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Protesters gathered in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Sunday after federal agents arrested at least 81 people in Charlotte as part of an expanded crackdown on illegal immigration under the Trump administration.Critics have denounced the aggressive enforcement strategy, accusing ICE agents of racial profiling and targeting people indiscriminately in heavily-policed neighbourhoods

Rapper to give address on Tuesday after supporting Trump's post condemning Nigerian governmentThe US-based Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj will work alongside the White House to highlight claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria.Minaj is expected to deliver a speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, according to a Time journalist who first posted about the collaboration on Sunday, adding that it was arranged by Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

The so-called Judgment Day will generate millions of dollars and attract huge ratings, but leave boxing a little more brokenThe unsurprising confirmation of a colossal global showdown" between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua arrived on Monday morning with a dull thud. That grand description of an eight-round scrap between a former YouTuber and a former world heavyweight champion was supplied by Paul's company, Most Valuable Promotions, which also announced that the contest will be screened live on Netflix on 19 December and called Judgment Day.Boxing operates in a netherworld that appears to have sunk far beyond any fear of judgment, while Paul has always had delusions of grandeur as a novice pro. But even boxing may have to consider its own culpability should Paul be badly hurt and end up in hospital after this fully sanctioned bout with regulation 10oz gloves is held in Miami. Continue reading...

Donald Trump's trade wars and Chinese competition constitute formidable headwinds. But old economic orthodoxies are not the answerLast March, following angst-ridden months as Europe came to terms with Donald Trump's return to the White House, financial markets in Paris, Milan and Berlin were gripped by a surge of optimism. The cause was a historic deal brokered by Friedrich Merz, then Germany's chancellor-elect, which loosened constitutional spending constraints in the EU's powerhouse nation. Here at last, it was hoped, was the fiscal kickstart required to end a prolonged period of economic stagnation, and mitigate geopolitical headwinds blowing from the US and China.Six months into Mr Merz's premiership, the angst is back and there are the first murmurings of rebellion. Thechancellor's plan included whatever it takes" levels of defence spending, designed to prepare Germany for a changed era in which the US was no longer a dependable ally, and a huge 500bn investment in infrastructure and the green transition. But last week, the chancellor's team of economic advisers downgraded growth forecasts for 2026 to below 1%. And ahead of what wouldconstitute a fourth year of near-flatlining, businessconfidencehasslumped.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

Enrollment fell 17%, the largest drop in a decade aside from the pandemic, amid Trump's immigration crackdownThe number of international students enrolling in US colleges and universities plunged this year as the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown on higher education began to bite, data released on Monday reveals.New international student enrollment fell 17% in the current academic year, the largest drop in more than a decade aside from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a fall snapshot published by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Continue reading...

US president says he backs efforts to release documents related to late sex offender because we have nothing to hide'

Judge ruled DoJ engaged in profound investigative missteps' on way to indicting the former FBI directorA US judge on Monday found evidence of government misconduct" in how a prosecutor aligned with Donald Trump secured criminal charges against former FBI director James Comey and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to Comey's defense team.Last week, prosecutors were ordered to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, with the court saying it was concerned that the US justice department's position on Comey had been to indict first and investigate later". Continue reading...

President attempts to save face politically after pressuring Republicans to back off their pushes to release files

Trump administration's claim it has authority to meter' applications may turn on definition of arriving in USThe US supreme court agreed on Monday to hear a defense by the Trump administration of the government's authority to limit the processing of asylum claims at ports of entry along the US-Mexico border.The court took up the administration's appeal of a lower court's determination that the metering" policy, under which US immigration officials could stop asylum seekers at the border and decline to process their claims, violated federal law. Continue reading...

Experts believe decision is designed to pressure Venezuela's leader into stepping down with threat of military force

Epstein paints Trump as someone he knew intimately. But the documents also reveal how many powerful men confided in himBefore he died, Jeffrey Epstein made it clear that Donald Trump knew about the girls".Trump has denied any knowledge of or involvement in Epstein's longstanding child sex-trafficking operation. But in newly released emails that members of Congress disclosed to the media amid the end of this fall's government shutdown, the dead child sex trafficker and financier can be seen corresponding on many occasions about Donald Trump, his former close friend and associate, throughout the last few years of his life, as Trump's rise to prominence in national politics beginning in 2015 drew renewed attention to his relationship with Epstein.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

The US president says he backs lawmakers' efforts to release the files before an expected House vote this week. Plus: is there a dark side to gratitude?

The military has been recast in a partisan, performative mold - all according to the president's logic of impunityOf all the reasons Americans have been losing sleep recently - hunger, canceled flights, Democrats betraying them - the most ominous has to do with an institution usually absent from discussions about the fate of our democracy: the military. No need to be starry-eyed about US imperialism and what has long been criticized as an ever-expanding national security state"; one can still appreciate that it is a good thing if generals do not take sides in politics - just ask anyone from the many countries around the world where they do. But a pattern is becoming clear: Donald Trump is purging the higher ranks based on his prejudices and demands for loyalty; the military is being turned into a partisan instrument and a political prop; more dangerous still, the president is instilling the logic of impunity that has come to characterize his entire approach to governance.Figures deemed too close to Trump critics, such as Gen Mark Milley, have seen promotions delayed or canceled; those targeted by far-right influencers might face professional backlash. Trump used Maga-fied soldiers as background to a Fort Bragg speech, violating longstanding norms against instrumentalizing state institutions for partisan purposes. Every violation becomes a test of who will be loyal: critics - the potentially disloyal - will identify themselves. Continue reading...

Thriving business districts in North Carolina city now at a standstill' after at least 81 were arrested over the weekendMany communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, were reeling after federal Customs and Border Protection teams descended on the city at the weekend and arrested at least 81 people - while normally-thriving immigrant enclaves and business districts came to a standstill.Federal agents were deployed in what the Department of Homeland Security, the parent agency of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calls Operation Charlotte's Web, sparking protests. Continue reading...

The Seahawks quarterback has looked like an MVP this season. But his old failings returned in Los Angeles on SundayThe biggest game of Week 11 was undoubtedly the matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks. Both teams came in with 7-2 records, and were seemingly evenly matched on both sides of the ball, with dynamic offenses and stingy defenses. In the end, it was a defensive battle that the Rams won, 21-19, by the skin of their teeth.Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold, who had played at a near-MVP level this season for the most part, did absolutely nothing to help his team - and plenty to hurt them. Darnold matched his career high with four interceptions, completing 29 of 44 passes for 279 yards, no touchdowns, those picks, and a passer rating of 45.5. Continue reading...

Strike comes as navy's most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean Sea and president says US may open talks with Venezuelan leaderThe United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said on Sunday.Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics," the US Southern Command announced in a post on social media. Continue reading...

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Thomas Massie has criticized Trump for ordering attorney general Pam Bondi to examine Democrats with ties to Epstein - key US politics stories from 16 November at a glanceRepublican congressman Thomas Massie has challenged Donald Trump over whether the US president is making a last-ditch effort" to keep the full files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from becoming public by ordering a fresh investigation.Massie and Democratic congressman Ro Khanna, the two US representatives leading the bipartisan push to make all the files held by the government public both raised fresh concerns about the latest actions by the White House. Continue reading...

Thomas Massie says move could be Trump's last-ditch effort' to keep Epstein files from becoming publicRepublican congressman Thomas Massie challenged Donald Trump on Sunday over whether the US president is making a last-ditch effort" to keep the full files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from becoming public by ordering a fresh investigation.Massie and Democratic congressman Ro Khanna, the two US representatives leading the bipartisan push to make all the files held by the government public both raised fresh concerns about the latest actions by the White House. Continue reading...

Trump administration has made Democratic-led city its latest target despite fierce objections from local leadersA top border patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina's largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported a surge of encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes.The Trump administration has made the Democratic-led city of about 950,000 people its latest target for an immigration enforcement crackdown it says will combat crime, despite fierce objections from local leaders and the fact that crime rates in the city are steadily declining. Continue reading...

Complaint slams government's actions as unlawful and invalid' after air force revoked early retirement benefitsA group of 17 transgender US air force members has sued the Trump administration for denying them early retirement pensions and benefits.The complaint, submitted in federal court, describes the government's move against them as unlawful and invalid". Continue reading...

Donald Trump's remarks on resuming nuclear testing have highlighted the risks. Proliferation must not be considered inevitableWhen Eisaku Sat, a former prime minister of Japan, received the Nobel peace prize in 1974 after committing his country to not making nuclear bombs, owning them or allowing them on its territory, he assured the audience: I have no doubt that this policy will be pursued by all future governments."Yet last week, Sanae Takaichi, Japan's new prime minister, declined to say whether the country that understands the cost of nuclear war better than any other would stand by its commitment - reflecting the bleak broader outlook. Eighty years after the US dropped Little Boy on Hiroshima, incinerating tens of thousands of people, and almost 40 after Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan seriously discussed nuclear abolition in Reykjavik, the spectre looms once more. Last month, Donald Trump ordered the US military to match other countries' nuclear weapons testing. Continue reading...

It is our solemn duty to ensure he is remembered for all he has done and may still do to destroy US democracyThe US treasury has drafted a design for a $1 coin featuring Donald Trump on both sides, for the purpose of honoring America's 250th Birthday and @POTUS", according to treasury officials.Meanwhile, Trump reportedly wants the Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7bn stadium after him. A senior White House source told ESPN: It's what the president wants, and it will probably happen."Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now Continue reading...

With returns to fitness and form, Mauricio Pochettino has two creative players capable of fine flashes to overcome difficultyMauricio Pochettino hugged the United States men's national team's prodigal son as he sauntered off the field, giving Gio Reyna a peck on the cheek and whispering something in his ear.We will probably never learn what he said, exactly, but we can guess. Continue reading...

Congresswoman, a longtime Trump ally, pushes back on president's remarks labeling her a traitor and a lunaticGeorgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on Sunday called Donald Trump's remarks labeling her a traitor and a lunatic hurtful" but said she hopes she and the US president can make up", despite stark differences over policy and the release of documents about Jeffrey Epstein.Greene, a longtime ally and fierce defender of Trump and the Make America great again" (Maga) base, pushed back against his name-calling in her first interview since Trump withdrew his support for her on Friday. Continue reading...

Do small business owners think that Visa and Mastercard won't just recoup their fees elsewhere?Want to buy a new shirt from your friendly neighborhood small business? In some cases, be prepared to pay out 2.5% more as a financing" fee because you're using a credit card. Enjoying that meal at the local diner? Better have cash or you could be subject to the same fee. Grabbing a bag of chips and a soda at the local convenience store? Oops ... Unless you're prepared to spend a minimum of 10 bucks you can't use your credit card, sorry.I've always been irritated by these practices. And I know I'm not alone. Who carries cash any more? Why are we, the customer, being shamed because we choose to buy something using what has become a standard form of payment over something that's clearly a thing of the past? Continue reading...

Long after his conviction for sexual abuse, people in royalty, academia, business, journalism and politics sought his earHe got by with a little help from his friends. From British royalty to White House alumni, from a Silicon Valley investor to a leftwing academic, connections and influence were the ultimate currency for Jeffrey Epstein.Yet none appeared to challenge Epstein over his horrific crimes. If silence is complicity, the casual disdain of the elite circles he moved in spoke volumes. Continue reading...

Reports that fire crews were ordered to leave original site of blaze prompt tough questions for city and LAFD leadersConcerns over a small brush fire that reignited days later into the mammoth Palisades fire - the most destructive in Los Angeles history - have grown in recent weeks amid reports that firefighters were ordered to leave the original site of the smaller blaze despite their concerns the ground was still smoldering.Now, questions remain about how leaders at the Los Angeles fire department responded to a fire that leveled entire communities, and who within the agency knew about concerns the fire could still pose a threat. A former LA city councilor says the aftermath and recovery effort should serve as a Pearl Harbor moment for the city, which should never again be in a position with flames encroaching on all sides. Continue reading...

Experts say air traffic controllers quickly returning to work, with promise of full back pay, and even $10,000 bonusFears that it would take weeks or even months for flight schedules in the US to return to normal in the wake of the US federal government shutdown do not appear to be coming true and the busy upcoming holiday season should be normal for travel, experts say.That is at least in part because air traffic controllers are quickly returning to work, according to the Department of Transportation. Continue reading...

In a clear pattern, a machine designed to generate law and order morphs into an organization operating under lawlessnessWe have entered the openly repressive phase of the Trump presidency. The administration has moved beyond verbal attacks on civil society. It is now deploying coercive force against civic organizations and their leaders. While the attacks may seem contained for now, they are likely to grow. Research on other cases of democratic backsliding suggests that once coercion begins, regardless of how limited at first, escalation follows.In the months ahead, we should thus expect more, not less, government repression. To meet it, pro-democracy organizations, universities and law firms must bravely speak up against abuses of power while building the broadest possible coalition to stand up for fundamental rights. Community, labor and advocacy groups must also train their ranks in strategic nonviolence to resist provocations from the state and make repression backfire.Javier Corrales is Dwight W Morrow 1895 professor of political science at Amherst College. Daniel Altschuler is the managing director of the Freedom Together Foundation and holds a doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford. Continue reading...

Gail Etienne has built a center at the former school she and her two six-year-old friends braved angry crowds to attend - the same day as Ruby Bridges' better-known experienceGail Etienne still remembers her first day at McDonogh 19 elementary school in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. As her family pulled up to the school in the car with the federal marshals, they saw crowds of angry people screaming. Some carried garbage cans and sticks. Others were holding picket signs against school integration.I'll never forget it," Etienne said. I saw this one lady was pregnant and had a garbage can top in her hand. I'm wondering, at six years old, what could I have done at six years old to these people to make them act the way they were acting? I really thought that if they could get to me, they'd want to kill me. I didn't know why. What had I done? I was just going to school." Continue reading...

Tremane Wood was prepared to die by lethal injection. A minute before he was to be put to death, a call came in

These widely condemned strikes are just the latest sign of Trump's imperialist revival - and the collapsing of the rules-based world orderThe UK's reported decision to restrict intelligence-sharing with the Pentagon on suspected drug-traffickers' boats in the Caribbean is a modest yet symbolic act of resistance to Donald Trump's imperialist revival. Britain is said to have objected to repeated, lethal US airstrikes on alleged smugglers off Venezuela's coast - which have been widely condemned as illegal extrajudicial killings amounting to murder.The strikes appear to foreshadow direct US attacks on Venezuela itself. Trump makes no secret of his wish to topple Nicolas Maduro's authoritarian, ostensibly leftist regime. Most Venezuelans support this aim, but not the means. Regime change forcibly imposed by a foreign power contravenes international law, unless it is authorised by the UN or undertaken in self-defence as a last resort. Legal or not, it never ends well. Continue reading...

President's one-time ally says she has been contacted by private security firms after denunciation by president. Key US politics stories from Saturday 15 November at a glanceMarjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime Republican ally who previously fiercely defended Donald Trump and his Maga movement, said on Saturday she had been contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety" after Trump announced on Friday he was withdrawing his support for and endorsement of the Georgia representative.In a post on X, Greene said that a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world", without referring to Trump by name, adding it was the man I supported and helped get elected". Continue reading...

Daughter of immigrants advocated for people with disabilities to have full autonomy over their livesAlice Wong, a writer and disability rights activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and whose independence and writing inspired others, has died. She was 51.Wong died Friday at a hospital in San Francisco due to an infection, said Sandy Ho, a close friend who has been in touch with Wong's family. Continue reading...

Local reports say targets include church parishioners doing yard work and workers hanging Christmas lightsFederal immigration officers on Saturday began a sweep through Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, federal officials confirmed.Local media reports said that among the locations targeted by masked federal agents was a church in east Charlotte, where an arrest was made while about 15 to 20 church members were doing yard work on the property. Continue reading...

Cedric Irving Jr, 27, is alumnus of high school where John Beam taught before gaining fame on Netflix's Last Change UA 27-year-old Skyline high school alumnus, frequently seen lingering near Laney College, has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of Oakland football coach John Beam.Police identified the suspect as Cedric Irving Jr, who was apprehended before dawn at the San Leandro, California, Bart station, ending an urgent search for the individual believed responsible. Continue reading...

One-time Maga loyalist diverges with Trump on issues including Epstein, so US president has withdrawn supportMarjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime Republican ally who previously fiercely defended Donald Trump and his Maga movement, said on Saturday she had been contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety" after Trump announced on Friday he was withdrawing his support for and endorsement of the Georgia representative.In a post on X, Greene said that a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world", without referring to Trump by name, adding it was the man I supported and helped get elected". Continue reading...

Federal judge Rita Lin cites playbook designed to bring universities to their knees' and force them to change their ideological tune'A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding federal funding and threatening hefty fines against the University of California amid the administration's attempts to coerce elite US universities into adopting and promoting conservative ideals.US district judge Rita Lin of San Francisco issued the preliminary injunction late Friday, saying the government was not allowed to demand payments from the California school system over the administration's claims that it violates civil rights by allowing antisemitism and practising affirmative action. Continue reading...

District attorney cites insufficient admissible evidence' against Tim Ballard in connection with allegationsA district attorney based in Salt Lake City is declining to file charges against the founder of an anti-child-trafficking organization - made famous by the 2023 movie Sound of Freedom - in the wake of sexual assault claims by several women in lawsuits.Sim Gill, the district attorney, issued a statement Friday saying there is insufficient admissible evidence", and his office has declined to file charges against Tim Ballard in connection with the allegations. Continue reading...