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Tulsi Gabbbard says Home Office no longer demanding ‘backdoor’ to encrypted material The UK government has dropped its insistence that Apple allows law enforcement officials “backdoor” access to US customer data, Donald Trump’s spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, says. The US director of national intelligence posted the claim on … UK has backed down on demand to access US Apple user data, spy chief saysRead more

India Walton, who defeated incumbent mayor only to lose general election, says ‘moderating is what got us here’ India Walton has a warning message for progressive Democrats during Donald Trump’s second presidency: don’t water down your politics to win over the establishment. The Democratic socialist who stunned the … Democrat warns US progressives against moving toward the center: ‘It lost me the election’Read more

From RFK Jr’s beef tallow endorsement to Bannon’s roasted marrow order, Trump officials are promoting cattle mania US health secretary Robert F Kennedy claims that beef tallow is a healthier alternative to seed oils (even though the American Heart Association disagrees). Raw milk advocates are currently criticizing Kennedy, … Raging bulls: why Maga is pushing cow products on to AmericaRead more

Borrowers say higher repayments under changed Save plan means placing life on hold and creating further anxiety When Faith, a 33-year-old in Burlington, North Carolina, went back to get her master’s degree in higher education administration in 2020-21, she hoped it would accelerate her career growth and maybe … ‘We’re all going backwards’: dismay as Trump undoes Biden student-debt planRead more

Democratic representative Nicole Collier of Fort Worth remained on House floor on Monday after refusing to sign ‘permission slip’ agreeing to round-the-clock surveillance Good morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. My name is Matthew Pearce and I’ll be bringing you all the latest news over … Texas Democrats shadowed by law enforcement officers to stop them repeating protest over redrawing congressional districts – US politics liveRead more

In today’s newsletter: The Ukrainian president and fellow continental leaders descended on the White House to squeeze support from the US – did they get it? Good morning. Last night, Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House flanked by a dream team of hastily assembled European heavyweights. Their aim: … Tuesday briefing: What last night’s meeting between Trump, Zelenskyy and Europe means for the war in UkraineRead more

Trump makes claim in Truth Social post after White House meetings with Zelenskyy and European leaders – key US politics stories from 18 August 2025 Donald Trump said arrangements were under way for a face to face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to be followed by … Trump news at a glance: President hosts Ukraine talks, announces plan to end mail-in votingRead more

Announcement comes days after Putin allegedly told Trump US elections were rigged because of postal ballots US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump on Monday announced that lawyers are drafting an executive order to eliminate mail-in voting, days after Vladimir Putin told him US elections were rigged … Trump says lawyers are drafting executive order to end mail-in votingRead more

California effort to add Democratic seats is in response to Texas’s effort to redraw map there to add Republican seats US politics live – latest updates Texas Democrats returned to their state on Monday as California lawmakers are set to convene in the state capitol to kick off … Democrats return to Texas as California kicks off push to pass new electoral mapRead more

Judge hears arguments in ACLU suit about Florida immigration facility Trump hailed for its harsh conditions A federal judge in Miami was hearing arguments on Monday that detainees at the remote immigration jail in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” are routinely subjected to human rights abuses … ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees face abuse and are denied due process, say lawyersRead more

Dr Peter van den Dungen says the US president is complicit in destruction, not peace. Plus a letter from Malcolm Rush Donald Trump may be persuaded that the Nobel peace prize he covets will “become a genuine possibility” if he succeeds in bullying Ukraine “into accepting the unacceptable” … A Nobel peace prize for Donald Trump would be ludicrous | LettersRead more

Settlement came as case was headed to trial for jury to consider if conservative outlet was liable for damages US politics live – latest updates The conservative outlet Newsmax has agreed to pay $67m to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a defamation lawsuit over lies about voting in … Newsmax and Dominion settle for $67m in defamation suit over US election liesRead more

Eating out drops by up to 31% amid federal takeover of policing that Democrats call ‘stunt’ to distract from Epstein US police – live updates The number of people eating at restaurants in Washington DC has plummeted since Donald Trump deployed federal troops to the city, according to … Washington DC restaurants suffer sharp drop in diners since Trump crackdownRead more

Presidents, PMs and heads of Nato and European Commission to accompany Ukraine’s leader at White House Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates European leaders arrive in Washington on Monday before Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, in a show of support for the Ukrainian … Zelenskyy’s European ‘bodyguards’: which leaders will join Trump talks in Washington?Read more

Charity Heal Palestine says children returned to Middle East after treatment, rebutting far-right influencer’s claim of secret ‘Islamic immigration’ wave An aid group that coordinates medical care in the United States for badly injured children from Gaza has said it is “distressed” by the US state department’s decision … US aid group ‘distressed’ at block on medical visas for Gaza childrenRead more

Exclusive: Public comments show that a crackdown on signs ‘disparaging’ Americans is not popular As part of his administration’s war on “woke”, Donald Trump has asked the American public to report anything “negative” about Americans in US national parks. But the public has largely refused to support a … Trump’s move to sanitize US history gets little support with national park visitorsRead more

Former officials say firing of BLS commissioner emblematic of president’s battle against established facts and history Donald Trump is waging a war on truth by firing top officials who present facts he finds unpalatable, while he banks on key loyalists at executive agencies to bolster his policies and … ‘Hallmarks of authoritarianism’: Trump banks on loyalists as he wages war on truthRead more

South Carolina and Ohio are also sending members of their national guard to capital as Trump administration takes over police department President Donald Trump’s bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take place at 1.15 pm ET on Monday at the White House, the White House said … West Virginia governor says deploying national guard to Washington DC is ‘show of commitment to public safety’ – US politics liveRead more

Economists doubt US duties will bring about a resurgence of US factory jobs, notably due to Trump’s erratic tariff rollout Donald Trump’s hugely disruptive trade war is setting the stage for a manufacturing renaissance in the US, administration officials say. Outside the White House, many economists are skeptical. … Trump’s promise of a US manufacturing renaissance leaves experts scratching their headsRead more

In today’s newsletter: While global leaders debate maps and borders, Ukrainians endure nightly drone strikes, mass displacement and the slow destruction of their communities Good morning. On Friday, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Alaska to discuss the future of Ukraine, but there was no deal reached … Monday briefing: What’s at stake for Ukrainians as Trump and Putin talk of ceding land in return for peaceRead more

The states of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio will deploy hundreds of national guard troops to DC in the coming days – key US politics stories from Sunday 17 August at a glance After deploying the national guard to the streets of Washington DC, Donald Trump’s federal … Trump news at a glance: DC crackdown expands with national guard to be deployed by three more statesRead more

What is driving the architect of Donald Trump’s immigration policy? With Jean Guerrero Stephen Miller is the man behind Donald Trump’s most controversial immigration policies, from separating children and their parents at the southern border to the sharp rise in arrests now being made by the Immigration and … Stephen Miller, Trump’s immigration mastermind – podcastRead more

Ex-congressman’s Powered by People fundraised for lawmakers who left state to prevent redistricting vote A Texas judge has expanded a restraining order against former congressman Beto O’Rourke and his political organization over its fundraising for Democratic state lawmakers who left Texas to prevent a legislative session on congressional … Judge restrains Beto O’Rourke’s group from sending funds to Democrats outside TexasRead more

US secretary of state says talks between Putin and Trump had ‘made progress’ but ‘big areas of disagreement’ remain In a combative series of interviews on Sunday, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said that “both sides are going to have to make concessions” for there to … Rubio says both Russia and Ukraine ‘have to make concessions’ for peace dealRead more

Energized after a big New York victory, the group is trying to expand their reach It’s an energizing time for democratic socialists across the country, and not only because New York state assembly member Zohran Mamdani’s recent win in the New York City mayoral primary moves the United … Democratic socialists think they’re on a winning streak – can they build on Zohran Mamdani’s victory?Read more

After president’s US capital takeover, mayors from Seattle to Baltimore vow to protect their cities legally and otherwise As tanks rolled down Washington DC streets against the wishes of local leaders, mayors around the country planned for what they would do if the Trump administration comes for them … ‘We’re anti-federal chaos’: Democratic cities prepare for worst after Trump’s tirades against DC and LARead more

Trump wants to combat crime with prosecution. Prevention workers share tactics that actually end violence Donald Trump’s hyperbolic portrayal of crime in major American cities, and his deployment of the national guard in Washington DC ostensibly in an effort to combat it, have reignited a decades-old debate about … ‘That’s not what creates safety’: Trump’s DC crackdown will do little to prevent crime, advocates sayRead more

The din might have died down for now, but the Epstein imbroglio might rear its head again when Congress returns When Donald Trump’s Department of Justice requested the release of grand jury transcripts in criminal proceedings against sex-traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the move did little to … Ghislaine Maxwell’s grand jury transcripts are likely a dud, but other documents could reveal muchRead more

US president reportedly backs plan for Ukraine to cede unoccupied territory to Russia; West Virginia to deploy up to 400 troops to national capital – key US politics stories from Saturday 16 August at a glance Donald Trump has told European leaders he believes a peace deal could … Trump news at a glance: Trump supports Putin plan for Ukraine peace, report says; West Virginia to send national guard to DCRead more

Program providing key aid halted after complaints from Laura Loomer, the far-right influencer close to Trump The US state department announced on Saturday that it would stop issuing visas to children from Gaza in desperate need of medical care after an online pressure campaign from Laura Loomer, a … US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza’s children to get medical careRead more