James Matthews

Artists are boycotting America’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in protest at changes made by Donald Trump. Several performers have cancelled shows at the iconic venue in Washington DC after the president made himself chairman and replaced board members […]

There’s more to this story than the story itself. In Donald Trump‘s USA, the proceedings against Mahmoud Khalil are an American tolerance test. At the heart of it is the US Constitution itself and the First Amendment that enshrines the

In the 50 days since Donald Trump entered the White House, there have been announcements and headlines almost every day. Here’s an A-Z of the last 50 days under Trump 2.0. A is for Associated Press, banned from White House

He made us wait for a punchline but he got there. For an address that was trailed as “fireworks” by Team Trump, finding a fresh news line was more hard work than firework. From Donald Trump, we’d heard it before.

Did the authorities fail the victims of the New Orleans terror attack? It’s barely in question, surely. And yet, consider the response of Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick of New Orleans police when I asked if she’d let them down by not

In many ways, New Orleans still screams “party” – to glance at parts of the city is to see a New Year much like the old one.  Crowds are still in town for the Sugar Bowl college football game, hotels

Consider one view outside the George Washington University Hospital in Washington DC. “I think we need to paint a mural to Luigi, what do you think?” said one passer-by, with a smile. “I don’t endorse murder but I think it’s

A man convicted of participating in the January 6 Capitol riots has told Sky News he expects Donald Trump to set him free.  Speaking from his Washington jail cell, Gregory Purdy said he anticipates the president-elect will “exonerate and pardon”

I wasn’t the only one who locked eyes with Luigi Mangione.   As he shuffled along the carpeted corridor of Blair County Courthouse, he scanned the faces of the waiting media lined against a wall and his eyes had an

The man chosen by Donald Trump to be defence secretary has refused to answer Sky News questions about whether he has a problem with alcohol and women. Pete Hegseth has attracted fresh controversy over claims of excessive drinking, financial mismanagement