President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effectDonald Trump has put on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause on the legislation passed by both chambers was in the national interest.In an executive order on Friday, the US president said he was waiving many sanctions, restrictions and duties on Russia, in a move that comes as he has
President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effect
Donald Trump has put on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause on the legislation passed by both chambers was in the national interest.
In an executive order on Friday, the US president said he was waiving many sanctions, restrictions and duties on Russia, in a move that comes as he has been publicly criticising Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, including suggesting that Ukraine needs a new leader.
Justice department warns election officials of prosecution if they ‘knowingly tabulate ballots’ cast by noncitizensThe Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month’s midterm elections, warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at risk of criminal investigation and potential prosecution.The letter on Friday from senior justice department officials and obtained first by the Assoc
Justice department warns election officials of prosecution if they ‘knowingly tabulate ballots’ cast by noncitizens
The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month’s midterm elections, warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at risk of criminal investigation and potential prosecution.
The letter on Friday from senior justice department officials and obtained first by the Associated Press is the latest salvo in an ongoing tussle with heavily Democratic California, coming just a day after the Trump administration sued the state to prevent it from counting mail-in ballots from people the federal government has identified as “likely” noncitizens until their immigration status can be confirmed.
President appears at rally for struggling Mike Collins, dismisses critics and touts ‘most successful’ two-year runAt a rally in north Georgia, Donald Trump again claimed that the 2020 election in Georgia was fraudulent, alleging that the election of US senator Jon Ossoff was illegitimate.Ossoff, who faces US congressman Mike Collins in November, does not represent Georgia’s values, Trump said. Continue reading...
President appears at rally for struggling Mike Collins, dismisses critics and touts ‘most successful’ two-year run
At a rally in north Georgia, Donald Trump again claimed that the 2020 election in Georgia was fraudulent, alleging that the election of US senator Jon Ossoff was illegitimate.
Ossoff, who faces US congressman Mike Collins in November, does not represent Georgia’s values, Trump said.
The president reportedly chose Zacharia after seeing her on television, but her first press briefing and disastrous interviews sealed her fateAnd so Katie Zacharia joins the mayfly ranks of Liz Truss, Anthony Scaramucci, New Coke, CNN+ and Quibi. To say she burned twice as bright and half as long would be too kind. She went out like a firework on a soggy night.The White House confirmed on Friday that Zacharia was leaving her role as press secretary after just five days on the job. No one was sur
The president reportedly chose Zacharia after seeing her on television, but her first press briefing and disastrous interviews sealed her fate
And so Katie Zacharia joins the mayfly ranks of Liz Truss, Anthony Scaramucci, New Coke, CNN+ and Quibi. To say she burned twice as bright and half as long would be too kind. She went out like a firework on a soggy night.
The White House confirmed on Friday that Zacharia was leaving her role as press secretary after just five days on the job. No one was surprised after a lacklustre press briefing debut and scrutiny over her legal credentials.
Her abrupt firing after just five days reopened the contest for one of the Trump administration’s most prominent rolesThe White House is without a press secretary again after the ousting of Katie Zacharia, just five days into her appointment as Donald Trump’s spokesperson.Zacharia’s departure comes just months after Karoline Leavitt unexpectedly resigned as the White House press secretary to focus on her family. Continue reading...
Her abrupt firing after just five days reopened the contest for one of the Trump administration’s most prominent roles
The White House is without a press secretary again after the ousting of Katie Zacharia, just five days into her appointment as Donald Trump’s spokesperson.
Zacharia’s departure comes just months after Karoline Leavitt unexpectedly resigned as the White House press secretary to focus on her family.
U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to make virtually any deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin if he sees political or economic benefits for himself, while Ukraine’s interests are not a decisive factor for him.
U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to make virtually any deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin if he sees political or economic benefits for himself, while Ukraine’s interests are not a decisive factor for him.
France and European partners will continue supporting Ukraine in its resistance to Russian aggression, including through financial assistance, accelerated arms deliveries, joint defense production and the development of early warning systems.
France and European partners will continue supporting Ukraine in its resistance to Russian aggression, including through financial assistance, accelerated arms deliveries, joint defense production and the development of early warning systems.
Zacharia hosted widely panned first briefing on Tuesday and faced scrutiny after admitting she didn’t pass bar examDonald Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, was fired on Friday, just five days after she assumed the role, according to a White House official.Zacharia confirmed her departure from the White House on Friday evening. Continue reading...
Zacharia hosted widely panned first briefing on Tuesday and faced scrutiny after admitting she didn’t pass bar exam
Donald Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, was fired on Friday, just five days after she assumed the role, according to a White House official.
Zacharia confirmed her departure from the White House on Friday evening.
Pope Leo XIV, who is currently hospitalized, spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and called for a truce to allow food and medicine to be delivered to the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region.
Pope Leo XIV, who is currently hospitalized, spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and called for a truce to allow food and medicine to be delivered to the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region.
Europe should shift from a policy focused on preventing Ukraine’s defeat to a strategy aimed at securing its victory in the war against Russia, preparing, if necessary, to pursue this goal without U.S. support.
Europe should shift from a policy focused on preventing Ukraine’s defeat to a strategy aimed at securing its victory in the war against Russia, preparing, if necessary, to pursue this goal without U.S. support.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed protecting Ukraine from Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed protecting Ukraine from Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.
Katie Zacharia had a rough start as she fumbled first press conference and faced questions from media about her professional backgroundUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has urged Katie Zacharia, his new White House press secretary, to “reconsider” taking the job after she faced intense scrutiny from news outlets, including the rightwing cable network Fox News.Speaking with reporters outside the White House on Friday, the US president said Zacharia had been “treated very badly by the
Donald Trump has urged Katie Zacharia, his new White House press secretary, to “reconsider” taking the job after she faced intense scrutiny from news outlets, including the rightwing cable network Fox News.
Speaking with reporters outside the White House on Friday, the US president said Zacharia had been “treated very badly by the media” after she stumbled through a 14-minute press conference on Tuesday and questions arose over her legal credentials.
The old certainties have gone. We will have to spend whatever it takes to protect ourselves in this new and dangerous worldDonald Trump must find it oddly frustrating. He keeps showing the world exactly who he is, and yet the world keeps refusing to believe it. As clearly as he can, he is announcing that he is not the leader of the free world, that he is not even a reliable member of the democratic west, that he is in fact an ally of its enemies – but the west, including Britain, either doesn’t
The old certainties have gone. We will have to spend whatever it takes to protect ourselves in this new and dangerous world
Donald Trump must find it oddly frustrating. He keeps showing the world exactly who he is, and yet the world keeps refusing to believe it. As clearly as he can, he is announcing that he is not the leader of the free world, that he is not even a reliable member of the democratic west, that he is in fact an ally of its enemies – but the west, including Britain, either doesn’t fully get the message or can’t quite bring itself to draw the obvious conclusion.
Trump had another go this week, finding multiple ways to declare that in the war between Russia and Ukraine, he is no mediator or peace broker but a partner of Vladimir Putin. In fairness to him, the US president had loudly issued that declaration within weeks of his return to the White House when, in February 2025, he delivered an on-camera dressing down of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, seeking to humiliate the Ukrainian leader by telling him “you don’t have the cards”, even as JD Vance demanded their visitor show gratitude. That should have made Trump’s position sufficiently plain, but in the past few days he has all but put it up in lights.
Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist
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Polls show that Democrats and Republicans in battleground states want to hear more from candidates about the climate crisisMost Americans feel unease or alarm about the climate crisis and, in both red and blue states, want to know how political leaders are going to fix it. But in midterm election campaigns across the US, candidates have responded to this desire with near silence.People in the US have this year endured a record hot summer as well as soaring costs, equating to roughly $2,000 per h
Polls show that Democrats and Republicans in battleground states want to hear more from candidates about the climate crisis
Most Americans feel unease or alarm about the climate crisis and, in both red and blue states, want to know how political leaders are going to fix it. But in midterm election campaigns across the US, candidates have responded to this desire with near silence.
People in the US have this year endured a recordhot summer as well as soaring costs, equating to roughly $2,000 per household, in extra energy and mortgage payments, due to the country’s dependence on a fossil fuel supply scrambled by Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran.
Amid concerns about slowdowns in Starlink’s service, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that there are currently no plans for Ukraine to stop using the company’s services. He also emphasized that Ukraine relies on intelligence data provided by dozens of countries.
Amid concerns about slowdowns in Starlink’s service, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that there are currently no plans for Ukraine to stop using the company’s services. He also emphasized that Ukraine relies on intelligence data provided by dozens of countries.
Court filing alleges ‘physical abuse by guards’, ‘filthy living conditions’ and disease outbreaks at Camp East MontanaHow has Trump’s immigration agenda affected the US midterms? Send us your questionsAttorneys and experts are raising the alarm that immigrants at Camp East Montana, the sprawling desert detention camp on the Fort Bliss military base in west Texas, face a risk of serious injury or death because of ongoing, extreme health and safety hazards there, according to a fresh court filing,
Attorneys and experts are raising the alarm that immigrants at Camp East Montana, the sprawling desert detention camp on the Fort Bliss military base in west Texas, face a risk of serious injury or death because of ongoing, extreme health and safety hazards there, according to a fresh court filing, the Guardian can reveal.
The allegedly dangerous conditions persist at the tent jail, the largest immigration detention facility in the US, despite regular reports from inside and outside the federal government that it has violated dozens of official standards since it opened last year.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he always finds topics for discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump, whereas Russian dictator Vladimir Putin seeks to destroy Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he always finds topics for discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump, whereas Russian dictator Vladimir Putin seeks to destroy Ukraine.
Ukraine will respond proportionately to Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities. At the same time, Kyiv is ready for a ceasefire, but for this to happen, Russia must be forced to cease hostilities.
Ukraine will respond proportionately to Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities. At the same time, Kyiv is ready for a ceasefire, but for this to happen, Russia must be forced to cease hostilities.
European partners are becoming increasingly aware of the threat posed by Russian escalation and the need to counter the “shadow war” Moscow is waging against the West. They also recognize Ukraine’s important role in strengthening European security.
European partners are becoming increasingly aware of the threat posed by Russian escalation and the need to counter the “shadow war” Moscow is waging against the West. They also recognize Ukraine’s important role in strengthening European security.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that energy support, strengthening air defenses and opening EU negotiating clusters were the key topics of his meeting with European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that energy support, strengthening air defenses and opening EU negotiating clusters were the key topics of his meeting with European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The US vice-president is following the Donald Trump playbook, attacking the Democrats, attempting to make jokes and even swearing more. Jonathan Freedland talks to Arwa Mahdawi about why Vance is making such an effort to court voters Continue reading...
The US vice-president is following the Donald Trump playbook, attacking the Democrats, attempting to make jokes and even swearing more. Jonathan Freedland talks to Arwa Mahdawi about why Vance is making such an effort to court voters
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha believes it is time to resume substantive discussions on using frozen Russian assets in full to support Ukraine.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha believes it is time to resume substantive discussions on using frozen Russian assets in full to support Ukraine.
Coalition has planned more than 3,000 events on Saturday to encourage voting before election dayThe coalition that has drawn millions of Americans into the streets to fight for democracy over the past two years is shifting its strategy this weekend.On Saturday, No Kings organizers and partners will hold thousands of events across all 50 states and Washington DC to get people to the polls early for the US midterm elections. With high-stakes races that will determine control of Congress, organizer
Coalition has planned more than 3,000 events on Saturday to encourage voting before election day
The coalition that has drawn millions of Americans into the streets to fight for democracy over the past two years is shifting its strategy this weekend.
On Saturday, No Kings organizers and partners will hold thousands of events across all 50 states and Washington DC to get people to the polls early for the US midterm elections. With high-stakes races that will determine control of Congress, organizers say getting out the vote before election day can ease burdens on election workers and build confidence in voters, allowing them to avoid hiccups such as long lines and potential electionthreats.
Ukraine is urging its partners to maintain sanctions pressure on Russia without interruption and continually introduce new restrictions to increase the strain on the Russian economy and force Moscow to negotiate.
Ukraine is urging its partners to maintain sanctions pressure on Russia without interruption and continually introduce new restrictions to increase the strain on the Russian economy and force Moscow to negotiate.
US president says Zelenskyy ‘more difficult to deal with than Putin’ after ‘energy ceasefire’ collapsesEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has called Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries “a disgrace” and criticised Volodymyr Zelenskyy after an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine failed to take hold.Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries after Zelenskyy said Kyiv was abandoning a ceasefire unilaterally declared by Trump on Sunday, having briefly halted i
Donald Trump has called Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries “a disgrace” and criticised Volodymyr Zelenskyy after an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine failed to take hold.
Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries after Zelenskyy said Kyiv was abandoning a ceasefire unilaterally declared by Trump on Sunday, having briefly halted its attacks to demonstrate its readiness for peace talks. Russia had continued its strikes on Ukrainian power plants.
The mixed martial arts organization has had links to the US president for years. Now it could be involved in training federal agentsIn the lead-up to UFC Freedom 250 – the cagefighting spectacle that took place on the South Lawn of the White House to mark Donald Trump’s 80th birthday this past summer – the FBI announced that a handful of UFC fighters would visit the bureau for an exclusive training seminar for federal agents.Taking place at the FBI Special Agent Academy in Quantico, Virginia, th
The mixed martial arts organization has had links to the US president for years. Now it could be involved in training federal agents
In the lead-up to UFC Freedom 250 – the cagefighting spectacle that took place on the South Lawn of the White House to mark Donald Trump’s 80th birthday this past summer – the FBI announced that a handful of UFC fighters would visit the bureau for an exclusive training seminar for federal agents.
Taking place at the FBI Special Agent Academy in Quantico, Virginia, the March seminar put roughly 300 federal agents and academy students through specialized hand-to-hand combat training with seven past and current UFC fighters, including former middleweight champion Chris Weidman, who was pictured giving attendees advice on warding off attackers.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that key topics of his talks in Brussels today, where the European Council meeting is taking place, will include support for Ukraine’s energy sector and air defense, as well as EU financial assistance for this and next year.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that key topics of his talks in Brussels today, where the European Council meeting is taking place, will include support for Ukraine’s energy sector and air defense, as well as EU financial assistance for this and next year.
Zelensky and the Belgian Prime Minister discussed additional deliveries of F-16 fighter jets and ammunition for them, as well as protection against Russian attacks.
Zelensky and the Belgian Prime Minister discussed additional deliveries of F-16 fighter jets and ammunition for them, as well as protection against Russian attacks.
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