in Elections
'Conmen, grifters and criminals': why is Trump's circle so at odds with the law?
Donald Trump
Apart from legal trouble, what Bannon, Manafort, Flynn, Cohen, Stone, Gates and Papadopoulos have in common is the president More
US crime
Subterms
More stories
- in US Politics
Anti-fascists linked to zero murders in the US in 25 years
Donald Trump
As Trump rails against ‘far-left’ fascism, new database shows leftwing attacks have left far fewer people dead than violence by rightwing extremists More
- in US Politics
Coronavirus US: Texas governor orders all residents to wear masks – live
Greg Abbott issues executive order, marking reversal Herman Cain tests positive for virus after attending Trump rally Mnuchin: Trump administration has no regrets about reopening push Trump has ‘gone awol’ as president amid pandemic, says ex-CIA director Ghislaine Maxwell ‘assisted in abuse of minor girls’ says FBI co-head Sign up to our First Thing newsletter […] More
- in US Politics
What Defund the Police really means: swapping social control for investment | Robert Reich
Some societies center on social control, others on social investment. Social-control societies put substantial resources into police, prisons, surveillance, immigration enforcement and the military. Their purpose is to utilize fear, punishment and violence, to maintain what they consider order. Social-investment societies put more resources into healthcare, education, affordable housing, jobless benefits and children. Their purpose […] More
- in US Politics
Trump stokes division with racism and rage – and the American oligarchy purrs | Robert Reich
Trump stokes division with racism and rage – and the American oligarchy purrs Robert Reich The president is the best thing that ever happened to the corporate elite, a distraction on the lines of the old Jim Crow Donald Trump arrives for a roundtable in Dallas. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Jamie Dimon, chief executive of […] More
- in US Politics
William Sessions, FBI director fired by Bill Clinton, dies aged 90
Appointed by Ronald Reagan, Sessions was fired in 1993 Former judge praised for commitment to affirmative action William Sessions testifies on Capitol Hill in 1995. Photograph: Charles Tasnadi/AP William Sessions, a former federal judge who was appointed by Ronald Reagan to head the FBI and fired by Bill Clinton, died on Friday at his San […] More
- in US Politics
A week that shook a nation: anger burns as power of protests leaves Trump exposed
A week that shook a nation: anger burns as power of protests leaves Trump exposed Not for half a century has the US seen such large protests – and never with a president whose response has been so callous Protesters outside the White House. The fires lit by the killing of George Floyd ignited the […] More
- in US Politics
George Floyd's death a homicide by asphyxiation, family's autopsy finds – live
Curfew to go into effect for New York City from 11pm to 5am Floyd’s family calls for peaceful protests Pressure grows for other three officers to face charges Minneapolis police chief: all four officers ‘complicit’ in death Obama shares advice on how to make protests ‘a turning point’ Angry Trump calls for tougher approach against […] More
