Trump and Rubio weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after reports of improper conductSenior official says president and US secretary of state are ‘extremely pissed off’ by conduct of US envoy to Greece Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, are considering firing US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports alleging she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her…The Guardian7d agoWhole story →Governmentguilfoyle misconduct allegations
Abdul El-Sayed: Democrats must ‘win by massive numbers’ to fend off Trump election denialDemocratic Senate candidate’s remarks come as Trump has long baselessly claimed his 2020 election loss was stolen Democrats must “win by massive numbers” during November’s federal midterm elections because Donald Trump and his Republican allies are bound to try to sow doubt about the integrity of the results, Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of…The Guardian7d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
The Guardian view on the US, Russia and the international criminal court: Trump’s assault on the rule of law intensifies | EditorialA fuel deal with Vladimir Putin, and sanctions against the legal institution, ram home the president’s belief that might is right On Friday, Donald Trump drove home his belief that might is right and the rule of law is an obstacle rather than an essential foundation stone of international order. First came the escalated assault on the international…The Guardian7d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmenticc sanctions announcement
Trump’s deal with Putin will have little impact on US diesel prices, experts sayAnalysts say fuel will take weeks to ship and quantity is too small to affect prices, while full deal is unlikely to be met given damage to Russian refineries Trump announces partial ceasefire but Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’ Donald Trump’s deal with Vladimir Putin to temporarily lift sanctions on US imports of Russian diesel will have little…The Guardian7d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanetus russia diesel deal
ICE agent strikes man with vehicle during pursuit in Texas, officials sayParra-Hernandez suffered a broken leg and taken to a hospital after being hit by car during an ICE operation An Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) agent driving a vehicle struck a man on Saturday while trying to pursue him and someone else in the Houston area, according to authorities. The federal agency had been trying to pull over and arrest…The Guardian7d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentice pursuit incident
Trump urges John Fetterman to switch parties: ‘I’d love to see him as a Republican’Comments were among the most direct overtures by Trump to woo Democratic senator into his Republican party Donald Trump on Saturday openly encouraged Democratic US senator John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican just weeks before the federal midterm elections could reshape control of Congress. “I’d love to see him as a Republican,” the…The Guardian7d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
Physicians’ group calls for ban on raw milk – as it’s becoming increasingly popular in the USAs raw milk industry experiences record growth, experts say it might contain pathogens that can sicken people As raw milk becomes increasingly popular among Americans, there have been several recent disease outbreaks tied to the product, alarming public health officials. Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics called for a ban on sales of…The Guardian7d agoWhole story →Healthraw milk ban debate
‘When you look at the numbers, we win’: the prophetic Texas pastor poised to take Jasmine Crockett’s House seatRev Dr Frederick Douglass Haynes III is reclaiming a faith-based politics to counter Trump-allied white evangelicals It was that point in the evening: dinner plates were cleared; speeches had run long; people were chatting, milling or eyeing the exit. But then the Rev Dr Frederick Douglass Haynes III took the stage. Bald, bearded, bespectacled and…The Guardian7d agoWhole story →Governmenttexas house election
‘Gaza is a moral tear in the universe’: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcastAre we really living through ‘end-times fascism’? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor think so. In a new series from the Guardian, the pair speak to Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty in an extended interview. From Trump 2.0 and the rise of the tech billionaires to Gaza and the climate emergency, Klein and Taylor argue we are not just lurching from…The Guardian8d agoWhole story →PlanetGovernment
