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Environmental rollbacks and tariffs makes meeting challenging, says summit president André Corrêa do Lago Crucial United Nations climate talks this year will be a “slightly uphill battle” due to economic turmoil and Donald Trump’s removal of the US from the effort to tackle global heating, the chair of the upcoming summit has admitted. Governments from […]

Defense secretary dismissed it as a “woke … Biden initiative” despite it being a Trump achievement from his first term Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, has abruptly banished the Pentagon’s Women, Peace and Security program as part of his crusade against diversity and equity – dismissing it as “woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative” despite it being […]

The assessment, mandated by Congress, is used by federal and local governments to prep for climate disasters Donald Trump’s administration has dismissed all contributors to the US government’s flagship study on how to prepare for climate change impacts, prompting strong criticism from experts over a “senseless” move. The climate assessment is used by federal and […]

White House accuses Amazon of ‘hostile and political act’ after report says company will display tariffs costs on site The White House accused Amazon of committing a “hostile and political act” after a report said the e-commerce company was planning to inform customers how much Donald Trump’s tariffs would cost them as they shopped. The […]

From deportations to human rights to the economy, the president’s actions have resulted in mayhem. Here’s a sampling Some Democrats fear they’re playing into Donald Trump’s hands by fighting his mass deportations rather than focusing on his failures on bread-and-butter issues like the cost of living. But it’s not either-or. The theme that unites Trump’s […]

Federal funding was critical to Tesla’s survival, yet the Doge boss now derides subsidies as government overreach Continue reading…

Education department claims that article selection process ‘appears to pick winners and losers on the basis of race’ The Trump administration said it would investigate whether Harvard University and the student-run journal, the Harvard Law Review, violated civil rights law when editors of the prestigious journal fast-tracked consideration of an article written by someone of […]

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 […]