‘Stop covering up for the pedophiles’: senator chides Johnson’s decision to delay swearing in Arizona lawmaker In the halls of Congress, Mike Johnson, the House...

US military officials are reportedly bracing for possible firings or demotions after the Trump administration’s Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, abruptly summoned hundreds of generals and...

For as long as I can remember, the White House correspondents’ dinner was where the Washington press corps and Washington officials basked in each other’s...

He got by with a little help from his friends. From British royalty to White House alumni, from a Silicon Valley investor to a leftwing...

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

Almost half of EU citizens regard Donald Trump as an enemy of Europe, a new survey across nine countries revealed last week. The poll, conducted...

It has not been a brilliant weekend for Donald Trump. On Sunday administration officials fanned out on US political shows to defend the president’s policies...

John F Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg has said he will run for the US House next year, announcing Tuesday that he was seeking a key...

Nothing is quite as it used to be along Nicollet Avenue. The spot where Alex Pretti was gunned down by federal agents has been cordoned...

US officials have issued an urgent appeal for help from the public as they continue to search for the shooter of conservative activist Charlie Kirk,...

During Tuesday’s State of the Union, Donald Trump welcomed members of the US men’s national hockey team to the House gallery to chants of “U-S-A,...

A pregnant physician who was denied a Covid-19 vaccine is suing the Trump administration alongside a group of leading doctors associations, charging that the administration...

Donald Trump convened congressional leaders and cabinet secretaries at the White House on Thursday to make the case for passage of his marquee tax-and-spending bill,...

Donald Trump has stepped up his demand to annex Greenland but said the US would not use force to seize it during a rambling, invective-laden...

California governor Gavin Newsom on Trump: ‘He’s hoping for chaos’ On Sunday, California governor Gavin Newsom urged protestors to stay peaceful, saying that Donald Trump...

More trade announcements expected as Trump defends tariffs Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of US politics today. Donald Trump said there would...

Britain should have a completely independent nuclear deterrent as it can no longer rely on the US, Ed Davey is expected to say on Sunday....

Schumer rejects Trump’s claim that bipartisan shutdown negotiations are under way Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that negotiations with Democrats...

Donald Trump announced on Friday he was doubling foreign tariffs on steel imports to 50%, as he celebrated a “blockbuster” agreement for Japan-based Nippon Steel’s...

DoJ racing to redact documents ahead of deadline to release Epstein files – report Congress has mandated that the Trump administration release a trove 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...

It was a gift to conspiracy theorists. Last week, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency registered the alien.gov and aliens.gov web domains, adding both...

Federal appeals court moves to reconsider ruling in Trump’s favor on Portland troop deployment A decision in Donald Trump’s favor by a three-judge panel issued...

Republican congressman Thomas Massie challenged Donald Trump on Sunday over whether the US president is making a “last-ditch effort” to keep the full files on...

Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220m as settlement to Trump administration Columbia University announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with...

This year, the Dr Martin Luther King Jr holiday forces Americans to grapple with the crisis and protests that have spread across the country, particularly...

Initial takeaways of Ghislaine Maxwell’s interview transcripts The transcripts are more than 300 pages, but here it goes … Blanche said, on record, that their...

US Customs and Border Protection implemented a rule this week that will require airlines to disregard “X” sex markers on passports and input an “M”...

For tens of millions of people, Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is a grotesque nightmare. The proposed legislative cuts, including historic attacks on Medicaid and...

Trump pardons Giuliani and allies linked to efforts to overturn 2020 vote The president has also on the weekend granted full pardons to dozens of...

The killing of Charlie Kirk has prompted a crackdown by authorities on critical commentary, with numerous people losing their jobs over their reaction to the...

Jade Johnson has a word to describe the experience of going hungry in one of the world’s richest countries. “Humbling.” The last time she endured...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reapproved the weedkiller dicamba for use on genetically modified soybeans and cotton, a pesticide that has raised widespread concern...

Senator Mark Kelly on Sunday urged congressional Republicans to publicly reject Trump’s threats against him and five other Democratic lawmakers who stated that military personnel...

The wife of an Irish man who has been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for five months – despite having a valid...

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuesday from diverting funds from a multibillion-dollar grant program designed to protect communities against natural disasters. US...

The Trump administration’s “Make America healthy again” (Maha) agenda appears to be stalled as two of the government’s most influential public health positions sit empty....

When the United States and Israel began bombing Iran over the weekend they set in motion a war that has engulfed the region. In Australia,...

The agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters is eliminating jobs for more than 500 employees, a Trump administration official said....

This February, Pat McAfee was broadcasting live on ESPN, the most watched sports network in the US, when he aired a salacious rumor about the...

For years she was one of Donald Trump’s most loyal foot soldiers. Marjorie Taylor Greene trafficked in racist statements, indicated support for executing Democrats and...

Trump: ‘No deal until there’s a deal’ David Smith That was quick. Donald Trump left more questions than answers as he fawned over Vladimir Putin...

Jonathan Mahler didn’t plan to publish his new book about New York City from 1986 to 1990, tumultuous years culminating in a historic mayoral election,...

When Donald Trump, said he would “rescue” protesters if Iranian authorities started shooting, Siavash Shirzad believed the US president. The 38-year-old father had seen protests...

France summoned the American ambassador Charles Kushner after he wrote a letter to President Emmanuel Macron alleging France had failed to do enough to stem...

Leading up to the government shutdown on Wednesday, congressional Republicans and Donald Trump have repeated misleading claims that Democrats were trying to pass a resolution...

Democratic lawmakers left Texas in an attempt to prevent voting on a Republican plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts. By redrawing district lines, Republicans hope...

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday said they had never presented the final version of the indictment filed against James Comey to a full federal grand jury,...

Donald Trump has thrived on conspiracy theories – “birtherist” lies that Barack Obama was born outside the US; the lunacies of the Q-Anon movement; false...

On 25 February, in her opening remarks at her Senate confirmation hearing, Casey Means, Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, called on the US government...

California governor says marines ‘not political pawns’ The governor of California has said US marines are “not political pawns”, as Trump vows to send the...

A senior Republican on the US House armed services committee has said that the country’s recent military strikes in Nigeria and Syria are consistent with...

On Thursday night, Stephen Colbert responded to White House adviser Paula White-Cain’s claims that Donald Trump is “the GOAT”, while Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers...

Donald Trump has threatened to launch a “guns-a-blazing” US military intervention in Nigeria, claiming that the west African country’s government has failed to prevent attacks...

The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make US housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a...

The US Senate on Thursday advanced a bipartisan war powers resolution to prevent Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela, after he ordered...

A man accused of throwing a sandwich at a US Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington DC has been charged with assaulting a federal...

A senior Democrat has called on Joe Kent, director of the US National Counterterrorism Center and a far-right political figure, to testify to Congress about...

The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Wednesday that airports across the country are experiencing the “highest wait times in TSA...

“Retirement.” A word I can hardly spell anymore, it seems so abstract and impossible – like a science-fiction concept from a tattered old novel. In...

There are some very important files sitting in a US government building right now, full of shocking details that certain entities would prefer to keep...

After Donald Trump’s justice department failed on Friday to release all documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as required by law, multiple Congress...

A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release of Kilmar Ábrego García, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, while...

Six US service members have been killed in the US military operations against Iran, the US Central Command said on Monday afternoon. The announcement comes...

The top House Republican said he won’t negotiate with Senate Democrats as the government shutdown dragged into its 14th day on Tuesday, while defending the...

Donald Trump has hinted he could walk away from supporting Ukraine as he doubled down on his administration’s recent criticism of Europe, describing it as...

Democrats and civil rights groups have criticized Donald Trump’s travel ban on 12 countries as “reckless” and “racist”, with some warning the policy may be...

A Chinese company executive has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for trafficking in chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl, the US justice department has...

A US army veteran who lived in the country for nearly 50 years – and earned a prestigious military citation for being wounded in combat...

Donald Trump has announced plans for the US navy to build a new generation of warships – known as “Trump-class”. The ships will be bigger,...

More than 97% of immigrants detained in the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago had no criminal conviction, according to federal court records. The...

US forces hit another vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela, Trump said during his remarks at the Titans of the Sea:...

The supreme court can’t do it – it’s packed with conservatives who owe him their jobs. Congress won’t do it – Republicans slavishly follow his...

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...

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has said that the next independent Department of Justice “should investigate” the private donations that have funded the construction of...

House speaker Mike Johnson calls Musk ‘terribly wrong’ for slamming megabill Politico reports that House speaker Mike Johnson said Elon Musk is “terribly wrong” after...

The Trump administration has quietly recalled nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior overseas diplomats as the Trump administration plans to promote appointees loyal to the...

Former inspector general calls for audit of Epstein files release to be conducted ‘without undue influence’ Mark Greenblatt, who was the inspector general for the...

Trump says Ukraine is able to win back all the land it lost since the beginning of the invasion In a post on Truth Social,...

The Trump administration believes some noncitizens may not even have first amendment rights. And it’s turning that legal fantasy into a reality by making immigration...

Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide, was sworn in on Monday as the interim US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia after Donald Trump...

RFK Jr ‘weaponizing public health’ and ‘putting millions of American lives at risk’, ousted CDC director’s lawyers say Susan Monarez was removed from her position...

It was 70 years ago when four African Americans were sitting in the fifth row of a bus in Montgomery. As one white man had...

A Florida man was charged with making threats against Donald Trump, the Democratic representative Eric Swalwell and an unnamed individual who appeared to be Fed...

Donald Trump has told his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,...

In 2017, watching a two-hour Bastille Day procession, Donald Trump told the French president that we’d have one too, only better. That time, the grown-ups...

The Trump administration is going to restrict the number of refugees it admits into the United States next year to the token level of just...

The ruling from the US supreme court destroying one of the last pillars of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) marks the end of a...

Legally mandated US national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local...

New renderings released this week provide the most detailed vision yet of Donald Trump’s proposed $400m White House ballroom addition. The renderings, submitted by the...

The White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night was upended by gunshots, prompting the immediate evacuation of Donald and Melania Trump. Hundreds of guest including...

While the excitement for mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has radiated through New York, his win has also energized young activists across the country – particularly some...

When Steven Fleischman took over as president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in 2025, he knew that controversy was practically part...

Brad Lander arrest ‘political intimidation’, says AOC Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called the arrest of Brad Lander “political intimidation”. The Democratic congresswomen wrote on social media:...

Little more than a year ago, Kristi Noem’s political prospects appeared to be in freefall. The then South Dakota governor was criss-crossing the country on...

If you want to understand what’s happening in the US right now, and what is likely to happen next, don’t just focus on Donald Trump....

It was quite a day in Davos. Donald Trump began his time at the World Economic Forum Wednesday with a rambling, racism-drenched speech in which...

I know that child labour is generally frowned upon but, in this economy, sometimes you’ve got to put your kid to work. Last week I...

Forty-five years ago, John Hinckley Jr attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan as he left the Hilton hotel in Washington, injuring the US president and three...