Bernie Sanders rally in LA draws thousands to protest Trump: ‘We can’t just let this happen’

US Vermont senator’s tour with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes has been drawing record-breaking crowds since February The Vermont senator Bernie Sanders drew a record-breaking crowd at his rally in Los Angeles on Saturday, which included musical acts from Joan Baez and Neil Young, who encouraged the crowd to “take America back”. Sanders’s Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go … Read more

Trump news at a glance: Big tech gets a big tariff reprieve; US military steps in on Mexico border

US president exempts host of electronics from tariffs regime; US military allowed ‘more direct role’ in securing border with Mexico – key US politics stories from Saturday 12 April at a glance Big tech has gained a major exemption from Donald Trump’s trade war after the US president exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from … Read more

Trump administration ends temporary protected status for thousands of Afghans amid deportation push

The Trump administration is ending the protected status for thousands of Afghans who entered the U.S. after its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 under the Biden administration.  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security doesn’t plan to renew Afghans’ Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which lasts six to 18 months and applies to people from countries … Read more