Although congressional Democrats have been vocal in opposing most of Donald Trump’s executive orders, they appear to have little support from Republicans to enact the legislation needed change them.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on US politics
Displaying 381 - 400 of 725 articles
Donald Trump embodies the corrosive culture of narcissism at its worst. It’s a trap.
The US resettlement program has long had strong bipartisan support. It is also critical to global resettlement efforts: the US takes in by far the most resettled refugees of any country.
The US has never been opposed to international engagement, or even international co-operation – but it must always be co-operation on American terms.
It’s all smiles as two leaders meet for the first time, but it’ll take more than warm words to navigate the choppy waters ahead.
Christian conservative leaders gambled on Donald Trump, and it paid off in spades.
The stress of immigration enforcement has implications for health.
Rhetoric can tell us a great deal about a person, or a President. Donald Trump’s inaugural address was light (but dark) on metaphors, and full of divisive antitheses.
Yellow-gold, swagged curtains have appeared in the Oval Office. But if Donald Trump wants to emulate the Sun King, he would be advised to look to contemporary artists and designers for inspiration.
The new US president and the Manchester United manager are masters of media management – but are they really in the same game?
The 44th president is now gone. What mark does he leave on his country?
The new president’s inaugural speech emphasised protectionism, co-operation and, most emphatically, putting America first.
Logical and coherent it was not, but Trump’s first address as president had some striking themes running through it.
Donald Trump will preside over a new American reality as it takes shape. How can we understand it?
The Greek myths teach that pride comes before a fall – something that our leaders, filled with hubris, rarely see before it’s too late.
Trump will be the 44th man to take to the inaugural podium. Very few have left a mark on it.
The first presidency began with a mandate to make America great. What’s changed?
Crucially, President Obama has commuted Manning’s sentence without pardoning her.
The announcement of Chelsea Manning’s commutation raises questions regarding the future of other high-profile leakers, like Julian Assange and Edward Snowden.
There’s a whole system of checks and balances in place to stop a president like Trump going too far.
Top contributors
-
Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
-
Assistant Professor, Miller Center, University of Virginia, and US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
-
Associate Professor of American Politics, De Montfort University
-
Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
-
Professor of American Studies, University College Dublin
-
Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
VC Fellow, La Trobe University
-
Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Birmingham
-
Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
-
Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
-
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
-
Professor of Management, University of Essex
-
Reader in US History, Northumbria University, Newcastle
-
Lead Academic Teacher - Politics & Social Science (Swinburne Online), Swinburne University of Technology
-
Professor of Economics and Finance. Director of the Betting Research Unit and the Political Forecasting Unit at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
-
Professor of American and British Studies, University of Oslo
