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Musk's outburst may embolden some Republican senators to reject Trump's one big, beautiful bill' - key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glanceDays after officially exiting the White House, Elon Musk has grown increasingly critical of President Donald Trump's signature tax bill, describing it as a disgusting abomination".Musk's online outburst may embolden fiscally conservative Republican senators to defy Trump as they continue crucial negotiations on Capitol Hill over the so-called one big, beautiful bill". Continue reading...

After national outcry, Trump officials reverses decision to end humanitarian parole for four-year-old and familyThe Trump administration has reversed its decision to revoke the legal status of a four-year-old girl, receiving ocontinuing life-saving treatment in the US, and her family after a national outcry.Deysi Vargas, her husband and their daughter - whom lawyers identified by the pseudonym Sofia - had come to the US in 2023 to seek medical care for their daughter who has a rare condition that requires specialized treatment. But in April, the federal government ended their humanitarian parole, a temporary status granted to people on urgent humanitarian grounds, and ordered them to self-deport". Continue reading...

Ruling in Washington comes despite executive order signed by Donald Trump that targeted funding for such careA US judge on Tuesday ruled the US Bureau of Prisons must keep providing transgender inmates gender-affirming care, despite an executive order Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office to halt funding for such care.US district judge Royce Lamberth in Washington DC allowed a group of more than 2,000 transgender inmates in federal prisons to pursue a lawsuit challenging the order as a class action. He ordered the Bureau of Prisons to provide them with hormone therapy and accommodations such as clothing and hair-removal devices while the lawsuit plays out. Continue reading...

Timing of announcement on ship named after prominent gay rights activist and veteran is intentional, reports sayThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has ordered the US navy to strip the name of prominent gay rights activist and navy veteran Harvey Milk from a ship during the middle of June - a month meant to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community - according to multiple outlets.The order to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler, was in a memorandum from the office of the secretary of the navy, which was reported on and viewed by Military.com and CBS. Those reports note that the navy secretary, John Phelan, was instructed to strip the ship of its name by Hegseth. Continue reading...

The former head of Doge said the outrageous' tax bill will cause the deficit to grow to $2.5tn

Republican extremist says she would have voted against tax and spending bill if she knew about AI language

Abortion rights supporters say scaling back the Biden administration's guidance will endanger pregnant patients' lives

Police raid home where man identifying himself as Antoine Massey filmed clips released online while still on the runPolice raided the home where a man who identifies himself as New Orleans jail escapee Antoine Massey filmed videos he released on social media while still on the run, but he was not recaptured, according to an Associated Press source.Authorities were so convinced about the authenticity of the videos that they searched a New Orleans home late on Monday where they believe the videos were filmed, according to a senior law enforcement official who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. The official said he was not authorized to publicly discuss the ongoing investigation into the 16 May jail escape by Massey as well as nine other prisoners. Continue reading...

The majority of US Jews overwhelmingly oppose Netanyahu's policies. But subtleties get lost and truly unleashed people reactIt happened again. The third time this year that Jewish people were attacked with murderous intent in a major US city under the guise of the assailant caring about the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza. It's the second time that fires were set. The first happened when an attacker - a US citizen - broke into the official residence of Pennsylvania's governor in Harrisburg, on the evening of Passover and set fire to the residence. The only thing that saved governor Josh Shapiro and his family was a quick response from security guards, leaving only some Passover Haggadahs, the text that charts Jewish hopes for freedom and liberation from one generation to the next, to burn on the tables still set from dinner.About two weeks ago, there was the murder of two innocent Jewish Israeli embassy workers who were attending an event hosted by the The American Jewish Committee at the Jewish Museum in Washington DC on how to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; these young people were chosen at random from a crowd apparently targeted intentionally since the murderer, again a US citizen, appeared to have wanted to hunt down and kill Jews in response to Israel - a sovereign country's - military acts. Tellingly, the gunman had a brief association to the far-left Party of Socialism and Liberation (PSL said in a statement that he is not a member and that his association with the group ended in 2017).Jo-Ann Mort is co-author of Our Hearts Invented a Place: Can Kibbutzim Survive in Today's Israel? She writes frequently about Israel for US, UK, and Israeli publications Continue reading...

Camera footage shows New York highway superintendent shot at driver's car as person was trying to leave his propertyAn upstate New York town official accused of shooting and wounding a food delivery person says he was protecting his family and has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges.Ring doorbell camera footage shows John Reilly III, the highway superintendent in Chester, a town nearly 60 miles (96km) north of Manhattan, shooting at the DoorDash driver's car on 2 May as the person was trying to leave Reilly's property. Prosecutors allege the shooting was unprovoked, saying the driver was lost and his cellphone battery was dead, as he only tried to see if Reilly had ordered the food he was trying to deliver. Continue reading...

As Trump edges toward tougher rhetoric on Putin, Graham steps up with a sanctions bill that could reshape GOP foreign policyHas Lindsey Graham been playing the long game with Donald Trump?Graham, who has calibrated his pro-Ukraine support since the inauguration to stay in the US president's orbit, has said he expects this week that the Senate will begin moving his Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, a bill that he says would impose bone-breaking sanctions" on Vladimir Putin and a 500% tariff on goods imported from countries that buy Russian oil and other goods, potentially targeting China and India. Continue reading...

Tech mogul says: Every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity'US tech mogul Bill Gates has pledged the majority of his $200bn fortune towards health and education services in Africa.Speaking at an event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday, the 69-year-old said that his pledge would focus on unleashing the human potential through health, through education" across the continent, adding: Every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity." Continue reading...

Greg Rosen, who is moving into the private sector, said the pardons send a terrible message to the American people'

Iga Swiatek defeated Elina Svitolina while Aryna Sabalenka saw off Zheng Qinwen, and Lorenzo Musetti beat Frances Tiafoe in four setsZheng breaks: Sabalenka 1-2 Zheng* (*denotes next server)A lovely touch drop volley from Zheng and she's got a sniff at 0-30 on Sabalenka's serve. It's a good tactic on the slow clay," says Chris Evert on the commentary. I could listen to her all day. And there's an ooooh" from Chrissie when Zheng's forehand smacks the sideline for a winner! 15-40, two break points. Zheng unwinds with an inside-out forehand ... and then comes forward a few steps to wallop another inside-outer and there's the break! Continue reading...

Program halted suddenly, leaving legal immigrants unable to work due to lack of US social security numberMillions of legal immigrants may be left unable to work after the US Social Security Administration quietly instituted a rule change to stop automatically issuing them social security numbers.The Enumeration Beyond Entry program is an agreement between the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security, where US Citizenship and Immigration Services would provide social security with information from applicants for work authorization or naturalization. Continue reading...

Ras Baraka was arrested for trespassing last month while trying to visit center with Democratic Congress members

Milford high school students walk out to support classmate Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, with teachers following: We are inspired by the brave young people'Students at Massachusetts's Milford high school staged a walkout on Monday to show support for their classmate Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, who was headed to volleyball practice when he was detained over the weekend by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents who were actually looking for his father.Gomes Da Silva, a Brazilian national, entered the US in 2012 on a student visa, according to a court document since filed by his lawyer. The filing states that Gomes Da Silva's student visa status has since lapsed - but that he is eligible for and intends to apply for asylum. Continue reading...

Rare intervention from former president urges people to call their senators to oppose Trump tax billBarack Obama has warned that Congress is putting millions of Americans at risk of losing healthcare coverage, in a rare intervention from the former president as the Republican party advances legislation that would gut major provisions of the Affordable Care Act.Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care," Obama posted on social media. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen." Continue reading...

Mississippi's Operation Good engaged teens in a range of programs, protecting them from violence - but that work is now in jeopardyMost days, Fredrick Womack and his team can be found scattered throughout Jackson, Mississippi, talking to groups of young Black men and teens - whether they're working, which bills need to be paid at home and if any brewing conflicts are at risk of turning violent. Through these conversations with young men, who are both perpetrators and victims of much of the city's violence, Womack hopes he can help steer them in a different direction.Womack, 51, is the co-founder of the non-profit Operation Good, which, in addition to this work on the streets, hosts a youth summer program and trash cleanups, and helps teen boys find odd jobs, like cutting lawns, so they can earn a few dollars instead of resorting to crime for income. It also offers critical resources for the community, like buying school clothes for kids and paying utility bills for families that can't afford them through its It Takes a Village program. That is the main underlying factor for violence," Womack said, people living in impoverished situations." Continue reading...

Family fallout. Two feuding brothers. An ambitious American actor wife ... the Beckhams certainly seem to have a lot in common with the SussexesSo long, and thanks for all the jam. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and queen of Montecito, recently announced that she is reimagining As Ever, her raspberry spread and flower sprinkle" business. In an interview with Fast Company, which Meghan conducted in fluent buzzword, the actor and entrepreneur said she is thinking bigger than jarred goods and partnering with Netflix to bring forth a vision in which content and commerce meet, not in a product placement way, but rather in an ideological way". (I think the ideology she is referencing here is capitalism). Meghan is now involved with so many different projects that she notes: If I had to write a resume, I don't know what I would call myself."It looks as though her husband, Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor, doesn't know what to call himself either. The big Harry news from recent days is that the Duke of Sussex had a moment where he considered changing his double-barrelled last name to Spencer", in a nod to his late mother and a middle finger to the rest of his family.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...

Authorities say Egyptian national took firearm class but could not make purchase because he is not a US citizenThe man accused of attacking a a pro-Israel peace parade with molotov cocktails in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday told authorities he planned to use a gun and took a concealed firearm class - but was denied the purchase because he was not a US citizen.Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, is facing federal and state charges over the attack which wounded 12 people as they held a weekly demonstration calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. He had planned to target the demonstration with 18 molotov cocktails in his possession but apparently had second thoughts and threw just two, according to authorities. Continue reading...

The president wished his predecessor well but has since reverted to attacks - and dabbled in conspiracy theoriesAfter Joe Biden revealed his cancer diagnosis, Donald Trump offered an uncharacteristically empathetic and simple response.Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden's recent medical diagnosis. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery," Trump wrote on social media. Continue reading...

The Israeli military acknowledged that its troops shot at Palestinians, in the third such instance in three days. Plus, US man charged for framing immigrant in fake plot to kill Trump

Trump blames attack on Biden's ridiculous open border policy' as Miller says attack committed by illegal alien'The immigration status of the man who allegedly attacked people with a makeshift flamethrower and other incendiary devices at an event for Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, has become further fodder for the Trump administration's deportation agenda.Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old who came to the US in 2022 from Egypt and overstayed his initial tourist visa, according to the US government, allegedly planned his attack on the event specifically to target Zionists, federal authorities said. He shouted Free Palestine" while carrying out the attack, which the FBI has called an act of terrorism", and he was charged on Monday with a federal hate crime. Continue reading...

Jersey Mike's employee reportedly called county sheriff's office after finding note in store bathroom that read HELP'A Navarre, Florida, sandwich shop employee reportedly helped authorities save a domestic violence victim who had allegedly been kidnapped by her abusive, pro-wrestler boyfriend after the worker recently found a note in a store bathroom that read HELP!"At the center of the incident is Eleanor Coffee, who was at her job making sandwiches for a shop belonging to the Jersey Mike's chain when she noticed a little piece of crumpled up paper" that had been discarded next to one of the business's toilet paper dispensers, as she put it to the local news station WEAR-TV. Continue reading...

Efforts raise questions about the far right's place in the broader culture wars waged by the Trump administrationThe far right US publisher Passage Press is now part of Foundation Publishing Group and it is connected via a Foundation director, Daniel Lisi, to Network Press, whose only title to date is an effective accelerationist" manifesto by tech-right venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.Another rightwing publisher, science fiction publisher Ark Press, appears connected to Chapter House which Lisi, a literary scenester in Los Angeles, originally co-founded as an independent publisher of poetry, sci-fi and esoterica, but which now presents itself as a homeschooling resource. Continue reading...

Since Trump returned to the White House, the checks and balances of US democracy have proved remarkably resilientHave we reached peak Trump? Is it possible that we have arrived at a moment, a mere four months into his second term, when the president's capacity to do harm is diminishing?That is undeniably a provocative question. Like any US president, Donald Trump remains immensely powerful. It is early days; he can still cause plenty of damage - and certainly will.Trump's attacks on the restraints on his power should be viewed not in isolation, but as part of a deliberate scheme to build an autocracy. Each step matters. He is attacking not just big law or Ivy League universities but democracy.Early opposition is important because resistance becomes harder over time as checks on presidential authority weaken.The temptation to save one's own skin should be resisted because it plays into the autocratic strategy of divide-and-conquer. A collective defense works best.Appeasement may seem like a way to calm the bully, but bullies see it as weakness, an invitation to demand more.Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, is a visiting professor at Princeton's School of Public and International Affairs. His book, Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments, was published by Knopf and Allen Lane in February Continue reading...

US, Mexico and Canada economies likely to be worst affected by ongoing tariff battles, says forecast

Man identifying himself as Antoine Massey, one of 10 who escaped in May and who is still at large, protests innocenceA man still at large after escaping from a New Orleans jail last month appears to have taken to social media to plead his case to the public.In a video that quickly went viral, the man identifying himself as Antoine Massey - one of 10 prisoners who fled from the Orleans Justice center (OJC) on 16 May - said he was wrongfully accused and held up papers he said corroborate his innocence. Continue reading...

This blog is now closed. Read our latest story hereThe attack in Boulder occurred as people with a volunteer group called Run For Their Lives was concluding a weekly demonstration to raise visibility of the hostages who remain in Gaza.Video from the scene shows a witness shouting, He's right there. He's throwing molotov cocktails", as a police officer with his gun drawn advances on a bare-chested suspect holding containers in each hand.She has spoken at our synagogues as well as other synagogues and schools just about her background and the Holocaust and from her own perspective.She is passionate about standing up for good things and she is an extremely exceptional person. Always a smile on her face. Continue reading...

Marcelo Gomes Da Silva must be in state for fair' chance for court to review merits on any contested issues, says judgeA Boston high school student who was detained by immigration agents on Saturday while he was on his way to volleyball practice must be kept in Massachusetts for at least 72 hours, a federal judge said on Monday.Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, 18, entered the United States on a student visa, according to a lawsuit filed on his behalf after his arrest. While his student visa status has lapsed, he is eligible for and intends to apply for asylum. Continue reading...

Demetric Scott admitted he wrote letters in the name of Ramon Morales-Reyes, who he was charged with assaultingProsecutors in Milwaukee have charged a man with four felonies for attempting to frame an undocumented immigrant he is accused of assaulting, by sending forged letters in the immigrant's name with a threat to kill Donald Trump.The handwritten, forged letters were mailed to Wisconsin's attorney general, Milwaukee police and US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (Ice). The story received a flood of media attention and was highlighted by the White House and Trump's allies, but appears to have been a hoax. Continue reading...

Mohamed Sabry Soliman charged with multiple felonies after allegedly shouting Free Palestine' as he attacked Boulder crowdA man has been charged with a federal hate crime and multiple other felonies after he allegedly used a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices to attack a crowd of people who were raising awareness for Israeli hostages in Gaza, injuring 12 victims.Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, is alleged to have shouted Free Palestine" as he attacked the crowd on Sunday. The FBI said Soliman told police he planned the attack for a year and had specifically targeted what he described as the Zionist group", the Associated Press reported. Continue reading...

Escalating war of words between world's two-largest economies highlights unstable trade detente - key US politics stories from 2 JunePresident Donald Trump had this May hailed a total reset" of US-China relations, but trade relations between the world's two-largest economies have faltered since, highlighting the fragility of the truce.The US is now complaining that China not delivered on its promises to roll back restrictions on the export of key critical minerals, with Trump saying on Friday that China had totally violated" the agreement. Continue reading...

Pardons signed for Tanner Mansell and John Moore Jr, who freed 19 sharks and giant grouper from fisherman's longlineDonald Trump has pardoned two south Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman's longline several miles from shore.Pardons for Tanner Mansell and John Moore Jr were signed on Wednesday. They had been convicted in 2022 of theft of property within special maritime jurisdiction. Continue reading...

Staff reportedly baffled after remark from David Richardson - but spokesperson says comment was a jokeStaff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the US disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation.The US hurricane season officially began on Sunday and lasts through November. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast last week that this year's season is expected to bring as many as 10 hurricanes. Continue reading...

Democratic senator hits back at smear' after being accused of missing votes and skipping committee hearingsThe Philadelphia Inquirer's editorial board has issued a sharp rebuke of Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman in a new opinion piece, urging him to take his job seriously" and writing that it's time for Fetterman to serve Pennsylvanians, or step away."In a strongly worded piece published on Sunday, the editorial board of the Philadelphia Inquirer, which endorsed Fetterman during his 2022 Senate campaign, said the first-term Democrat has missed more votes than nearly every other senator in the past two years" and regularly skips committee hearings, cancels meetings, avoids the daily caucus lunches with colleagues, and rarely goes on the Senate floor". Continue reading...

Resident of homeless center arrested after incident at Union Gospel Mission-run facility in SalemA dozen people were stabbed at a shelter for the unhoused in Salem, Oregon, on Sunday evening, according to authorities.Salem police said they arrested a man in connection with the mass stabbing carried out at about 7.15pm local time at a facility run by an organization called the Union Gospel Mission. Continue reading...

Joni Ernst makes light of fears that Medicaid cuts could be fatal, later filming a reply in what appeared to be a graveyardSenator Joni Ernst triggered fierce criticism after making light of voters' fears that Republican Medicaid cuts could prove fatal, telling a town hall audience we all are going to die" and then filming a mocking response video over the weekend.The Iowa Republican, who is facing a possibly challenging re-election battle in 2026, was explaining at a Friday town hall how the Republican immigration and tax package would affect Medicaid eligibility when an audience member shouted that people could die if they lost coverage through the proposed cuts. Continue reading...

Politicians described the violent incident at a Boulder mall as targeting the Jewish community in America'Political leaders across the US have condemned what they describe as a horrific, antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, after a man allegedly used a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices to target people at a rally calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas.Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly shouting Free Palestine" as he attacked the crowd on Sunday. The incident occurred during an event organized by Run for Their Lives, a group that aims to draw attention to people taken hostage following Hamas's attack on Israel in October 2023. Continue reading...

Alisa Petrov, 15, last seen on 21 April, walked into Colorado Springs police department and identified herselfA 15-year-old Utah girl, who vanished in April, has been located safe and in good health in Colorado Springs, authorities confirmed late on Sunday night.According to Sgt Shaun Becker, Alisa Petrov walked into the Colorado Springs police department earlier that evening and identified herself. Officials stated she appeared to be unharmed and physically well. Continue reading...

The attack by a man hurling molotov cocktails struck at the heart of one of Colorado's largest Jewish communitiesThe first 911 calls reporting the Colorado flamethrower attack were as horrific as they were unbelievable.There is a male with a blow torch setting people on fire," a dispatcher advised the city's police department, passing on the account of an eyewitness. Another official reported: Multiple burns, potential terror attack." Continue reading...

Manufacturing survey signals third monthly decline in output in a row amid uncertainty over tariffsUS manufacturers have warned that Donald Trump's trade war is hitting production, pushing the dollar close to a three-year low against sterling on Monday.The greenback suffered a fresh sell-off, after the closely watched ISM survey of the manufacturing sector signalled a third monthly decline in output in a row. Continue reading...

Correspondent for far-right outlet was fired after accusing defense secretary of clamping down on press accessA pro-Donald Trump journalist says she was fired from her job after criticizing the president's secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, over his attempts to restrict media access at the Pentagon.Gabrielle Cuccia, the former chief Pentagon correspondent for the far-right, Trump-friendly media outlet One America News (OAN), says she was terminated shortly after she published a Substack post accusing Hegseth's defense department of clamping down on press access. She had said the restrictions were disturbing, questioned the defense department's motives in tightening media restrictions, and noted that Hegseth has yet to hold a formal press conference since taking office. Continue reading...

Megha Vemuri gave speech the day before commencement, condemning the university's ties to IsraelMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) barred its 2025 class president from attending her graduation ceremony on Friday after she delivered a speech during a commencement event the day before condemning the war in Gaza and criticizing the university's ties to Israel.The student, Megha Vemuri, spoke at MIT's OneMIT commencement on Thursday in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wearing a keffiyeh over her graduation gown, she praised student protests against the war in Gaza and condemned MIT's ties to Israel. Continue reading...