3 d. ago Kash Patel scraps FBI unit monitoring surveillance rules compliance

Bureau’s office of internal auditing was set up to uncover misuses of Fisa surveillance during Trump’s first termUS politics live – latest updatesThe FBI director, Kash Patel, has scrapped a watchdog team set up to scrutinise a warrantless surveillance law he previously claimed was being abused to target supporters of Donald Trump.He has ordered the closure of the FBI’s office of internal auditing, a unit set up during Trump’s first presidency to uncover misuses of a contentious part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), the New York Times reported. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump administration to allow work to continue on $5bn New York wind farm

Governor lobbied Trump in a series of phone calls, and will now allow new gas pipeline capacity to move forwardUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has lifted a stop work order on a $5bn wind farm off the coast of New York after negotiations with the state to resume the major clean energy project, but cancelled plans for a gas pipeline could also be revived.The month-long stop work order on the Empire Wind project came amid Donald Trump’s targeting of the wind industry in the first 100 days of his second term as the US president pushes a pro-fossil fuels agenda. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info

Sweeping research cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget would target an ocean-monitoring system that scientists say is crucial to predicting tsunami escape routes and hurricane intensity and helping ships navigate dangerous harbors safely

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6 d. ago Trump news at a glance: Gulf deals in the spotlight as experts warn receipt of overseas gifts ‘unprecedented’

Experts warn the message being sent by the White House is that American foreign policy is for sale. Key US politics stories from Saturday 17 May at a glanceWith Donald Trump’s headline-making tour of the Gulf region now over, focus has now fallen on the deals made during the trip – for US companies, and for the president himself.Former White House lawyers, diplomatic protocol officers and foreign affairs experts have told the Guardian Donald Trump’s receipt of overseas gifts and targeted investments are “unprecedented” as the White House remakes US foreign policy under a pay-for-access code that eclipses past administrations. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘Very disturbing’: Trump receipt of overseas gifts unprecedented, experts warn

White House remakes foreign policy under pay-for-access code that critics say could violate US constitutionFormer White House lawyers, diplomatic protocol officers and foreign affairs experts have told the Guardian that Donald Trump’s receipt of overseas gifts and targeted investments are “unprecedented”, as the White House remakes US foreign policy under a pay-for-access code that eclipses past administrations with characteristic Trumpian excess.The openness to foreign largesse was on full display this week as the US president was feted in the Gulf states during his first major diplomatic trip abroad this term, inking deals he claimed were worth trillions of dollars and pumping local leaders for investments as he says he remakes US foreign policy to prioritise “America first” – putting aside concerns of human rights or international law for the bottom line of American businesses and taxpayers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Drug price cuts: what is Trump planning and what will it mean for big pharma?

President has directed Robert Kennedy to send price targets to industry, with slimming drugs thought to be included Donald Trump has used his executive powers to order sweeping cuts to the price of prescription drugs in the US, in an effort to bring them in line with other developed countries.The plans, first announced in a social media post on Sunday, triggered a sharp fall in drugmakers’ share prices on Monday. However, these later reversed amid growing scepticism that the shake-up would be as severe as promised. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Iran draw up chilling 'assassination list' with Donald Trump the top target

Former US national security advisor, John Boulton, said rogue rival Iran has prepared a terrifying assassination list with the US President sitting at the very top of it

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2 w. ago US to halt bombing campaign against Houthis in Yemen, Trump says

Donald Trump said the Houthis ‘don’t want to fight any more’, following air raids by the US, Israel and the UKThe US will halt its bombing campaign against Yemen’s Houthis after Donald Trump claimed the Iran-aligned group had agreed to stop targeting shipping in the Red Sea.The halt – announced by the US president during an Oval Office meeting with Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, came on a day in which Israel claimed its jets had fully disabled Yemen’s main airport, including three civilian aircraft on the ground, in retaliation for a missile strike on Sunday that hit within the perimeter of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘A very real possibility of being detained’: LGBTQ+ Australians cancel travel to US for World Pride

Mik Bartels is among those fearful of Trump’s America, partly because their research includes 20 words on US government’s list of banned termsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueer Australians are axing travel plans to Washington DC’s World Pride festival, as Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting LGBTQ+ rights leads to fears of discrimination at the US border and potential attacks.People skipping the international event join other Australians and travellers from around the world who are avoiding the US after Trump’s inauguration and a string of controversial policies enacted in the early months of his second term as president.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago These activists are ‘flooding the zone with Black history’ to protest Trump’s attacks on DEI

The Freedom to Learn campaign included panels and coffee meetups and will end Saturday with a protest and prayerA coalition of civil rights groups have launched a weeklong initiative to condemn Donald Trump’s attacks on Black history, including recent executive orders targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington DC.The national Freedom to Learn campaign is being led by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), a social justice thinktank co-founded by the law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. Crenshaw is a leading expert on critical race theory (CRT), a framework used to analyze racism’s structural impact. She has fought against book bans, restraints on racial history teaching and other anti-DEI efforts since the beginning of the Republican-led campaign against CRT in 2020. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago These activists are ‘flooding the zone with Black history’ to protest against Trump’s attacks on DEI

The Freedom to Learn campaign included panels and coffee meetups and will end Saturday with a rally and prayerA coalition of civil rights groups have launched a weeklong initiative to condemn Donald Trump’s attacks on Black history, including recent executive orders targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington DC.The national Freedom to Learn campaign is being led by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), a social justice thinktank co-founded by the law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. Crenshaw is a leading expert on critical race theory (CRT), a framework used to analyze racism’s structural impact. She has fought against book bans, restraints on racial history teaching and other anti-DEI efforts since the beginning of the Republican-led campaign against CRT in 2020. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign

A federal judge has blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against the legal profession

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3 w. ago Shari Redstone wants ‘60 Minutes’ to back off Trump amid lawsuit. They are doing the opposite.

The program is scheduled to run a segment on Donald Trump’s intimidation and targeting of major law firms despite the network’s owner asking if ‘60 Minutes’ could delay sensitive stories about the president amid settlement talks of his meritless lawsuit

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3 w. ago Donald Trump targeted by Greenpeace with huge 'Time to Resist' message at Turnberry golf course

The demo was unveiled as a Scottish political party makes a fresh call for Trump's invitation to the UK for a state visit to be torn up.

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3 w. ago Trump news at a glance: children targeted in immigration crackdown

The moves have prompted alarm about what one critic called ‘backdoor family separation’ – key US politics stories from Monday 28 AprilAs part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, unaccompanied minors are now being targeted for deportation, with the Department of Homeland Security engaging in “welfare checks” on children who arrived in the US alone, usually across the US-Mexican border.The moves have sparked fears of a crackdown and prompted alarm about what one critic called “backdoor family separation”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Russia launches 150 drones at Ukraine in major assault as Donald Trump starts doubting Putin's want to end the bloodshed

The rampage of 150 drones targeted multiple regions and followed Donald Trump 's recent doubt over Vladimir Putin's willingness to end the war.

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3 w. ago Russia launches nearly 150 drones against Ukraine as Trump doubts Putin's desire for peace

Russia has launched a sweeping drone assault across Ukraine overnight, targeting multiple regions after U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war

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4 w. ago ‘Vladimir, stop!’ Trump issues rare rebuke to Putin as Kyiv attack toll rises to 12

Ninety people also wounded after one of the most devastating air attacks against Ukraine for monthsEurope live: latest updatesAt least 12 people have been killed and more than 90 injured in Kyiv after Russia carried out one of the most devastating air attacks against Ukraine for months, with Kharkiv and other cities also targeted.The attack drew a rare rebuke of Russia from Donald Trump, who posted on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!” Continue reading...

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