Rare intervention from former president urges people to call their senators to oppose Trump tax bill Barack Obama has warned that Congress is putting millions of Americans at risk of losing healthcare coverage, in a rare intervention from the former president as the Republican party advances legislation that would gut…
Countless Americans want the party leadership to stand up for democracy. Instead, the executive committee remains in a bubble People with the power to change the direction of the Democratic party – the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) – met last Friday for the first time in…
The president wished his predecessor well but has since reverted to attacks – and dabbled in conspiracy theories After Joe Biden revealed his cancer diagnosis, Donald Trump offered an uncharacteristically empathetic and simple response. “Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis. We extend our…
Trump blames attack on Biden’s ‘ridiculous open border policy’ as Miller says attack committed by ‘illegal alien’ The immigration status of the man who allegedly attacked people with a makeshift flamethrower and other incendiary devices at an event for Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, has become further fodder for the…
Efforts raise questions about the far right’s place in the broader culture wars waged by the Trump administration The far right US publisher Passage Press is now part of Foundation Publishing Group and it is connected via a Foundation director, Daniel Lisi, to Network Press, whose only title to date…
FBI say that Mohammed Sabry Soliman told police he had planned the attack for year Video from the scene shows a witness shouting, “He’s right there. He’s throwing molotov cocktails”, as a police officer with his gun drawn advances on a bare-chested suspect holding containers in each hand. Alex Osante,…
Escalating war of words between world’s two-largest economies highlights unstable trade detente – key US politics stories from 2 June President Donald Trump had this May hailed a “total reset” of US-China relations, but trade relations between the world’s two-largest economies have faltered since, highlighting the fragility of the truce.…
Pardons signed for Tanner Mansell and John Moore Jr, who freed 19 sharks and giant grouper from fisherman’s longline Donald Trump has pardoned two south Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman’s longline several miles from shore. Pardons for Tanner…
Doug Burgum says Biden order that banned drilling in 23m-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska will be reversed Millions of acres of Alaska wilderness will lose federal protections and be exposed to drilling and mining in the Trump administration’s latest move to prioritize energy production over the shielding of the US’s open…
Democratic senator hits back at ‘smear’ after being accused of missing votes and skipping committee hearings The Philadelphia Inquirer’s editorial board has issued a sharp rebuke of Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman in a new opinion piece, urging him to take his job “seriously” and writing that “it’s time for Fetterman…
Ice admits officials were seeking father of Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, 18, but agency chief defends detention Trump administration officials sparked a massive protest on Sunday in a Boston suburb after immigration agents detained a high school student on his way to volleyball practice while they were seeking his father.…
Joni Ernst makes light of fears that Medicaid cuts could be fatal, later filming a reply in what appeared to be a graveyard Senator Joni Ernst triggered fierce criticism after making light of voters’ fears that Republican Medicaid cuts could prove fatal, telling a town hall audience “we all are…
Britain must rethink its reliance on a volatile America and private tech giants in a world where infrastructure is weaponised With the prime minister’s Churchillian claims that “the front line is here”, the public might expect a military posture that meets the drama of the moment. Yet the promised rise…
The attack by a man hurling molotov cocktails struck at the heart of one of Colorado’s largest Jewish communities The first 911 calls reporting the Colorado flamethrower attack were as horrific as they were unbelievable. “There is a male with a blow torch setting people on fire,” a dispatcher advised…
Correspondent for far-right outlet was fired after accusing defense secretary of clamping down on press access A pro-Donald Trump journalist says she was fired from her job after criticizing the president’s secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, over his attempts to restrict media access at the Pentagon. Gabrielle Cuccia, the former…
Megha Vemuri gave speech the day before commencement, condemning the university’s ties to Israel Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) barred its 2025 class president from attending her graduation ceremony on Friday after she delivered a speech during a commencement event the day before condemning the war in Gaza and criticizing…
Politicians described the violent incident at a Boulder mall as targeting ‘the Jewish community in America’ Political leaders across the US have condemned what they describe as a horrific, antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, after a man allegedly used a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices to target people at a…
The reproductive health giant is navigating a loss of federal funding and fresh threats from multiple directions At least 20 Planned Parenthood clinics across seven states have shuttered since the start of 2025 or have announced plans to close soon – closures that come amid immense financial and political turbulence…
National Weather Service offices are reeling from job cuts and a hiring freeze imposed by Trump More than a dozen National Weather Service (NWS) forecast offices along the hurricane-prone Gulf of Mexico coast are understaffed as the US plunges into an expected active season for ruinous storms, data seen by…
The ‘big, beautiful bill’ has reaffirmed that a pledged golden age is really just a windfall for the uber-wealthy The blush is off the rose, or, rather, the orange. The erstwhile “First Buddy” and born-again fiscal hawk Elon Musk recently said he was “disappointed” by Donald Trump’s spendthrift budget currently…