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

But make no mistake: the man who declared tariff to be the most beautiful word in the dictionary is determined to ratchet up ...

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 ...

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

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

Maybe you are in the habit of applying a hefty discount to claims by Donald Trump; no one could blame you. But he really does have the chance to lead America into the golden age he proclaimed in his ...

The notion that America is being invaded has become the defining theme of Mr Trump’s immigration policy. Hours after his ...

McKinley, who was inaugurated in 1897, presided over the negotiations that created the Panama Canal. He loved tariffs, both ...

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