Trump drops some Canada tariffs in bid to boost embattled Susan Collins in MaineRepublican senator faces critical re-election battle in state where president’s trade war has outraged voters Donald Trump dropped some of the US’s tariffs on Canada on Friday to “better serve the public interest” the White House said, handing a win to Susan Collins, the embattled Republican senator for Maine, as she faces a tight re-election campaign…The Guardian13h agoWhole story →EconomyGovernment
Mysterious ‘black triangles’ spotted over sensitive US site, new Pentagon UFO files revealUnidentified object vanished suddenly and silently, anonymous senior military observers claim Two senior military observers say they watched a mysterious black triangular object flying at an extraordinarily high speed over a sensitive site in the western US earlier this year, in the latest tranche of reported UFO sightings released on Friday by the Trump…The Guardian16h agoWhole story →SecurityCulture
As midterms loom, Trump and his allies try to change the subjectDespite distraction and distortion, voters know what issues will be informing their votes in this election This was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it in your inbox Elections too often get pigeonholed. The hot take, or simplistic analysis, would have it that just one issue – often the…The Guardian18h agoWhole story →EconomyHealth
Russia and Ukraine agree to local ceasefire in Oleshky amid deepening humanitarian crisisPeople in Russian-occupied city facing severe shortages of food, water and electricity, with some reportedly surviving on weeds The White House has said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, where a deepening humanitarian crisis has left thousands of civilians struggling to survive. In a statement on…The Guardian19h agoWhole story →SecurityPlanet
Two ex-FBI officials charged with lying about investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptopContents of laptop of Joe Biden’s son were part of a bizarre saga in the final weeks of 2020 presidential election Two former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference were charged on Friday with making false statements about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden ’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020…The Guardian19h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
Being pro-Trump has been ‘easy radio’ for conservative hosts like Jesse Kelly. Those days are ending.Conservative media personalities who have long benefited from boosting the president will be forced to wrestle with the likely fallout of Republican losses in next month’s US midterm elections Nothing lasts forever. Jesse Kelly knows his meteoric rise through conservative radio will end one day – just like Donald Trump ’s power over the Republican party.…The Guardian21h agoWhole story →GovernmentCulture
Trump’s top border official defends Big Bend border wall plan despite mounting oppositionCBP commissioner Rodney Scott says $46bn Texas project is justified amid court-ordered pause on wall’s construction The Trump administration’s top border official defended plans to build a wall and other infrastructure in the Big Bend of Texas despite mounting opposition against the project and a court-ordered pause on construction, saying his goal of…The Guardian23h agoWhole story →EconomySecurity
A Democratic win in Texas is a long shot – but Ken Paxton’s weakness is obvious | Moira DoneganRepublicans are resorting to childish taunts to defend an uncommonly dishonorable state attorney general It’s a bit like Lucy with the football. Every few years, Democrats convince themselves that a Texas Senate seat might finally switch from red to blue. On paper, it makes sense. Texas is a large and urbanizing state with an increasingly educated – and…The Guardian23h agoWhole story →SecurityJustice
The Maga governor candidate in the Maga state who is not talking about TrumpByron Donalds removed mentions of the president from his website and has barely uttered his name – will his ploy prove successful in a tight governor’s race? It took Byron Donalds, addressing a wildly supportive crowd at a rally in Florida’s bluest county, some time to list those he blamed for any “affordability” issues they might be experiencing. Joe…The Guardian1d agoWhole story →Food
The Trump-Putin love story’s next chapter: selling out Ukraine | Sidney BlumenthalThe US president is portraying Zelenskyy as the villain as he strives for Russia’s approval If Donald Trump could, he would fly to Munich to sign away Ukraine to Vladimir Putin, and return to wave the document as “peace in our time”, hoping to claim at least the second Fifa peace prize. Whatever the complicated motives of Neville Chamberlain, his…The Guardian1d agoWhole story →Security
Billionaire tax and trans rights: what are key state ballot initiatives in midterms?Voters in 39 states will face an array of referendum issues – including Alabama’s on the national anthem in schools Americans heading to the polls for next month’s midterm elections are not just choosing whom to send to Washington, or their state capitols. There are also 145 statewide measures on ballots across 39 states, polling voters on actions from a…The Guardian1d agoWhole story →EconomyEducation
Trump, Musk, Zelenskyy: who is blaming who in the Ukraine-Starlink row?A war of words has erupted over who is responsible for the restrictions on Starshield access in Ukraine A war of words has erupted between the Trump administration, officials in Kyiv and Elon Musk over who is to blame for limiting Ukraine’s access to Space X’s military-grade version of Starlink. The restrictions to Starshield have rendered many of the…The Guardian1d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentukraine starlink row
Department of Justice opens criminal investigation into Corey LewandowskiEx-Trump adviser and former top aide for homeland security alleged to have profited off government role Corey Lewandowski, a former political adviser to Donald Trump and top aide at the Department of Homeland Security, is under criminal investigation over allegations he profited off his role in the US government, three US officials and a fourth person…The Guardian1d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritylewandowski investigation
