Trump's first term
Analysis: US moves point to a new world order
A new world order is emerging – where the US suddenly seems keen to befriend Russia and start withdrawing its forces from Europe, Sky News Europe correspondent Adam Parsons notes in an analysis.
There are at least three signs that this is the case: Donald Trump is excluding Europe from peace talks on Ukraine, his moves on both Greenland and Gaza indicate his colonial mindset, and JD Vance's lesson to Europe. Now it's up to European leaders to think fast, Parsons writes.
"Because there are few signs that Trump's whirlwind will blow over."
In the New York Times, David Sanger and Steven Erlanger write that Europe can at least feel certain of one thing: They are entering a new world where it is harder to be dependent on the US.
Instead, the US will focus elsewhere: Asia, Latin America and the Arctic. “Where Trump believes the US can get important mineral rights,” they write.
SVT's US correspondent Fouad Youcefi tells his own channel that it is now “clear that the era in which Europe and the US are extremely close to each other is over”.
Sources: Musk wants sensitive data on taxpayers
Elon Musk's efficiency agency, Doge, wants access to sensitive information on millions of taxpayers, three sources told the Washington Post.
The IRS, under pressure from the White House, is considering giving Doge employees access to systems that contain detailed information about private individuals, including social security numbers and income data.
According to experts, it is extremely unusual for politically appointed officials to gain access to such sensitive information.
– Someone with access to it could use it and publish it, or do something with it or share it with someone who in turn could share it with someone else, and then the person affected has had their rights violated, says Nina Olson, a former senior lawyer at the IRS, to the newspaper.
White House: Needs the data to be able to improve efficiency
Staff employed by Elon Musk's efficiency agency, Doge, need access to sensitive information about taxpayers in order to be able to "eliminate waste, fraud and abuse". This is stated by an official from the Trump administration to the Washington Post.
The aim is primarily to improve the efficiency of the government's work "to serve the people", according to the official.
According to the newspaper's sources, the tax authority IRS, under pressure from the White House, is considering giving Doge employees access to systems that contain sensitive data on millions of taxpayers.
Analysis: US moves point to a new world order
A new world order is emerging – where the US suddenly seems keen to befriend Russia and start withdrawing its forces from Europe, Sky News Europe correspondent Adam Parsons notes in an analysis.
There are at least three signs that this is the case: Donald Trump is excluding Europe from peace talks on Ukraine, his moves on both Greenland and Gaza indicate his colonial mindset, and JD Vance's lesson to Europe. Now it's up to European leaders to think fast, Parsons writes.
"Because there are few signs that Trump's whirlwind will blow over."
In the New York Times, David Sanger and Steven Erlanger write that Europe can at least feel certain of one thing: They are entering a new world where it is harder to be dependent on the US.
Instead, the US will focus elsewhere: Asia, Latin America and the Arctic. “Where Trump believes the US can get important mineral rights,” they write.
SVT's US correspondent Fouad Youcefi tells his own channel that it is now “clear that the era in which Europe and the US are extremely close to each other is over”.
Sources: Musk wants sensitive data on taxpayers
Elon Musk's efficiency agency, Doge, wants access to sensitive information on millions of taxpayers, three sources told the Washington Post.
The IRS, under pressure from the White House, is considering giving Doge employees access to systems that contain detailed information about private individuals, including social security numbers and income data.
According to experts, it is extremely unusual for politically appointed officials to gain access to such sensitive information.
– Someone with access to it could use it and publish it, or do something with it or share it with someone who in turn could share it with someone else, and then the person affected has had their rights violated, says Nina Olson, a former senior lawyer at the IRS, to the newspaper.
White House: Needs the data to be able to improve efficiency
Staff employed by Elon Musk's efficiency agency, Doge, need access to sensitive information about taxpayers in order to be able to "eliminate waste, fraud and abuse". This is stated by an official from the Trump administration to the Washington Post.
The aim is primarily to improve the efficiency of the government's work "to serve the people", according to the official.
According to the newspaper's sources, the tax authority IRS, under pressure from the White House, is considering giving Doge employees access to systems that contain sensitive data on millions of taxpayers.
Trump's team
"The US is living on another planet with Trump in power"
This year's Munich Security Conference, where US Vice President JD Vance, among other things, launched a harsh attack on both Germany and the EU, was "in a sense a European nightmare". This is what the outgoing chairman of the conference, Christoph Heusgen, tells Spiegel.
- There is reason to fear that our common values are no longer so common, he tells the newspaper about the relationship with the US.
At the same time, he believes that there were also things that became clear during the conference.
- It showed that the US, under the leadership of Donald Trump, is living on another planet.
The German diplomat also gave his last speech as chairman in which he broke down and started crying because he was now leaving his position.
"The US is living on another planet with Trump in power"
This year's Munich Security Conference, where US Vice President JD Vance, among other things, launched a harsh attack on both Germany and the EU, was "in a sense a European nightmare". This is what the outgoing chairman of the conference, Christoph Heusgen, tells Spiegel.
- There is reason to fear that our common values are no longer so common, he tells the newspaper about the relationship with the US.
At the same time, he believes that there were also things that became clear during the conference.
- It showed that the US, under the leadership of Donald Trump, is living on another planet.
The German diplomat also gave his last speech as chairman in which he broke down and started crying because he was now leaving his position.
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