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Descendants of Japanese internees warn that Trump’s revival of the Alien Enemies Act could open the door to new abuses Naoko Fujii’s great-grandfather Jotaro Mori was out fishing when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. When Mori returned home hours later, the FBI was waiting at … How an 18th-century law enabled internment – and may do so againRead more

Rashid Khalidi, in open letter published by Guardian, accuses university of ‘capitulating’ with $200m settlement Historian Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said professor emeritus of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, has cancelled plans to teach this fall in response to the school’s recent agreement with the Trump administration. … Prominent historian cancels course at Columbia University over Trump dealRead more

Despite growing pressure to lower interest rates to appease the president, the Federal Reserve voted to leave them unchanged. This week Jonathan Freedland speaks to Heather Boushey, former chief economist to Joe Biden, about the latest tussle between the White House and the Federal Reserve Archive: CNN, NBC … How much longer can the Fed defy Trump? – podcastRead more

Former president says some politicians watch deportations of legal immigrants with ‘glee’ in speech to National Bar Association gala Former United States President Joe Biden took the stage at the National Bar Association’s 100th Annual Awards Gala in Chicago to deliver remarks honoring the United States civil rights … Joe Biden says US is facing ‘existential’ fight with marginalized groups ‘dramatically under attack’Read more

San Francisco judge leaves temporary protected status in place for people from Honduras and Nicaragua while case against Trump administration proceeds A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s plans and extended temporary protected status (TPS) for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from … Judge rules against Trump and extends deportation protections for 60,000 immigrantsRead more

Jet2 also condemns White House post about Ice enforcement using viral holiday ad featuring Hold My Hand It is the internet meme of the summer, sparking laughter and thousands of wry smiles at the pitfalls of a British summer holiday. But the journey of the viral Jet2 holiday … Jess Glynne feels ‘sick’ over use of Jet2 song to promote US deportationsRead more

New tariffs, which range from 10% to 41%, will come into force in seven days – key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance Donald Trump has signed an executive order placing tariffs on dozens of US trading partners just hours before the 1 August deadline he … Trump news at a glance: president unleashes slew of new tariff rates for trading partnersRead more

Press secretary says 900 sq ft ballroom will hold up to 650 seats as US president proposes ‘a lot of improvements’ The White House will soon begin construction of a new $200m ballroom to be ready before Donald Trump’s term ends in early 2029. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt … Trump to build ‘beautiful’ $200m ballroom at White HouseRead more

Ottawa is still trying to find a trade deal with Washington to avoid heavy tariffs as 1 August deadline approaches US politics live – latest updates After months of tariff threats from the US and escalating trade tensions that have sowed anger in Canada and fractured a once-close … Canada braces as tariff deadline looms and talks with US ‘chaos machine’ dragRead more

Federal appeals court mulls whether US president exceeded authority in imposing ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on trading partners US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s global tariffs faced significant skepticism in a federal appeals court on Thursday, as judges investigated whether the president had overstretched his powers just hours … Trump’s tariffs face skepticism in court hours before latest round is set to kick inRead more

Test, first introduced by Eisenhower, evaluates US students’ physical fitness with pull-ups, sit-ups and a mile-long run Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is reestablishing the presidential fitness test, a way of assessing the fitness level of American students. The test was administered in public middle and … Trump revives presidential fitness test – will US students run a mile?Read more

Defense secretary’s staff ordered lie detector tests, at least once without his knowledge, to undercut rivals, sources say Senior aides to the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, conducted polygraphs on their own colleagues this spring, in some cases as part of an effort to flush out anyone who leaked … Pete Hegseth’s aides used polygraphs against their own Pentagon colleaguesRead more

US president tells pharma firms to match lowest global prices or face crackdown, citing burden on US families Donald Trump has threatened to use “every tool in our arsenal” to crack down on pharmaceutical giants if they fail to cut drug prices for Americans within 60 days. The … Trump threatens drug giants with crackdown over pricesRead more

The US exit from the cultural heritage organization is no surprise. But it’s not too late to fight back Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States a second time from what is essentially the beacon of global culture and heritage – Unesco – is depressing but unsurprising … Trump’s Unesco withdrawal is part of a broader assault on democracy | Liesl Gerntholtz and Julie TrebaultRead more

Trump administration gives no details about reason for departure of Vinay Prasad, but he had critics and had taken unusual actions The top vaccine official at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Vinay Prasad, has left the federal agency less than four months after being appointed as … FDA’s top vaccine official leaves post after less than four monthsRead more

Justice department revealed that only two law enforcement witnesses testified during grand jury proceedings Transcripts of the grand jury proceedings that led to the sex trafficking indictments of the sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice, British socialiate Ghislaine Maxwell, include the testimony of just two law enforcement … DoJ pushes for release of Epstein and Maxwell grand jury transcriptsRead more

As official health guidance changes, scientific groups are stepping in with evidence-based recommendations The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is adopting a recommendation from independent advisers to drop thimerosal, a preservative found in about 4% of flu vaccines, despite evidence that it poses no risks … US medical groups fill gap with own vaccine guides amid ‘information crisis’Read more

Republicans enacted the largest cuts to healthcare in US history, and fulfilled decades of conservative rhetoric The US’s largest public health insurance programs, Medicare and Medicaid, turn 60 years old on Wednesday – a birthday that will be celebrated only weeks after Republicans enacted the largest cuts to … Trump’s ‘unconscionable cuts’ to Medicaid and Medicare were decades in the makingRead more

Disgust at the CEO’s rightwing activism is casting a pall but conservatives are no more likely to buy EVs US liberals have become so disgusted with Tesla since Elon Musk’s rightward turn that they are now not only far less likely to purchase the car brand but also … Elon Musk is turning US liberals off not just Tesla but electric vehicles in generalRead more

Justice department seeks court permission to make public testimony given by witnesses over Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell A cryptocurrency working group formed by president Donald Trump will release a report on Wednesday that is expected to outline the administration’s stances on tokenization and market-defining crypto legislation, among … Trump administration urges judges to release testimony heard by grand juries over Epstein – US politics liveRead more

International non-profit Civicus says ‘sustained attacks on civic freedoms’ put US on par with El Salvador and Kenya A group of global civil society organizations have placed the US on a watchlist for urgent concern over the health of its civic society, alongside Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia … US placed on rights watchlist over health of its civil society under TrumpRead more

Top justice department official confirmed 50-49 despite claims that he advocated for ignoring court’s orders The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Emil Bove, a top justice department official and former defense attorney for Donald Trump, to a lifetime seat on a federal appeals court, despite claims by whistleblowers that … Ex-Trump lawyer Emil Bove confirmed to federal appeals court by US SenateRead more

Trump suggests Epstein ‘stole’ Virginia Giuffre from his Florida club; DoJ asks California to give details of non-citizens on voter rolls. Key US politics stories from Tuesday 29 July at a glance Donald Trump has spoken about Jeffrey Epstein and his links to the president’s Mar-a-Lago club, saying … Trump news at a glance: president wades back into Epstein debate with comments about Virginia GiuffreRead more

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to revoke key scientific finding that allows for US climate regulation Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for US action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The proposed … Trump moves to scrap climate rule tying greenhouse gases to public health harmRead more

Longstanding ties between US conservatives and Israel face strain as war’s toll and internal rifts reshape the right As the Israel-Gaza war nears its two-year mark, and as images of starving people and utter devastation flood social media, cracks seem to be emerging in the American right’s typically … ‘The war needs to end’: is the US right turning on Israel?Read more

Attorneys general challenge effort to turn over data of people enrolled in federally funded food assistance program A coalition of 20 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s demand that their states turn over personal data of people enrolled in a federally funded food … US states sue Trump administration over demand to collect Snap recipients’ private dataRead more

Exclusive: Unusual request comes as Trump administration asks about a dozen states to provide information on voters The Department of Justice has asked several large California counties to provide detailed personal information of non-citizens who got onto the state voter rolls, an unusual request that comes as the … Justice department asked California to give info on non-citizens on voter rollsRead more

Former energy officials raise alarm about tariffs, cuts and other policies creating uncertainty in geothermal industry Geothermal is one of the most promising clean energy sources in the US, providing 24/7 renewable power that could meet rising energy demand from AI datacentres. But former Department of Energy officials … ‘Shooting ourselves in the foot’: how Trump is fumbling geothermal energyRead more

Trade group warns 0%-15% jump in levy will harm patients in US and Europe by reducing access, disrupting supply chains and cutting R&D Business live – updates Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk’s shares fall after sales slump forecast European pharmaceutical firms have condemned the US move to put 15% … European pharmaceutical firms criticise Trump tariffs on medicines as ‘blunt instrument’Read more

With every rattled excuse and deflection, Trump throws his administration into further chaos Donald Trump’s evident panic over his intimate relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is a case study in damage control gone haywire. If he is trying to keep a scandal clandestine, Trump has instead shined a klieg … Trump’s attempts at damage control on Epstein are just making things worse | Sidney BlumenthalRead more