As the administration continues to exploit antisemitism to arrest protesters and curb academic freedoms, more American Jews are saying ‘not in my name’ On the morning of Columbia University’s commencement last week, an intergenerational group of Jewish alumni gathered in the rain outside the Manhattan campus’s heavily policed gates, wearing…
The US president told steelworkers he was planning to double the tariffs to 50%. Key US politics stories from Friday 30 May at a glance Donald Trump said he was doubling tariffs on imported steel to 50% at a rally celebrating a “partnership” deal between US Steel and Japan-based Nippon…
The US president marked his billionaire ally’s departure from Doge – but said ‘Elon’s not really leaving’ Donald Trump hosted an Oval Office press conference with Elon Musk on Friday to mark the end of the tech billionaire’s tenure as a special government employee overseeing the so-called “department of government…
Send-off of ‘special government employee’, who oversaw Doge, dogged by drug use report and tax bill criticism Another day, another made-for-great-television encounter between Donald Trump and the media in the Oval Office. The president, quite perversely, prides himself on the access he grants to a group of professionals he has…
President tells Pennsylvania rally tariffs will benefit workers and celebrates Japanese investment in US Steel Donald Trump announced he was doubling foreign tariffs on steel imports to 50%, as he celebrated a “blockbuster” agreement for Japan-based Nippon Steel’s to invest in US Steel during a rally in Pennsylvania. Surrounded by…
Move against Kim Sajet, gallery’s first female chief, comes as caption on Trump references impeachments and January 6 Donald Trump says he is firing the first female director of the National Portrait Gallery, which contained a caption that referenced the attack on the US Capitol that his supporters carried out…
US president presents top ally with golden key as Musk says Doge unit ‘will only grow stronger over time’ Donald Trump saw Elon Musk off from the White House on Friday, as the Tesla chief concluded his more than four months leading the so-called department of government efficiency’s disruptive foray…
Weiner makes comment as he campaigns for New York City council seat years after sexting scandal Anthony Weiner says politicians such as him and Donald Trump can survive scandals while qualified candidates like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton lose elections because “women get judged much more harshly than men do”.…
Republicans have shown the president great deference, but when it comes to tariffs, he has put them in their place When it comes to cutting taxes or paying for mass deportations, Donald Trump is happy to work with Congress. But if the issue is his prized and disruptive tariff policy,…
Organizer points to Trump bulldozing DEI as companies join Nissan, Adidas and Clorox in withdrawing support In another blow to one of the largest celebrations of LGTBQ+ people in North America, Pride Toronto has unexpectedly lost two more major corporate sponsors, just weeks before the festival in a setback the…
Ex-president gave speech to commemorate fallen service members and said he had ‘no regrets’ after election loss US politics live – latest updates Joe Biden on Friday spoke out in public for the first time since being diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer earlier this month to say he was optimistic…
Ruling reverses hold on Trump administration’s ending humanitarian parole of Venezuelan migrants and others US politics live – latest updates The US supreme court on Friday announced it would allow the Trump administration to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants…
Existing bureau that helps with settling people in US would become new agency overseeing deportations The state department is seeking to create an “Office of Remigration” as part of a restructuring that will redirect America’s diplomatic apparatus to facilitate the Trump administration’s rightwing anti-immigration policies. The plan would effectively repurpose…
Move comes as Trump administration also moved to stop student visa interviews at all US embassies worldwide US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has ordered US consulates worldwide to conduct mandatory social media screening of every visa applicant seeking to travel to Harvard University, with officials instructed…
Alfred Williamson’s future in doubt after US president’s attempt to stop foreign nationals studying at the university A British freshman at Harvard fears he will not be able to return to the US to complete his degree after Donald Trump demanded the university stops teaching international students. Alfred Williamson, 20,…
State department move to cancel student visa interviews at all US embassies has shocked international scholars International students in the US: are you considering studying elsewhere? Students around the world who were gearing up to study in the United States this fall face growing uncertainty after the Trump administration temporarily…
Doge head at times took dissociative daily, along with ecstasy and psychedelic mushroom use, according to NYT US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk engaged in extensive drug consumption while serving as one of Donald Trump’s closest advisers, taking ketamine so frequently it caused bladder problems and traveling with…
International students and employees are ‘afraid to speak out’ as White House escalates push to control enrollment Labor unions representing undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral and academic workers at Harvard University criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to prevent Harvard from enrolling foreign students, calling it “one of the single largest concentrated deportation…
Exclusive: Pentagon officials expect a space-based weapon to be ready only for a demonstration by 2028 Donald Trump’s so-called Golden Dome missile defense program – which will feature space-based weapons to intercept strikes against the US – is not expected to be ready before the end of his term, despite…
Harvard’s lawyers are using the president’s Truth Social posts in their case against his administration, and they’ve been cited in other recent cases US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s social media posts have emerged as a factor in legal cases brought against his administration by institutions and law…