Britain stresses out over which Marco Rubio it’s going to get – POLITICO
E.J. Fagan, an assistant professor at the University of Illinois who writes on think tanks, observed that before…
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UK Labour steals from the Rudy Giuliani playbook – POLITICO
“When Giuliani came into office, he looked at it from this perspective — no one wants to live,…
Leaked memo reveals alarming German warnings over Trump – POLITICO
Michaelis describes Trump’s vision as one focused on the “maximum concentration of power with the president at the…
Italy’s Meloni to attend Trump inauguration – POLITICO
Instead, he has invited many of the foreign leaders he’s spoken to by phone or welcomed in person…
13 times Elon Musk meddled in politics – POLITICO
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is, unsurprisingly, not a huge fan of this idea. On Tuesday, with Trump’s…
How do you solve a problem like Elon Musk? – POLITICO
Flattery from Macron Musk hasn’t yet thrown his endorsement behind Marine Le Pen and the French far right.…
Always look on the bright side of life — why 2025 might be better – POLITICO
OK, Europe will have to endure again presidential histrionics and needling all-caps tweets, along with threats to withdraw…
2024 by the numbers ― from victims of war to a warming planet – POLITICO
At the other end of Europe, Russia’s war in Ukraine continues. Ukrainians chalked up some successes in 2024,…
Peter Mandelson will be UK’s next US ambassador – POLITICO
Mandelson is a veteran political operator who helped transform Britain’s center-left Labour movement in the 1990s as it…
Britain’s Starmer tells Trump to stand with Ukraine – POLITICO
The U.K. has long been a staunch supporter of Ukraine. Starmer was among those lobbying the Biden administration…
Trump says Turkey orchestrated Assad’s overthrow in Syria – POLITICO
“Turkey is a major force, by the way,” he said. “Erdoğan is somebody I got along with great,…
Romania gives Europe’s digital police their first big test – POLITICO
This didn’t immediately trigger a probe from the Brussels-based authority. Instead, it expanded an older set of questions…
EU ready to step in if US withdraws from G7’s $50B Ukraine loan – POLITICO
“We have a newly elected president and we’re going to wait and take the new commander-in-chief’s direction on…
What the ‘show me the money’ climate summit tells us about the new Trump era – POLITICO
The U.S., meanwhile, declined to join a coalition including the European Union, Canada, Mexico, the U.K. and Norway…
UK’s Reeves pledges to ‘work closely’ with Trump as tariff threat looms – POLITICO
The chancellor made the remarks while speaking Thursday night at her first Mansion House event, where she also…