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Evanston urges residents to report sightings of federal agents as Trump has threatened immigration crackdown A Chicago suburb has warned its residents that federal immigration agents may be present in the coming days as Donald Trump continues to threaten an immigration enforcement crackdown and national guard deployment in … Chicago suburb warns residents that federal agents may be about to arriveRead more

Last Week Tonight host looks into the administration’s attacks on universities’ public funding in the name of ‘fighting antisemitism’ On the latest Last Week Tonight, John Oliver looked into the Trump administration’s assault on higher education in the US. “Trump has long held a grudge against higher education, … John Oliver on Trump’s attack on higher education: ‘No capitulation will be enough’Read more

Court’s action gives the justices additional time to consider Trump’s formal request to let him fire Rebecca Slaughter US politics live – latest updates The US supreme court allowed Donald Trump on Monday to keep a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission away from her post for … US supreme court allows Trump to remove Democrat from FTC post for nowRead more

Anti-nuclear protest had been in place for decades before president ordered its removal after journalist’s question US politics – live updates Law enforcement officials on Sunday dismantled a peace vigil that had stood in front of the White House for more than four decades, an action taken on … Police dismantle longstanding White House peace vigil on Trump’s ordersRead more

The president has steamrollered the separation of powers but so far his sway over his party has been firm US politics – live updates Democrat Chuck Schumer returned to the Senate floor this week with some urgent questions. “Will Senate Republicans continue to kowtow to a leader they … Will Republicans in Congress finally stand up to Trump?Read more

Show, ending in May 2026 after CBS’s controversial decision, won Creative Arts award for directing in a variety series The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won its first-ever Emmy on Sunday, less than two months after news of its cancellation elicited a gleeful reaction from Donald Trump. Colbert’s … Stephen Colbert’s Late Show wins first Emmy a month after cancellation newsRead more

The president’s appearance at the men’s final was met with pushback. But his visit was always about distraction, even if it exposed his flaws It was just the authoritarian image Donald Trump hoped to project at the US Open: the president himself, looming from Arthur Ashe Stadium’s giant … Trump’s strongman image got boos at the US Open, and perhaps that was the pointRead more

House speaker made baffling claim that president worked with FBI to take down Epstein before later backing away In a matter of days, US House speaker Mike Johnson claimed that Donald Trump was an FBI informant who was working to try and take down late sex trafficker Jeffrey … Mike Johnson claimed Trump was anti-Epstein informant, then retreated amid criticismRead more

His grandparents survived the Nakba and he fled Assad’s Syria. Khalil is no stranger to political persecution, but not even Trump’s crackdown can silence him When a history of resistance to the lurching authoritarianism of Donald Trump’s second presidency is written, it could well begin on 11 April … Mahmoud Khalil on exile, liberation and Ice detention: ‘It was a clear act of cruelty’Read more

Request is fraught as department would have to confront appearance it dropped case in order to shield Navarro after he was tapped as Trump’s senior adviser US politics live – latest updates Intent on vindication after spending four months in prison last year, Peter Navarro asked a federal … Navarro files appeal to force justice department to vindicate him from subpoena convictionRead more

The agency celebrates the US and the president as aggressor, conqueror and unrestrained international lawbreaker On Friday, Donald Trump signed an executive order restoring the Department of Defense to its original name, the Department of War. That name “had a stronger sound”, Trump told reporters in August. “As … Donald Trump’s ‘Department of War’ will just deliver bloodshed and destruction | Judith LevineRead more

Trump has been an enabler of war, famine, disease and death Donald Trump’s thuggish campaign to bully his way to the Nobel peace prize should not be the cause for the committee to reject him. There are many more substantial grounds that render him patently unqualified to receive … Need I list all the reasons why Trump shouldn’t get a Nobel peace prize? | Sidney BlumenthalRead more

Families say they will ‘settle for nothing less’ than instant ban on semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines Some parents whose children were wounded in the recent deadly school shooting in Minnesota are demanding greater gun safety measures as the divided legislature gets ready to debate the state’s response … ‘Do you care about our kids?’ Minnesota parents demand gun ban after deadly shootingRead more

The president has claimed any decision against him would ‘destroy’ the ‘financial fabric of our country’ Donald Trump has upended the global economy, imposing steep tariffs on US allies and rivals, dismissing fears of higher prices, and promising his strategy will yield a new “golden age”. All the … The US supreme court may address Trump’s tariffs. Does he want to win?Read more

A House committee will receive the late sex offender’s will and contacts from his ‘black book’, among other files The release of records from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate to US lawmakers this week, as well as potentially suspicious transaction reports, could offer a roadmap to where the scandal swirling … Epstein estate records release could shine light on sex trafficker’s connections – or show nothing at allRead more

President says he welcomes investments by overseas companies but adds they should ‘hire and train American workers’ South Korea announced on Sunday that the roughly 300 of its nationals detained during an immigration raid in Georgia would be released and flown home, as the sudden detention of workers … Trump tells foreign firms to ‘respect’ immigration laws after Hyundai raid – US politics liveRead more

South Korea has said that 300 of its nationals detained during the immigration raid would be flown home. Key US politics stories from Sunday 7 September at a glance Donald Trump has told foreign companies that they must hire and train American workers and respect immigration laws, after … Trump news at a glance: President tells foreign companies to ‘respect’ immigration law after Hyundai Ice raidRead more

President says ‘the Israelis have accepted my terms’ and urges release of hostages to secure peace agreement Donald Trump on Sunday issued what he called his “last warning” to Hamas, urging the Palestinian militant group to accept a deal to release hostages from Gaza. “The Israelis have accepted … Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to accept Gaza ceasefire dealRead more

Health department says vaccines for polio, measles and other diseases will still be mandatory ‘unless updated through legislation’ Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won’t take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to extend it … Florida plan to drop school vaccine mandates won’t take effect for 90 daysRead more

Governor Gavin Newsom hails ‘towering figure’ who stood up for working class and nurtured countless political careers The former US congressman John Burton, a salty-tongued and unabashedly liberal San Francisco Democrat who stood up for the working class and nurtured countless political careers, including that of Nancy Pelosi, … Ex-congressman John Burton, influential California Democrat, dies at 92Read more

Billionaire Scott Bessent dismisses concerns about president’s levies and predicts ‘acceleration’ in US economy US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has refused to acknowledge that the sweeping trade tariffs imposed by Donald Trump around the world are taxes on Americans. In a new interview on Sunday with NBC host … US treasury secretary denies Trump tariffs are tax on AmericansRead more

US president attends Sinner v Alcaraz final USTA told broadcasters not to show crowd reaction Donald Trump drew a mixture of boos and cheers from the crowd as he attended the US Open men’s final on Sunday. Arthur Ashe stadium was only partially full – heavy security around … Crowd greets Donald Trump with boos and cheers at US Open men’s finalRead more

Rand Paul blasts ‘thoughtless’ comment after vice-president defends strike against alleged drug traffickers The Republican senator who heads the homeland security committee has criticized JD Vance for “despicable” comments apparently in support of extrajudicial military killings. “Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and … Republican slams Vance for ‘despicable’ comments on Venezuelan boat strikeRead more

We’re beyond Mel Gibson’s Mad Max era. We no longer need oil to make it through the apocalypse As I write these words, the No 1 trending story on the Guardian is titled: “The history and future of societal collapse”. It is an account of a study by … Rightwing preppers should be the biggest boosters of this climate solutionRead more

Democrat Analise Ortiz shared post warning of Ice activity near school; critics say she endangered federal agents A Democratic lawmaker in Arizona who is facing calls for expulsion for resharing an Instagram post warning of immigration enforcement activity near an elementary school said that state senate Republicans “absolutely … Arizona Republicans seek to expel lawmaker who reposted Ice raid informationRead more

Israel’s attacks helped forge a new sense of patriotism and raised expectations for a future of reformist politics Amid the ruins of the building that was once the Tehran home of the Iranian nuclear scientist Ahmadreza Zolfaghari, workmen are underway demolishing the remains, damaged beyond repair by Israel’s … ‘The people stood up’: how war turned Iran towards ‘everyday nationalism’Read more

Ken Paxton, who is running for US Senate, is urging schools to say the Lord’s Prayer as a Republican law goes into effect Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general running for US Senate, has long believed in school prayer. Now, he’s prescribing precisely what type of prayer he … Texas attorney general wants students to pray in school – unless they’re MuslimRead more

Former officials and experts say Bill Pulte’s request for inquiry into Fed governor’s alleged fraud is ‘unusual’ The head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency embraced a highly unusual process to accuse Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, of committing mortgage fraud, former officials and experts have said. … The ‘bizarre’ referral of the US housing finance agency chief to oust Lisa CookRead more

Sources say Prince, whose firm’s contractors committed 2007 Iraq massacre, eager to get into valuable drone sector Amid reports that Donald Trump’s administration is considering using US private military contractors in a postwar Ukraine, multiple sources tell the Guardian one high-profile and controversial American from the “war on … Blackwater founder and Maga disciple Erik Prince pitching services in UkraineRead more

President alters demands on a whim, and although investors are averting eyes for now, risks rise with each chaotic week Donald Trump observed blithely last week that if his cherished tariff regime is struck down by the US supreme court, he may need to “unwind” some of the … Donald Trump maelstrom likely to leave US economic model unrecognisable | Heather StewartRead more