In Donald Trump’s first term, my Brooklyn-based activist group had the peculiar dynamic of being started by two men while being composed of about 65%...

Burying the hatchet with Brussels, Donald Trump – flanked by the leader of the European Commission – hailed a bold new era of transatlantic relations,...

The airport in Las Vegas last Friday afternoon was what you might expect for a WrestleMania weekend. Packed terminal. Delays stacking up. Nobody going anywhere....

Sam Forstag is used to launching himself into heated territory. As a smokejumper, his job is to jump out of airplanes 3,000 feet in the...

A self-declared “secretary of war” keeps committing war crimes; people are dying in Africa because of Musk’s cuts to USAID; farm bankruptcies in the US...

A judge’s order to stop construction work on the White House ballroom poses security risks, the Trump administration argued in an emergency motion that seeks...

Trump meeting Russ Vought to discuss cutting ‘Democrat agencies’ and whether cuts will be permanent Donald Trump is up and truthing as the White House...

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,...

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...

In case you’re not familiar with the concept of the K-shaped economy, it’s an important idea that captures a lot about Trump’s America. Wealthy Americans...

A convicted participant in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack who was pardoned at the start of Donald Trump’s second presidency has been ordered...

The Florida supreme court on Wednesday allowed new US House districts drawn by Republicans to be used in the midterm elections, marking another victory for...

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 signed a proclamation to restrict foreign student visas at Harvard University, the White House said on Wednesday. The order would suspend for an...

It was a curious question: who was going to pay A$895 (US$640, £476) to see Michelle Obama speak at 12.30pm on a Tuesday in Melbourne?...

Donald Trump has said he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, possibly this year, in an attempt to revive the failed nuclear diplomacy...

Late last year, Donald Trump’s White House published a new National Security Strategy (NSS) outlining its vision for the world. At the time, the plan...

Donald Trump issued a pardon for the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Thursday. “President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon...

You report that Donald Trump claims that the only thing limiting his power as commander-in-chief is his “own morality” (‘I don’t need international law’: Trump...

From the bridge on Poplar Avenue, above the railroad tracks that cut through the Memphis neighborhood of Binghampton, you can’t see the rupture at the...

Pope Leo has reiterated his disapproval of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, saying foreigners in the US are being treated in an “extremely disrespectful way”. Leo,...

In just the few weeks since he’s taken over the justice department’s top job on an interim basis, Todd Blanche has aggressively moved to deploy...

Deaths occurring in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) have reached at least 16 since January amid increasing mass detention across the...

A January 6 defendant who urged fellow rioters to kill police officers should be fired from his job at the justice department, three senate Democrats...

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...

Two small scars on either side of his left thigh remind Mario Torres of the worst day he has had during the two-plus years he...

Donald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use all measures including US military action to defend the energy-rich nation of Qatar – though...

It was set to be the most expensive project that the beaten-down manufacturing sector of Erie, Pennsylvania, had seen in decades. In a blighted corner...

In the early morning of 14 June, according to authorities, Vance Luther Boelter, disguised as a police officer and wearing body armor and a face...

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning from office in January Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Maga Republican congresswoman who was denounced by Donald Trump over...

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...

US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agents are expected to conduct immigration enforcement operations during next month’s Super Bowl game in Santa Clara, California. Local...

Barack Obama waded into states’ efforts at rare mid-decade redistricting efforts, saying he agreed with California governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter the new Texas...

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...

Rape is a crime against democracy in the most immediate sense of equality between individuals and the premise that we’re all endowed with certain inalienable...

The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, said he had apologised to the US president, Donald Trump, over an anti-tariff political advertisement and had told the...

Lander released from federal custody New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was just released from federal custody and was seen leaving the...

Trump fires labor statistics chief after weaker than expected jobs report Donald Trump has said he’s ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of...

Chris Tackett started tracking extremism in Texas politics about a decade ago, whenever his schedule as a Little League coach and school board member would...

Kelly Loeffler, the new administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), announced recently that the agency charged with supporting the businesses that are the backbone...

When news broke that a safely Democratic seat in New York’s wealthiest congressional district was becoming vacant, it was inevitable that there would be a...

Donald Trump said on Saturday he was nominating Tammy Bruce, the state department spokesperson, as the next US deputy representative to the United Nations, which...

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

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...

Senate Republicans pass bill authorizing $70bn for immigration enforcement in vote-a-rama Senate Republicans early Friday passed a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland...

Brown University agrees to pay $50m to settle dispute with Trump administration Brown University announced on Wednesday it “reached a voluntary agreement with the federal...

Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian As I write these words, the No 1 trending story on the Guardian is titled: “The history and future of societal...

The justice department filed new criminal charges against James Comey, the former FBI director, on Tuesday. Comey was charged in federal court in the eastern...

A 10-year-old Minnesota girl has been released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after a month in detention in Dilley, Texas, school officials...

As the lead singer of a Bruce Springsteen cover band, Brad Hobicorn had been looking forward to performing at Riv’s Toms River Hub in New...

Homan says administration is drawing down 700 immigration enforcement officers Speaking to reporters today, Tom Homan said that the Trump administration will draw down 700...

The United States is “not at war” in Venezuela, the Republican speaker of the House Mike Johnson said on Monday, despite the weekend raid Donald...

Donald Trump will heap further pressure on the chief of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, on Thursday when the US president makes a visit to...

Gaby Hinsliff’s column on male bonds struck a chord (Male bonds develop one way, female friendships another. Should we stop trying to make men more...

Donald Trump’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels, including dirty coal, coupled with his administration’s moves to roll back wind and solar power, face mounting...

The night Breonna Taylor died began quietly. She had spent the evening at home in Louisville. The 26-year-old was an emergency room technician, someone who...

Boston’s mayor Michelle Wu has hit back sharply at the Trump administration’s legal threats over sanctuary city immigration policies, declaring that “Boston will not back...

While the Trump administration has argued that new restrictions on the size of federal student loans will lower tuition costs, public health officials and Democrats...

Across California, ballots sit unopened as voters struggle to decide who to back as their chosen candidate for governor. US senior political correspondent Lauren Gambino...

Joseph Tirrell was reaching the end of a vacation on 11 July, and watching TV at home. He checked his email on his phone and...

Key events 11m ago Federal officers use gas against protesters outside Ice facility 15m ago Closing summary 40m ago San Francisco marchers surpass June crowds...

Nancy Pelosi, a California Democratic representative and the first woman to serve as speaker, announced she will retire from Congress, two years after stepping down...

Retired brigadier general Shawn Harris had been all geared up for a campaign to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene next November, and then the far-right representative...

Donald Trump has been accused of wielding unconfirmed allegations of mortgage fraud as his “weapon of choice” to attack the Federal Reserve’s independence, as a...

Eleanor Holmes Norton, a non-voting House delegate representing Washington DC, announced on Tuesday that she would not seek another term in Congress. “With fire in...

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 Trump administration has found that the California department of education and the state’s high school sports federation violated civil rights law by allowing transgender...

A second jazz band has pulled out of performing at the controversially renamed “Trump-Kennedy” center in Washington DC, giving just two days’ notice before their...

Closing summary This brings our live coverage of the second Trump administration to a close for the day. We will return on Friday morning. Here...

When we think of what governments do, we think of everything from building highways to waging war. What they also do is capture the world...

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...

Violent acts and threats at some ‘No Kings’ protests around the US A man intentionally drove an SUV into a crowd of protesters in Culpepper,...

Robert F Kennedy’s “clean sweep” of a critical vaccine advisory panel spread shock and dismay among health experts, as many warned the health secretary’s decision...

A federal judge has ordered the release of the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, after finding that immigration officials probably detained him in retaliation against...

Senators have reached a deal to advance a major package of spending bills to avert a partial government shutdown that was set to begin on...

Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to one of its lowest points, with only 37% of Americans expressing approval of his performance as president. The...

Donald Trump has denied the indictment of former FBI director James Comey is part of a campaign of retribution against his political opponents. The US...

The Trump administration’s communications licensing tsar fired a warning shot over the US broadcasting industry Saturday, threatening to cancel the spectrum permits of broadcasters pushing...

Donald Trump on Monday ordered the approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other...

Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in his administration’s pressure...

John McAuliff, a 33-year-old small business owner and former civil servant, was one of the more unlikely Democrats to win election to Virginia’s legislature this...

Federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges...

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...

“I feel so betrayed and so angry. This is not what I voted for.” “This cemented permanent deep state power.” “I’m concerned about being able...

Trump once again sets out a timeline of ‘two to three weeks’, as he defends his decision to go to war Donald Trump used his...

Jimmy Kimmel returned to air on Tuesday night, calling government threats to silence comedians “anti American”, as he broke his silence about the suspension from...

Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into Joe Biden’s actions as president, alleging top aides masked his predecessor’s “cognitive decline”. The investigation will build on...

A five-year-old boy and his father were back in Minneapolis on Sunday after being released from a Texas immigration detention center where they were held...

Thom Tillis announced on Sunday that he will not run for re-election to the US Senate next year, one day after the North Carolina Republican’s...

The veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi expressed concern about “the spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear” at CBS News and her uncertainty about...

‘He keeps encouraging me … to choose between Europe and the US. That would be a strategic mistake for our country,” Keir Starmer said in...

The resignation of Joe Kent, a senior counter-terrorism official who spoke out against the US war in Iran, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday with...

Migrants in the US on temporary protected status should seek permanent residence or leave, Markwayne Mullin, Homeland Security secretary, said in the wake of last...

As the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on immigration, undocumented workers in the construction industry claim raids and arrests have emboldened some contractors to...

The latest phase of the Trump administration’s offensive against Harvard University is a comprehensive review of the university’s federally funded research programs, and the threat...

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...

Opening summary US lawmakers have shared their concerns over escalating tensions between the US and Venezuela after US forces seized an oil tanker off the...

The Trump administration on Tuesday evening unexpectedly canceled up to $1.9bn in funding for substance use and mental health care, which providers say will immediately...

Recent exercises in taking stock after one year of Trump 2.0 – for many an eternity of terrifying news and political traumas – tended to...