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Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil says Trump administration has failed

He tells the BBC the Trump administration was trying to suppress Pro-Palestinian voices.

byThe editor21 June 2025
BBC US politics

Minnesota shootings suspect was a ‘prepper’, FBI says

After shooting two local politicians, Vance Boelter texted his wife “prepare for war”, say investigators.

byThe editor21 June 2025
BBC US politics

Pakistan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Islamabad says Trump helped end recent fighting with India, but New Delhi denies he played any role.

byThe editor21 June 2025
BBC US politics

Hundreds of Voice of America reporters fired as Trump guts agency

The majority of VOA – some 85% of the workforce – have been laid off since Trump ordered it dismantled.

byThe editor21 June 2025
BBC US politics

Man accused of forcing US congressman off road turns himself in

Ohio Congressman Max Miller alleges a man threatened him in an antisemitic attack earlier this week. The suspect has pleaded not guilty.

byThe editor21 June 2025
BBC US politics

Blake Lively and Taylor Swift messages can be included in legal case

Lively’s team had claimed they were irrelevant to the ongoing legal case but the judge disagreed.

byThe editor20 June 2025
BBC US politics

Judge orders Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil released on bail

Khalil, a permanent US resident, has been in immigration detention since he was arrested in March

byThe editor20 June 2025
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US Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on gender transition care for minors

The justices rejected the argument that restrictions in a Tennessee law amounted to discrimination.

byThe editor20 June 2025
BBC US politics

Ghosts of Iraq War lurk behind Trump and Gabbard split

Asked if he agreed with his adviser that Iran was not building a nuclear bomb, Trump replied: “I don’t care what she said.”

byThe editor20 June 2025
BBC US politics

Watch: Americans divided on possible US involvement in Iran

President Donald Trump is weighing whether the US will join Israel’s strikes on Iran as the two Middle Eastern countries continue attacks.

byThe editor20 June 2025
BBC US politics

Chris Brown denies London nightclub assault

The US singer is on £5m bail after being charged over an alleged assault in a nightclub in 2023.

byThe editor20 June 2025
BBC US politics

US court allows Trump to keep control of National Guard in LA

Trump deployed the troops in response to protests in the city, despite objections from city officials and California’s governor.

byThe editor20 June 2025
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Rescue effort underway after Banff rockfall kills hiker

Three people were also injured after rock gave way on a popular hiking trail in the Canadian Rockies.

byThe editor20 June 2025
BBC US politics

US basketball training for Senegal cancelled after visas rejected

Players will train in Dakar instead “in a sovereign and conducive setting”, says the prime minister.

byThe editor20 June 2025
BBC US politics

Trump to decide on US action in Israel-Iran conflict within two weeks

Trump’s press secretary said the president believes there is a “substantial chance of negotiations” with Iran.

byThe editor20 June 2025
BBC US politics

Watch: Trump installs enormous US flags at the White House

According to the president, the two flag poles are 100ft (30.5m) tall and paid for out of his own pocket.

byThe editor19 June 2025
BBC US politics

Dodgers say immigration agents denied entry to Los Angeles stadium

The baseball team is also expected to announce plans to assist immigrants who have been impacted by the raids in the city, US media report.

byThe editor19 June 2025
BBC US politics

OpenAI boss: Meta offering $100m plus to poach my staff

Sam Altman said so far none of his “best people” had jumped ship to his big tech rival.

byThe editor19 June 2025
BBC US politics

Texas Instruments pledges ‘historic’ $60bn US chip investment

The announcement comes as Trump pressures big technology firms to increase manufacturing in America.

byThe editor19 June 2025
BBC US politics

‘It’s horrible, it’s mind-numbing’: Murdered US lawmaker’s family speaks

The parents and brother of Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman spoke out for the first time since the shooting last week.

byThe editor19 June 2025

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