Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
JD Vance is attempting to write his political future. His boss has other ideas
In the US vice-president’s new book, ‘Communion’, Vance seeks distance from Trump by positioning himself as just a regular guy.
A national birthday is a rare opportunity for the US to put political differences aside – if only people could agree how
The 250th anniversary of the US’s Declaration of Independence is an opportunity for a divided nation to come together. Alas, president Donald Trump has other ideas.
What can be gleaned from Washington’s Reflecting Pool on the week of the US’s 250th birthday?
President Donald Trump invested big to revamp the area around the Lincoln Memorial ahead of the semiquincentennial – but an algae outbreak threatens to ruin his grand designs.
Three new-generation, millennial mayors reaching across the US political divide
As US national politics grows ever more polarised, youthful leaders from the left and right are pragmatically focusing on solving their cities’ problems – helping to restore voters’ faith in the democratic process.
The US’s 250th anniversary celebrations come out swinging with a show of pumped-up machismo at the White House
The UFC event on the South Lawn, which coincided with Trump’s 80th birthday, was an aggressive display of physical prowess and patriotism.
Toast of the town: The secrets to a successful diplomatic dinner
Formal encounters come with the diplomatic territory but it’s often around the dinner table that international trust are forged. Now Georgetown University students are learning the art of diplomacy over a meal.
Trump wants to censor the semiquincentennial – but museums have other ideas
Despite concerted pressure from the White House to only present “a positive view of American history”, curators are responding to the nation’s 250th anniversary by letting the past speak for itself.
Opinion
Unlike my handwriting, the Republican politicisation of penmanship does make sense
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King Charles charms Trump and Congress to put a gloss back on the special relationship
As Donald Trump’s relationship with Nato allies stutters, King Charles’ successful trip to Washington seems to have reaffirmed the special relationship between the UK and the US. American credibility, however, is still in doubt.
TMZ goes to Washington: Can the Hill survive the Hollywood treatment?
As politics and pop culture continue to converge, tabloid outlet TMZ has opened a Washington bureau. Will its merciless lens garner greater transparency or does it merely mark a new low?
