Billal Rahman is a Live News reporter based in London, U.K. He specializes in foreign affairs and U.S. politics. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent. He has covered the British Post ...

During that time, the US was divided into 13 distinct colonies, which later grew and expanded into the 50 states we have today. But the US isn't only made up of 50 states. It may also be a country ...