3 h. ago Democrats plead with Trump to reconsider ‘reckless’ proposed travel ban targeting 43 countries

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nationality is simply not correlated with threats to our security,’ reads a letter by Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansari to the president, signed by 33 House Democrats

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32 h. ago John Roberts made Trump’s authoritarianism possible. He could still save his own legacy | Steven Greenhouse

The supreme court judge has emboldened and enabled Trump, but the president’s second term must surely have him worriedJohn Roberts, chief justice of the US supreme court, should be very worried about how history will regard him. Roberts sees himself as a cautious conservative committed to protecting our institutions, but it increasingly looks as if history will view him very differently – as a deeply flawed chief justice who paved the way for the US to become an authoritarian state.Roberts can’t possibly want to be viewed that way. But it is inarguable that several decisions he played a huge role in – most notably Citizens United and last year’s startling ruling that gave presidents far-reaching immunity from prosecution – helped lay the groundwork for Donald Trump’s increasingly authoritarian presidency. How could Roberts not realize that the immunity decision he authored would embolden Trump to violate law after law and act like an authoritarian? Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Donald Trump 'to issue new travel ban' on 41 countries affecting millions

The US president ordered his cabinet to create a list of countries with inadequate 'vetting and screening' processes

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4 d. ago Donald Trump lays out new US travel ban for 43 countries – here's full list

A leaked draft list shows three tiers of nations whose citizens may face restrictions or complete bans on entering the United States after previously barring entry from Muslim countries

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4 d. ago Donald Trump 'to introduce new US travel ban' with 43 countries affected

Reports suggest that dozens of countries could be affected

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4 d. ago Donald Trump plots new US travel ban that's even bigger than the last

US President Donald Trump previously implemented a "Muslim" travel ban during his first term in office that included numerous countries that had majority Muslim populations

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4 d. ago Trump set to ban people from 43 countries from travelling to the US including Russia and Belarus

The dramatic memo also sees key allies of Moscow placed under heavy sanctions as Belarusian travellers could see their dreams of travelling Stateside slashed.

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4 d. ago Trump administration considering travel ban on dozens of countries, memo reveals

The proposal lists 17 countries across two main groups facing either full or partial visa suspensions

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1 week ago US economic worries mount as Trump implements tariffs, cuts workforce and freezes spending

President Donald Trump's flurry of tariffs, government layoffs and spending freezes may be doing more to harm the U.S. economy than to fix it

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1 week ago Trump wants to revive a travel ban. Here are the countries that could be included

Trump’s first-term travel ban was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018 after several iterations

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1 week ago CIA lays off some recently hired officers as Trump shakes up intelligence community

The Central Intelligence Agency is laying off some recently hired officers as President Donald Trump's efforts to downsize and reshape the federal government reverberate through the intelligence community

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2 w. ago Democrats protest as Elon Musk salutes: Trump’s address to Congress – in pictures

Wearing pink and holding signs that read ‘Protect Medicaid’ and ‘Musk steals’, Democrats protested and heckled as Donald Trump gave an address to Congress laying out his vision for his second termFull report: Trump declares administration ‘just getting started’ in address to Congress Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Aid to Kyiv being reviewed to ensure country is ‘committed’ to goal of peace deal – as it happened

This live coverage has ended. You can find all of the latest US politics stories here. Donald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump claims Zelenskyy ‘doesn’t want there to be peace’ in latest sign of worsening US

US president says ‘America will not put up with it for much longer’ after Ukrainian president says end of war with Russia ‘still very, very far away’Donald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin's key ally brags despot is directly behind Donald Trump's stance on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump appeared to lay blame for the war entirely with Ukraine and has spoken favourably about Russia and how the Kremlin is approaching the negotiations

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3 w. ago Trump defense chief orders Pentagon to make cuts as IRS workers face mass layoffs – live

Pete Hegseth orders leaders to develop plans to enact strict cuts while tax agency reportedly to lay off thousandsAs Donald Trump’s administration continues to fire thousands of federal workers and radically slash federal spending, some Republicans are growing unnerved, Axios reports.As the cuts start to hit GOP lawmakers’ districts and states, some have told Axios there is a larger conflict brewing over the constitutional issue of whether the president can bypass Congress on such decisions.I think you’re going to see a clash when they start abolishing [agencies]. Say like USAid, right? We authorized that. That’s a creature of Congress. If they try to do something like that, then you’re going to get into a constitutional argument or crisis.Before making cuts rashly, the administration should be studying and staffing to see what the consequences are. Measure twice before cutting. They have had to backtrack multiple times.We all want efficiencies, there is a way to do it, and the way ...

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3 w. ago Trump defense chief reportedly orders Pentagon to make cuts as IRS faces mass layoffs – live

Pete Hegseth orders leaders to develop plans to enact strict cuts while tax agency reportedly to lay off thousandsAs Donald Trump’s administration continues to fire thousands of federal workers and radically slash federal spending, some Republicans are growing unnerved, Axios reports.As the cuts start to hit GOP lawmakers’ districts and states, some have told Axios there is a larger conflict brewing over the constitutional issue of whether the president can bypass Congress on such decisions.I think you’re going to see a clash when they start abolishing [agencies]. Say like USAid, right? We authorized that. That’s a creature of Congress. If they try to do something like that, then you’re going to get into a constitutional argument or crisis.Before making cuts rashly, the administration should be studying and staffing to see what the consequences are. Measure twice before cutting. They have had to backtrack multiple times.We all want efficiencies, there is a way to do it, and the way ...

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