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Patsy Widakuswara, lead plaintiff in lawsuit fighting order to dismantle Voice of America, says US government is becoming more aggressive The lead plaintiff in a lawsuit fighting Donald Trump’s order to dismantle Voice of America has said the media has to resist as the administration becomes increasingly aggressive against the press. “I never in a […]

Trump says he ‘doesn’t know’ if he has to uphold constitutional due process and won’t rule out using military force to take Greenland – key US politics stories from 4 May at a glance Donald Trump has said he sees himself as leaving office at the end of his current term and not seeking a […]

President calls films ‘national security threat’ and claims he called on commerce department to immediately enact tariff Donald Trump on Sunday announced on his Truth Social platform a 100% tariff on all movies “produced in Foreign Lands”. In his post, he claimed to have authorized the Department of Commerce and the US trade representative to […]

PBS’s Paula Kerger and NPR’s Katherine Maher say they’re looking at legal options to defend against White House The heads of embattled US public broadcasters, National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), defended themselves against efforts by the Trump administration to cut off taxpayer funding, with both telling a Sunday political talk […]

Audrey Backeberg who disappeared at age 20 in 1962 was found living out of the state, county sheriff’s office says A Wisconsin woman missing for more than 60 years has been found “alive and well”, according to authorities. In a press statement, Wisconsin’s Sauk county sheriff’s office said that 82-year old Audrey Backeberg, who initially […]

President has repeatedly expressed idea of expansion into autonomous territory within fellow Nato member Denmark Donald Trump would not rule using military force to gain control of Greenland, the world’s largest island and an autonomous territory within Denmark, a fellow Nato member with the US. Since taking office, the US president has repeatedly expressed the […]

Longstanding Trump ally’s LindellTV aims to expose election fraud – and sell branded ‘dream sheets’ Millions of votes were stolen in the presidential election – only in the 2020 one, the 2024 one was fine. Freedom is under attack! DEI judges are going after Americans! President Trump is keeping his promises. Freedom is making a […]

Trump and Musk’s Doge agency have spread confusion and uncertainty among government employees In the 100 days since Donald Trump returned to power, the new administration has driven tens of thousands of federal workers from a civil service it has denigrated as “bloated” and “corrupt”. Among its first targets: probationary workers like Cindi Hron. Hron, […]

President also says he sees himself as leaving office at the end of his current term and not seeking a third one Donald Trump said “I don’t know” when asked if he needed to uphold the US constitution when it comes to giving immigrants the right of due process as he gave a wide-ranging TV […]

National Endowment for the Arts notifies organizations that offers of government grants were terminated Dozens of US arts organizations have been notified that offers of government grants have been terminated, hours after Donald Trump proposed eliminating federal agencies that support arts, humanities and learning. The cancellation of grant offers were reported from organizations across the […]

At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then only the strong will survive English polymath Francis Galton formulated the concept of eugenics in 1883. Inspired by animal breeding, Galton encouraged people with “desirable” traits to procreate while discouraging or preventing […]

Debate around Joe Biden’s mental acuity and his age was a critical issue during the run up to the 2024 election Joe Biden’s top staff debated the possibility of the embattled Democratic president taking a cognitive test last year as he geared up for re-election but eventually decided against the idea, a new book is […]

Chainsaws, lawsuits and thundering silence – but no mention of the words ‘my bad’ Note: Your answers to this quiz may be subject to subpoena by the Department of Justice. Lawrence Douglas is a professor of law at Amherst College in Massachusetts Continue reading…

The president’s allies ensured a Senate resolution to undo tariffs went nowhere – despite economic warning signs Warning signs flashed this week that Donald Trump’s tariffs were beginning to destabilize what had, at the start of his term, appeared to be a solid economy. But in Congress, Republican leaders pulled out all the stops to […]

The US’s greatest strategic advantage is its friendly neighbors. But its ties to Canada and Mexico are being undermined The secret to American power and pre-eminence was best summed up more than a century ago. America, observed Jean Jules Jusserand, France’s ambassador to the United States during the first world war, “is blessed among the […]

Uncertainty generated by tariff policy underlines US president seems unable to choose a path and stick to it Ten days reporting from the US – in Pittsburgh, Washington DC, and just across the Potomac river in Arlington, Virginia – gave me a fascinating snapshot of what feels like the slow-motion unravelling of the world’s largest […]

The president started his second term fast and furious with a flurry of activity – much of it legally dubious – but analysts say the honeymoon is over “Not just courageous” but “actually fearless” said Doug Burgum. The “first 100 days has far exceeded that of any other presidency in this country ever,” said Pam […]

Berlin dismisses secretary of state’s criticism over AfD designation; nine pro-Palestinian activists arrested at Swarthmore College – key US politics stories from Saturday 3 May at a glance Germany’s foreign ministry has pushed back after Marco Rubio criticised the country’s decision to designate the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party a “confirmed rightwing extremist” force […]

Far-right German party was labeled a ‘confirmed rightwing extremist group’ by country’s domestic intelligence service Germany’s foreign ministry has hit back at the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, following his criticism of Germany’s decision to label the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party as a “confirmed rightwing extremist group”. On Thursday, Rubio took to X […]