This is the first of two articles on the consequences of British voters’ decision to leave the European Union. By James Ryder Picture the scene: January 20, 2017. Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump, just sworn in, turns to cheering well-wishers crowded...
This week, News-Decoder correspondent James Clad, who served under ex-U.S. President George W. Bush, became the latest former senior official who worked for a Republican president to endorse Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, for the White House. Below, Clad explains his...
We asked News-Decoder’s ambassadors — a network of young adults around the world who believe in our mission — for their thoughts on the U.S. presidential race, now that the two major parties have held their nominating conventions. Here’s what...
Protesters in Cleveland, Ohio speak out against Republicans. Christopher Alexander Gellert spoke to protesters who demonstrated on the margins of the U.S. Republican National Convention last week in Cleveland, Ohio. They tell him why they decided to come into the...
I’m from Cleveland, where Republicans have nominated Donald Trump as their presidential candidate. Farce has not yet descended into tragedy. The Barbarians are coming! I was not alone in this thought when I learned Republicans were descending on my dear...
Americans die every day from guns, yet lawmakers struggle to pass laws to control powerful firearms. Why do Americans have a love affair with guns? A hand gun at a shooting range in Wichita, Kansas, 26 June 2008. (EPA/Larry W. Smith) This article is part of a...
By Bernd Debusmann The last opinion survey on Britain’s EU referendum was conducted on the day citizens cast their votes and was published just hours before polling stations closed on June 23. The YouGov poll found 52 percent in favor of remaining in the European...
By Giulia Morpurgo The opening of a new U.S. missile defense base in Romania has sparked protest from Russia and will be high on the agenda of next month’s NATO summit in Warsaw. The base is part of a U.S. defense system that Washington says would shield U.S....
Hillary finally entered. When she raised her arms, the cheers turned very loud. Everybody understood that she had clinched the Democratic nomination. Hillary acknowledging applause, Brooklyn, New York, 7 June 2016 (Photo by Enrique Shore) News-Decoder correspondent...
I’ve spent the past year in France. I’m not French, but I no longer identify completely as an American. It’s given me a new perspective. A Muslim student puts on her head scarf as she leaves high school in Lille, France, 2 September 2004. France bans...