4 d. ago Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare's preventive care coverage mandate

The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a key preventive care provision of the Affordable Care Act

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4 d. ago Donald Trump 'too weak' to fire bungling defence secretary, fumes senate opposition

US President Donald Trump has been urged to give Pete Hegseth the boot from his position as Secretary of Defence after a bungling group chat gaffe discussing an airstrike

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6 d. ago Trump news at a glance: Maryland senator says Ábrego García moved from notorious El Salvador prison

Senator Chris Van Hollen accuses El Salvador’s government of planting margarita glasses to undermine his trip – key US politics stories from Friday 18 April at a glanceMaryland senator Chris Van Hollen revealed that Kilmar Ábrego García had been moved from El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison – where he was sharing a cell with 25 other inmates – to a detention center with better conditions.Van Hollen met with Ábrego García, whom the Trump administration admits it mistakenly deported, and said that he had been left “traumatized” after facing threats in the Cecot facility. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump says Maryland senator ‘looked like a fool’ in El Salvador while meeting Ábrego García as legal battles continue – live

Trump administration insists it cannot do anything to free Ábrego García; senator’s visit comes amid court battles over returning Maryland man to the USThe US is optimistic that it can end “the very brutal war” between Russia and Ukraine, Vice-President JD Vance said before a bilateral meeting with the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Friday.The meeting comes less than 24 hours after the pair met in Washington. Vance said:I want to update the prime minister on some of the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine even in the past 24 hours, we think we have some interesting things to report on.Since there are the negotiations I won’t prejudge them, but we do feel optimistic that we can hopefully bring this war, this very brutal war, to a close. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Cory Booker to visit El Salvador in effort to return wrongly deported man to US

Democrats press Trump administration to follow supreme court order to bring back Kilmar Ábrego GarcíaWho is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador?Cory Booker plans to travel to El Salvador, a source familiar with the New Jersey senator’s itinerary said, as Democrats seek to pressure the Trump administration to return a wrongly deported Maryland resident.Booker’s trip to the Central American country would come after the Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen traveled there this week to meet with his constituent Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadorian national deported last month in what the Trump administration acknowledged was an “administrative error”. Despite a supreme court ruling saying his administration must “facilitate” Ábrego García’s return, Trump has refused to take steps to do so, and El Salvador’s government on Wednesday denied Van Hollen a meeting with the deportee. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump live: Gold prices begin to slip after hitting record highs due to tariff inflation fears

The Trump administration has also hit out at a Democratic senator trying to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S

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8 d. ago Trump live: White House doubles down on man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador ‘never returning’ to US

The Trump administration has also hit out at a Democratic senator trying to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S

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9 d. ago Angry voters ask Senator Grassley if they can ignore court orders like Trump

‘The president doesn’t care,’ said a voter. ‘He’s got an order from the Supreme Court and he’s just said: ‘Screw it!’”

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9 d. ago Listen to angry voters ask Senator Grassley if they can ignore court orders like Trump

‘The president doesn’t care,’ said a voter. ‘He’s got an order from the Supreme Court and he’s just said: ‘Screw it!’”

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1 week ago Republican senator admits he doesn’t know ‘what’s in Trump’s head’ over tariffs

‘The administration has not given one clear rationale for its tariffs,’ admits Louisiana’s John Kennedy

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2 w. ago Trump wants Congress to end the changing of clocks and keep the country on daylight saving time

President Donald Trump is urging Congress to “push hard for more Daylight at the end of a day” in his latest dig at the semiannual changing of clocks

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2 w. ago The Latest: Global tariff battle escalates as China retaliates with 125% tariffs on US goods

China has announced that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125%

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2 w. ago Inside Trump’s Oval Office as he called senators during Fox News breaks and world leaders begged to end his tariff plan

The president said he was acting ‘instinctively’ after announcing the surprise 180 on Wednesday. However multiple sources said that the build up to the decision was drawn out over a number of days

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2 w. ago The House passed a requirement to prove US citizenship to vote. This is how it could affect voting

Voting rights groups warn legislation passed by the House requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for anyone registering to vote could disenfranchise millions of Americans

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2 w. ago Republican senator admits he doesn’t know what Trump’s ‘endgame’ is

Sen. Ron Johnson says he understands Trump’s goal but not his strategy after the president’s dramatic tariff U-turn

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2 w. ago California's effort to hold oil companies liable for natural disaster damage stalls

A bill in the California Legislature that would have made oil and gas companies liable for damage to homes caused by natural disasters has failed to advance

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2 w. ago US senator introduces conflict of interest bill aimed at Elon Musk

Exclusive: Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire seeks to set limits on special government employees in response to Musk’s White House roleA Democratic senator has introduced a bill that would prohibit awarding government contracts and grants to companies owned by special government employees, taking aim at Elon Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO.The bill, authored by Jeanne Shaheen, the longtime Democratic New Hampshire senator, is an attempt to prevent conflicts of interest and was crafted in response to Musk’s role in the White House, where Donald Trump has designated him a special government employee, according to a Senate aide. Special government employees, which also include many members of Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), serve a limit of 130 days and are exempt from some financial disclosure rules. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I have a deficit at my grocery store’: Senator Rand Paul mocks Trump’s odd trade views

Paul calls trades ‘mutally beneficial,’ adding: ‘If you want to sell me your coat and I give your $200 for it, we both agree to it and we’re both happy with the trade.’

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2 w. ago Trump trade chief says US 'running up the score' on Australia as senator slams tariff – video

During a US Senate finance committee hearing, senator from Virginia Mark Warner slams Donald Trump's 10% tariff on Australian imports, referencing the free trade agreement between the two countries and the US trade surplus with Australia. Warner labels the new tariff policy 'insulting' and 'ridiculous', calling Australia 'one of our strongest allies'. Trump's trade chief Jamieson Greer replies that 'we should be running up the score against Australia'► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTubeDonald Trump flags ‘major tariff on pharmaceuticals’ as US senator criticises ‘whack’ on AustraliaAustralian stock market bounces back despite tariff threats after worst session in five yearsDonald Trump hits Australian exporters with 10% tariffs in ‘liberation day’ speech Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Senate Democrats looking to block Trump nominees over administration’s ‘lawlessness’

Move follows bipartisan support for some Trump Cabinet picks, including Marco Rubio

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