This is Swamp Notes, the weekly podcast from the FT News Briefing where we talk about all things happening in US politics. I’m Kasia Broussalian, and this week we’re asking: why is Donald Trump ...

After President-elect Donald Trump floated the idea of making Canada the 51st state of the U.S., one Canadian leader offered ...

The president of Panama is reportedly taking into consideration asking the United Nations Security Council to step in if ...

Trump suggests renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. So, can he do that? Here's what goes into a name.

The hard truth is, Canada has no friends willing to do anything about Trump’s demands. We do have an offer from Iran, which ...

The congressman weighed in on the new Congress, incoming Trump administration, and comments by the president-elect about potential U.S. expansion in other parts of the world.

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The administrator of the Panama Canal has responded to criticisms from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, denying that there ...

Donald Trump is seen in an Oval Office illuminated by flickering candlelight, hunched over a sprawling tabletop map of the ...

The strategic waterway is a symbol of pride for a tiny country that shed blood to take control of it.

I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: The Center for ...