BIZARRE: 4 | Mind Blowing Facts

What’s the true cost of Donald Trump? All the crises around the world that we’ve no time to fix

The US president adores the attention, but while leaders struggle to mitigate the damage he causes, other emergencies are getting worse, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2025

Trump is upending everything. The world’s leaders must tell the truth about what that means

Britain’s PM has not been open with his citizens for fear of backlash from Washington, but this crisis demands honesty, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

Trump is abandoning democracy and freedom. That creates an opening for Europe – and Britain

Whether it’s sweeping up disgruntled US scientists or rejoining the EU, a bold Starmer must capitalise on Trump’s extremism, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

Lethal fantasies of driving people from their land haunt the Middle East. Trump is fuelling them

Rarely has a US president proposed an idea more repugnant than this Gaza plan, with its appeal to old enmities, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from gutting USAid – as it happened

Judge ruling in response to lawsuit filed by union for government workers; union lawyers call Trump’s efforts ‘violation of the separation of powers’. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2025

Through the blizzard of edicts, see Trump for what he is: an autocrat reaching for limitless power

In just 100 hours, the returned president has already revealed his goal and exposed the weakness of those who might challenge him, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025

Trump signs executive orders targeting abortion rights – as it happened

President signs two executive orders on Air Force One as he visits California to survey damage from devastating wildfires

The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2025

Relief at this Gaza deal should be tempered by rage at Hamas and Netanyahu. How dare they take so long?

The agreement reached this week is basically the plan Joe Biden unveiled in May. So much pain and death could have been avoided, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025

Trump and his henchman Musk treat America’s oldest allies as enemies. Britain can’t face that threat alone

The president-elect’s hostility towards other democracies is already clear. There will be no special relationship with him: we should look to Europe, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025

How will 2025 turn out? The life of Jimmy Carter offers an unexpected clue

Dismissed as a loser at the time, the former US president left behind an enduring legacy – with lessons for today, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025