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US president also accuses Kyiv of talking ‘tough’ but having few bargaining chips in latest remarks in feud with Ukrainian president ZelenskyyFrench far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Bannon ‘Nazi’ saluteUS envoy to Ukraine hails Zelenskyy as…

Starry-eyed supporters gather at hearing for Luigi Mangione, who faces state and federal charges in shootingWhen Luigi Mangione entered Manhattan state court on Friday afternoon, a coterie of starry-eyed supporters greeted the alleged assassin with reverent…

Caleb Vitello reassigned as administration reportedly unhappy that arrests and deportations have been slower than expectedDonald Trump’s presidential administration has reassigned its top official at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) after the…

The move would end agency’s 250-year independence, possibly jeopardizing operations and ending its impartialityDonald Trump is reportedly considering disbanding the leadership of the US Postal Service (USPS) and folding it into his administration in a move…

Kristen Crowley removed after blaming city for budget cuts, while mayor claimed firefighters weren’t properly deployedSix weeks after the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles’s mayor, Karen Bass, ousted the city’s fire chief on Friday…

National Rally’s Jordan Barella calls off address as Anti-Defamation League says it is concerned but ‘not surprised’US politics – live updatesThe French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Friday morning cancelled a scheduled speech at the US…

The French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has cancelled a scheduled speech at the US Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland after Donald Trump’s former aide Steve Bannon flashed an apparent fascist-style salute there hours before. The…

One person was dead at the scene and two others died at the hospital; no reported arrests nor information on the shooterThree people were shot and killed at a motor vehicle office in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, police said.Major Donald Boeckman of…

Outside lawyer appointed to present arguments against prosecutors seeking to drop case against New York mayorA New York judge on Friday said he would not immediately dismiss Eric Adams’s corruption case, but ordered the Democratic New York City mayor’s…

Sunday’s poll is a turning point for the EU’s most powerful member state, as it comes to terms with Trump 2.0When Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, chose in November to force this weekend’s snap election, it felt like awkward timing. In the United…

Keith Kellogg strikes different tone after Donald Trump called Ukrainian president a ‘dictator’The US envoy to Ukraine, Gen Keith Kellogg, has praised Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “the embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war”, striking a…

PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional disputeKeir Starmer is to urge Donald Trump to recognise that a US rejection of Mauritius’s legal claim to own the Chagos Islands, including the…

Federal government examining whether insurance giant is illegally raising Medicare program users’ monthly paymentsThe US Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the insurance giant UnitedHealthcare for its Medicare billing practices.The federal…

National security adviser Mike Waltz tells CPAC agreement is expected imminently as part of ceasefire negotiationsThe White House national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said on Friday that the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was expected to sign a…

Officials announce possible withdrawal of $4bn for project to shuttle riders between San Francisco and Los AngelesThe Trump administration is once again targeting California’s controversial high-speed rail project, with federal transportation officials on…

Bill approving $175bn for border security and extra $150bn for Pentagon faces tough challenge in HouseUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Senate has passed a budget resolution that paves the way for funding Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan after…

Principles First has become a venue for anti-Maga conservatives and hopes to be a rightwing ‘exit ramp’While Donald Trump and his acolytes take a victory lap at the Conservative Political Action Conference this week, some of the president’s staunchest…

His capitulation to Putin over Ukraine reveals a pattern. He’s the patsy: giving everything away, getting little in returnHe parades as a strongman, but in fact he’s weak, weak, weak. In the face of America’s adversaries Donald Trump is, as he might put…

The president has signed orders to ban gender transitions for people under 19, end birthright citizenship and moreDonald Trump has signed more than 50 executive orders since returning to the presidency in January, including enacting steep tariffs, ending…

A new initiative targets 58,000 kids who lost a caregiver or were in the foster system during the Covid pandemicDuring the pandemic, tens of thousands of children in California lost a caregiver due to Covid. Since then, these kids, who are predominantly Black,…

Yankees will allow players to wear ‘well-groomed beards’Strict policy was imposed by George Steinbrenner in 1976The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner.Current owner Hal…

The steel industry needs to modernize. Tariffs can help, but the government must go beyond trade policyLast week, Donald Trump revived a trade war from his first term, implementing a 25% tariff on all imported steel. In doing so, he’s using tariffs as a…

The president punished the AP for choosing its own language, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The press must show unityIt might seem like a small matter, just a disagreement over whether a body of water should be called one name or another.But it’s…

President’s order means a race to the bottom rigged against US, argues anti-corruption watchdog Transparency InternationalBribery is not a victimless crime. Stories listing the amount paid or the fine imposed can make them sound more like distasteful…

In Trump’s jungle, the powerful make decisions the weak must simply accept – international law and human rights be damnedIt’s been quite a week for US foreign policy. Following a phone call last week between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, US and…

JD Vance says Europe should not shun far-right parties. He seems to have forgotten 1933, but hits a key conundrumIn his speech last week at the Munich Security Conference, JD Vance pressed European leaders to stop excluding extremist parties from government.…

Defeatism and demoralisation are rampant in Trump’s second term. But we cannot give upA month into Trump 2.0, pushback from Democrats and civil society remains surprisingly weak. Common diagnoses as to why make it all about psychology: the problem is that…

America’s top circuit has grown and thrived thanks to mechanisms it now no longer needsEver since its foundation in 1996, Major League Soccer has faced questions about its place within the world of American sports and global soccer. What is the relationship…

Stars such as Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow have had their homes and private lives violated. But stopping home invasions can be difficultAs Joe Burrow led the Cincinnati Bengals to a 27-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys last December a group allegedly robbed…

Japanese carmaker’s shares rise almost 10% after reports that a group wants US EV firm to put in moneyBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk has rebuffed the idea that Tesla could put money into the struggling carmaker Nissan, after a report that said a…