14 h. ago Joe Swash makes viewers 'switch off' reality show for unusual reason amid tense moment with Stacey Solomon

It came as a tense moment with his wife saw her nearly in tears during their BBC reality show debut

Politics

16 h. ago There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan

It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’On 29 January, the second Trump administration held its first White House press briefing. “Of the 3,500 arrests Ice has made so far since President Trump came back into office, can you just tell us the numbers?” asked a reporter in the front row. “How many have a criminal record versus those who are just in the country illegally?”“All of them,” responded the new White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, making her debut in the briefing room, “because they illegally broke our nation’s laws, and, therefore, they are criminals, as far as this administration goes.” She continued: “I know the last administration didn’t see it that way, so it’s a big culture shift in our nation to view someone who breaks our immigration laws as a criminal. But that’s exactly what they are.”Mehdi Hasan is a broadcaster and author, and a former host on MSNBC. He is also a Guardian US...

Events

31 h. ago Karoline Leavitt dismisses major Trump Administration blunder as 'clerical error' amid backlash on MS

The White House said a Maryland resident who got deported to the notorious Salvadoran prison due to an 'administrative error' won't be coming home, and claimed he was a leader of MS-13.

Politics

37 h. ago Lee Westwood not convinced by Donald Trump role and disagrees with Rory McIlroy

Former world No. 1 Lee Westwood has questioned whether US President Donald Trump has the ability to oversee a merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

Politics

42 h. ago Tense moment Karoline Leavitt goes nuclear on reporter who questioned Trump's deportations: 'Shame on you'

Karoline Leavitt clashed with a reporter during a White House briefing on Monday as she fiercely defended the administration's mass deportation policy.

Politics

56 h. ago White House attacks Independent reporter after being challenged over deportation criteria

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to answer a question about the criteria the administration is using to determine whether an immigrant is a member of the Tren de Argua gang and blamed media outlets for being sympathetic to deported migrants.

Events

68 h. ago Will Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ be the start of a trade war – or another climbdown?

After myriad false starts and much fluctuation, the lingering question is not how far Trump can take his trade wars, but how far he willDonald Trump won back the White House with a promise to transform the US economy. Millions of Americans, struggling with higher prices and bigger bills, elected a president who pledged to revive his country’s industrial heartlands – and leave the rest of the world to pick up the bill.On Wednesday – a day dubbed Liberation Day by the president and his aides – Trump has vowed to pull the trigger and impose an historic barrage of tariffs on goods from overseas he claims will fund an extraordinary revival. Continue reading...

Politics

2 d. ago Karoline Leavitt set to make major change to White House press briefings that will leave liberal media furious

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is at the center of the move which critics say targets legacy media in favor of pro-Trump or digital-first outlets.

Events

3 d. ago Donald Trump says he is ‘very angry’ with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine

US president tells NBC he did not like his Russian counterpart questioning Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s credibilityDonald Trump has said he is “very angry, pissed off” with Vladimir Putin for questioning Ukraine’s leadership.In a sharp change of tone towards Moscow, the US president told an NBC reporter he was angered at his Russian counterpart’s querying of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s credibility. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago The Signal chat leak raises questions about accountability in Trump’s cabinet

High-ranking officials can spill military secrets with apparent near-total immunityUS politics live – latest news updatesThe problem with the now infamous Signal chat read around the world is not just that sensitive military-operations details were broadcast, but that this reveals a pattern of what appears to be institutional dishonesty inside the Trump administration and the legal ramifications that presents.The leak exposes a system of broken accountability, where high-ranking officials can spill military secrets with apparent near-total immunity. Despite potential violations of classification protocols, federal record-keeping laws and promises of operational security, the leaders look to face no meaningful legal consequences. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago The Trump team group chat news is obscuring an essential question | Mohamad Bazzi

Amid outrage over sharing military details, we’re forgetting to scrutinize why the US is bombing Yemen in the first placeThe revelation that top members of Donald Trump’s administration disclosed top-secret US military plans against the Houthi militia in Yemen in a private group chat that included a prominent journalist has generated predictable outrage in Washington. Democrats are calling for a congressional investigation and the resignation of some of the officials involved in the breach, including the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and the national security adviser, Mike Waltz.In an article published on Monday, the Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, outlined how he was able to follow the conversation among members of Trump’s cabinet over two days leading up to a series of US airstrikes on 15 March. But in the widespread outrage over the sharing of military information on a Signal chat, one essential question is getting lost: why is Trump bombing Yemen in the...

Politics

6 d. ago Appeals court refuses to halt an order for the rehiring of thousands of fired federal workers

An appeals court in California has refused to halt a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers who were let go in mass firings

Events

7 d. ago MTG goes nuclear on British TV reporter over immigration: 'Go back to your country!'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ridiculed a reporter because she spoke with a British accent in the latest affront by the Georgia Republican.

Events

7 d. ago Defiant White House switches to attack mode and blames Signalgate on ‘coordinated’ media campaign

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt accuses media, Democrats of trying to ‘sow chaos’

Events

7 d. ago Trump’s show of support for Conor McGregor is making fertile ground for Ireland’s far right | Justine McCarthy

The fighter won’t be Irish president any time soon, but the Trumpocracy seems to think it can shift the country’s politics by endorsing himMiddle Ireland feels grievously insulted by the US president. On St Patrick’s Day, when the globe traditionally turns green, Donald Trump’s official guest at the White House was not the taoiseach bearing a bowl of shamrock, but an unelected stooge recently found by a civil court jury liable for the rape of a woman in a Dublin hotel. Fear and loathing of the mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, who is facing civil trial in the US for alleged sexual assault of another woman in Florida, is one of middle Ireland’s most unifying forces.“We couldn’t think of a better guest to have with us on St Patrick’s Day,” gushed Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt on 17 March, rubbing salt in the wound. McGregor was given access to the Pentagon, met the defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, and the national security...

Politics

8 d. ago Trump administration refuses to answer judge’s questions over El Salvador deportation flights, citing ‘state secrets’

Officials tell Judge Boasberg that ‘no further information will be provided’ after a weeklong standoff

Politics

8 d. ago Doubt over US holidays for Brits as Trump introduces 'enhanced vetting'

Brits heading through to America are facing 'aggressive' questioning at the border, as custom officials enforce enhanced vetting' following Trump's immigration crackdown

Politics

9 d. ago Australia's science agency sent questions from Trump administration asking if it is taking ‘appropriate measures’ against gender ideology

Other questions include whether science organisation receives funding from China and whether it is a climate or ‘environmental justice’ projectFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government’s scientific agency has joined more than a dozen universities in being sent a questionnaire from the Trump administration asking to confirm whether it aligns with US government interests.On Tuesday, the CSIRO revealed it had received the correspondence from the US. A spokesperson at the CSIRO said it was aware of a “small number” of researchers who had received the questionnaire in recent weeks and was “determining an appropriate response”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions

A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science

Politics

9 d. ago Freddy Brazier's sad admission about his family before dad Jeff walked off

Freddy Brazier, 20, and his dad Jeff took part in Celebrity Race Across the World last year and there was one moment that saw Jeff storm off after tensions rose

Events