Democrats

Trump dismisses criticism of tariffs, claiming US makes $2bn a day from levies – US politics live
President claims ‘America is going to be very rich again soon’ thanks to tariffs as he signed executive orders to boost US coal production
Cecilia Nowell (now); Lucy Campbell, Marina Dunbar and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
09, Apr, 2025 @12:57 AM

Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and didn’t mention Gaza once. That’s no surprise | Judith Levine
US politicians and the media are focused on our domestic crisis. But we cannot close our eyes to the outside world
Judith Levine
08, Apr, 2025 @12:00 PM

‘What if we didn’t suck?’: the leftist influencer who wants to campaign for Congress differently
Kat Abughazaleh has been critical of what she describes as Democrats’ lack of vision and says the party has lost touch with many of its voters, especially young people
Lauren Gambino
08, Apr, 2025 @10:00 AM

Has Donald Trump broken Congress? – podcast
With Republicans fighting each other and the Democrats struggling, Jonathan Freedland and Annie Karni look at the long-term fallout of a divided Congress
Presented by Jonathan Freedland, with Annie Karni, produced by Danielle Stephens and the executive producer is Zoe Hitch
08, Apr, 2025 @4:00 AM

Trump’s tariffs are ‘teeing up a nationwide recession’, says Chuck Schumer – as it happened
House democratic leaders also condemn tariffs as group backed by Trump allies mount legal challenge to stop tariffs
Cecilia Nowell (now); Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
08, Apr, 2025 @1:48 AM

Virginia elections will test the backlash against Musk – and Democrats are ready with a plan
Democrats in the state view themselves as on the frontlines responding to Donald Trump’s harmful policies
David Smith in Washington
07, Apr, 2025 @11:00 AM

Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’
She is one of the heirs to the Walt Disney fortune – and has long argued for rich people like her to pay more tax. Now she is working out how best to meet the challenge of Trump, Musk and the politics of chaos
John Harris
07, Apr, 2025 @4:00 AM

Senior Trump officials give conflicting lines on tariffs after markets turmoil
Commerce secretary insists on CBS that tariffs will ‘stay in place’ as treasury secretary tells NBC negotiation is possible
Ed Pilkington in New York
06, Apr, 2025 @5:37 PM

Trump’s third term trial balloon: how extremist ideas become mainstream
The president has been testing the waters by suggesting he could run again, a familiar playbook of the Maga movement – and a distraction tactic
David Smith in Washington
06, Apr, 2025 @10:00 AM

‘A case study in groupthink’: were liberals wrong about the pandemic?
US political scientists’ book argues aggressive Covid policies such as mask mandates were in some cases misguided
J Oliver Conroy
05, Apr, 2025 @2:00 PM

Melania Trump’s secret to getting through hard times? Love (actually)
The first lady spoke about (wait for it) diversity as she presented awards to courageous women from around the world
Arwa Mahdawi
05, Apr, 2025 @1:00 PM

Democrats decry dismissal of NSA director Tim Haugh
Lawmakers say dismissing head of US Cyber Command puts country at risk at a time of ‘unprecedented cyber threats’
Léonie Chao-Fong in Washington and agency
04, Apr, 2025 @9:25 PM
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