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Follow major developments of the second Trump administration’s first 100 days, brought up to date weekly Donald Trump has completed an extraordinary return to power as the 47th president, vowing to impose his vision and re-altering the political and cultural landscape of the nation. To keep up with the dizzying array of executive orders, directives, […]

Trump administration has been cracking down on people who leak information to the media since January The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Monday it has started using polygraph tests to aid investigations aimed at identifying the source of leaks emanating from within the law enforcement agency. “We can confirm the FBI has […]

The country’s future depends on law firms, universities and media companies – as well as everyday Americans – breaking their silence When a woman asked me a couple of weeks ago why leaders were not standing up to Donald Trump, my thoughts went immediately to political leaders. When I started to answer, she corrected me […]

Mounting stories of ‘forced disappearances’ of Venezuelans in the US have left their loved ones distraught and disbelieving Neiyerver Rengel’s captors came one sunny spring morning, lurking outside the apartment he shared with his girlfriend and pouncing as soon as he emerged. The three government agents announced the young Venezuelan man had “charges to answer” […]

Republican committee advises against holding town halls as cases of lawmakers berated over federal cuts go viral Angry voters are holding empty chair town halls as Republican members of Congress are refusing to hold those meetings with constituents. Weeks into Donald Trump’s second term as president, Republican members of Congress were advised by the National […]

In his first 100 days, the president has taken a sledgehammer to institutions and the constitution. We can only guess what’s next In nearly 100 days on the job, Donald Trump has outlasted Liz Truss and a fabled head of lettuce. That’s a fact, not an achievement. Like the hapless British prime minister, the 47th […]

We spend almost twice as much per capita on healthcare as any other country on Earth. It’s time to change that I have held public meetings all over Vermont and in many parts of the country. At these gatherings I almost always ask a very simple question: is our healthcare system broken? And the answer […]

The president has begun his second term at a whirlwind pace, slashing the government, upending international alliances, challenging the rule of law and ordering mass deportations Law-abiding migrants sent to foreign prisons. Sweeping tariffs disrupting global markets. Students detained for protest. Violent insurrectionists pardoned. Tens of thousands of federal workers fired. The supreme court ignored. […]

Trump has cut off Ukraine aid, brokered and lost a ceasefire in Gaza and took a sledgehammer to world commerce 100 days of Trump For US foreign policy, Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office were the weeks when decades happened. In just over three months, the US president has frayed alliances that stood since […]

Trump has wasted no time in trying to remake the US in his image – with results that are sweeping, vengeful and chaotic 100 days Trump – interactive He has blinged it with gold cherubs, gold eagles, gold medallions, gold figurines and gilded rococo mirrors. He has crammed its walls with gold-framed paintings of great […]

The moves have prompted alarm about what one critic called ‘backdoor family separation’ – key US politics stories from Monday 28 April As part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, unaccompanied minors are now being targeted for deportation, with the Department of Homeland Security engaging in “welfare checks” on children who arrived in the […]

Donald Trump praises team’s win over Kansas City Chiefs No official reason for players who chose not to attend Donald Trump feted the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at the White House on Monday, but several players, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, decided to skip the celebration. Hurts and other players cited scheduling conflicts as the […]

Staff offered second ‘fork in the road’ buyout and are ‘strongly encouraged to consider this option’ The Peace Corps is offering staff a second “fork in the road” buyout, according to a source familiar with the matter. Allison Greene, the chief executive of Peace Corps, sent an email to staff on Monday with an update […]

World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says report The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have “supercharged” a global rollback of human rights, pushing the world towards an authoritarian era defined by impunity and unchecked corporate power, Amnesty International warns today. In its annual report on […]

Mothers and kids held in ‘complete isolation’ and unable to coordinate childcare before being put on flight to Honduras Two women who were deported to Honduras alongside their US citizen children were held in “complete isolation” and denied any opportunity to coordinate the care and custody of their children before being put on a flight, […]

These are some of the people ensnared by the administration’s unprecedented measures to target people it believes oppose its agenda Donald Trump retook the White House vowing to stage “the largest deportation operation in American history”. As previewed, the administration set about further militarizing the US-Mexico border and targeting people requesting asylum and refugees while […]

17-time All-Star was given life-ban over betting scandal Manfred and Trump also discussed foreign players MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport’s permanent ban of the career hits leader, who died in […]

Committee calls figure a ‘conservative estimate’ and warns Musk may seek to use his influence to avoid legal liability Elon Musk and his companies face at least $2.37bn in legal exposure from federal investigations, litigation and regulatory oversight, according to a new report from Senate Democrats. The report attempts to put a number to Musk’s […]

The Trump administration is making an example of the Milwaukee judge to intimidate critics and opponents On Friday, the Trump administration dramatically escalated its assault on the courts when the FBI arrested Hannah Dugan, a county circuit court judge handling misdemeanors in Milwaukee – allegedly for helping an undocumented man avoid abduction by Ice agents […]

Escalation from US military suggests previous restraints on causing civilian casualties have been relaxed “I am the candidate of peace,” Donald Trump declared on the campaign trail last November. Three months into his presidency, not only is the war in Ukraine continuing and the war in Gaza restarted, but in Yemen, the number of civilian […]