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Trump issues order declaring all DHS staff get paid amid partial shutdown
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (346+ words) US president issues executive order as longest partial government shutdown in US history enters 49th day In the order, Trump directed the homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, to "use funds that have a reasonable and logical nexus to the functions of…...
US military archbishop says Iran conflict does not meet ‘just war’ standard
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (599+ words) Catholic Timothy Broglio says "hard to cast this war as something that would be sponsored by the Lord" The leader of all Catholic chaplains in the United States" armed forces has questioned how righteous the US military"s campaign in…...
Democratic attorneys general sue Trump over order to restrict mail voting
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (471+ words) Over 20 attorneys general challenge the executive order and say it's an unconstitutional move to disenfranchise voters More than 20 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday challenging Donald Trump's Tuesday executive order to restrict who can vote by mail. In his…...
Senator decries new shoes-on security policy at US airports as ‘reckless’
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (453+ words) Democrat Tammy Duckworth writes letter to TSA calling on agency to reinstate the shoes-off airport security policy Nine months after US airports allowed passengers to pass through scanners without taking off their shoes, rescinding the stringent policy after almost two…...
Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California
11+ hour, 41+ min ago (789+ words) US president makes baseless claims about fraud in blue states and says JD Vance will lead clampdown as "fraud czar" Donald Trump announced a fresh crackdown on "fraud" in Democratic states and tapped JD Vance to lead the charge. Officials…...
Bondi out, Blanche in: what will a new justice department head mean for the Epstein investigation?
12+ hour, 24+ min ago (1342+ words) Bondi, reportedly ousted due to her botched handling of Epstein files, is still set to testify before Congress on 14 April As news emerged this week presaging Donald Trump's dismissal of Pam Bondi, one of his motivations reportedly related to her…...
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12+ hour, 4+ min ago (15+ words) University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war'theguardian.com...
US defense spending would rise $445bn under Trump budget plan, with steep cuts elsewhere
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (599+ words) Democrats rebuke White House's "bleak and unacceptable' view of priorities after 10% cuts proposed to other programs Defense spending would surge to its highest level in decades under a budget proposal put forward by the Trump administration on Friday, while other…...
The Guardian view on the Women’s Library at 100: a cause for celebration but not complacency | Editorial
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (1002+ words) The ups and downs of the collection launched by Millicent Fawcett make it an apt symbol of an ongoing struggleWhen the Women's Library opened a century ago, the movement it documented appeared triumphant. Most British women had gained the vote…...
Donald Trump is the ageing patriarch of a decaying order | Letters
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (659+ words) Donald Trump is the ageing patriarch of a decaying order'The Guardian Donald Trump is the ageing patriarch of a decaying order Geriatric US presidents are a symptom of a failing political order, says Dr Georgios Samaras, while Jim Hatley wonders…...