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This liveblog is now closed. Trump news at a glanceDan Osborn, the independent candidate who came surprisingly close to defeating Republican senator Deb Fischer in Nebraska last year, announced on Tuesday he will run for the state’s other Senate seat in 2026…

Trump voices increasing irritation with Russia’s leader and promises to send more weapons to Ukraine. Key US politics stories from 8 July 2025Donald Trump has voiced his irritation with Vladimir Putin, telling a cabinet meeting he was getting increasingly…

Mario Guevara, arrested in Georgia while covering a protest, still detained after Ice refused his family’s bond paymentA week after an immigration judge granted him bond, a Spanish-language journalist who was arrested while covering a protest last month…

The £60m Brazilian scored both goals but showed no emotion as Fluminense were his first club in his homelandThis time last week, João Pedro was on a Brazilian beach; now he’s in the Club World Cup final, handed a standing ovation by old fans and new. The…

Justices lift lower court order that froze ‘reductions in force’ federal layoffs while litigation in case proceededThe US supreme court has cleared the way for Donald Trump’s administration to resume plans for mass firings of federal workers that critics…

Texas governor Greg Abbott said many people staying in state’s Hill Country still unaccounted for as questions mount over official response to disasterRescue crews continued on Tuesday to comb through parts of the Texas Hill Country devastated by…

Fluminense 0-2 Chelsea (João Pedro 18, 56)New signing scores twice against boyhood clubThe unique charm of Gianni Infantino’s extended summer of football is clearly not lost on João Pedro. He only flew in from a Brazilian beach last week, does not look any…

Mandonna ‘Donna’ Kashanian was taken a day after US bombed Iran, but her community rallied for her freedomFederal immigration officials have released an Iranian woman whom they allowed to stay in the US without legal status for the last 47 years, until…

Team of firefighters and first responders volunteer along Guadalupe River after mass flooding in show of solidarityA contingent of firefighters and first responders from Mexico arrived in Texas over the weekend to aid in search and rescue efforts following the…

On Capitol Hill, Israeli PM says ‘demonization’ led to drop in support for Israel among US voters, especially DemocratsBenjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he’s vowed to combat an orchestrated social media campaign of “vilification and…

Amit Mehta rules against violence prevention groups, saying he does not have the authority to enact an injunctionA federal judge has ruled against five non-profit organizations that sued the Trump administration over the rescinding of hundreds of millions of…

Fritz into semi-finals after 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4) win‘I’ve never really had a match just flip so quickly’Taylor Fritz survived a mid‑match dip, a bold fightback from his opponent and even another line‑calling malfunction as he beat Karen Khachanov…

Exclusive: Most of defense department’s discretionary spending from 2020 to 2024 went to military contractorsA new study of defense department spending previewed exclusively to the Guardian shows that most of the Pentagon’s discretionary spending from 2020…

Some have demanded that Trump fire attorney general Pam Bondi, who had earlier said client list was sitting on her deskRightwing influencers in the US who are often aligned with Donald Trump are angry that a joint justice department and FBI memo has dismissed…

Eva Victor’s intelligent and subtle debut film tells the story of the aftermath of an assault and as the backlash to #MeToo increases, it serves an important purposeAbout 25 minutes into Sorry, Baby, writer-director Eva Victor’s debut feature out this…

This weekend, the Trump administration officially closed the file on the notorious billionaire Epstein. Maga aren’t the only ones who should be outragedGreat news, everyone! We can all stop thinking about Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged with the sex…

Exclusive: Jamie Raskin and 15 others accuse justice department of withholding Epstein files to protect TrumpHouse Democrats on Tuesday demanded that the justice department release documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s…

Federal prosecutors described ‘planned ambush with intent to kill Ice correction officers’ on 4 July in AlvaradoTen people have been charged with attempted murder after allegedly ambushing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents in Texas on 4…

Announcement follows Infantino appearances with TrumpNew York will be Fifa’s second office in USFifa’s relationship with the US president, Donald Trump, now has a physically tangible marker, with soccer’s world governing body announcing it has opened an…

What do tariffs, Australian mining, geopolitics and the trade war between China and the US have to do with tiny magnets made from rare earth minerals like yttrium and scandium? Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley explainsChina has a stranglehold on the…

One of the US’s deadliest floods in decades has claimed over 90 lives in central Texas, with over 40 still missing Continue reading...

A witness video captured the dramatic moment when a large explosion tore through a strip mall in Utah on Saturday night, triggering evacuation alerts to residents in the area. Herriman police confirmed in a statement on social media that a vehicle crash caused…

British industry could still be hit by levy on exports to US as No 10 confirms deal on reduction not completedBritish steelmakers face a nervous wait to discover if they will be hit by US tariffs, after the UK government said it was trying to complete a deal…

President has savaged Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates, but he can’t easily fire himFor months, Donald Trump has ranted on social media and, at one point, threatened to fire the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell. Last…

Timelapse footage provided by a witness shows flood waters rising over a causeway in Kingsland, Texas, and completely submerging it in the span of a few minutes. The flooding occurred after torrential rain fell in the central Texas area on Friday 4 July, the…

There are just two days of talks left before the US president’s potentially swingeing tariffs are restoredThe EU is entering a crunch week with only two days of talks left to secure a trade deal with Washinton to avert Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariff…