Category: The Guardian

Georgetown professor called to testify says Republican-led proceedings ‘an attempt to chill protected speech’ A congressional panel investigating antisemitism on US college campuses on Wednesday was accused of trying to chill constitutionally protected free speech and likened to a cold-war era committee notorious for wrecking the lives of people suspected of communist sympathies. The comparison […]

Eight US senators ask Shari Redstone not to settle to end Trump’s ‘bogus lawsuit’ over 60 Minutes interview The senator Bernie Sanders and his Democratic colleagues are urging Paramount Global not to settle Donald Trump’s $20bn lawsuit against 60 Minutes, saying such a decision would “capitulate to this dangerous move to authoritarianism”. In a letter […]

Senior negotiators hope to get agreement with US signed ahead of UK-EU summit on 19 May A team of senior British trade negotiators has landed in Washington as talks over a deal between the two countries gather pace. Officials from the business and trade department are in the US for much of this week attempting […]

Central bank says ‘uncertainty has increased’ as it opts to maintain benchmark interest rate for third time in a row The Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold as questions around the global economic outlook mount amid Donald Trump’s erratic rollout of an aggressive trade strategy. Policymakers at the US central bank cautioned that “the […]

At its most basic level, Head Start provides free childcare – but it also creates jobs and can even have generational benefits Tanya Stanton felt a sense of relief when she heard last week that the Trump administration seems to have reversed course on eliminating the Head Start early education program. She directs early learning […]

Political gravity catches up with the US president. Plus: Australia turns away from the fringes • Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home address For the second week running, this week’s Guardian Weekly magazine has two separate covers depending on where in the world you read the magazine. Our Australia edition features Anthony Albanese, […]

One America News will now provide news and video to government-funded organization A hard-right, Trump-supporting US news network that perpetuated conspiracy theories about the 2020 election will provide news coverage for Voice of America (VoA), the Trump administration said. Kari Lake, a special adviser to the body that oversees the government-funded VoA, announced on X […]

Trump administration launches review after what it calls ‘recent incidents of antisemitic violence’ at school The Trump administration has launched a review into what it describes as “recent incidents of antisemitic violence” at the University of Washington and its affiliates following a pro-Palestinian protest there on Monday that led to about 30 arrests. On Monday, […]

Jefferson Griffin had fought in courts to try and overturn 734-vote loss to Democrat Allison Riggs in November The Republican candidate for a state supreme court race in North Carolina has conceded the election after more than six months of contesting the results. For months, Jefferson Griffin, currently judge on the North Carolina court of […]

Reported closure of program for home appliances comes amid president’s hatred of water-conserving showers US customers could face higher energy bills, experts have warned, amid reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to end the Energy Star program whose blue labels have certified energy efficiency on home appliances for more than 30 years. “If […]

Late-night hosts discuss Newark airport chaos, Trump’s foreign movie tariffs and Canadian PM’s White House visit Late-night hosts dig into the chaos at Newark airport leading to a cascade of cancellations, Donald Trump’s alleged Hollywood tariffs and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s White House visit. Continue reading…

Libya’s provisional government has denied claims flight could happen as soon as this week The Trump administration is planning to deport a group of migrants to Libya, according to reports, despite the state department’s previous condemnation of the “life-threatening” prison conditions in the country. Libya’s provisional government has denied the reports. Continue reading…

A populist – anti-establishment – revolution was inevitable. But it didn’t have to be a tyrannical one Demonstrations against Donald Trump Trump are getting larger and louder. Good. This is absolutely essential. But at some point we’ll need to demonstrate not just against the president but also for the the United States we want. Continue […]

Political uncertainty under Trump has dampened the market, even as red states see a boom in renewable energy Renewable energy in the US has surged to unprecedented levels, with the combined power generated by solar, wind and geothermal more than tripling over the past decade, according to a new report by a network of state […]

Collins has broken with Trump in the past, but so far has been unwilling to use the full power of her committee Under normal circumstances, Senator Susan Collins would now be one of the most powerful figures in official Washington. In January, the Maine Republican became the chair of the Senate appropriations committee, long considered […]

Workers at the esteemed news service say they’re being silenced by the president – but they’re vowing to fight back Carolina Valladares Pérez, a Washington-based correspondent for the government-funded international news service Voice of America, has reported from places where press freedom is severely restricted – war zones and autocratic states – in the Middle […]

SpaceX and Starlink owner may benefit from Trump cuts to projects that could have led to regulations and costs The Trump administration is poised to kill federal research into pollution from satellites and rockets, including some caused by Elon Musk’s space companies, raising new conflict-of-interest questions about the billionaire SpaceX and Starlink owner. The pollution […]

Former president accuses Trump stance towards Russia is a form of ‘modern-day appeasement’ and fears for global consequences Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of “modern-day appeasement” in his approach to Russia and expressed fears that Europe would “lose confidence in the certainty of America” in his first interview since leaving the White House in […]

Dangerous bills could pave the way for Trump’s own cryptocurrency to be used in government payments When Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) gained access to treasury payment systems in February, Democratic party leadership pledged to protect government payments from Donald Trump’s influence. Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference announcing the […]

There are many reasons why the US runs persistent trade deficits – a strong dollar is but one of them Now that US President Donald Trump’s tariff war is in full swing, investors around the world are asking: what’s next on his agenda for upending the global economic order? Many are turning their attention to […]