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Depends from where in the US. Some states have considerably higher tax rates than others. There’s little ambiguity in which way the higher tax states lean politically. I think the biggest culture ...

Trump's NATO challenges push European defense spending pledges, but analysts say continent still lacks command experience to ...

BRUSSELS – As Europe enters 2026, it feels disillusioned and threatened. Across the continent, populist right parties are rising and adopting a style of bombastic populism that echoes Donald Trump’s ...

Although experts generally agree that populist political leaders or parties display high levels of anti-elitism, definitions of populism vary. We use three measures to classify populist parties: ...

The European Union faced history twice in the waning days of 2025. It went one for two, maybe 0.8 for two. Critics have been gleefully predicting the European project’s demise since it launched in ...

President Donald Trump was declared the most influential figure shaping European politics by POLITICO on Tuesday — but he made clear he doesn’t give a hoot. In a wide-ranging interview at the White ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Kyiv is nearly ready to present a refined peace plan to the United States after days of talks with European partners, even as he maintains that ...

Brussels — European ambassadors met in Brussels on Sunday to weigh whether to retaliate against Washington after President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on eight countries unless they ...

US Secretary of State has released a list of European personalities which are forbidden of entry in the US. One of them is a former French and European minister, Thierry breton. The reason ? Their ...

The European Union faced history twice in the waning days of 2025. It went one for two, maybe 0.8 for two.