3 h. ago The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic product

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20 h. ago Trump declares the 'invasion of our country is over' and the border is 'closed' after mass ICE arrests

In a post to his Truth Social page, Trump said that in the last month his administration had recorded the lowest number of immigrants trying to enter the country ever.

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24 h. ago In Trump’s 1.0 his decisions left an impact on National Parks that would be felt for centuries. He just did it again

Millions of parkgoers could face closures, long lines, and dirtier parklands with the loss of critical staff members

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25 h. ago Lawyers sue to block Trump administration from sending 10 migrants to Guantanamo Bay

Civil rights attorneys are suing the Trump administration to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants detained in the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

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27 h. ago Trump administration strikes back at Eric Adams’ lawsuit over missing $80m as DoJ drops case against mayor

Federal officials argue in court that New York has allowed violent gang to turn city hotel into outpost

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30 h. ago Trump cutoff of humanitarian parole for immigrants from Ukraine, 6 other countries challenged

A group of American citizens and immigrants is suing the Trump administration for ending a legal tool presidents have used to allow people from countries with wars and political instability to come to the U.S. temporarily

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31 h. ago Even rightwingers are mocking the ‘Epstein files’ as a lot of redacted nothing

It was yet another reminder that Trump and his associates will turn even the sex trafficking of minors into a photo opDrum roll, please: the “most transparent administration in American history” is declassifying shocking new information about Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. After years of speculation that powerful people have been concealing information related to the late financier and convicted sex offender, the Trump administration said earlier this week that it would release unseen details about the case. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed

Countries around the world already are feeling the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate more than 90% of foreign aid contracts and cut some $60 billion in funding

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44 h. ago Trump administration briefing: clash with Zelenskyy shakes Washington – and the world

A tense and angry exchange between Trump and Zelenskyy played out with the media in the front row – key US politics stories from Friday at a glanceAn extraordinary day in Washington with US military support for Ukraine now hanging in the balance and talks over a minerals deal collapsing following a disastrous White House summit.US president Donald Trump received the Ukrainian president on Friday to discuss a controversial mineral resources deal that Trump had said was the first step toward a ceasefire agreement that he is seeking to broker between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Trump administration to slash funding for enforcement of fair housing laws

The Associated Press obtained information that says President Donald Trump’s administration has begun terminating federal grants to organizations that enforce the federal Fair Housing Act's anti-discrimination laws

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46 h. ago Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn

The people who once ran the federal weather and oceans agency say it touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways and that massive firings there could cause needless deaths and a big hit to America’s economy

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47 h. ago Trump administration says DOGE records aren’t public after Elon Musk promised ‘maximum transparency’

The billionaire says all government information should be public — but the administration says FOIA doesn’t apply to his agency

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47 h. ago Trump administration officially rescinds rules protecting transgender inmates despite ongoing lawsuits

Administration’s plans to move transgender women to men’s prison wings are paused due to lawsuits

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49 h. ago Trump’s effort to curtail birthright citizenship suffers yet another setback

Second federal appeals court declines to lift order blocking executive order signed by president on 20 JanuaryDonald Trump’s effort to curtail automatic birthright citizenship nationwide as part of his hardline immigration crackdown suffered another legal setback on Friday when a second federal appeals court declined to lift one of the court orders blocking the Republican president’s executive order.The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th US circuit court of appeals on a 2-1 vote rejected the Trump administration’s request for an order putting on hold a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Maryland who concluded the order was unconstitutional. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago ‘Hit them where it hurts’: Americans boycott corporations to protest anti

Participants commit to not spending money for 24 hours to resist Trump administration and Musk’s cutsDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.On Friday, Americans across the country are participating in an economic boycott for 24 hours.Organized by the People’s Union USA, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization, the boycott quickly picked up steam across social media, with thousands of users sharing posts with related hashtags. Participants are asked not to spend any money, and if they need to, it is recommended that they shop at a local, small business and pay in cash. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not believe Russia represents a cyber threat against US national security or critical infrastructure, marking a radical departure from longstanding intelligence assessments.The shift in policy could make the US vulnerable to hacking attacks by Russia, experts warned, and appeared to reflect the warming of relations between Donald Trump and Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Biden campaign was ‘gaslighting’ public with ‘denial’ about concerns over president’s age, insider says

Michael LaRosa admitted that such concerns, which became apparent during Joe Biden’s disastrous presidential debate with Donald Trump, were in fact shared by administration officials

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54 h. ago People in Canada: what is the impact of the new Trump administration on you so far?

We’d like to hear from Canadians about any plans you have made or changed because of the US president’s stance towards the countrySince taking office, US President Donald Trump has threatened steep tariffs on Canadian exports and made comments about the country becoming the 51st US state.Canadian travel agents have said that clients have cancelled trips to the US in reaction to the president’s rhetoric. Some stores have said that shoppers are avoiding US brands. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Labor unions cheer court ruling that blocked Trump’s mass firings – US politics live

Lawyers for the unions hail ruling as ‘important initial victory’The Russian foreign ministry praised the latest round of talks with the United States in a statement on Friday, calling them “substantive and businesslike.”Russian and US teams held six hours of talks in Turkey on Thursday to try to restore the normal functioning of their embassies, and President Vladimir Putin said initial contacts with Donald Trump’s administration had inspired hope. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago The UK has a history of coddling authoritarian leaders – now it’s happening again | Andy Beckett

British politicians think they exercise a moderating force on strongmen. In practice, ‘diplomacy’ and ‘pragmatism’ only ease their pathWhy is Westminster, supposedly one of the world’s great centres of democratic moderation, so welcoming to far-right foreign governments? For more than a century, since the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini, authoritarians have often found allies, apologists or a deliberate absence of criticism in the Commons, despite our parliament’s self-image as a historic enemy of fascism.One reason for this forgiving attitude is that foreign policy is a pragmatic business, and Britain has increasingly become a country that can’t afford to make enemies. The Starmer government’s determination to see no evil in the Trump administration can be partly explained in those terms.Andy Beckett is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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