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Fifth circuit says Alien Enemies Act can not justify removal of Venezuelans accused of gang ties in peacetimeA court ruling that blocked Donald Trump from invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans he alleged were part of a criminal gang has been hailed as a victory for the rule of law".In a 2-1 decision on Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the fifth US circuit court of appeals issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the Trump administration using the 1798 law to justify rapid deportations. Continue reading...

Democrats accuse Reform leader of being a Trump sycophant' as he missed prime minister's questions to give evidence before House committeeNigel Farage has been accused of being a Putin-loving free speech impostor" whose main motivation is ingratiating himself with Donald Trump and tech companies, during a sometimes difficult appearance before a US congressional hearing on censorship.The Reform UK leader, who missed prime minister's questions to appear as a witness before the House judiciary committee, was invited by its Republican leadership, who quizzed him about what Farage called the awful authoritarian" situation for free speech in the UK. Continue reading...

Three Democratic governors create West Coast Health Alliance amid growing turmoil at HHS under RFK Jr

Jared Wise, a DoJ senior adviser, urged fellow rioters to kill police officers during the 2021 Capitol attackA January 6 defendant who urged fellow rioters to kill police officers should be fired from his job at the justice department, three senate Democrats wrote in a letter to US attorney general Pam Bondi on Wednesday.Earlier this year, the defendant, Jared Wise, was hired as a counselor to Ed Martin, a prominent January 6 defense lawyer who is leading a so-called weaponization working group inside the justice department that is targeting Trump's political rivals. The scope of Wise's role remains unclear. Continue reading...

Company removed image on website that appeared to show Mangione in a white shirt reportedly priced just under $10The clothing company Shein said it has opened an internal investigation after its website briefly displayed a shirt listing featuring an image resembling Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in New York last year.The image appeared to show Mangione in a short-sleeved white shirt, and the top was reportedly priced at just under $10. Continue reading...

Video taken outside Epstein's cell on night he died is part of new materials released by House oversight committee

Deputy's rape case highlights alleged failures in youth programs run by Scouting America, formerly Boy ScoutsIn May, prosecutors in Seattle charged a sheriff's deputy with raping a 17-year-old girl. The deputy met the teenager while he was an adviser in his department's youth mentorship program known as Explorers.The victim, now 24, came forward in May to report the abuse, which she alleges took place in 2017 and 2018. The assaults allegedly began after King county sheriff's deputy Ricardo Arturo Cueva told her she was cute and that he liked her while they were alone on a ride-along in his police SUV. Cueva - who is 15 years her senior - later kissed the teenager while they were on a separate ride-along at night. Continue reading...

Letter says Kennedy endangered installed ideologues, US health and ignored pleas as resignations mounted at CDC

Russian national who applied for asylum on political grounds describes inhumane treatment while in US custodyUS immigration authorities have deported dozens of Russian asylum seekers to Moscow, including a serviceman wanted for desertion who has since been detained, the Guardian can reveal.At least two deportation flights operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) departed from the agency's major detention hub in Alexandria, Louisiana and landed in Cairo, Egypt, where the asylum seekers were transferred to flights bound for Moscow with the cooperation of Egyptian and Russian authorities, according to interviews with passengers and human rights campaigners. Continue reading...

The former PM's leaked visit to the White House is concerning. This scheme is an outrage that no other Arab - or western - state could back

The 45-year-old fell short in her quest to reach the US Open doubles quarter-finals, but her love for tennis appears undiminishedFor a minute there, it was just like old times - with the high stakes and the capacity crowd and the Venus Williams on court. After Aryna Sabalenk's singles match ended in a walkover on Tuesday, Williams's doubles quarter-final was bumped into primetime on Louis Armstrong Stadium to fill the hole in the schedule. And when Williams took the court with partner Leylah Fernandez in her black pleated dress and matching visor as the sun dipped toward the horizon, she looked for all the world like a woman determined to turn back time. Unfortunately for her, Fernandez and the throng that gathered to cheer them on, their opponents were keen to skip forward.Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend didn't just cut the nostalgia trip short. Quite emphatically, they illustrated the difference between Williams and Fernandez, the doubles pairing out there for funsies, and themselves - the team that's truly in it to win it. The top seeds' beat Williams-Fernandez 6-2, 6-1 in just under just an hour. Siniakova and Townsend won all their service games, controlled the net and broke Williams and Fernandez at will - they beat em up so bad they practically apologized for it afterward. Continue reading...

Homeland security lowers hiring standards and floods social media with patriotic, often xenophobic, recruitment postsThe pinned post on the X account of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is an image of Uncle Sam with the caption We Need You."America has been invaded by criminals and predators," the post reads. We need YOU to get them out." Continue reading...

Federal court rules president cannot use 18th-century law to speed deportation of those accused of being part of Tren de Aragua

Files appear to contain information already in public domain, while calls grow for release of all pertinent documents. Plus, why employees are resigning in spectacular fashion

Erik Kramer, 60, a former player, opens up on his struggle in new podcast The Quarterback and the Con WomanIn a span of five years, beginning in 2015, the former National Football League quarterback Erik Kramer tried unsuccessfully to die by suicide, then lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after a woman he secretly married plundered his life's earnings while he struggled to heal.Kramer nonetheless considers himself an extremely lucky man" and knows his recovery - both mental and physical - has been extraordinary by any definition", he said in an essay shared with the Guardian. Wednesday marks the release of a new documentary podcast aimed at unpacking his remarkable ordeal.In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org. Continue reading...

An unusual streaming deal sees the German league going where its fans are, instead of asking the fans to come to themIn a change to his regularly scheduled programming, Mark Goldbridge took a break from blowing steam out his ears at another Andre Onana howler and venting his shouty exasperation at Manchester United's latest calamity to talk - and watch - all things Gegenpressing and Ballbesitzfuball with his audience of over one million YouTube subscribers.This was after the Deutsche Fussball Liga (DFL) struck an agreement with Goldbridge to broadcast 20 live Bundesliga matches on his That's Football YouTube channel this season. Bayern Munich's opening weekend win over RB Leipzig raised the curtain on the new deal, with nearly 500,000 viewers watching along with Goldbridge. Continue reading...

This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting and fearless opposition. We all deserve betterIn a recent podcast conversation, the former spokesperson for Jeb Bush sat down with the leader of the House Democrats. Guess which one of them endorsed the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York?I was a Republican up until two minutes ago and I'm a capitalist, and I had Zohran on ... it's not really a close call, is it?" Tim Miller said to Hakeem Jeffries on his Bulwark podcast, to which a defensive-sounding House Minority leader replied: What I can say is that he's the only one I'm scheduled to talk to."BASH: You previously warned that the administration charging members of Congress was a, quote, red line'. What are you doing now that the red line you talked about has apparently been crossed?JEFFRIES: We will make that decision in a time, place and manner of our choosing. But the response will be continuous, and it will meet the moment that is required. Continue reading...

Thirty years after their last Super Bowl, the Cowboys open the season in their rivals' shadow. It's a story of how Jerry Jones built a brand that thrives on drama but not titlesOn Thursday night in Philadelphia, the Dallas Cowboys will stand on the sideline, helmets under their arms, while the Eagles raise a championship banner for the second time in seven years. It will be a ritual drenched in green and silver, an occasion of sweeping civic pride for one of the Cowboys' fiercest rivals. For Dallas, it will be a reminder in 50ft letters: three decades have passed since America's Team last won a Super Bowl.And the contrast could not be sharper. For while the Eagles bask in another triumph and project the stability of an organization built for long-term success, the Cowboys stumble into the season diminished - having just traded away the one player who seemed capable of bridging the chasm between their glorious past and uncertain present. Continue reading...

The men, who had been released after serving criminal sentences, are from Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, Jamaica and YemenLawyers for five men deported by the US to Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, said they are being denied proper access to their clients, who they said are being imprisoned illegally.The men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba have criminal convictions, but had all served their sentences and been released in the US, their lawyers said. The US deported them to the small southern African country without warning in July, claiming they were depraved monsters". Continue reading...

Paul Jasmin, who died in May, helped define the visual language of LA and its youthful dreamers - as these sensual, glowing portraits prove Continue reading...

Trump says he was very active over the weekend' and swipes at speculation there must be something wrong with him' - key US politics stories from Tuesday 2 SeptemberDonald Trump has dismissed speculation that he is in ill health, saying he was busy on the Labor Day weekend giving media interviews and visiting his Virginia golf course.I was very active over the weekend," Trump, 79, told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Asked about rumours on social media that he may have died, he called them fake news". Continue reading...

Bill says state and community colleges must have early warning systems in place' amid Trump's deportation pushCalifornia lawmakers have passed a bill requiring schools to alert families and teachers when immigration enforcement authorities are on campuses as the Trump administration continues its aggressive mass deportation campaign.Under the bill, K-12 schools, state universities and community colleges must notify students, faculty and staff, similar to early warning systems in place for other campus emergencies", according to a statement from state senator Sasha Renee Perez, who authored the legislation. Continue reading...

This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage hereDonald Trump's exciting announcement" expected at 2pm ET will be related to the Department of Defense", White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

Files appear to contain information already in public domain as calls grow for release of all pertinent documentsThe US House of Representatives oversight committee on Tuesday released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from the department of justice.The release comes as the Trump administration has been embroiled in months of controversy over its decision not to release additional files in the case. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and was alleged to have abused hundreds of girls. Continue reading...

Win for Rebecca Slaughter as court rules commissioners may not be dismissed by a president without causeA divided US appeals court on Tuesday allowed US Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, a Democrat, to resume her role at the agency, as Donald Trump tries to remove her from office.In a 2-1 decision, the District of Columbia circuit court of appeals allowed a lower court decision in favor of Slaughter to take effect, rejecting the Trump administration's request to delay the ruling during its appeal. Continue reading...

North vent in Halemaumau crater started releasing the molten rock in 32nd such episode since December 2024Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting on Tuesday, firing lava 330 ft (100 meters) into the sky from its summit crater.It's the 32nd episode of the volcano releasing molten rock since December 2024, when its current eruption began. So far, all the lava from this eruption has been contained within the summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes national park. Continue reading...

Offit, long-serving vaccine scientist, says he was not given a reason for dismissal after initially being offered extensionPaul Offit, a vocal critic of Robert F Kennedy Jr, has been removed from the advisory committee on vaccines for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as Kennedy continues undercutting scientific expertise at federal agencies.Offit has said that Americans can no longer trust the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because of the decisions taken by Kennedy as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Offit has also warned that Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist, is attempting to sow doubt and confusion about vaccines in particular in order to drive down vaccination rates across the country. Continue reading...

Trump says we took it out' referring to the operation in international waters, amid US-Caracas tensionsThe US military has killed 11 drug traffickers from Venezuela during a a kinetic strike" in the Caribbean Sea, the US president, Donald Trump, has claimed amid growing tensions between Washington and Caracas.Trump trailed the announcement during an address at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, telling reporters the US had just, over the last few minutes, literally shot out ... a drug-carrying boat". Continue reading...

Lawmakers plan pressure campaign for release of Epstein files as victims meet with speaker and oversight committee

Judge said administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany Ice agents on immigration raids

New York representative will retire next year in move to galvanize generational change among Democratic partyJerry Nadler, a Democratic representative from New York, will retire next year after 34 years in Congress in a self-proclaimed move aimed at galvanizing a generational changing of the guard in the party.Nadler, 78, who represents one of New York's wealthiest districts covering midtown Manhattan, said he had been persuaded not to run for re-election in 2026 after witnessing the implosion of Joe Biden's presidential bid last year. The former president was pressured into abandoning his candidacy amid widespread doubts about his age and mental acuity. He was replaced by the former vice-president, Kamala Harris, who subsequently lost the election to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Supreme court justice says overturning Roe v Wade respected voters' will, though polls show majority back abortion rightsAmy Coney Barrett, the conservative supreme court justice whose controversial fast-track confirmation at the end of Donald Trump's first presidency led directly to the panel's vote to strike down abortion rights nationally, has expressed in a new memoir her belief that the ruling respected the choice" of the American people.Barrett was paid a $2m advance for her book Listening to the Law, according to CNN, which obtained a copy and published brief extracts on Tuesday, a week before its 9 September publication. Continue reading...

Leon Gonzalo Jr, 42, was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the Houston shootingA 42-year-old man in Texas has been charged with murder after the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy who was playing a doorbell prank in Houston on Saturday night, authorities said.The shooting occurred at around 11pm on Saturday, according to Houston authorities, when the boy and his friends were in their neighborhood reportedly playing a game of ding dong ditch" - an old childhood prank involving ringing a doorbell and running away. Continue reading...

In the Virginia case, rare genetic mutations distinguished identical twins in DNA analysisFor the first time in the US, an identical twin has been convicted of a crime based on DNA analysis.On 21 August, a jury found Russell Marubbio, 54, guilty of a sexual assault that occurred in Woodbridge, Virginia, in 1987. Continue reading...

Chicago-based food group says it will split into two publicly traded companies through tax-free spin-off

Star names have been missing but second half of campaign should bring renewed interest after ratings spike last yearHalfway through the NWSL's 13th regular season, the league reported TV ratings were trending down. But August has already shown glimmers of recovery and context adds important caveats to that downward slope.As first reported by Sports Business Journal, when the league took a month-long break midway through the year this July, ratings were down by 8% across their multi-platform media partnership. That partnership, which is now in its second year, was signed in November 2023 with CBS, ESPN, ION (Scripps Sports) and Prime Video for a deal worth $240m- a huge increase from their previous one-party partnership with CBS worth $4.5m. In its first year, the league saw a big uptick in viewing numbers as matches proliferated across a variety of outlets, reaching a wider audience. Continue reading...

As Ice expands and standards are lowered, advocates and former US officials warn that misconduct may increaseThe last time the US dramatically expanded its force of immigration officers, major problems arose.Some border agents recruited in the 2000s turned out to be cartel members. One kidnapped and raped three women in his custody. Two others were convicted of off-duty murders. Continue reading...

The greatest head coach in modern NFL history has started anew at UNC. His first game exposed flaws that will be very difficult to fixHalf a century of unprecedented success, six Super Bowl rings as a head coach, the NFL's greatest defensive mind; all undone by 19-year-olds sprinting past missed tackles. Bill Belichick arrived at North Carolina promising to bend college football to his will, to build the 33rd NFL Program" in Chapel Hill, and prove he still had his fastball. College football laughed.As debut flops go, North Carolina's 48-14 beatdown at the hands of TCU is as bad as it gets. Belichick's side didn't just lose; they were humiliated. UNC looked unprepared, undisciplined and were overmatched against a veteran team. Continue reading...

We are the parents of students who faced disciplinary actions for pro-Palestine activism. The struggle for liberation will not end with suspensions and expulsionsBy now, 23 million American college and university students will mostly be back on campus. Undergraduates have stuffed suitcases and crammed one more thing into already bursting backpacks, and moved into dorm rooms and apartments. Graduate students have scrambled to prepare for seminars and their work in classrooms and laboratories and started the new academic year.But not our children. Continue reading...

Rescuers search into night for people trapped under debris of mud and stone homes. Plus, how clanker' became a slur for robots