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Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton is set to claim in a bombshell book that the president has committed “Ukraine-like transgressions” across his entire foreign policy, far beyond the alleged misconduct he was impeached for. He will also describe his attempts and those by “others in the administration to raise alarms about them”, […] More
Pandemic has devastated US, but experts warn lack of testing and early reopening mean ‘we’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg’ Coronavirus latest news Covid-19 patients arrive at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York City. Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images For Americans, coronavirus went from being a mysterious affliction that occurred in […] More
President orders plan for Arctic and Antarctic in 60 days Military experts sceptical of ‘icebreaker gap’ with Russia A Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker makes its way through the frozen waters of the Gulf of Ob, the Kara Sea. Russia has 40 icebreakers; the US has two. Photograph: Alexander Ryumin/TASS Donald Trump has ordered the construction of […] More
The president and his allies are trying to turn national debate over racism and policing against the party and its 2020 nominee George Floyd killing – latest US updates Donald Trump participates in a roundtable with law enforcement officials in the White House. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Donald Trump is “appalled” by calls to “defund the police”. […] More
Ex-secretary of state and military leader during Bush presidencies becomes first major Republican to back Trump’s Democratic rival Former US secretary of state Colin Powell has backed Joe Biden for president Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Colin Powell endorsed Democratic former US vice-president Joe Biden on Sunday, becoming the first major Republican to publicly back Donald […] More
History teaches that mass protests against oppression can lead either to liberation or brutal repression. This past week, Donald Trump bet his political future on repression. Much of the rest of America, on the other hand, wants to liberate black people from police brutality and centuries of systemic racism. As of this writing, it looks […] More
Administration opening areas off New England coast up to commercial fishing, a move experts say will hurt the environment Commercial fishing boats docked in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photograph: Wayne Parry/AP Donald Trump is easing protections for a large marine monument off the coast of New England, opening it to commercial fishing. But ocean experts […] More
President made the comments after better-than-expected jobs report showed national unemployment rate falling ‘Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this a great thing that’s happening for our country,’ Donald Trump said. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump was condemned on Friday for making the “revolting, enraging, disrespectful” claim that George Floyd, an […] More
