This is Swamp Notes, the weekly podcast from the FT News Briefing where we talk about all things happening in US politics. I’m Kasia Broussalian, and this week we’re asking: why is Donald Trump ...

The president of Panama is reportedly taking into consideration asking the United Nations Security Council to step in if ...

Trump suggests renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. So, can he do that? Here's what goes into a name.

The Red Cell series is published in collaboration with the Stimson Center. Drawing upon the legacy of the CIA’s Red ...

The hard truth is, Canada has no friends willing to do anything about Trump’s demands. We do have an offer from Iran, which ...

The congressman weighed in on the new Congress, incoming Trump administration, and comments by the president-elect about potential U.S. expansion in other parts of the world.

Donald Trump is seen in an Oval Office illuminated by flickering candlelight, hunched over a sprawling tabletop map of the ...

I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: The Center for ...

At a press conference this week, he pointedly declined to rule out the use of military force to acquire Greenland and the ...

Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others ...

Starting negotiations with bold talk is a standard ploy, but when talking things over with neighbors, you don’t come packing ...