74 m. ago Judges rule against Trump administration on deporting Guatemalan children and Venezuelans

Double defeat protects Venezuelans with temporary protected status and Guatemalan minorsThe Trump administration has been handed a double defeat by judges in immigration cases, barring the executive branch from deporting a group of Guatemalan children and from slashing protections for many Venezuelans in the US.A federal judge on Thursday ordered the administration to refrain from deporting Guatemalan unaccompanied immigrant children with active immigration cases while a legal challenge plays out. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert who is the next to be silenced? | Moira Donegan

When a regime can use the power of the law to punish speech because it does not like that speech, then speech is not freeJimmy Kimmel, the late-night host, had his show suspended “indefinitely” from ABC on Wednesday after the Federal Communications Commission, the US’s broadcast media regulator, threatened the television network.The FCC threats came in retaliation for comments Kimmel made on his show regarding Charlie Kirk’s death and the Trump administration’s response to it. “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the Maga gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel began.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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2 h. ago UN needs to cut $500m from 2026 budget and lose 20% of staff after US funding reductions

Job losses and global reorganisation expected amid Trump administration’s slashing of funding and ‘UN80’ reviewThe UN will need to cut $500m (about £370m) from next year’s budget and lose 20% of its staff as it struggles to cope with a massive reduction in funding by the Trump administration.The plan, in gestation since Donald Trump started cutting his foreign aid budget, is likely to involve an initial minimum 3,000 job cuts out of a 35,000-strong main workforce. The overall UN core or regular budget would be cut from $3.7bn to about $3.2bn next year. It means reductions of 15.1% in resources and 18.8% in posts in the regular budget compared with the 2025 budget. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago UN faces $500m budget cut and 20% job losses after big drop in US funding

Core budget to fall to $3.2bn next year and initial minimum 3,000 job cuts expected amid streamlining processThe UN will need to cut $500m (about £370m) from next year’s budget and lose 20% of its staff as it struggles to cope with a massive reduction in funding by the Trump administration.The plan, in gestation since Donald Trump started cutting his foreign aid budget, is likely to involve an initial minimum 3,000 job cuts out of a 35,000-strong main workforce. The overall UN core or regular budget would be cut from $3.7bn to about $3.2bn next year. It means reductions of 15.1% in resources and 18.8% in posts in the regular budget compared with the 2025 budget. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Judge blocks Trump administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children

A judge is blocking the Trump administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the U.S. alone back to their home country

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4 h. ago Mahmoud Khalil blasts ‘fascist tactics’ after immigration judge orders Columbia graduate deported to Algeria or Syria

Prominent activist against Israel’s war in Gaza continues to challenge Trump administration’s attempts to deport him after he secured his release from ICE detention

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5 h. ago Tucker Carlson says Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s killing to trample First Amendment

Conservative voice speaks out after the White House cracks down on critics of Charlie Kirk since his assassination

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6 h. ago Chip giant Nvidia to take $5bn stake in Intel and collaborate on products

Deal gives Intel a lifeline as firms team up on AI data centers and PC chips after Trump stake sparks market surgeNvidia, the world’s leading chipmaker, announced plans to invest $5bn in Intel and collaborate with the struggling semiconductor company on products.One month after the Trump administration confirmed it had taken a 10% stake in Intel – the latest extraordinary intervention by the White House in corporate America – Nvidia said it would team up with the firm to work on custom data centers that form the backbone of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, as well as personal computer products. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Nvidia to invest $5bn in Intel after Trump administration’s 10% stake

Deal gives Intel a lifeline as firms team up on AI data centers and PC chips after Trump stake sparks market surgeNvidia, the world’s leading chipmaker, announced plans to invest $5bn in Intel and collaborate with the struggling semiconductor company on products.One month after the Trump administration confirmed it had taken a 10% stake in Intel – the latest extraordinary intervention by the White House in corporate America – Nvidia said it would team up with the firm to work on custom data centers that form the backbone of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, as well as personal computer products. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Women's rights activists rally in Belgium fearing US plans for birth control supplies

Dozens of women’s rights activists have rallied near the U.S. Embassy in Brussels to protest what plans by President Donald Trump's administration to destroy millions of dollars in family planning supplies meant for women living in hardship in Africa

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7 h. ago Nvidia to invest $5 billion in Intel; companies will work together on AI infrastructure and PCs

Nvidia to invest $5 billion in Intel; companies will work together on AI infrastructure and PCs  FOX19 | Cincinnati

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7 h. ago ‘Sun day’: US climate activists to rally for clean energy amid Trump attacks

Some 200 events are planned across the US this Sunday to celebrate growth of solar power and energy efficiencyAs the Trump administration wages an all-out assault on climate protections and renewable energy, activists are gearing up for demonstrations this Sunday to hype up solar power and energy efficiency.The national “day of action”, called Sun Day, will be spearheaded by veteran climate activist Bill McKibben. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended over Charlie Kirk comments after US government pressure

Removal of late-night show criticised as part of Trump administration’s attack on critical voices in media, academia and businessWhat did Jimmy Kimmel say about Charlie Kirk?‘Censoring you in real time’: suspension of Jimmy Kimmel show sparks shock and fears for free speechJimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has been suspended “indefinitely” after the US government put pressure on broadcasters to crack down on the comedian, who had accused Donald Trump’s political movement of exploiting the killing of Charlie Kirk.ABC, which Disney owns, announced on Wednesday night that it would remove Kimmel’s show from its schedule for the foreseeable future. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago The Federal Reserve’s independence is about to be tested like never before

Donald Trump wants drastic rate cuts – and his campaign to exert greater political control over the Fed continues apaceThe time has come to ban the “revolving door” between the White House and the Federal Reserve, two academics argued last year. Doing so would be “critical to reducing the incentives for officials to act in the short-term political interests of the president”, they wrote.Eight months ago, the two writers – Dan Katz and Stephen Miran – joined the Trump administration in senior roles. On Tuesday, Miran, the chair of the US Council of Economic Advisers, walked into the Fed as a governor. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Experts independently resurrect Census Bureau advisory committee axed by Trump administration

A U.S. Census Bureau advisory committee disbanded by the Trump administration has reconstituted itself

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16 h. ago Trump celebrates Jimmy Kimmel suspension; some networks replace show with Charlie Kirk tribute – live

ABC says show will be off-air ‘indefinitely’ following complaints about host’s comments on the killing of rightwing activist KirkDonald Trump has claimed his administration has reached a deal with China to keep TikTok operating in the US, amid uncertainty over what shape the final agreement will take, with suggestions from the Chinese side that Beijing would retain control of the algorithm that powers the site’s video feed.“We have a deal on TikTok ... We have a group of very big companies that want to buy it,” Trump said on Tuesday, without providing further details. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Donald Trump joins royals for state banquet at Windsor as thousands protest against US president’s visit – UK politics live

Politicians, dignitaries and high-profile tech entrepreneurs attend feast Lucy Powell has hit out at the “sexist” framing of her deputy Labour leadership campaign, with people claiming she and her rival, Bridget Phillipson, are standing as “proxies” for two men, Aletha Adu reports.Most of Donald Trump’s policies horrify progressives and leftwingers in Britain, including Labour party members and supporters, but Keir Starmer has said almost nothing critical about the Trump administration because he has taken a view that maintaining good relations with the White House is in the national interest.I understand the UK government’s position of being pragmatic on the international stage and wanting to maintain a good relationship with the leader of the most powerful country in the world. Faced with a revanchist Russia, Europe’s security feels less certain now than at any time since the second world war. And the threat of even higher US tariffs is ever present.But it’s also important to ensu...

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22 h. ago West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting

Four Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, including the flu and COVID-19, saying the Trump administration has jeopardized public health by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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23 h. ago Donald Trump joins royals for state banquet at Windsor – UK politics live

Politicians, dignitaries and high profile tech entrepreneurs attend feast as protests mark US president’s second state visitLucy Powell has hit out at the “sexist” framing of her deputy Labour leadership campaign, with people claiming she and her rival, Bridget Phillipson, are standing as “proxies” for two men, Aletha Adu reports.Most of Donald Trump’s policies horrify progressives and leftwingers in Britain, including Labour party members and supporters, but Keir Starmer has said almost nothing critical about the Trump administration because he has taken a view that maintaining good relations with the White House is in the national interest.I understand the UK government’s position of being pragmatic on the international stage and wanting to maintain a good relationship with the leader of the most powerful country in the world. Faced with a revanchist Russia, Europe’s security feels less certain now than at any time since the second world war. And the threat of even higher US tarif...

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25 h. ago Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time in nearly a year, from 4.25% to 4% – live updates

Quarter point reduction comes amid concern of political pressure on the independent central bank from the Trump administrationIn economic projections released after the Fed’s rate-cute decision, members of the Fed’s board submitted their economic predictions for the economy over the next few years.A slight majority of board members seem to expect another rate cut by the end of the year, while a majority see more rate cuts in 2026. Board members are predicting a slight increase in unemployment, though they seem to think that inflation will largely cool in 2026 and 2027. Continue reading...

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