Rolex denies ‘any negotiation’ with US although luxury watchmaker entertained Trump and gave him gold clockUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump agreed to cut US tariffs on Switzerland from 39% to 15% as part of a new trade pact, lowering duties that strained economic ties and hit Swiss exporters.The two countries have signed a […]

Mayor Barbara Lee calls John Beam ‘a man who dedicated himself to building up the young people of this city’ A US football coach who starred in the Netflix documentary Last Chance U, about struggling college teams, has died after being shot on campus, authorities in California said. John Beam, director of athletics at Oakland’s […]

Order exempting coffee, beef, bananas and other items comes as White House fights off concerns about rising costs People in the US: how are your holiday shopping plans being affected by Trump’s tariffs and the cost of living? Donald Trump moved to lower tariffs on food imports, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, in an […]

Stephen Bryant, 44, convicted over 2004 murder, was shot dead despite growing backlash against ‘barbaric’ method South Carolina executed a man by firing squad on Friday, marking the third time the state has used gunfire to kill a person on death row despite growing backlash against the method. Stephen Bryant, 44, had been sentenced to […]

As he faces scrutiny amid latest Epstein email release, US president uses Department of Justice to investigate opponents including Bill Clinton Bondi announces investigation into Epstein ties to Trump’s Democratic adversaries Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon during 2018 pro-Trump media campaign The US trade representative, Jamieson Greer, said that the US has “essentially reached a […]

Move diverges from July memo negating need for further inquiries, and comes amid intense Trump campaign to block files Attorney general Pam Bondi announced on Friday afternoon that she had assigned Jay Clayton, the interim US attorney for the southern district of New York, to lead the investigation into Donald Trump’s political adversaries and their […]

Text messages released by US House show convicted sex offender coaching Maga influencer on political messaging The convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein apparently served as a behind-the-scenes adviser to the former Trump official and Maga influencer Steve Bannon during an August 2018 media campaign to defend Trump and his agenda, and to promote Bannon’s media […]

US Conference of Catholic Bishops issues rare condemnation of president immigration crackdown and calls for ‘meaningful immigration reform’ Only 29% of Americans support using the US military to kill suspected drug traffickers without a judge or court being involved, a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, a Reuters/Ipsos […]

Sami Hamdi was detained after a pro-Israel group released a video purportedly showing him praising the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel A British political commentator who was detained by immigration authorities in the US over his pro-Palestinian advocacy said shortly after returning to the UK on Thursday that his detention was “less an […]

Even if bill passes the House, it will still need to get through the Senate before files can be released Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, said on Wednesday he would put the bill compelling the release of government files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the House floor next week. “We are […]

President signs bill to restart federal operations after House passes measure in 222-209 vote The longest US government shutdown in history ended on Wednesday after more than 42 days, following the House of Representative’s passage of a bill negotiated by Republicans and a splinter group of Democrat-aligned senators. The compromise sets the stage for government […]

Bill passes House with with 222 in favor and 209 against. Here’s how Republicans and Democrats voted The US House of Representatives voted to pass the funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in US history. Trump signed the bill into law on Wednesday night. The legislation comes in the wake of a Senate-brokered […]