US politics

Trump acts to remove Federal Election Commission chair; government workers sue administration over USAid funding cuts – live
FEC chair Ellen Weintraub says Trump has sent her a letter telling her that she had been removed from the commission
Helen Sullivan (now); Robert Mackey, Alice Herman and Christy Cooney (earlier)
07, Feb, 2025 @2:30 AM

Trump to sanction international court – as it happened
Order says ICC issued ‘baseless’ arrest warrants targeting Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s ex-defense minister Yoav Gallant
Kate Lamb (now), Léonie Chao-Fong, Christy Cooney, Amy Sedghi, Martin Belam and Philip Wen (earlier)
07, Feb, 2025 @2:16 AM

Trump has thrown out the global economic playbook. It’s time for Australia to write its own rules | John Quiggin
We must ditch the illusion that the US will return to normal and instead become more self-reliant
John Quiggin
07, Feb, 2025 @1:04 AM

Trump imposes sanctions on ICC, accusing it of targeting US and Israel
US president has been critical of court since it issued arrest warrant for Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza
Harry Davies and Marina Dunbar
07, Feb, 2025 @12:56 AM

US Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead office of management and budget
Democrats vote unanimously against key architect of Project 2025 but lose in 53-47 vote after all-night debate
Alice Herman and Kira Lerner in Washington
07, Feb, 2025 @12:46 AM

Fema workers responding to LA fires reportedly told to say ‘alien’ instead of ‘immigrant’
Email shows Trump administration told officials to change vocabulary around gender and immigration immediately
Cecilia Nowell
07, Feb, 2025 @12:14 AM

Democrats call for investigation into potential security breaches by Elon Musk
Concerns that Musk and operatives have illegally accessed classified information as Republican support for Musk falls
Richard Luscombe
06, Feb, 2025 @8:42 PM

US state department fires security and personal services contractors
Directive says new contracts must be terminated immediately in response to Trump executive order
George Chidi
06, Feb, 2025 @8:04 PM

Aspiring autocrats are always more dangerous the second time they are in office | Jan-Werner Müeller
Just look at the chaos Trump is causing in the Department of Education to understand the nature of his second term
Jan-Werner Müller
06, Feb, 2025 @7:53 PM

DoJ sues Chicago claiming city impedes Trump’s immigration policies
Justice department also sues state of Illinois, seeking a court order sweeping aside sanctuary laws
Guardian staff and agency
06, Feb, 2025 @7:16 PM

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s buyout deadline for federal employees
Federal judge says freeze allows time for legal briefs to be filed before a hearing on Monday
Anna Betts
06, Feb, 2025 @6:53 PM

‘Really scary’: rightwing watchlist found of mostly Black federal health workers
Federal workers alarmed at Heritage Foundation-backed watchdog’s list of civil servants in health equity roles
Melissa Hellmann
06, Feb, 2025 @6:18 PM
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