Maybe she was born with it, maybe it’s Mar-a-Lago face Forget expensive moisturizers or designer clothes. Ladies, if you want a quick and easy glow-up,...

A suspect has been arrested in southern Utah in connection with the fatal shooting of rightwing activist Charlie Kirk, Spencer Cox said on Friday morning,...

The US representative Ilhan Omar in her office in Washington DC, on 12 December 2025. Photograph: Caroline Gutman/The Guardian “That’s Teddy,” said Tim Mynett, husband...

Trump says he ‘can’t believe’ Kimmel back on ABC Good morning and welcome to our coverage of US politics as Donald Trump has made clear...

Most of us are no longer free. People are aware of this condition to varying degrees. Some, nostalgic for the world that was, reject “unfreedom”...

It has been a grim couple of weeks in the US, as multiple acts of politically motivated violence have dominated headlines and sparked fears that...

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...

ICC arrest warrant for Putin limits where any summit with Trump could take place The White House confirmed on Wednesday that Donald Trump could meet...

Donald Trump’s administration has imposed sanctions against the judge overseeing the prosecution of his far-right ally Jair Bolsonaro and hit Brazil with huge tariffs amid...

A US marine veteran has described feeling “betrayed” after Trump administration immigration agents beat and arrested his father at his landscaping job, the latest example...

Cory Booker on Thursday introduced legislation that would create a federal “right of action”, allowing people to sue pesticide makers such as Bayer and Syngenta,...

The Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko, has freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel peace prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava, after the US...

As the US government shutdown stretched into its second day, Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the funding lapse as an “unprecedented opportunity” to further his...

Department of Justice to begin handing over Epstein files to Capitol Hill The Department of Justice (DoJ) has agreed to provide to Congress documents from...

The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, said that all federal agents in Minneapolis will immediately begin wearing body cameras and that the program will be...

Trump tariffs expected to increase prices over the summer, says Powell Callum Jones Powell cautions that officials expect tariffs imposed by Trump to increase prices...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Donald Trump has announced plans for the US navy to build a...

The Republican attorney general of Texas on Friday asked the state supreme court to vacate the seats of 13 Democratic legislators who have left for...

The Utah legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled on Monday that the Republican-controlled body drew them in...

The supreme court has issued an emergency order temporarily blocking full Snap food aid payments. The high court’s order came after the Trump administration asked...

Donald Trump has floated the idea of ending the filibuster – a procedural technique in Congress that allows a minority of senators to block legislation...

Reporting on a corrupt president made the Washington Post a global sensation with Watergate – and the masthead became a byword for fearless reporting. But...

Closing summary We’re wrapping up our live coverage for the day, but we’ll be back on Tuesday. Here is a summary of today’s developments: Donald...

Kilmar Ábrego García’s lawyers reopen immigration proceedings to seek asylum Earlier today, Kilmar Ábrego García’s lawyers said their client wants to seek asylum in the...

Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that adds as many as five Republican-friendly congressional districts, the supreme court ruled on Thursday, handing Donald Trump...

The University of Virginia (UVA) received “explicit” notification from the Trump administration that the school would endure cuts to university jobs, research funding and student...

Top Senate Democrat says he’s ‘deeply disturbed’ after seeing footage of strikes on suspected drug boats Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate armed...

Trump pays tribute to Charlie Kirk Donald Trump is addressing the tens of thousands of people attending the memorial. The president says America is a...

A man approached Ilhan Omar, a US representative, during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis, sprayed an unidentified liquid in her direction and shouted at...

Three hundred and sixty-five days after Donald Trump swore his oath of office and completed an extraordinary return to power, many historians, scholars and experts...

1. Trump and Mamdani <3 New York The president likes a winner and he loves New York – and both were clear on Friday, when...

Trump says he has directed attorney general to seek release of Epstein grand jury testimony Minutes after announcing that he intends to sue the Wall...

The Senate failed on Thursday to pass legislation that would keep federal workers deemed essential and troops paid throughout the ongoing government shutdown – now...

Democrats need to take bolder and more aggressive actions to oppose the Trump administration, protesters across the US told the Guardian during a day of...

Senate Republicans on Tuesday advanced Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9bn in previously approved spending, overcoming concerns about what the rescissions could mean for...

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...

It’s an energizing time for democratic socialists across the country, and not only because New York state assembly member Zohran Mamdani’s recent win in the...

Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran has resigned from his position as chair of the White House’s council of economic advisers, fulfilling a pledge he made...

Trump administration officials sparked a massive protest on Sunday in a Boston suburb after immigration agents detained a high school student on his way to...

Democratic US representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio sued Donald Trump on Monday to seek the removal of his name from the John F Kennedy Center...

Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, but he did not provide details on what the two leaders...

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...

Usha Vance learned her husband, JD, had been selected to be Donald Trump’s running mate “maybe five minutes” before the news was made public –...

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...

ICC arrest warrant for Putin limits where any summit with Trump could take place The White House confirmed on Wednesday that Donald Trump could meet...

The exhortations to protect America’s industrial muscle have resonated in the US at least since maverick presidential candidate Ross Perot brought up the supposed “giant...

Joe Biden repeatedly said that Donald Trump was an existential threat. Yet the former US president clung on to his party’s nomination when he ought...

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...

More than a year after the election that handed Donald Trump a decisive comeback victory, the Democratic party has still not released its postmortem analysis. But...

Boulder county DA says 16 unused Molotov cocktails were recovered after attack The Boulder County district attorney, Michael Dougherty, just said that there were 16...

On a Friday night in late May, Wang Jian was getting ready to broadcast. It was pouring outside, and he was sitting in the garage...

White House continues to say new release of Epstein emails is a distraction and ‘hoax’ White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has said that the...

‘He’s a mess’: Trump says he won’t call Tim Walz after Minnesota shootings Over 48 hours after a Minnesota state lawmaker was killed and another...

The FBI deputy director, Dan Bongino, confirmed on Wednesday that he is stepping down in January. In a statement posted on social media, Bongino thanked...

The idea that the political career of Donald Trump would be a goldmine for comedy died a long time ago, with the coffin accepting stray...

“We’re backing him 100%, we think he’s done a fantastic job. Like us, he inherited a mess.” Donald Trump gave his enthusiastic endorsement to Javier...

One of Graham Platner’s high school yearbooks shows him babyfaced with a buzzcut, holding a sign proclaiming, in part: “Free Palestine.” The image is accompanied...

Senate Democrats on the finance committee are calling for health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, to resign as he is set to testify before the...

Donald Trump has told foreign companies that they must hire and train American workers and respect immigration laws, after a raid at a Hyundai Motor...

Johnson defends administration’s move to keep military paid during shutdown The House speaker has said that the Trump administration has “every right” to move around...

Young people in the US are looking for Democrats to embrace economic populism and authentic candidates willing to fight for them, says the new leader...

The justice department on Thursday asked election officials in Fulton county, Georgia, to turn over records related to the 2020 election, a request that underscores...

Ilhan Omar says ICE agents pulled her son over Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics. Ilhan Omar, the Somali-born Minnesota...

An 82-year-old man in Pennsylvania was secretly deported to Guatemala after visiting an immigration office last month to replace his lost green card, according to...

Senate fails to pass funding bill to reopen government for 10th time The Senate has rejected a House-passed funding bill that would reopen the federal...

Trump faces criticism over to order to rebrand Pentagon as ‘Department of War’ Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of US politics where...

The US military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said. Hegseth said...

Threats of retribution from Donald Trump are hardly a novelty, but even by his standards, the US president’s warnings of wrathful vengeance in recent days...

The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it is freezing federal funding for childcare programs in Minnesota after allegations of fraud – first exposed and...

In the 1960s, the Swiss had some of the dirtiest water in Europe. Now, their cities boast pristine rivers and lakes – and other countries...

Zohran Mamdani vowed to “reinvent” New York City in a speech on his first day as mayor, promising “a new era” for America’s largest city...

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...

Eli, a 16-year-old Los Angeles student, is spending his summer juggling an internship at a natural history museum, a research project, a physics class and...

Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, said on Thursday state Democratic lawmakers would move forward with a redistricting plan to counter the Republican-led map-drawing effort in Texas...

A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican headquarters the night before the January...

Donald Trump had a message for fossil-fuel companies on Friday: Venezuela is now “open for business” as the US president vowed the country’s resources would...

The Democratic politicians on the national scene, charged with leading the opposition, continue to bring a butterknife to the ongoing gunfight that is US politics...

US ready to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, Germany’s chancellor says The United States is ready to be part of security guarantees for...

The US Senate left Washington DC on Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of Donald Trump’s nominees, calling...

It has been a challenging year for Head Start. The Trump administration first froze funding and cut staff, forcing many centers to close temporarily or...

A retired member of the US navy who alleges to have lost thousands of dollars meant for his dying dog when the Donald Trump-freed George...

A reclusive billionaire, anti-tax crusader and major financial backer of Donald Trump has been named as the anonymous private donor who gave $130m to the...

Charlie Kirk inspired a generation of conservative youth. He toured campuses whipping up culture wars, actively courting controversy. But his horrific killing last week, in...

In mortarboards and crimson-fringed gowns, thousands of students were joined by smiling families for the centuries-old ritual of graduation day. But this year was different....

Trump says US is ‘looking at land’ strikes in Venezuela after lethal strikes on boats Asked in the Oval Office if the US is considering...

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...

Federal judge tells White House to provide more details about deportation flights by noon as a showdown over presidential power brews in court Hello and...

Before a federal judge blocked Donald Trump from putting members of California’s national guard on the streets of Portland, Oregon, late on Sunday, the state’s...

A Los Angeles school district is demanding an investigation of an incident last month, during which Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents gathered at a...

US forces on Saturday evening struck another vessel illegally carrying drugs off the coast of Venezuela, Donald Trump said on Sunday to thousands of sailors...

A man identified in court filings as having an affair with former senator Kyrsten Sinema received almost $9,000 from Sinema’s former campaign committee in October,...

‘I’m grateful that the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence and incompetence,’ said the former FBI director after...

The Texas house of representatives reconvened without the necessary number of lawmakers to conduct business on Friday, the deadline set by top state Republicans before...

The number of international students enrolling in US colleges and universities plunged this year as the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown on higher education began...

Paul Dans, one of the main forces behind the conservative blueprint Project 2025, will run against Lindsey Graham in the South Carolina Republican primary next...

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...

As House Republican leaders move to hold a vote on legislation to reopen the US government, top Democrats vowed on Tuesday to oppose the bill...

A demonstrator who was shot on Saturday during Salt Lake City’s ‘No Kings’ protest has died, Utah police said on Sunday afternoon. The man, Arthur...

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,...