news2shortsFederal agencies have until 13 March to formulate staff reduction plans as allies and critics react to Trump’s marathon Congress speech Welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of US politics and the Donald Trump administration. I’m Tom Ambrose. We start with news that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is considering reducing its workforce by as … Read more
A group of House conservatives are heading to the White House Wednesday to discuss the path forward for avoiding a partial government shutdown. “It’s a meeting with the House Freedom Caucus leadership, and then a few of the people who philosophically share our feelings about the fiscal situation,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., … Read more
Another day, another health scare. I’m struggling to know which dangers I should take seriously If you want to stir up online controversy, wooden spoons are the perfect tool with which to do so. Every few years, influencers go viral with warnings about how the wooden spoons in your kitchen are covered in disgusting gunk … Read more
Experts say victory for state could give green light for other states to attack those who help women travel for procedure A bellwether test of states’ ability to prosecute people over abortions that take place across state lines will hold a critical hearing on Wednesday, when Alabama abortion rights supporters will square off against the … Read more
President Donald Trump said his administration called out the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who do not show up to work, saying it was time to drain “the swamp.” “We have hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have not been showing up to work,” Trump said while speaking at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday … Read more
Sen. Bernie Sanders shared remarks on the social platform X criticizing President Donald Trump after his Congressional address. Sanders suggests that Trump did not address fundamental problems affecting American working-class families, such as high living costs and climate change.
US president Donald Trump declared America was ‘back’ after a radical start to his presidency that has seen his administration slash the size of the federal workforce, upend longstanding American alliances and rattle markets with an escalating trade war. Democrat Al Green was removed from the House in protest as Trump touted the ‘swift and … Read more
In a long and menacing – but also boring – speech to Congress, Trump mocked his opponents. Across the aisle the resistance was stirring Well, at least he didn’t give a Nazi salute, declare war on Canada or pull the plug on Nato. You never know these days. But this was the night that Donald … Read more
Emiş Gürbüz’s son was murdered in Hanau by a far right terrorist. Her plea for justice five years on drew an astonishing reaction from the state The first time I went to Hanau, I was creeped out by how ordinary it was. This mid-sized city of 100,000 people right in the geographical centre of Germany, … Read more
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