Politics

Trump sold out Ukraine for a bad diesel deal. Every ally is watching

President Donald Trump’s apparent decision to cut Ukraine’s military off from the use of a key technology that allows it to strike targets deep inside Russia is shortsighted and deeply unwise. It is yet another example of how the president’s penchant for rapid, 180-degree shifts in policy undermines America’s ability to work with allies, thereby undermining national security.

The Guardian view on France’s protests: a polarised country is in a perilous political moment

The scenes of social unrest and violence at the weekend are an ominous portent, ahead of elections which may deliver a far-right presidency

The Guardian view on Trump and Putin: Ukraine’s future is not theirs to bargain away

Russia wants America and China to decide Ukraine’s future without Kyiv. Europe must challenge this dangerous return to diplomacy of the strong for the strong

Christiane Amanpour announces she’s leaving CNN after 43 years

Anchor’s departure not thought to be linked to company’s recent acquisition by David Ellison’s Skydance Media

A new book argues that democracy needs more religion

Matthew Kaemingk and Shadi Hamid argue in their new book, Can Religion Save Democracy?, that our fractious democracy would benefit from a good dose of religion. The more well-intentioned people of faith, they suggest, the more likely it is that we’ll be able to advance the common interest. They suggest that society and governance will both benefit as a result.

Ben Jennings on the violent protests in France

After the weekend’s riots and looting, France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has ordered ‘local and partial’ curfews across the country

Most Americans think Trump is using presidency to enrich himself, poll finds

Poll finds 66% of Americans think Trump is using position for monetary gain as his approval rating hits a new low

How Europe's surging populist right is reshaping the political establishment

Updated on: October 19, 2026 / 12:26 PM EDT / CBS News

Cornell sexual assault case has some prospective students rethinking plans, consultants say

Some prospective Cornell University students are rethinking applications amid the Jane Doe sexual assault lawsuit, college admissions consultants say.

Trump administration offers first-ever deep-sea mining leases near American Samoa

The Trump administration will offer the first-ever offshore mining leases for deep-sea mining off the coast of American Samoa, as part of an effort to bolster the domestic critical mineral supply chain.

Kenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult

Paul Mackenzie and his church set up sect that ordered followers to starve themselves and their children, say prosecutors

The data center backlash reveals NIMBYism’s great contradiction

Ronald Reagan once said that an American “lives in anticipation of the future because he knows it will be a great place.” But today’s backlash against data center construction, the latest target of an increasingly vigorous “Not In My Backyard” movement, is putting Americans in the opposite mood.