Report comes as supreme court allows US president to revoke protected status for Venezuelans. Key US politics stories from 19 May 2025 At least 50 Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador had entered the US legally, according to a review by the Cato…
President signs bill with first lady Melania Trump to criminalize sharing intimate images without consent President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law the Take It Down Act, a measure that imposes penalties for online sexual exploitation that first lady Melania Trump helped usher through Congress, and he had her…
Palestinian activist, freed just over two weeks ago from federal detention, crosses graduation stage to cheers Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, released just over two weeks ago from federal detention, crossed the graduation stage on Monday to cheers from his fellow graduates. The Palestinian activist was arrested by immigration authorities…
Former FBI director describes as ‘crazy’ claim that seashell photo on Instagram signified assassination call James Comey went for a walk on the beach with his wife when they stumbled on a message in the sand: 8647. According to the former FBI director, his wife wondered if it was an…
Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to Cecot At least 50 Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador had entered the United States legally, according to a review by the Cato Institute. The report, published by the…
As Palestinians are told to evacuate before ‘unprecedented attack’, the White House continues to publicly back Israel As Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis in advance of what it calls an “unprecedented attack” on Gaza, much of Washington remains largely unmoved, even as Canada and European countries threaten “concrete…
Doge illegally took over the congressionally created and funded thinktank through ‘blunt force’, rules federal judge A federal judge on Monday blocked efforts by the Trump administration and its so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to dismantle the US Institute of Peace, at least temporarily. Doge, initially overseen by billionaire…
Family sought $30m in damages after Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot by police during 2021 US Capitol breach The Trump administration has reportedly reached an agreement to pay nearly $5m to the family of the woman who was fatally shot by police while participating in the 6 January 2021 attack…
A stunning comeback victory for the centrist mayor of Bucharest was also good news for Kyiv. But elsewhere in Europe, the far right continues to flourish As Romanians voted on Sunday in arguably the most consequential election in the country’s post-communist history, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, will have been preparing…
Closure reflects Trump’s downgrading of US-Palestinian relations, which started with closure of Jerusalem consulate The United States has officially closed its Office of Palestinian Affairs in Jerusalem, according to an internal state department memo seen by the Guardian, effectively eliminating the Palestinians’ dedicated diplomatic channel to Washington. The closure, which…
Bond yields rose and the dollar weakened as Trump administration tries to play down significance of setback News that the US has lost its last triple-A credit rating and fresh concern over the US federal government’s burgeoning debt pile unnerved markets on Monday, with long-term borrowing costs rising and stocks…
US vice-president delivers letter from Donald and Melania Trump during talks with pontiff at the Vatican Donald Trump has issued a White House invitation to Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born pontiff who as Cardinal Robert Prevost previously criticised Trump’s administration. The invitation came via a letter from the US president…
Former president says: ‘Cancer touches us all … Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places’ US politics live – latest updates Joe Biden made his first public remarks on Monday morning about his cancer diagnosis, an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread…
Exotic, who is serving 21 years for murder-for-hire plot, urges president: ‘Just let me go to Mexico’ Joe Exotic – star of the 2020 Netflix true crime documentary Tiger King – is publicly pleading for Donald Trump to pardon him from federal prison after his husband was deported to Mexico.…
Republicans passed their tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a Sunday vote US politics live – latest updates US House Republicans narrowly advanced Donald Trump’s big tax cuts package out of a key committee during a rare Sunday night vote, but just barely,…
The country’s charm offensive and global mediator role – as well as a $400m plane – reveal a complicated relationship On his tour of the Middle East last week, Donald Trump was treated like royalty by the leaders of the wealthiest countries in the Arab world. The US president was…
The former Fox News host once branded ‘nasty’ by Trump is now a cheerleader for him and her podcast is surging in the rightwing media-sphere It was the night before a US presidential election that Donald Trump had called the most important in history. Who could close the deal at…
The right wants American women to bear more children and withdraw from full participation in society Last month, the White House issued a proposed budget to Congress that completely eliminated funding for Head Start, the six-decade-old early childhood education program for low-income families that serves as a source of childcare…
Unclear what US president can achieve after direct talks between Russia and Ukraine ended without conclusion Two high-profile Catholics, Pope Leo XIV and US vice-president JD Vance, were meeting Monday ahead of a flurry of US-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine, AP…
Cuts worth $880bn could leave 13 million Americans without insurance in proposal that has divided Republicans US advocacy groups are waging an intensive campaign to protect Medicaid and Obamacare from Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”, after House Republicans proposed an $880bn cut that could leave an estimated 13 million Americans…