This live blog is now closed.Trump news at a glance: Senate passes funding package to end shutdown after Democrats break ranksThe eight Democratic and Independent senators who broke ranks with the party to advance a bill that would end the government shutdown – the longest in US history – have defended their decisions amid furor from […]

Trump said he would “abide by the deal” struck by US lawmakers – key US politics stories from 10 November 2025 After weeks of false starts and failed votes, a procedural vote passed in the US Senate with a 60-40 tally, as seven Democrats and one independent joining all Republicans to advance a compromise deal […]

Writer and author had testified, and won, at trial that the president had sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s Donald Trump asked the US supreme court on Monday to throw out a jury’s finding in a civil lawsuit that he sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s and […]

President put forth his version of ‘Trump Care’ and insisted ‘we have the greatest economy we ever had’ Donald Trump chastised overwhelmed air traffic controllers, cast blame and doubt in response to poor economic indicators and claimed that increased access to food stamps had put “the country in jeopardy”, in an exclusive interview on Fox […]

US defense secretary says without providing evidence that dead from strikes in eastern Pacific were ‘narco-terrorists’ US forces struck two more alleged drug trafficking boats off the coast of South America, killing six people, the Trump administration’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said. The US began carrying out such strikes – which some experts say […]

Leaked BBC report said film had ‘completely misled’ viewers by splicing two parts of January 6 speech together Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC and welcomed the resignations of two of its most senior figures after a campaign against the broadcaster that reached fever pitch over criticism that its flagship documentary programme […]

Federal clemency towards president’s close allies largely symbolic as some still face legal exposure at state level Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, both close former political allies of Donald Trump, are among scores of people pardoned by the president over the weekend for their roles in a plot to steal the 2020 election. The maneuver […]

Directive could prevent future administrations from prosecuting more than 70 people named Donald Trump on Sunday mused about giving most Americans $2,000 funded by tariff revenues collected by the president’s administration – an evident bid to rally public support on the issue. “A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) […]

A look at the realities the mayor-elect will face to pay for his progressive policies – and whose support he needs Who is Zohran Mamdani, New York’s democratic socialist new mayor? Bold promises to make the city more affordable propelled New York City mayor-elect and democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to his unlikely win on Tuesday. […]

Trial’s findings go against common beliefs that people with atrial fibrillation should avoid caffeinated coffee Drinking coffee may protect people against irregular heartbeats, despite the conventional wisdom to the contrary, according to a new study. The Does Eliminating Coffee Avoid Fibrillation (Decaf) clinical trial found 200 patients with persistent irregular heartbeats had a “significantly” lower […]

Employees providing assistance to recipients expressed fears on how lack of aid will affect those who need it most When Stacy Smith, a government worker, showed up to work last Monday – the first working day after food benefits lapsed, amid the ongoing federal shutdown – she found a long line outside her office door. […]

The amended package will still have to be passed by the House and sent to Trump for his signature, a process that could take days The Senate on Sunday made significant progress towards ending the longest US government shutdown in history, narrowly advancing a compromise bill to reauthorize funding and undo the layoffs of some […]