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A series of military figures are lining up to condemn the president over his reported inaction after being briefed on the plot Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House on 26 June. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters Military veterans helped sweep Donald Trump to power in 2016, turning out in swing states like Ohio and […] More
Robert O’Brien condemned for deflecting blame on to briefer Trump under pressure to explain why he did not act on report Play Video 0:41 Donald Trump calls allegations of Russian bounty on US soldiers ‘a hoax’ – video The US national security adviser said a CIA official tasked with briefing the president decided not to […] More
No other country will be able to buy remdesivir, which can help recovery from Covid-19, for next three months at least Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Remdesivir is patented by California-based Gilead. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters The US has bought up virtually all the stocks for the […] More
Trump’s presidency is like a dead man golfing. So will he drop out of the election? Arwa Mahdawi Battered in the polls by Covid-19 surges and claims of bounty hunts for US troops, the president looks deflated. Unless something radical happens, things don’t look good On the way out? Don’t get your hopes up. Photograph: […] More
US health secretary Alex Azar has warned that “the window is closing” on the country’s chance to take action to effectively curb the coronavirus, as the number of confirmed cases surpassed 2.5m. The Health and Human Services secretary pointed to a recent surge in infections, particularly in the south and said people have “to act […] More
Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered cash to Taliban militants for successful attacks on coalition troops in Afghanistan Donald Trump, right, meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin during a G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan on 28 June 2019. Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that no one had told him about a Russian […] More
As an election approaches, Steve Bannon and his allies are trying to return the former chief White House strategist to media circles known to influence the president’s thinking. An investment banker who became chairman of Breitbart News and led Donald Trump’s campaign in 2016, Bannon has extensive links to global far-right nationalist movements. He was […] More
Interview Lisa O’Kelly Four years ago, the author predicted that Trump would transform the US into an autocracy. Now, Gessen believes the country is in a revolutionary moment Read an extract from Masha Gessen’s Surviving Autocracy ‘They both have this contempt for excellence, they both have a hatred of government’: Presidents Trump and Putin at […] More
