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Immigrants report moldy food, used underwear and ‘pandemonium’ as Trump dramatically expands detention The US government has jailed hundreds of immigrants in notorious federal prisons in a dramatic escalation of its detention practices, cutting people off from their attorneys and families and subjecting them to brutal conditions, according … Trump administration jails hundreds of immigrants in notorious federal prisonsRead more

Development may be indication China is softening on beginning negotiations over American 145% tariffs US politics live – latest updates The US has approached China seeking talks over Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state media has said, potentially signalling Beijing’s openness to … US has approached China seeking talks on Trump tariffs, says state social mediaRead more

A community college program has been instrumental in helping Latinx students in the state access higher education, while educators fear they’ll become Trump’s next target Daniel is a high school senior in rural North Carolina. Soon, he’ll graduate with a high school diploma, an associate degree and a … North Carolina helps kids earn college degrees in high school. It’s a lifeline for immigrant familiesRead more

More than 250 lawyers have left or been reassigned since January as critics fear ‘end of the division as we’ve known it’ More than 250 attorneys in the justice department’s civil rights division have either left, been reassigned, or accepted a buyout offer since January, according to an … Justice department civil rights division loses 70% of lawyers under TrumpRead more

Countries from Canada to Japan must take steps to isolate the United States in world diplomacy Donald Trump and his political allies in Washington have undertaken far-sweeping actions to undermine the foundations of American democracy, while simultaneously pursuing policies that erode and disrupt eight decades of trust and … A plea to the West: help us save America’s democracy | AnonymousRead more

Decline in output and new orders allied with rising economic and trade uncertainties are prompting layoffs, survey finds Business live – latest updates Britain’s factories suffered a slump in export orders last month as Donald Trump’s globally unsettling tariff regime sent overseas demand for UK goods tumbling at … UK factories suffer export slump at fastest pace for five years as tariffs dent demandRead more

In their rush to implement a barely concealed authoritarian agenda, this administration is producing a litany of blunders, gaffes and slip-ups As we pass the 100-day mark of Donald Trump’s second term, it’s time to take note of a key element of how this administration governs: by mistake. … We’ve never seen a more error-prone, incompetent presidency | Moustafa BayoumiRead more

Executive order cites national security to strip bargaining rights from more than 1 million federal workers The Trump administration is seeking to strip collective bargaining rights from large swaths of federal employees in a test case union leaders argue is part of a broader attack on US labor … Trump’s attack on federal unions a ‘test case’ for broader assault, warn lawyersRead more

Trump and Musk have gut National Institutes of Health and experts are wary of private efforts’ ability to replicate public service The federal government has slashed research since Donald Trump took office – hacking away at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its grants, staff and long-held … Private firms look to fill research gaps left by federal grant cuts: ‘We can’t wait four years’Read more

What has happened with 60 Minutes is a high-octane version of what’s happening everywhere in Trump 2.0 There have been so many red alerts for press freedom in the United States over the past few months that it can be hard to know which ones really matter. The … The loss of editorial freedom at 60 Minutes is a sorry milestone for US media | Margaret SullivanRead more

Guardian reporters map out how Trump is eviscerating efforts to protect the natural world – from ‘drill, baby, drill’ to mass firings 100 days of Trump: inside Trump’s whirlwind start to his second term Donald Trump has never been mistaken for an environmentalist, having long called the climate … ‘A ruthless agenda’: charting 100 days of Trump’s onslaught on the environmentRead more

The once unsinkable ship of US higher education has hit an unthinkable iceberg American higher education is living its RMS Titanic moment. The multi-trillion-dollar United States academic-scientific complex, led by the richest and most highly coveted universities in history, remains the envy of the world. “American University Inc” … American higher education is collapsing before our eyes | Frederico MeninoRead more

Tens of thousands expected at protests to take place in nearly 1,000 cities against Trump and his administration Protesters are expected to rally nationwide on 1 May with a focus on workers’ and immigrants’ rights in the latest round of demonstrations against Donald Trump and his administration. May … May Day: protests expected across US over workers’ and immigrants’ rightsRead more

From mass firings to unprecedented influence, Musk has left little of the federal government untouched in Doge role One hundred days after Elon Musk entered the White House as Donald Trump’s senior adviser and the de facto leader of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), the Tesla … Move fast and destroy things: 100 chaotic days of Elon Musk in the White HouseRead more

Wall Street Journal article saying headhunters were contacted branded ‘absolutely false’ by chair Robyn Denholm Tesla has denied a report that its board sought to replace Elon Musk as its chief executive amid a backlash against his rightwing politics and declining car sales. Robyn Denholm, the chair of … Tesla denies report claiming board looked to replace Elon MuskRead more

Jolly humouring and kind words guarantee nothing from this White House. Right now Walmart has more clout than the UK It’s not funny, of course – livelihoods if not actual lives depend on reaching a workable accord. But the news that President Trump has probably stiffed the UK … The truth is finally dawning on Britain: toadying to Trump has got us nowhere | Emma BrockesRead more

Accord establishes joint investment fund for Ukraine’s reconstruction; homeland security secretary issues fresh threat to Salvadorian Kilmar Ábrego García – key US politics stories from Wednesday 30 April Ukraine and the US have signed a deal pushed by President Donald Trump that will give the US preferential access … Trump news at a glance: US and Ukraine sign long-awaited minerals deal; Noem doubles down on deportation threatRead more

Administration in touch with Nayib Bukele over detention of wrongly deported man, according to two people The Trump administration has been in touch directly with the Salvadorian president Nayib Bukele in recent days about the detention of Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to a notorious prison … Trump officials contacted El Salvador president about Kilmar Ábrego García, sources sayRead more

Move seals a deal to create a fund the Trump administration says will begin to repay roughly $175bn provided to Ukraine The US and Kyiv have signed an agreement to share revenues from the future sale of Ukrainian minerals and rare earths, sealing a deal that Donald Trump … US and Ukraine sign minerals deal that solidifies investment in Kyiv’s defense against RussiaRead more

Red and navy hats were strategically placed as Trump’s cabinet gushed over 100 presidential days like no other There were navy blue and red baseball caps up and down the table, strategically placed in front of every cabinet member, and each bearing the message “Gulf of America”. Yet … Trump’s loyal footsoldiers doff their Maga caps at cabinet love-inRead more

Lawmakers including Chuck Schumer denounce ‘failure’ on economy, costs, foreign policy, democracy and middle class Dozens of Democratic lawmakers gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday to accuse Donald Trump of spending his first 100 days damaging the US economy and democracy with the help of … Democrats rally at US Capitol to decry ‘failure’ of Trump’s first 100 daysRead more

Funding will not be continued next year after bill signed in 2022 helped schools hire more mental health workers The Trump administration is moving to cancel $1bn in school mental health grants, saying they reflect the priorities of the previous administration. Grant recipients were notified on Tuesday that … Trump administration to cancel $1bn in Biden-era school mental health grantsRead more

Oklahoma case is part of a broader push to erode separation of church and state, and a test of role of religion in schools The US supreme court’s conservative majority seemed open to establishing the country’s first public religious charter school as they weighed a case Wednesday that … US supreme court seems open to religious public charter schoolsRead more

With seven-day pause expiring Wednesday, Paula Xinis says administration must provide sworn testimony by May Denied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump’s immigration crackdown A federal judge on Wednesday again directed the Trump administration to provide information about its efforts so far, if any, to comply with her … Judge re-ups demand that White House show efforts to retrieve Kilmar Ábrego García from El SalvadorRead more

We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak out We have witnessed the first 100 days of the odious Trump regime. The US constitution is in peril. Civil and human rights are being trampled upon. The … If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days | Robert ReichRead more

Four ex-heads of US embassies in nations that swung from democracies to dictatorships say landscape eerily familiar The US is treading the path followed by democracies that descended into authoritarianism and dictatorship, former ambassadors to countries that underwent autocratic takeovers have warned. At a panel discussion held to … US ex-ambassadors warn of slide into authoritarianism amid ‘climate of fear’Read more

The president has signed orders to ban gender transitions for people under 19, end birthright citizenship and more Donald Trump signed 140 executive orders in the first 100 days of his second term, including orders aimed at enacting steep tariffs, ending birthright citizenship, curbing DEI and “gender radicalism” … All the executive orders Trump has signed so farRead more

US homeland security secretary said Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador ‘not under our control’ Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, said that if Kilmar Ábrego García was sent back to the US, the Donald Trump administration “would immediately deport him again”. Noem repeated White House … Kristi Noem says Kilmar Ábrego García would be deported immediately if sent back to USRead more

US president lashed out at Terry Moran in tense TV interview, which included questions about deportations and tariffs US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump lashed out at an ABC journalist in a tense TV interview to mark 100 days of his second term in office, in … Trump pressures journalist to accept doctored photo as real: ‘Why don’t you just say yes’Read more

Mahdawi, a lawful permanent US resident, was detained and ordered deported by the Trump administration despite not being charged with a crime US politics live – latest updates A federal judge in Vermont ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green-card holder and student at Columbia University … Federal judge in Vermont orders release of Columbia student Mohsen MahdawiRead more