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Trump news at a glance: European leaders condemn threat of tariffs over Greenland
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (827+ words) French president says "no amount of intimidation" will make EU change course; Greenlanders march against takeover threat. Key US politics stories from Saturday 17 January at a glance European leaders have hit back at Donald Trump"s threats to impose tariffs…...
‘I couldn’t save my husband’: the Minnesota families ripped apart by ICE
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1047+ words) Family members left stunned and bereft after their loved ones were spirited away by federal immigration agents People affected by the US visa freeze: share your experience Paulo Sosa Garcia and Ramona Cecilia Silva were heading to work in Inver…...
They couldn’t ‘Abolish ICE’ in Trump’s first term. Now more Americans are taking up the call
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1026+ words) To longtime immigrant rights activists, the reckoning around the fatal shooting in Minnesota may feel familiar US citizens and permanent residents: have you been racially profiled by ICE? As mass protests erupted over the past week after an Immigration and…...
Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’
2+ day, 36+ min ago (840+ words) After Renee Good's killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year's Eve Family and friends of a Los Angeles man who was killed by an off-duty US Immigration and Customs Enforcement…...
Is Trump regretting his battle with the Fed? – podcast
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (218+ words) Last week, Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into the chair of the Federal Reserve " and longtime foe of Donald Trump " Jerome Powell. In an extraordinary move, world central bank governors and bank bosses in America pushed back against…...
Our American Queen review – ambition and allegiance on the eve of 1864 US election
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (233+ words) Bridewell theatre, LondonThomas Klingenstein's account of the formidable Kate Chase's political plotting during the civil war has dense dialogue and a limited scope "Sometimes she understands things better than I," says Abraham Lincoln's secretary of the treasury, Salmon P Chase,…...
US military seizes Venezuela oil tanker under Trump sanctions
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (359+ words) US marines boarded foreign-flagged crude carrier Veronica in a pre-dawn operation backing Trump's sanctions push The US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of Donald Trump's sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced on Thursday. Veronica, a…...
US health officials reverse course and reinstate $1.9bn to mental health and substance use
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (463+ words) Health department unexpectedly announced nearly $2bn in program cuts Tuesday before rolling back decision US health officials reversed course and began reinstating nearly $2bn in cuts to mental health and substance use programs on Wednesday night, one day after they unexpectedly announced…...
Federal agents use flash bangs and teargas against protesters in Minneapolis – video
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (180+ words) Federal agents clashed with protesters in Minneapolis on Tuesday, nearly a week after the fatal shooting of Renee Good. People who had gathered in protest against the continued presence and violent tactics of federal immigration officers in the city were…...
Supreme court appears sympathetic towards state bans for transgender athletes in school sports – as it happened
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1270+ words) This live blog is now closed. You can read the latest full report here: US supreme court hearing trans athletes cases that could erode key protections On the issue of whether the case is moot, the justices have said they…...