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Business, Economics and Jobs
Trump’s sweeping tariffs undermine decades-old global trade system
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In this June 12, 2018, file photo, US President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, in Singapore. 
Critical State
Political theater: Part II
Vice president Kamala Harris, in a blue suit, speaks to reporters
Borders
Vice President Kamala Harris calls situation at the US-Mexico border ‘tough’ during visit there
Figures of a 7-year-old migrant girl walking with a woman and unidentified man silhouetted at night
Borders
Many asylum-seekers are returned at the US-Mexico border under Title 42. Advocates call it a ‘sham.’
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda speaks at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, in this this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo.
Justice
Israel has a stake in Biden administration’s decision to lift ICC sanctions
From left, David Schoen, Bruce Castor and Michael van der Veen, lawyers for former President Donald Trump, arrive at the US Capitol on the third day of the second impeachment trial.  
Top of The World
Trump’s lawyers to deliver impeachment defense; Friday focus on The World’s favorite music stories
Every 30 Seconds
Latino teen hopes the Republican Party can reform itself
President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. Six of Biden's 17 first-day executive orders dealt with immigration, such as halting work on a border wall in Mexico and lifting a t
Extremism
Civil rights groups oppose expanding laws to target domestic terrorists
A large crowd of people are shown with arms locked standing opposite a line of police wearing riot gear with black helmets.
Top of The World
Pro-Navalny protesters clash with Russian police; Dutch protests erupt over COVID-19 curfew; Mexican president tests positive for coronavirus
A rocket is shown launching with the fire from boosters and smoke shown at the bottom with trees in the distance.
Top of The World
Biden seeks to extend US-Russia arms deal; Controversial tweet from Iran’s supreme leader; Honduras set for permanent abortion ban
Lady Gaga performs the national anthem during the 59th presidential inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.
Biden administration
Biden supporters across the political spectrum unified by outrage, heartbreak and hope
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.
Biden administration
5 major challenges facing Biden on Day One   
The US National Mall is shown covered in flags with the Washington Monument in the distance and the Marine One helicopter flying past.
Top of The World
Inauguration Day for Biden-Harris; Biden to sign 15 executive orders upending Trump-era policies; Trump’s flurry of pardons
A Honduran migrant woman carries a child on her back as they travel with other migrants by foot along a highway in Chiquimula, Guatemala,  Jan. 16, 2021, in hopes of reaching the U.S. border
How the Biden administration might undo some of Trump’s immigration policies
Adela Diaz says the coronavirus pandemic has brought new urgency to her college major in public health.
A young Latina voter in Arizona reflects on the contentious 2020 election
US President Donald Trump faces a black and white striped wall.
US House forges ahead with Trump impeachment; Ireland’s COVID-19 rates skyrocket; Italian ‘Nndrangheta mobsters on trial
n this Aug. 30, 2019, photo, migrants, most who were returned to Mexico under the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program, receive bottles of water given by volunteers in an encampment near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico.
Why Biden’s day one promise to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ program may go unfilled
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi holds a news conference on the day after a violent attack on the US Congress, Jan. 7, 2021.
Top of The World
Multinational corporations freeze political funding after Capitol attack; Malaysia declares state of emergency; India’s top court suspends farm laws after mass protests
Smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate chamber as supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by US Capitol Police officers inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
Trump administration
Former FBI agent: ‘Major intelligence failure’ of US Capitol breach requires 9/11-style commission
Members of the US National Guard stand inside anti-scaling fencing that surrounds the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 10, 2021.
Top of The World
Impeachment looms after US Capitol attack; Pakistan plunges into darkness; Taiwan-US diplomatic ties strengthened
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
Trump administration
How Trump’s ‘dangerous state of mind’ in wake of Capitol riot could harm US national security
Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the US Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Global Politics
‘Even if a coup fails, it still damages your government’: What the US can learn from Sri Lanka’s coup attempt
A station passageway is crowded with commuters wearing face mask during a rush hour Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Tokyo. 
Top of The World
COVID-19 flareups in China, Japan, US; 1-year anniversary of Ukrainian jet tragedy; National security concerns after US Capitol siege
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the West wall of the the US Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
‘I fear for our democracy,’ says Rep. Mondaire Jones in calling for Trump’s removal
Three women related to each other stand together outside for a portrait wearing casual clothes and makeup.
Every 30 Seconds
Two sides of a Mexican American family show how identity and politics diverge
Brayan Guevara identifies as Afro Latino. His family comes from Honduras.
Every 30 Seconds
‘I feel really good’: Afro Latino first-time voter looks forward to Biden administration
President-elect Joe Biden's Homeland Security Secretary nominee Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at The Queen theater, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.
US politics
How Mayorkas might shape US immigration policy during the Biden administration
Delegates, wearing masks, listen to speeches during the 45th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European UN headquarters in Geneva, Sept. 14, 2020.
At the UN review of US human rights, the Trump administration gets an earful
A supporter of President Donald Trump holds a Trump 2020 flag with sun shining through it outside the US Capitol building as they attend pro-Trump marches
Critical State
Disinformation wars: Part I
Dr. Céline Gounder has been named to President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 task force.
COVID-19
‘Equity is very front and center’ for Biden’s new COVID-19 task force
US President-elect Joe Biden, left, who was then US Vice President, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, meet at the presidential compound in Ramallah, West Bank, March 9, 2016.
Human rights
PLO official: Biden is ‘no savior’ for Palestinians but should hold Israel ‘to account’
Erika Peterson, pictured in her first winter in Canada, left the US for Ottawa in 2018.
2020 US presidential election
Some Americans fled to Canada when Trump won. Will a Biden presidency bring them home?
Trump supporters at right argue with a counterprotester at left as they protest election results outside the central counting board at the TCF Center in Detroit, Michigan, Nov. 5, 2020.
2020 US presidential election
International Crisis Group warns political violence could further polarize the US
Two men blow up a red and blue balloon
Global Cartoons
How political cartoonists worldwide see a ‘fractured states of America’
A man reads the Diario 2001 newspaper that carries the Spanish headline: "Agony is prolonged for the White House" at a newspaper stand in Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 4, 2020, the day after US elections.
The world is watching: Global leaders react to US election
A man stands in front of a large company sign with an image of a globe on it and Mandarin text written next to it.
US-China relations
American companies in China try to avoid US-China ‘political crossfire’
Greenpeace activists hold signs between two ice sculptures depicting US President Donald Trump and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro across the Hudson River from UN headquarters in the Queens borough of New York City, Sept. 30, 2020.
Foreign policy
US election could have profound effect on Bolsonaro’s Brazil
In this photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, students come out of a school building in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Education
What Russian college students learn about US elections, history and race relations
A composite of eight photos of young Latino voters.
Every 30 Seconds
We followed eight young Latino first-time voters all year. Here’s how they view the 2020 election.
A young person with glasses and wearing a floral shirt poses under a tree outside
Every 30 Seconds
This undecided Latinx voter wanted police and prison reform on the ballot
Women's March activists participate in a nationwide protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to fill the seat on the Supreme Court left by the passing of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the 2020 election, in Washington, Oct. 17, 2020.
2020 US presidential election
How the US presidential election could impact women’s health worldwide
A man in a dark suit talks with men wearing military uniforms outside near tan tanks.
2020 US presidential election
Retired US generals warn against calling the US election too early
In this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, supporters of LGBTQ rights hold placards in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
2020 US presidential election
The US is falling behind the global LGBTQ movement. Can the election change that?
Brayan Guevara in front of Irving Park Elementary School, in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he is a teacher's assistant, June 3, 2020.
Every 30 Seconds
This independent Afro Latino voter has decided on Biden
In this file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the press briefing room at the White House in Washington, April 13, 2020.
COVID-19
Fauci shuns Trump’s politicization of COVID-19 science to focus on ‘public health message’
Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks at an outdoor "Black Economic Summit" while campaigning for president in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2020.
2020 US presidential election
‘Much more diverse than people think’: Black immigrants are reshaping the Black electorate
US President Donald Trump points at Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro before attending a working dinner at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, March 7, 2020.
Global Politics
Trump positive: What catching COVID-19 meant for Boris Johnson & Jair Bolsonaro
A JD.com sign is seen at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, Oct. 20, 2019.
US-China relations
Schiff: US power to confront hard targets like China ‘has really atrophied’
A demonstrator holding a sign reading #GeorgeFloyd and #BLM marches near Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, May 30, 2020.
Every 30 Seconds
BLM is increasingly a voter issue for Latinos in Georgia
Three white men stand together outside. One wears a hat with German flag colors. One's blue shirt back reads "Dissident."
Politics
Europe’s far-right stands behind Trump in US 2020 election
President Donald Trump crosses his arms as he listens during a White House meeting with Hispanic leaders, July 9, 2020, in Washington, DC.
2020 US presidential election
What Trump’s taxes mean for national security
President Donald Trump arrives for a Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable at Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Phoenix.
Every 30 Seconds
Trump, Biden battle for Latino vote in Arizona
A man in a suit speaks in public
Global Politics
Trump’s pick to lead Latin American development bank is mired in controversy
President Xi Jinping of China makes a toast with VP Joe Biden
Biden’s long foreign-policy record signals how he’ll reverse Trump, rebuild old alliances and lead the pandemic response
A hand holds a smartphone with Wikileaks webpage logo
Elections
US elections require a ‘well-educated electorate about Russian tactics,’ says Sen. Warner
Former US Marine Trevor Reed, who was detained in 2019 and accused of assaulting police officers, stands inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia July 30, 2020.
Trump’s stance toward Putin undermines diplomacy in ex-Marine’s case, says former Amb. McFaul
Ysabel Turner created an altar in her 2018 exhibit at the New York City Aperture Foundation.
For this Latina artist in New York, goodbye to all that Goya
A woman reporters with a camera crew outside near palm trees.
Trump administration
Will Voice of America’s new Trump pick protect the agency’s independence?
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents look at women and children
Immigration
Trump proposes harsh asylum rules disqualifying many applicants
Gen. Milley and Sec. Esper sit at a table
Military
Americans have ‘fundamental right’ to hear from military leaders, frmr NATO commander says