Matthew Klimow recalls the day a hijacked airliner crashed into the headquarters of the US defence department in Arlington, Virginia “All day I had been a good soldier: stolid, resolute, unemotional, rational, and dispassionate,” writes Matthew Klimow, recalling the wave of emotion that overwhelmed him as he arrived home from the Pentagon on 11 September … Read more
Indiana’s Supreme Court ruled after a months-long recount that a Republican incumbent state senator narrowly defeated his Trump-backed challenger in the GOP primary for the state Senate seat.
Commemoration ceremonies to be held around the world for the nearly 3,000 killed in 2001 terror attack on US. Plus, JD Vance sets out his stall as heir to Donald Trump Good morning. It is a sombre day for the nation as people gather to mourn and remember the nearly 3,000 victims of the attacks … Read more
The US president is ever more wayward – and has little interest in defending Europe. The constitution may hold him to account, but we can’t wait If Americans vote for a Republican majority in both houses of Congress in November, “I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America … Read more
President Donald Trump is facing growing pushback on his pledge to give every American $5,000 if Republicans hold the House and Senate but doubled down on that promise on the final night of GOP’s convention in Dallas. Experts say Congress would need to approve it but the president disagrees. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports and Meet … Read more
A father’s legacy is living on through a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps others navigate grief and trauma — two-and-a-half decades after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Launched on the 25th anniversary of the horrific attacks on U.S. soil, Doora is a new AI grief companion from Hold the Door, a nonprofit … Read more
Victims of those killed in September 11 attacks honored at memorials across the US Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. It is the 25th anniversary of 9/11, as Americans come together to remember and commemorate the devastating effects of the attacks, which claimed the lives of 2,977 victims. Donald Trump doubled down … Read more
Paul Roberts, who was employed by UPS for 44 years, was working at a customer care center when he was struck A longtime United Parcel Service (UPS) employee less than two weeks away from retiring was struck and killed by one of the company’s vehicles while he was at work in St Louis, triggering a … Read more
Scores of New Yorkers, including some families victimized by the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, are asking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to skip the annual memorial service at Ground Zero — a call he is not heeding. Mamdani is set to attend the annual remembrance ceremony on Friday at … Read more
The Trump administration designated an Ecuadorian gang as a “foreign terrorist organization” on Wednesday, extending its list of designated foreign terrorist groups in Latin America and the Caribbean to 21. The State Department designated Los Tiguerones as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. According to the department, Los Tiguerones is an … Read more
