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Lindsay Wise

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ARTICLES BY LINDSAY WISE

A Boeing 747 with the color scheme of planes used by the Qatari royal family is seen at San Antonio International Airport. President Donald Trump said this week that he wants to accept the $400 million plane, and that it would later be donated to a presidential library. (The San Antonio Express-News via AP, File)

Republicans raise concerns over Trump’s plane gift as he heads to Qatar

5 min read . 14 May 2025

Canada is planning tariffs on $100 billion of goods, including alcohol, shoes, steel and aluminum and aerospace products. China, which also faces new U.S. tariffs, and Mexico prepared similar counterattacks. (AFP)

Trump’s move to put tariff hikes ahead of tax cuts has spooked almost everyone

5 min read . 03 Feb 2025

The chaos might offer clues about what is to come. (AFP)

How a routine spending bill turned Washington upside down

7 min read . 21 Dec 2024

US President Joe Biden. (Bloomberg)

Biden directs billions more in weapons to Ukraine ahead of Zelensky meeting

5 min read . 26 Sep 2024

Security personnel investigate after the Trump rally shooting on Saturday. (Reuters)

Trump gunman identified as suspicious well before shooting

1 min read . 18 Jul 2024

President Biden has struggled to reassure Democratic leaders after a poor debate performance. PHOTO: KENT NISHIMURA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Biden faces new setbacks in fight to stay on presidential ticket

5 min read . 18 Jul 2024

Ukrainian soldiers firing toward Russian positions near Bakhmut, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.

Congressional Showdown: Can Lawmakers Boost Ukraine Aid by $50 Billion—Or Even More?

6 min read . 09 Oct 2023

Protesters gather for the March for Our Lives rally along Pennsylvania Avenue March 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

Why Congress won’t ban assault weapons

6 min read . 20 Jun 2022

At peace talks in Istanbul on Tuesday, Ukrainian negotiators handed Russia a detailed proposal of a neutral status for Ukraine with its security guaranteed by the U.S., U.K., France, Turkey, Germany, Canada, Poland and Israel. (REUTERS)

Ukraine proposal for NATO-style security guarantee greeted with skepticism

5 min read . 31 Mar 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addresses the US Congress on March 16, 2022, at the US Capitol Visitor Center Congressional Auditorium, in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Ukraine’s Zelensky invokes 9/11, Pearl Harbor in plea to lawmakers for more weapons

6 min read . 16 Mar 2022

US President Donald Trump (REUTERS)

Trump’s second impeachment trial sharpens Republican divides

6 min read . 14 Feb 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden. (REUTERS)

Biden’s agenda faces early hurdles in a divided Congress

6 min read . 22 Jan 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden. (REUTERS)

Democrats officially take control of the US Senate

2 min read . 21 Jan 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump (REUTERS)

Trump vetoes defense policy bill; Covid-19 aid in limbo

8 min read . 24 Dec 2020

People watch a television news programme reporting on the US presidential election showing an image of US President-elect Joe Biden, at a railway station in Seoul on November 9, 2020. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (AFP)

Georgia’s two runoff races become focus for Senate control

6 min read . 09 Nov 2020

Republicans try to stop Democrats’ suburban growth

5 min read . 02 Nov 2020