Donald Trump’s administration has taken new steps toward dismantling the US Department of Education by reassigning many of its responsibilities to other federal agencies. The...

Two brothers of Renee Good, the Minneapolis woman who was shot and killed in January by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, have described...

A prominent Georgia Republican was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140m, federal officials alleged in a complaint filed on...

What to know about the anti-Trump No Kings protests Rachel Leingang Millions are expected to show out for protests on Saturday at more than 2,500...

Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of the national guard to Portland, Oregon, authorizing “full force, if necessary”, ignoring calls from local and state officials...

Photograph: Guardian Design I come from Trinidad and Tobago. As a country that was once colonized by the British, I am wary of the ways...

Republican lawmakers have moved to block a Democratic effort to force the release of the so-called Epstein files, a near-mythological trove of undisclosed information about...

US senator Bernie Sanders amplified his recent criticism of artificial intelligence on Sunday, explicitly linking the financial ambition of “the richest people in the world”...

With the US-Israeli bombing of Iran now in its third week, its costs are mounting, its purpose is increasingly muddled and potential off-ramps have become...

A federal judge threw out the criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James on Monday, concluding that the prosecutor handling the case was unlawfully...

The sound of YMCA by the Village People booming through the badlands of North Dakota could only mean one thing: Donald Trump’s 250th anniversary travelling...

On Monday night, the most powerful man in the world crashed a citywide celebration 27 years in the making and almost shut it down, with...

The bombshell announcement that the Trump administration no longer fully recommends a third of childhood vaccines means the US moved from leading globally on vaccination...

Summary of today’s supreme court rulings The supreme court ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s bid to strip temporary protected status (TPS) from hundreds...

Democratic congresswoman criticizes Trump’s comments about a third term Rashida Tlaib, Michigan’s Democratic representative, has criticized comments from Steve Bannon after the former White House...

The Trump administration will temporarily pause the removal of refugees to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during a spiraling Ebola outbreak, according to reporting...

White House says Democrats are ‘concocting hoax’ with Epstein investigation More than 20 minutes into the briefing, Karoline Leavitt is addressing some of the first...

Colbert calls suspension of Kimmel after threats from FCC chair a ‘blatant assault on the freedom of speech’ In his opening monologue on Thursday night,...

A congressional hearing on Tuesday titled “How the Corruption of Science Has Impacted Public Perception and Policies Regarding Vaccines” largely consisted of a debate over...

House Democrats have published a new tranche of what they called “disturbing” photographs from the estate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, featuring among...

The US supreme court starts a new term on Monday, and the nine justices are preparing to take on cases that could prove crucial to...

Florida governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a law prohibiting local governments from funding or promoting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, saying that white men...

It felt like a proper jamboree – a coming together of diverse peoples who thought they had something to celebrate. But the defining moment of...

The day so far Vote-a-rama is under way in the Senate on Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” that would enact his domestic tax and spending agenda...

Trump attacks House over Iran war powers resolution Donald Trump has said “four bad Republicans” joined forces with the Democrats to pass a “meaningless” resolution...

Some of the Democratic party’s most prominent figures – and possible 2028 presidential contenders – descended on New York City this week for the annual...

Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy talk about Donald Trump’s erratic social media posts, as commentators try to understand the US president’s strategy on peace talks...

Mounting pressure over President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has reportedly rattled and divided Republican congress members so...

When Cuba’s national grid collapses, as it did for the third time in 10 days on Tuesday, a collective groan spreads across its cities and...

Misled by video of 2020 protests shown on Fox, Trump threatens to invade Portland and ‘wipe out’ protesters Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that...

Nearly two decades after his second tour, Nathan Wendland is still troubled by his experiences in Iraq. Like 700,000 other Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, the...

The Trump administration has extended protections shielding about 11,000 Lebanese people from deportation, allowing them to stay and work in the United States for another...

Naoko Fujii’s great-grandfather Jotaro Mori was out fishing when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. When Mori returned home hours later, the FBI...

On a recent morning Eric Taylor, city manager for a small Georgia town of about 5,000 residents called Social Circle, was contacted by a staffer...

The US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, appeared before the House oversight and reform committee on Wednesday to answer questions over his past ties to Jeffrey...

The Trump administration quietly declared frozen embryos to be children last week. In a call for grant applications related to a nearly 20-year-old program meant...

Donald Trump’s escalating calls for the United States to seize or otherwise obtain Greenland has ignited fresh criticism from the president’s own Republican party, with...

Oregon’s governor says she told Kristi Noem ‘there is no insurrection in Oregon’ There was a bit of an unexplained delay earlier between Kristi Noem’s...

At the White House on Wednesday, the press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, told reporters Donald Trump’s decision to dispatch the military to Los Angeles had been...

Trump and Starmer to meet in Scotland with trade deal on the agenda Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose...

JD Vance is doubling down on comments he made about wanting his wife, Usha Vance, to convert to Christianity – remarks that drew political backlash...

Constituents booed Republican congresswoman Ashley Hinson at a town hall in her Iowa district Wednesday when she praised Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending plan and spoke approvingly...

The White House on Monday released details of Donald Trump’s recent “comprehensive executive physical” after the president admitted Sunday night he had “no idea” what...

House won’t vote for Epstein documents release this week – report The House of Representatives will not be voting to push for the release of...

The Trump administration has waived sanctions on Iranian oil purchases at sea for 30 days to ease surging oil prices driven by the US-Israeli war...

Democrats on House oversight committee release new Epstein records, including diaries and flight logs Democrats on the House oversight committee have released a tranche of...

Oklahoma’s superintendent, who has attracted national attention as he sought to install religion and rightwing viewpoints in Oklahoma schools, will resign to run a conservative...

An Ohio affiliate of Planned Parenthood said it will not accept Medicaid insurance because of uncertainty around a judge’s ruling ordering the Trump administration to...

Joe Rogan, the world’s most popular podcaster, is struggling to sleep. In an interview last week, he complained that the “madness” of the news cycle...

JD Vance sought to downplay the revelation that leaders of a group called the Young Republicans exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist text messages – including...

Oregon lawmakers demand ICE leave Portland after shooting Federal, state and local lawmakers representing Portland have issued statements condemning the shooting of two people by...

The acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, on Sunday defended new criminal charges filed against former FBI head James Comey, insisting that the case was...

We in the rest of the world have had to hear a lot – such a lot – about what this US government and its...

Communities are on edge as the long-discussed arrival of federal law enforcement and Ice agents to Chicago is reportedly set to begin in the coming...

A federal judge has briefly halted the deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, the latest twist in a case that came hours after...

More furloughs, more anxiety and more economic stress are bearing down on federal employees as the shutdown of the federal government continues into its fourth...

The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the...

Trump suggests that networks who cover him ‘negatively’ should lose their licenses On Air Force One, Donald Trump gaggled with reporters on his flight back...

As his administration promotes what it calls a crackdown on fraud in states run by Democrats, Donald Trump once again used the pardon power to...

Trump announces he will send national guard to Memphis, with Chicago ‘probably next’ Donald Trump announced he will deploy the national guard to Memphis during...

In south Minneapolis, a special education student logged on for their online class from the basement. They were hiding because immigration agents were banging at...

Donald Trump has no qualms weighing in on local elections – especially in his native New York City. And on the eve of the mayoral...

The Democratic congressman Al Green has addressed his protest at Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech, in which Green held up a handwritten sign...

Donald Trump hit out at Trevor Noah over a joke about the US president and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at the 2026 Grammys. ‘I...

It would have taken a heart of stone to watch the death of the Trump-Musk bromance without laughing. Democrats passed the popcorn on Thursday night...

The US attorney general Pam Bondi attacked and insulted Democrats during a House judiciary committee hearing on Wednesday as she defended the justice department’s handling...

The outbreak of hantavirus on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius illuminates major gaps in the US public health system – a worrying sign for...

Reactions on social media to the murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk have cost multiple people their jobs as authorities in numerous states clamp down...

1. A cultural revolution? Trump’s America feels oddly familiar to those watching from China Illustration: Victoria Hart/Guardian Design Between the demands of loyalty, the attack...

Graham Platner withdraws from Maine Senate race, calling sexual assault allegations ‘all false’ In a video statement posted online Wednesday night, Graham Platner, the Democratic...

As a ceasefire was declared in the Middle East, Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to draw attention to the war in his own country, posting on social...

Congresswoman Nancy Mace, a once moderate Republican turned Trump loyalist, officially launched her bid for governor of South Carolina on Monday. Currently serving her third...

Attorneys for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and legal US resident who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) following his pro-Palestinian activism,...

A Texas-sized showdown is brewing deep in the heart of the largest red state in the US. As early voting begins on Tuesday for the...

The terms of a purported 60-day deal to negotiate peace in the Iran war have trapped the Trump administration between mounting economic costs ahead of...

US military veterans increasingly face arrest and injury amid protests over Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and his push to deploy national guard members to an...

Kamala Harris lost last year’s US presidential election because she chased the wrong voters with the wrong message, ultimately demobilising the very base that she...

1. Roberts wrote that there was ‘scant evidence’ in support of the Trump administration’s ‘dramatically revisionist view’ of the 14th amendment Roberts, in his opinion,...

Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, began the first edition of her YouTube show with a vow to unmask “the evil-doers” attempting to bring down...

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Trump thanks Netanyahu for agreeing to Gaza plan He thanks Netanyahu...

DC police made 74 arrests on Wednesday The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) tells the Guardian that it made a total of 74 arrests across DC...

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Bondi appears before Senate judiciary committee Attorney general Pam Bondi is...

Wealthy Americans are leading the charge in applications for New Zealand’s “golden visas” after rules on applying were relaxed. New Zealand’s coalition government in February...

US government layoffs ‘likely to be in the thousands’, says White House US government layoffs could be in the thousands, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt...

Platner says allegations of physical abuse of former partner ‘are simply not true’ During a live interview with MS NOW on Thursday, Graham Platner flatly...

Donald Trump has broken his silence on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, complaining that people who “innocently met” the convicted paedophile could have...

A top official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanded the removal of YouTube videos of himself that were published by a physician and...

Appeals court denies Trumps’ application for an emergency stay of order requiring his name be removed from Kennedy Center Donald Trump’s bid to keep his...

Republicans have expressed tentative skepticism of the agreement Donald Trump has reached with Iran, and urged the White House to release more information. The memorandum...

Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, unilaterally halted an agreed shipment of military aid to Ukraine due to baseless concerns that US stockpiles of weapons...

The unprecedented push to create new congressional districts mid-decade is hitting roadblocks in the form of local elected officials from both parties. Republicans face headwinds...

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding federal funding and threatening hefty fines against the University of California amid the administration’s attempts...

J Randy Taraborrelli has already written five books on the Kennedy family but his sixth, JFK: Public, Private, Secret, is his first that’s directly about...

This week, Donald Trump dropped a personal $10bn lawsuit he had against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a so-called anti-weaponisation fund. The $1.8bn...

When the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Fulton county election office in Georgia last month, the decision was based on debunked claims from election...

Fired fed governor’s lawyer argues that her removal does ‘irreparable harm’ Cook’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, is arguing that her firing does “irreparable harm”. He says...

Jimmy Kimmel emerged as more popular than Donald Trump after a spat with the president’s administration temporarily left the talkshow host off the air in...

What we know so far from newly released Epstein files If you’re just joining us, the day in US politics has been dominated by the...

Rising from the South Lawn of the White House is a 92ft-tall skeletal structure known as “the Claw”. Beneath it sits an octagonal cage surrounded...