Siobhán Brett

The name of the US military effort that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in the very small hours of the third day of the new year was Operation Absolute Resolve. Although a degree of official condemnation regarding congressional a... See more

Voices The setbacks might be said to be mounting. The losses generally endured by the Republican Party in the November elections are still smarting; the Trump administration’s approval ratings are still slipping; and court judges — even some of whom were ... See more

Insofar as these fortnightly letters from America have a mission or mandate, it’s that they attempt to summarise what’s going on in and around this nation — and what the general mood is. Most weeks, this picture is cobbled together without anything approa... See more

Voices Driving on a small island 12 miles off the coast of Maine recently (its year-round population hovering around 400 people), I passed a hand-drawn sign nailed to an electricity post. “RELEASE THE FILES.” The sign made me smile – something about the e... See more