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House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries accuses Trump administration of attempting to ‘weaponize law enforcement to target political adversaries’Vance urges Republicans in Indiana to redraw map to help tighten House gripDonald Trump on Wednesday celebrated a…

Nicolás Maduro was indicted in 2020 on federal charges of narcoterrorism and conspiracy to import cocaineThe Trump administration is doubling to $50m a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the…

18-year-old wins first WTA Tour title in TorontoMboko joins Urban, Andreescu as home champsOsaka falls in first WTA 1000 final since 2022Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow…

Brazil calls duties ‘unacceptable blackmail’ as other seek talks with US; Trump contradicts reports Putin meeting Zelenskyy was precondition of US-Russia summit. Key US politics stories from Thursday 7 August 2025Leaders all over the world were attempting…

John Cornyn claims FBI agreed to help return Democrats to state, sparking backlash amid GOP map pushDemocrats harshly criticized Donald Trump and Republicans after a US senator said the FBI had agreed to assist in locating Texas Democratic lawmakers who left…

45-year-old American loses 6-4, 6-4 in first round‘I could have played better but I did go for it’For the 1,099th time in her career, Venus Williams took her place on the baseline before a tennis match and prepared to do battle. As has been the case almost…

Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governmentsThe US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright…

Experts say allowing alternative assets like cryptocurrency in 401(k) portfolios carries a high degree of riskDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that aims to allow cryptocurrency and other alternative assets like private equity and real estate…

If approved by the Senate, Stephen Miran will fill seat vacated by Adriana Kugler, a Biden appointeeDonald Trump said Thursday he will nominate a top economic adviser to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors for four months, temporarily filling a vacancy…

Move requires colleges and universities to prove they do not consider race in admissionsDonald Trump signed an executive action on Thursday forcing colleges and universities to submit data to prove they do not consider race in admissions, as the White House…

Texas House Democrats left the state to break quorum to try to stop Republicans from drawing new congressional maps that add as many as five seats for the GOPAt the insistence of Donald Trump, Republicans in Texas are pushing ahead with an effort to redraw…

Temporary halt for facility in Florida Everglades comes as attorneys argue whether environmental laws being violatedA coalition of conservation groups has welcomed a federal judge’s ruling on Thursday that halts construction work on the immigration jail in…

Brian Driscoll briefly served as acting FBI director at start of president’s new term, and final day is FridayThe Trump administration is forcing out a senior FBI official who resisted demands made earlier this year for the names of agents who investigated…

Fort Bliss could be largest US immigration detention facility as White House moves to use military bases for crackdownUS politics live – latest updatesFort Bliss is preparing to accept 1,000 immigrant detainees as the Trump administration moves to use…

Researchers say scientific community is in state of whiplash and accuse president of trying to ‘destroy’ vital workLast week, the office of management and budget (OMB) revealed plans to freeze all outside funding for National Institutes of Health research…

Census has historically counted all residents regardless of citizenship status, as required by the 14th amendmentDonald Trump announced on Thursday that he has ordered the commerce department to conduct a new census that would exclude undocumented immigrants…

Pato O’Ward surprised by use of car number in X postIndyCar pushes back at use of imagery in postIndyCar driver Pato O’Ward and series officials were shocked by a social media post from the Department of Homeland Security that touts plans for an…

Advertising group halves interim dividend after pre-tax profit plunges to £98m in first half of its financial yearBusiness live – latest updatesDozens more countries face higher levies on exports to US as new Trump tariffs come into effectClients including…

Trying to rationalize Maxwell’s actions evades what is truly terrifying about the dark center of the Epstein sagaDays after Ghislaine Maxwell met with the deputy attorney general Todd Blanche, the convicted child sex trafficker and longtime Jeffrey Epstein…

In difficult races, Democrats are leaning into economic populism with promising resultsAs Democrats continue to sift through the wreckage of the 2024 election, one truth should be impossible to ignore: they are bleeding support among working-class voters and…

Commissioner Gary Bettman and Panthers captain Matthew Tkachuk are on the US president’s sports council. It’s hardly a sign of social progress“Diverse representation within inclusive environments is proven to advance innovation, creativity, and…

Ground stops were issued nationwide including at hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Newark and San FranciscoUnited Airlines has said a technology issue that led to the grounding of flights for a few hours and major delays across its network in the US has been…

President repeats threat to bring in levies ‘within next week or so’ in attempt to get companies to move production to USShares in European pharmaceutical companies have sunk to a four-month low, after Donald Trump repeated his threats to introduce tariffs…

Donald Trump's second presidency has led to allegations of pervasive self-dealing. From the acceptance of a luxury jet from the state of Qatar, to the creation of a Trump cryptocurrency, the president has been accused of monetizing the White House while…

Hundreds of people gathered in New York to protest against Israel's war on Gaza and demand that the Trump administration put pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza. The protest, organised by IfNotNow, a Jewish-American…

Acute hunger in Gaza, Russian airstrikes in Kramatorsk, wildfires in Turkey and England’s Chloe Kelly celebrating at Euro 2025: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalistsWarning: this gallery contains images that some readers…