Matt Frei
US in decline, the new normal?
America looks over to Europe and thinks things could be worse. It then glances at China and the colour drains from Uncle Sam’s face.
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Matt Frei
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Matt Frei
‘If a state doesn’t swing, the voter’s phone won’t ring’
In the final feverish days of the campaign both Obama and Romney are outdoing each other in air miles, rally counts, hands shaken, cheeks squeezed and flossed smiles flashed across this vast country.
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Jon Snow
Sandy: America's agony and the 'why' word
Sixteen people have died, and 6.5 million Americans are without power. Superstorm Sandy has wreaked havoc across the United States. Is it time to ask “why”?
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Questions remain over Chen Guangcheng's safety
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum blogs on the diplomatic implications of the United States’s decision to protect the blind dissident lawyer, Chen Guangcheng.
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Matt Frei
Philanthropy in the US fills the welfare gap
The government’s suggestion of capping tax relief on charitable giving would be unthinkable in the US, where philanthropy is a full time job for some of America’s richest individuals.
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Spooks do battle with MPs
It is rare to see Britain’s intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6, in open battle with MPs from all parties, including the Deputy Prime Minister.
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Iowa makes its choice – but why does it matter?
In America’s election year, Iowa – the first state to choose who should become the Republican party’s nominee – is where the presidential campaign begins in earnest, writes Felicity Spector.
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Obama says G'day to opportunities in Australia
President Barack Obama is cosying up to Australia – but the Chinese are not impressed. Read more from our Asia Correspondent John Sparks.
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Matt Frei
Not so slick Rick stumbles at debate
You have to feel just a little sorry for Rick Perry. We have all had one of those moments when the cameras are pointing, the lights are blinding and the words are missing. Luckily most of us aren’t running for President of the United States.
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Jon Snow
Who are the grey men who decide America's status?
Who are the “grey men” who decide this stuff for S&P? People are beginning to ask. For in their draft assessment of the US economy sent to the US Treasury before publishing the downgrade, S&P made – according to the US Treasury – a staggering error of some $2 trillion MORE than the debt actually added up to…
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Faisal Islam
North Atlantic debt crisis ‘giant game of Jenga’
Faisal Islam in New York on the fears for the markets after US loses its AAA credit rating and eurozone debt worries continue.
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Phone-hacking scandal, the American view
The phone-hacking scandal has been painted as a very British picture of journalism by the US press, even by Murdoch-owned organisations. And that’s the way he wants it, writes Felicity Spector.
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Is 24-hour cable news killing American politics?
Sarah Smith considers whether 24 hour news channels are helping or destroying American politics.
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Jon Snow
Who'd want the job? Obama still does
Jon Snow blogs on President Barack Obama’s visit to the UK.
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The view from 'Bin Laden Town'
Lindsey Hilsum writes from Abbottabad’s “Bin Laden Town” on the impact of the killing of Osama bin Laden on US/Pakistani relations.
