Trump issues blunt message to Senate majority leader to pass voter ID legislation As John Thune battles conservative blowback for refusing to alter Senate rules...

As soon as Oscar’s deportation flight landed at the La Lima airport in Honduras, he put on his baseball cap. On the airport shuttle toward...

BBC journalists cannot wear T-shirts in the newsroom supporting the anti-racist movement Black Lives Matter, the corporation’s director general Tim Davie has said. Davie said...

South African comedian Trevor Noah told a joke as he hosted the Grammy awards on Sunday. The former Daily Show host said the song of...

The United States has sent $7.5m to the government of Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most repressive and corrupt regimes, to accept noncitizen deportees...

Utah officials show new video of suspect fleeing roof after shooting At a news conference, Beau Mason, the head of Utah’s department of public safety,...

Donald Trump’s unjustified war on Iran and the resulting global fuel crisis is a continuing reminder that true energy security and independence will continue to...

Donald Trump has landed in Switzerland for the Davos global gathering as Nato’s secretary general said “thoughtful diplomacy” was the only way to deal with...

As Donald Trump unleashes curse-filled threats against Iran, Democrats are raising alarm over his mental stability and calling for his removal from office – while...

Donald and Melania Trump were evacuated from the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening after the event was interrupted by gunfire. A suspect was...

Wearing helmets, gas masks and camouflage fatigues, the federal agents took aim and prepared to open fire. “It’s like Call of Duty,” one could be...

The US justice department is believed to be reviewing more than 5m pages of documents relating to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein – an effort...

Leavitt calls Trump-appointed judge ‘untethered in reality’ following national guard ruling Karoline Leavitt said that the ruling from Karin Immergut, a Trump-appointed federal judge, was...

Donald Trump said on Wednesday the transportation department is rescinding $4bn in US government funding for California’s high-speed rail project. The department said there was...

“Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton … ” Carol Moseley Braun was riding a lift in the US Capitol building when...

As the Democratic party fights to rebuild from a devastating election defeat, the abrupt exit of the presidents of two of the nation’s largest labor...

Republican senators have defended Donald Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran, but some Democrats, while welcoming the elimination of the Iranian senior leadership,...

Ilhan Omar attacked with unidentified substance at town hall in Minneapolis Shrai Popat At her first town hall of the year in Minneapolis, congresswoman Ilhan...

Agriculture secretary rejects calls to use alternative funding for food stamps program Name-checking New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and his “socialist rhetoric,” US secretary...

The US justice department on Friday sent a federal prosecutor to observe ballot processing in Los Angeles, as Donald Trump continues to make baseless claims...

The Trump administration has so radically transformed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) independent watchdog teams that thousands of cases related to conditions in immigration...

Donald Trump is persistent. In his first term as president, he withdrew the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) on 6 July 2020, giving...

A US federal appeals court at a hearing on Thursday appeared skeptical that the Trump administration could legally punish Mark Kelly, a Democratic US senator,...

Democratic US senator Cory Booker has criticized both his own political party as well as its Republican counterpart for being “feckless” in ceding congressional war...

As Israeli settlers ramp up violent attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, often as Israeli forces stand by, denunciations are mounting in the...

Late-night hosts covered alarming new comments by Donald Trump as well as his outburst at a heckler in Michigan. Jimmy Kimmel On Jimmy Kimmel Live!...

With Americans focused on Donald Trump’s deeply unpopular war against Iran, far too few Americans are focusing on another disastrous Trump idea: increasing the Pentagon’s...

A new policy memo issued last week by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), requiring many foreigners in the US to leave the country and...

Trump offers wildly false claim about job numbers released before 2024 election to defend firing of labor statistics chief Speaking to reporters on Friday, Donald...

Senate fails to pass bill to keep essential federal workers and troops paid throughout government shutdown The Senate has failed to pass legislation that would...

As California continues to slowly count ballots, Donald Trump and other Republicans are spreading claims of election fraud that have become common after California elections....

Texas house fails to meet quorum for third day The Texas legislature failed to meet quorum for a third time today, after only 95 of...

Soaring fuel prices are threatening air carriers around the world, and in the US the White House is scrambling to save the long-troubled Spirit Airlines....

Elon Musk mocks Trump’s claim Epstein files are a hoax In a series of posts on his social media platform X, Elon Musk mocked Donald...

In 1937, Joseph Stalin commissioned a sweeping census of the Soviet Union. The data reflected some uncomfortable facts – in particular, the dampening of population...

As mass protests erupted over the past week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed Renee Nicole Good, thousands of Americans hoisted signs and...

Oh, to have been born in a small, stylish country with good food and favourable sea breezes. No empire, no holy faith, no condescension, no...

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...

Americans worry democracy in danger amid gerrymandering fights, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Most Americans believe that efforts to redraw U.S. House of Representatives districts to maximize...

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said the Pentagon is ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with Harvard University, marking the Trump...

‘If this is how they respond to a senator with a question, imagine what they’re doing across the country,’ says Padilla Padilla goes on: If...

As the adage goes: no plan of battle survives first contact with the enemy. Donald Trump entered the war with Iran with maximalist goals: eliminating...

Federal authorities are investigating whether George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman from New York, engaged in insider trading by betting on a prediction market...

On the shelf in my library, I have an autographed copy of a book written by a former Republican congressman from New York, John LeBoutillier,...

Oregon attorney general says America is ‘on a dangerous path’ following appeals court ruling The Oregon attorney general, Dan Rayfield, has issued a statement following...

After the dramatic ousting of the top drug regulator at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) two weeks ago, officials have scrambled to find...

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...

Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, the US tech editor at the Guardian. Today we’re discussing Donald Trump’s neediness for AI...

Trump’s claims about Greenland are misinformation, Denmark’s foreign minister says Lars Løkke Rasmussen, the foreign minister of Denmark, told reporters on Tuesday that he hopes...

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...

Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, said on Wednesday he would put the bill compelling the release of government files related to late sex offender...

Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay condemn ‘dangerous precedent’ set by US attack on Venezuela Sam Jones The governments of Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,...

Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to move cannabis out of the most restrictive drug category, a change that would loosen limits on...

White House names deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill acting CDC director In the sudden absence of the usually ubiquitous Donald Trump, a Trump administration official...

The attack on Venezuela and the seizure of its president was a shocking enough start to 2026, but it was only the next day, when...

Recently Greg Bovino, infamous former Border Patrol commander, served as a star attraction at a “remigration summit” in Portugal; there he took selfies with Austrian...

The head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said on Sunday that he will continue allowing the controversial practice of his officers wearing masks...

The man suspected of opening fire on two Minnesota legislators and their spouses on 14 June, killing one legislator and her husband, is set to...

Democratic ex-presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have spoken out against the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old nurse in Minneapolis, the second person to be...

Democrats demand Trump ‘guarantee’ Pulte will not be acting intelligence director for any time at all While Senate Democrats welcomed the nomination of Jay Clayton...

The future of the deputy FBI director, Dan Bongino, is unclear after he stormed out of a meeting with Pam Bondi, the attorney general, and...

Keeping politics at arm’s length for the US men’s hockey team’s gold-medal matchup with Canada was always going to be difficult. The game fell on...

In the global attention economy, one titan looms over all others. Donald Trump can command the gaze of the world at a click of those...

Meeting between Ghislaine Maxwell and DoJ official underway – report The meeting between Ghislaine Maxwell and deputy attorney general Todd Blanche is currently taking place...

One of two US national guard soldiers shot in a targeted attack near the White House this week has died, while the second is fighting...

US attorney general clashes with the leading Democratic senator Dick Durbin in a Senate hearing as Bondi refuses to answer his question about whether she...

Donald Trump has said he will issue an executive order to mandate identification for all US elections, a move likely to be challenged in court...

Which way, western man? That was the title of a racist tract published in 1978 by William Gayley Simpson, a former leftist Christian pastor turned...

DHS formally announces New Orleans immigration operation The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it had started its immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans today....

Trump threatens to yank federal funds for New York City if Zohran Mamdani wins mayoral election In a Truth Social post, Trump called Mamdani the...

House Democrats on Monday released an image of a sexually suggestive letter and drawing that appears to bear the signature of Donald Trump, the very...

White House: Tariffs to stay despite legal setback Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing...

A pair of identical Indiana twins whose life on opposite ends of the US’s political divide recently propelled them to internet virality say it has...

DC mayor: ‘this action today is unsettling and unprecedented’ Bowser says that her office plans to follow the law, and cooperate with the federal government....

Summer temperatures are rising and the US is bracing for another hot, dry and hectic wildfire season. But with the promise of extreme conditions in...

Republicans continue to lead the California governor’s race amid a crowded field of Democrats, a new poll commissioned by the state’s Democratic party found, fueling...

Kharg Island – through which 90% of Iran’s oil exports flow – is arguably the country’s most sensitive economic target but the export terminal has...

After months of public outcry and pressure from within the Maga coalition, Donald Trump’s justice department released what it called The Epstein Files, with the...

‘Call them out, call their employer’: Vance urges people to go hard against anyone ‘justifying or celebrating’ Kirk’s killing Rachel Leingang To close out as...

Two federal judges issued back-to-back rulings on Friday in separate cases ordering the Trump administration to use contingency funds to continue paying for food stamps...

The US has said it will designate a putative Venezuelan drug cartel allegedly led by Nicolás Maduro as a foreign terrorist organization, as the Trump...

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

On 2 September, the US government released grainy footage of a fishing boat ploughing through the waters of the Caribbean sea. Suddenly, after a flash...

Near corn dog and cookie vendors, Ray Seeman was washing his hands on a sweltering day. He had come to the rally in a Maga...

The Kennedy Center reportedly adopted bylaws earlier this year that would limit voting to Donald Trump-appointed trustees – a controversial move that appears to reveal...

The top drug regulator in the US signaled on Tuesday he may retire weeks after accepting the position, adding to upheaval in the highest ranks...

The US military operation in Venezuela undermines a fundamental principle of international law, agreed after the horrors of two world wars and the Holocaust: states...

The US has launched new strikes against targets in Iran for the second consecutive day, following through on Donald Trump’s promise to “hit them hard...

A federal judge has blocked key portions of the Pentagon’s press access policy, siding with the New York Times and ruling that the Trump administration’s...

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...

Afghan man moving to US seized by immigration agents after green card application appointment The Trump administration is continuing its deportations policy, which has been...

Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee federal whistleblower protections Paul Ingrassia has dropped out after racist text messages he sent surfaced this week. Ingrassia, currently a...

Federal prosecutors have decided to drop all remaining criminal charges against four people indicted in October after protesting outside a suburban Chicago immigration detention center...

In a tremendous upset of politics as usual, Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old brown, Muslim, Democratic socialist who had little name recognition in February beat the...

The deputy US attorney general, Todd Blanche, the point person on the Trump administration’s Epstein files release, told ABC News on Sunday that prosecutors’ review...

A high-profile Democrat has expressed concerns with party candidate Graham Platner’s Maine US Senate campaign amid revelations that Platner reportedly sent a number of sexually...

It was a wake-up call for America. In January, Donald Trump took the oath of office, declared himself “saved by God to make America great...

The billionaires of today are unusually aggressive in their hoarding of cultural and technological influence, according to Mordecai Kurz, a Stanford economist whose research connects...

California governor Gavin Newsom says the state will draw new electoral maps after Donald Trump “missed” a deadline on Tuesday night in an ongoing redistricting...