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...

Protesters took to the streets after Donald Trump said he was deploying national guard troops to Washington DC and temporarily taking over the city’s police...

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature US to send 200 troops to Israel to support and monitor...

As a big fan of citizen science, I have spent the past month conducting a very important experiment. While I am not quite as hardcore...

Hawaii, which has some of the strictest gun laws in the United States, will see its regulations challenged before the supreme court on Tuesday. The...

The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington DC that followed the 2020 murder of George Floyd...

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...

Closing summary This concludes our live coverage of the second Trump administration for the day, but we will be back on Wednesday. Here are the...

Throughout Bad Bunny’s mesmerizing performance during the Super Bowl, the word “America” kept expanding, like an accordion, stretching out to embrace people of all nationalities....

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...

Some of the world’s poorest countries have started paying millions to lobbyists linked to Donald Trump to try to offset US cuts to foreign aid,...

Republicans pile pressure on Thune to alter rules for Trump’s voter ID bill Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Republican Senate majority...

A Chicago teenager, whose father was detained by immigration authorities while she navigated cancer, died on Friday, a family spokesperson said. Ofelia Torres, a 16-year-old...

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump campaigned on the promise of “no more wars” but global events have radically changed his views. In what could...

US House approves bill to force release of Epstein files in near-unanimous vote The US House overwhelmingly approved a bill demanding that the Justice Department...

Unpaid forced leave and mass firings are hardly the first things to spring to mind as hallmarks of a golden age of the American worker....

Summary of the day so far Thousands of people have begun demonstrating across the US as part of the “No Kings” protests. Millions are expected...

The Trump administration scored its most significant legal victory in its sweeping effort to reshape American higher education when a federal judge on Monday dismissed...

Donald Trump on Sunday issued what he called his “last warning” to Hamas, urging the Palestinian militant group to accept a deal to release hostages...

Jeffries’ ‘magic minute’ speech passes the eight-hour mark The minority leader’s marathon floor speech has stretched into its eighth hour. Jeffries began speaking shortly before...

Netanyahu arrives at White House Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived at the White House for his scheduled talks with Donald Trump this evening. The Israeli prime...

Pacing inside the Kremlin last weekend, as news feeds churned out minute-by-minute reports of Donald’s Trump’s Venezuelan coup, Vladimir Putin may have been wondering what...

When Ghislaine Maxwell refused to testify before Congress last week, she nonetheless insisted on her willingness to help. Maxwell, who was convicted of helping Jeffrey...

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...

Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that he has found a way to pay US military troops despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, saying he has...

Donald Trump’s justice department was hit with legal threats and scathing outrage after authorities released a limited, heavily redacted trove of Jeffrey Epstein files in...

The immigrant population of the United States, which has been growing for more than 50 years, has declined by more than a million people since...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has opened an internal investigation into allegations that Gregory Bovino, a senior border patrol official, made disparaging remarks about...

George Clooney has lashed out at US president Donald Trump for criticising France’s decision to grant the Hollywood actor and his family French citizenship. The...

Shutdown enters day 23 as Senate Republicans push bill to fund troops The government shutdown entered its 23rd day, with little end in sight. On...

Here’s a recap of the oral arguments at the supreme court Justices appeared skeptical of the Trump administration’s argument to restrict birthright citizenship for hundreds...

Ontario premier issues pause of advert criticizing Trump tariffs Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, said that he has spoken with Canadian prime minister Mark...

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...

The US supreme court appeared poised on Monday to curtail how mail-in ballots can be counted if they arrive after election day, which would affect...

Supreme court lifts order blocking Trump’s mass federal layoffs The supreme court has cleared the way for Donald Trump’s administration to resume carrying out mass...

In just seven extraordinary months, Donald Trump’s administration has left an unprecedented mark on the United States. From rewriting the rules of free trade to...

Just a few months ago, analysts predicted that Republicans in Congress – with their narrow majorities and fractured internal dynamics – would not be able...

Donald Trump is lost in his fog of war. He compounds confusion with improvised fabrications as his naive expectation of a lightning victory has been...

Final New York mayoral debate begins Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa have taken the stage for a two-hour debate in Queens, New York,...

Love Actually may be a terrible movie, but it provides one speech that’s hard not to wish into reality this Christmas. Keir Starmer, the actual,...

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...

‘We have no choice’: Trump says layoffs are an inevitability if the government shuts down When asked by a reporter during his executive order signing,...

California can use a new congressional map that was approved by voters in November, the supreme court has ruled, handing Democrats a major victory in...

How did a political nobody, Zohran Mamdani, beat one of New York’s best-known establishment figures, Andrew Cuomo? Rachel Leingang speaks to Moira Donegan about how...

Trump ran on a promise to lower costs on day one, but a year into his presidency, the real beneficiaries are his billionaire donors. Instead...

This week, the Trump administration took a key step towards opening new leases for oil and gas drilling across millions of acres in the Arctic...

Homosexuality is an illness that therapists can and should cure: that’s the rationale for “conversion therapy”, a practice promoted as a way to change an...

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,...

In Newsom v Trump, federal judge declines California’s request for emergency order to limit Marines and National Guard A federal district court judge declined California’s...

Submersible hydroelectric technology deployed across the Great Lakes could become a key cog in clean energy efforts, supporters say, amid surging electricity demand and costs....

Trump-Putin meeting is under way The summit between the two leaders and their respective cabinet officials began at 11.32am local time. Share Updated at 15.59 EDT...

The US will have complete, uncontested control of Iranian airspace within days, the Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, declared Wednesday, saying Iran “cannot outlast” American military...

Hacked materials from the powerful rightwing thinktank the Heritage Foundation show that applicants to a Project 2025-branded effort to create a talent pool for the...

The Brazilian-born mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew – who was recently detained by US immigration authorities – has rejected the Trump...

‘I think I’ve had at least seven books that have been banned in the United States,” says Ibram X Kendi, in a tone that carries...

Kyrsten Sinema, a former US senator, admitted in court filings to having a “romantic and intimate” relationship with a married man who was a member...

US Attorney to resign after Trump’s remarks calling for his removal over Letitia James investigation – reports US attorney Erik Siebert told employees on Friday...

Nothing is more insufferable than someone saying “I told you so”; so please forgive me for being insufferable. On 29 September 2023, after a couple...

Britain’s blue-chip stock index has risen through the 9,000-point mark to touch a new high. The FTSE 100 share index hit 9,016.98 points in early...

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...

The Department of Justice on Friday released a long-awaited and huge tranche of documents detailing its investigations into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a...

It is true that science is self-correcting. Over the long term this means that we can generally trust its results – but up close, correction...

Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, offered few details and was evasive when asked about the deadly strike on a girls’ school in Iran, saying...

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...

Donald Trump hand-delivered a personal letter from first lady Melania Trump to Russian leader Vladimir Putin raising the plight of Ukrainian and Russian children caught...

Oil prices again topped $100 per barrel on Thursday as widespread Iranian attacks on Middle Eastern energy facilities overshadowed a vast release of government reserves....

Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, has been formally subpoenaed to appear before a House panel to answer questions about the justice department’s handling of...

Perhaps the most revealing post-mortem on Republicans’ election night meltdown came from the vice-president, JD Vance. After a night that saw Democratic governors elected in...

Donald Trump’s posting of a video depicting former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes was the most overtly racist act...

Hegseth insists ‘we always have the backs of our commanders’ amid furor over who ordered second boat strike “We always have the backs of our...

The US federal government shut down on Wednesday after Democrats opted against voting for a Republican funding plan in order to seek concessions on healthcare...

Despite his grim circumstances, Mahmoud Khalil can’t help but laugh. Walking through Congress’s hallowed halls, the Palestinian student activist, who may be inching toward deportation,...

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and personal lawyer to Donald Trump, has settled a long-running defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over lies...

Closing summary This brings our real-time chronicle of the second Trump administration to a close for the day. We will be back at it on...

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...

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has refused to acknowledge that the sweeping trade tariffs imposed by Donald Trump around the world are taxes on Americans....

From Los Angeles to London, Istanbul to Warsaw, cities are making rightwing populists angry. Their liberal elites, immigrants, net zero policies, leftwing activists, globalised businesses,...

Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who heads the US Senate’s commerce committee, has urged Donald Trump to support international efforts by an airline trade group...

Johnson says Schumer declined a vote on Obamacare subsidies and says it’s not ‘appropriate’ for it to be part of stopgap funding bill Mike Johnson...

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...

Doctors have found a bullet fragment lodged perilously close to the carotid artery in the neck of a 10-year-old boy who narrowly survived the mass...

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Trump caps his Scottish visit by opening a new golf course...

The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday barely an hour before Donald Trump’s deadline to obliterate Iran was set to expire,...

Donald Trump has said he will impose tariffs of 30% on the European Union and Mexico from 1 August, threatening Europe that it would pay...

From New York to San Francisco, millions of Americans hit the streets to voice their anger over Trump’s policies Continue reading…source

Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, American political life has taken on a familiar rhythm. Each week brings another court ruling framed as...

Late-night hosts mocked the Republican party’s inaugural “America First” award for Donald Trump as he finally reveals the “present” he received from Iran. Jimmy Kimmel...

Why exactly so many people drowned in the terrible Independence Day floods that swept through Texas’s Hill Country will probably have multiple explanations that take...

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...

The day so far Election day is happening. We’re bringing you the latest from some of the most pivotal contests, including the closely watched New...

Donald Trump has told European leaders he believes a peace deal could be negotiated if the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, agrees to give up the...

Illinois’s governor JB Pritzker has called on “all to stand up” to Donald Trump as the US president prepares to launch a federally led immigration...

US secretary of state Marco Rubio headed to Israel on Sunday amid tensions with US allies in the Middle East over Israel’s strike on Hamas...

Mamdani celebrated with his mother, Mira Nair, his wife, Rama Duwaji, and his father, Mahmood Mamdani Photograph: Julius Constantine Motal/The Guardian Share on Facebook Share...

Trump speaks to Zelenskyy, Nato leaders, White House says The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has told reporters that Trump had a “lengthy” call...

The Minneapolis Star Tribune editorial board described the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities as “a military occupation”. Local leaders have used...

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...

Thelma and Willie Perryman spend most days out front of their family trailer in rural Alabama, shooting the breeze while enjoying the birdsong – and...

The draft trade agreement with China announced by Donald Trump on Wednesday would ease concerns from top US military suppliers about rare-earth metals and magnets...