A little-known provision would open thousands of nearby acres to a foreign mining company, risking acid drainage The story is co-published with Public Domain, an investigative newsroom that covers public lands, wildlife and government A little-known provision of Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” would open thousands of acres of public…
US president and tech billionaire’s transactional bromance has exploded in a public feud over politics and power “Sometimes you see two young children fighting like crazy,” Donald Trump observed in the Oval Office on Thursday. “They hate each other, and they’re fighting in a park, and you try and pull…
Nate Hochman, staffer for Eric Schmitt, also peddled far-right conspiracy theories as experts decry rise in extremism A staffer for Missouri Republican senator Eric Schmitt was previously fired from Ron DeSantis’s unsuccessful presidential campaign after making a video containing neo-Nazi imagery, and later peddled far-right conspiracy theories in a Marco…
In the end, we’re likely to see a legislative pastiche – a Frankenstein’s monster forged by political necessity The feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is a godsend for Democrats, a headache for the president and a problem for Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House. Between now…
SpaceX owner rows back on threat to decommission Dragon spacecraft after X user advises hime to ‘cool off’ US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk has suggested he may de-escalate his public row with Donald Trump after their spectacular falling out. The Tesla chief executive signalled he might back…
This would all be sad enough even if it didn’t have global consequences. For Democrats, the moment has come Ever since the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, threw his financial weight behind Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and appeared hopping around idiotically behind the candidate at a rally stage, political…
President had cued up ban in January order and, despite exemptions, policy will separate families and harm people fleeing crises Donald Trump’s first travel ban in 2017 had an immediate, explosive impact – spawning chaos at airports nationwide. This time around, the panic and chaos was already widespread by the…
Trump’s signature ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ precipitated an epic fallout between the US president and his former ally, billionaire Elon Musk Impeachment, Epstein and bitter acrimony: Trump and Musk joust in astonishing social media duel President Trump’s signature “Big Beautiful Bill” has precipitated an epic fallout between the US president and…
Musk had complained for weeks about Trump’s tax spending bill, but the feud has descended into an extraordinary exchange of insults. Key US politics stories from 5 June 2025 The relationship between the richest man in the world and the most powerful one has spectacularly exploded, as Elon Musk publicly…
University amends earlier lawsuit to challenge president’s proclamation barring students from entering US Harvard University said on Thursday that Donald Trump’s move to bar foreign nationals seeking to study at the Ivy League school from entering the United States is illegal, and asked a judge to block it immediately pending…
Across the US, hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are now uncertain about their academic future and some are considering moving away Chinese students in the United States are questioning their future in the country after the state department announced last week that it would “aggressively” revoke visas for Chinese…
The bromance might be over but Trump has kissed and made up with his enemies before. Enjoy it while it lasts If you paid attention during physics class you will remember the third law of ego-dynamics. Namely: when two egos of equal mass occupy the same orbit, the system will…
Department of State declines to clarify unclear aspects of order Exception in order concerns Olympics and World Cup athletes A US state department spokesperson on Thursday claimed that attendees of the upcoming World Cup and Olympics should support the restrictions on travel from 19 countries ordered by Donald Trump. On…
In latest twist Musk assails president for being ungrateful in rapidly deteriorating relationship Donald Trump’s relationship with Elon Musk appeared on the precipice of devolving into bitter personal acrimony on Thursday as the onetime special adviser publicly assailed the president for being ungrateful for the millions he spent to get…
The US president’s ban has failed to register the same fierce resistance as his similar move of January 2017 What is Trump’s new travel ban, and which countries are affected? Many of Donald Trump’s critics may have become so inured to the treadmill of iniquities that his second presidency has…
Jonathan Freedland speaks to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker to discuss what Elon Musk has to show for his 138 days as the head of Donald Trump’s “department of government efficiency”. Is Trump giving up on trying to shrink the government? And if the sun has set on this…
US president says he accepted invitation in first phone conversation between leaders since January Donald Trump said he had accepted an invitation to meet Xi Jinping in China after a phone conversation on trade was held between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies. In a post on Truth…
Tech boss has turned on his former ally, calling president’s proposed tax and spend legislation ‘the Debt Slavery Bill’ Donald Trump said on Thursday he was “very disappointed” with Elon Musk, after the Tesla CEO and former head of the president’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) spent days attacking the…
US defence secretary says he expects goal of 5% of GDP in next decade to be agreed this month The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, said Nato allies were “very close, almost near consensus” to an agreement to significantly raise targets for defence spending to 5% of GDP in the…
Judges rule 9-0 in case where Marlean Ames argued she was denied a promotion because she is heterosexual US politics live – latest updates The US supreme court made it easier on Thursday for people from majority backgrounds such as white or straight individuals to pursue claims alleging workplace “reverse…