to be impeached twice, after House of Representatives votes to charge him with inciting last week's mob attack on Congress.
UNITED STATES US lawmakers to vote on impeachment as Republicans break from Trump 13-01-2021 11:19 Cracks emerge in US president's Republican support, with several now backing his removal on the eve of an all-but-certain historic second impeachment.
UNITED STATES US Democrats move to impeach Trump in final days of presidency 11-01-2021 14:15 Democrats introduce article of impeachment accusing Trump of "incitement of insurrection" over his role in Wednesday's storming of the US Capitol by his supporters.
AS I SEE IT Too many very angry people 09-01-2021 09:21 Millions of people who are neither that well-off nor desperately poor think the current economic arrangements are not working for them. by James Neilson
UNITED STATES Democrats tell 'unhinged' Trump to step down or be impeached 09-01-2021 09:15 Nancy Pelosi speaks with the nation's top military leader about blocking potential military or nuclear action by president during final days in office.
UNITED STATES Trump to skip Biden inauguration as presidency implodes 09-01-2021 09:03 US president says he won’t attend Joe Biden’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, his supporters mounted a violent insurrection at the US Capitol earlier this week.
UNITED STATES American carnage: Trump presidency careens toward violent end 09-01-2021 08:44 Four years after promising to banish “American carnage” in his inaugural address on the steps of the US Capitol, he brought it to the door of US democracy.
CHAOS IN WASHINGTON Latin American lessons for the United States’ damaged democracy 09-01-2021 07:16 Being able to disrupt the constitutional process, whether directly or indirectly, through the use of violence is an indication that said democratic process is breaking down. by Agustino Fontevecchia
UNITED STATES Trump finally folds and condemns rioters, concedes election 07-01-2021 22:13 Trump backs down and appeals for "healing and reconciliation" following Wednesday's unprecedented scenes of violence at the US Capitol. US president pledges a smooth transition of power to Joe Biden.
UNITED STATES Pelosi calls for Trump's immediate removal from office 07-01-2021 17:45 US President-elect Joe Biden slams Donald Trump after his supporters stormed the Capitol, saying the outgoing Republican leader was responsible for one of the "darkest days" in US history.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil's Bolsonaro backs Trump fraud claim after unrest 07-01-2021 13:31 Election officials, US states and the courts have all dismissed Trump's claims of widespread fraud. But Bolsonaro has shown determination to stand by him to the end.
UNITED STATES Trump vows 'orderly transition' as US Congress certifies Biden win 07-01-2021 08:55 The United States Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the nation's next president on Thursday, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump whose supporters stormed the Capitol hours earlier.
GLOBAL REACTION Fernández joins world leaders in condemning 'assault on US democracy' 06-01-2021 23:27 World leaders and governments react with shock to events in United States, as pro-Trump mob breaches US Capitol. President Alberto Fernández condemns "serious acts of violence" in Washington DC.
UNFOLDING OF A CRISIS Day of chaos in United States as pro-Trump mob besieges US Capitol 06-01-2021 23:18 World reacts with shock and horror on Wednesday as a mob of Donald Trump supporters, encouraged by the president, stormed the US Capitol in a bid to thwart US lawmakers.
US DEMOCRACY IN CHAOS US lawmakers decry 'coup' as Trump supporters storm Congress 06-01-2021 17:39 Trump supporters storm a session of Congress held to certify Joe Biden's win, as a desperate last-minute bid by the president to overturn his election loss sparks chaos and accusations of a "coup" attempt.
UNITED STATES Protesters breach US Capitol, force evacuation of lawmakers 06-01-2021 17:06 The US House and Senate were forced into emergency recess on Wednesday after pro-Trump protesters breached security cordons and entered the Capitol building after clashing with police.
UNITED STATES With pardons, Trump seeks to erase stain of Russia probe 26-12-2020 10:15 The US leader never accepted the conclusions of US intelligence and special counsel Robert Mueller that Moscow intervened in the election four years ago to aid his upset victory, calling it a “hoax” and “fake news.”
UNITED STATES Trump will be gone, but trauma of 2020 may haunt Biden 26-12-2020 10:06 Even with Donald Trump gone and Joe Biden promising to heal the nation there'll be no quick return to normal in 2021.
INTERVIEW Anne-Marie Slaughter: ‘Climate is clearly Biden’s top priority. 26-12-2020 09:55 Former director of policy planning in the US State Department Anne-Marie Slaughter discusses the likely foreign policy approach of the incoming Biden administration. by Leandro Dario
UNITED STATES US President-elect Joe Biden presents his security and foreign policy team 24-11-2020 17:55 Declaring 'America is back,' US President-elect Joe Biden unveils his picks for secretary of state, national security advisor, homeland security secretary, head of national intelligence, UN ambassador and climate change envoy.
UNITED STATES Biden's Cabinet takes shape: seasoned centrists, but with a few firsts 24-11-2020 15:57 US President-elect Joe Biden names first cabinet appointments, signalling that he favours competence and centrism while providing historic firsts for women and minorities.
UNITED STATES Trump finally agrees to Biden transition – but still not conceding 24-11-2020 08:31 US President Donald Trump came his closest yet to admitting election defeat Monday after the government agency meant to ease Joe Biden's transition into the White House said it was finally lifting its unprecedented block on assistance.
UNITED STATES Biden decries Trump’s ‘irresponsible’ bid to reverse US election 21-11-2020 09:25 US president-elect assails the Trump administration’s lack of cooperation on transition, saying it is hindering his team’s ability to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.