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Brett Kavanaugh’s hiring of Tiger Mom’s daughter puts spotlight on elite string pulling
Trump could use controversial law as excuse to revoke city’s special commercial status
Neither side wants repeat of civil war in which more than 100,000 people died
A commission that feels it met Rome halfway last time will not want to show leniency now
Democrats’ embrace of transgender rights burnishes president’s everyman appeal
Efforts to get Washington to agree on common approach over China have yet to bear fruit
US President Donald Trump has a strategic reason for elevating ‘Sleepy Joe’
Flipside is scepticism of Bundesbank’s Jens Weidmann as next president
Chinese president’s state apparatus could help him to outlast Trump
Liberals weigh risks of losing Roe v Wade enshrining a woman’s constitutional right to abortion
Dick Cheney’s heirs are laying the groundwork for an Iran conflict
American tax-deductible system of giving favours richer donors
In an ever more algorithmic world, Americans increasingly believe humanities are irrelevant
Lessons of history provide context for Belt and Road summit and May 4 centenary
Central bankers under pressure from politicians who do not understand their role
US president’s decision to revoke oil sanctions waivers could push Tehran to war
Surging support for the ultranationalist party has polarised the election campaign
Benjamin Netanyahu’s win would not have happened without the US president’s help
Asian shifts create opportunities to boost growth and foreign investment
Snubbing allies will come at a price, but US president unlikely to suffer consequences
Few believe Modi’s BJP can replicate its stunning majority of 2014
US call to recognise land as part of Israel will inflame Iran-Israel tensions
The political and mercantilist motives behind US president’s backing for hard Brexit
Trump’s Boeing reversal is a teachable moment for the America First president
Response to weeks of demonstrations has echoes of how Egyptian regime reacted in 2011
