Grammy-nominated band says Trump administration missed the point' and song is about joy, possibilities, hope'The band Semisonic has said the Donald Trump White House missed the point" of its hit Closing Time entirely" when the administration used the Emmy-nominated song in a social media post showing a shackled person being deported.A statement from Semisonic also said the White House did not have permission to use the song in that manner. Continue reading...
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John Roberts calls US president's demand over temporary restraining order halting deportations not appropriate'John Roberts, the chief justice of the US supreme court, delivered a rare rebuke on Tuesday of Donald Trump after the US president demanded the impeachment of a federal judge who had issued an adverse ruling against the administration blocking the deportation of hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members.For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision," Roberts said in a statement. The normal appellate process exists for that purpose." Continue reading...
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One detained man's lawyer says he is gay artist who had fled persecution in his home country, not a gang memberA lawyer for one of the Venezuelan immigrants sent from the US to a notorious mega prison in El Salvador has accused the Trump administration of waging a sickening" campaign of psychological warfare against asylum seekers and migrants.In my 15 years of representing people in removal proceedings in the United States, this is the most shocking thing that I've ever seen happen to one of our clients," said Lindsay Toczylowski, a California-based lawyer for the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) group. Continue reading...
Benjamin Netanyahu is kept in place by an endless war, at a terrible cost to Palestinians and hostagesIn shattering the two-month ceasefire that had brought a fragile peace and relief to Gaza, Israel has also smashed the faint hopes that a resolution might just remain within reach. This was one of the deadliest days since the early months of the conflict, sparked by the lethal Hamas raid of 7 October 2023. Israel says it was attacking terror targets", but health authorities in Gaza say that 174 children and 89 women were among the more than 400 dead. Evacuation orders issued by the military suggest that a renewed ground offensive may be on its way for traumatised and repeatedly displaced Palestinians. Families of the remaining Israeli hostages are terrified and angry too, attacking the government for choosing to give up on them.Horror is piling upon horror. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed since the war began, and the numbers grew even during the ceasefire, many due to Israel's blocking of aid. The British foreign secretary, David Lammy, belatedly acknowledged that as a breach of international law on Monday - only for the prime minister's spokesperson to rebuke him. A UN report last week said that Israel's attacks on women's healthcare in Gaza amounted to genocidal acts", and that security forces had used sexual violence as a weapon of war to dominate and destroy the Palestinian people". A previous UN commission found that relentless and deliberate attacks" on medical personnel and facilities amounted to war crimes.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...
Tata and British Steel tell MPs their customers are seeking alternative suppliers or asking for compensationThe UK's two biggest steel companies have said they have already lost customers in the US and are bracing for a flood of cheap imports after Donald Trump imposed steep metals tariffs.The bosses of Tata Steel and British Steel on Tuesday told MPs on the Commons business and trade committee that customers were looking for alternative suppliers of products to avoid 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium that came into force last week. Continue reading...
Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detainedBerlin is investigating whether US immigration policy has changed, after a German national who is a permanent US resident was detained and violently interrogated" by US border officials.Fabian Schmidt, 34, is being held at a detention centre in Rhode Island after attempting to return to his home in New Hampshire after a trip to Luxembourg. Continue reading...
Police are searching for four men accused of threatening station clerks with pythons before snatching cannabis oilThey allegedly stormed into the gasoline station outside Memphis, Tennessee, wielding pythons and - at fang point - stole $400 worth of CBD oil.Now police are looking for suspects who were equipped in a manner rarely seen to pull off the robbery while those working at the store grapple with the stick-up's fallout. Continue reading...
Images broadcast of Rebecca Burke's arrival at Heathrow after her release from immigration detention centreA British woman detained in the US for three weeks because of a visa mix-up has reportedly arrived back in the UK.Sky News broadcast images of Rebecca Burke, 28, a graphic artist from Monmouthshire, being welcomed at Heathrow airport by a loved one. Her return to the UK comes after her family confirmed she had been released from a immigration detention centre. Continue reading...
Changes in WTA tour means the days of child stars are gone, which is why 17-year-old's achievements are so significantThere are only two teenage players currently in the top 100 of the WTA rankings. Women's tennis, in some ways, was built on the success of its legendary child prodigies - from Chris Evert and Monica Seles to Martina Hingis and the Williams sisters - players who audaciously stormed towards the top of the sport in their youth without fear or favour, demanding attention from the world.Those days are long gone. Between the improved depth, physicality and professionalism at the lower levels of the sport, possibly a more sparse talent pool and the WTA's age eligibility rules restricting the number of tournaments a child can contest, it is increasingly more difficult for female tennis players to flit up the rankings so early in their development. Continue reading...
Even before this brutal attack, Israel has acted with impunity - safe in the knowledge that yet again, its allies will do nothingIn less than 24 hours, heavy Israeli bombardment on the Gaza Strip has killed more than 4oo Palestinians, according to Palestinian health authorities, marking the end of a ceasefire that was announced in name only between Hamas and Israel on 15 January and took effect four days later. Even after months of negotiations led by the US, Qatar and Egypt, those observing Palestinian-Israeli affairs knew the ceasefire never really meant Israel ceased its fire on the besieged coastal territory.Between 22 January and 11 March, at least 700 Palestinians were either killed by the Israeli military or their bodies were retrieved from areas medics could not previously access, according to ministry of health in Gaza as reported by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. In the past two months, Israel has also reneged on the terms of the truce, refusing to allow tents and trailers for people to seek shelter from the freezing cold that led to the death of several people, mainly babies, health officials say.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...
If you are considering a trip to the US, please reconsider. Why reward Donald Trump's America with your tourist dollars?To friends of democracy around the world: we need your help.You know that the Trump regime is brutally attacking US democracy. Most of us did not vote for Donald Trump (half of us didn't even vote in the 2024 election). But he feels he has a mandate to take a wrecking ball to the constitution.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. His newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com Continue reading...
The TikTok generation has repackaged a perennial preoccupation and given it their own spinOf all the health and wellness content online, sleep is one topic we can't get enough of: when to do it, how much is optimal, what surface best makes for somnolent bliss, whether it's better done alone. Our obsession with getting enough shut-eye stems, I suspect, from the fact that so many of us feel tired all the time.Akin to their cursed revival of low-rise jeans, the TikTok generation have repackaged a perennial preoccupation and given it their own spin: sleepmaxxing. Co-opting its name from another online phenomenon (looksmaxxing), the term refers to any number of hacks that purport to improve sleep.Beginning the day with exposure to sunlight, to align the body's internal clockKeeping consistent bed- and wake times, even on weekendsLimiting afternoon naps to no more than 30 minutesReducing caffeine intake later in the afternoonAvoiding heavy meals right before bedReducing screen exposure before bedtimeDeveloping a calming pre-bedtime routine, such as reading, meditation, or deep breathing.Donna Lu is Guardian Australia's science writerAntiviral is a fortnightly column that interrogates the evidence behind the health headlines and factchecks popular wellness claims Continue reading...
Washington date confirmed for Steve Borthwick's men while women's World Cup preparations bring Fiji to townSteve Borthwick's England team will play in Washington DC in July, World Rugby and USA Rugby will formally announce on Tuesday, in a double-header that may see the superstar Ilona Maher run out for the US Eagles women against Fiji.The US is a rapidly growing rugby market with strong commercial and hosting interest ahead of the 2031 and 2033 Rugby World Cups," said Brett Robinson, the World Rugby chair, announcing a 12-game US men's and women's summer schedule he said reflects our ambition to ... enhance performance, attract new audiences, and fuel rugby's growth." Continue reading...
Those newly arrived and those who have lived in the US for decades worry as Trump vows to deport Chinese nationalsIn 2014, a few years after the birth of her second child, Jenny left China to flee an abusive relationship and government persecution for violating the one-child policy. She brought her younger daughter to San Francisco and, though undocumented, found work at a childcare facility and eventually married a US citizen.Because of extended delays in visa processing, her green card application remains in limbo after three years, but she's never been particularly afraid of her immigration status. That is until Donald Trump won re-election last November, fueled in part by a promise to conduct the largest mass deportation program in US history. Continue reading...
Argentinian reveals the challenges of managing the US men's national side, that he was never in consideration for the England job and how he would love a return to SpursPressure? It comes with the territory for Mauricio Pochettino, what with his territory these days being the United States and the job of managing the men's national team. For a World Cup. That the US will largely host next year. And yet Pochettino felt the dial turn a little further on the Friday before last when he watched a clip of Donald Trump hosting Gianni Infantino at the White House.Can the US win?" Trump asked his presidential counterpart at Fifa. To which, for a man as obsequious as Infantino, there was only one reply. Pochettino smiles. Gianni said yes, but I was disappointed with this answer," he says. He should say: You need to ask your great coach, Pochettino.' Because for sure, he can give a better opinion." Continue reading...
The US stock market is spooked and his henchmogul's companies are floundering. Has the great dealmaker been building up ... the wrong nation?Naturally I assumed the feeling would pass, but one whole week after the US president turned the lawn of the White House into a crappy car dealership, I keep finding myself feeling ... optimistic. I know, I know. But if anything, I find myself feeling a little bit more optimistic every day - and sometimes a lot more. Not for America, which keeps electing him, but for the rest of the world. It really would take a heart of stone for governments from Beijing to Delhi to Warsaw to look at the clip of this old guy trying to sell his friend's electric cars and not think: Ooooooooh, that is very, very bad vibes. Still, it's good for us!"In China they have ironically nicknamed Trump the nation builder", meaning he is doing an incredible, bigly impressive job of bolstering the Chinese nation. Not to be disrespectful to that ancient golf bore holding the little piece of paper listing his car salesman talking points and gibbering everything is computer"... but can this guy even organise an oligarchy? He's certainly making his precious stock market run, stricken, in the direction of the nearest bathroom.Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
San Francisco have been in four of the last six NFC championships. But every NFL team must rebuild at some point for a future that could take a while to arriveAs unpalatable as it may be to fans, there are times when NFL teams must rejig their roster to cast off contracts which could get in the way of future success. The San Francisco 49ers, who have appeared in four of the last six NFC Championship games, and two of the last six Super Bowls, appear to be doing exactly that.While most other teams were trying to make themselves better in free agency when the league year began last week, the 49ers were having quite the fire sale. They had already traded receiver Deebo Samuel to the Washington Commanders for a future fifth-round pick, but that was just the beginning. Continue reading...
To begin with, universities should not be intimidated by the claim that public opinion is turning against them. That's not necessarily trueLess than two months in office, the Trump administration has conclusively demonstrated two things: if it declares you an enemy, it will come after you; and when it comes after you, it will test the limits of legality.JD Vance already professed years ago that professors are the enemy in his view. And the president himself is encouraging his underlings to adopt the strategy familiar from his decades in business: do something illegal and see if anyone sues. It is crucial that university leaders see the measures taken against Columbia not as an isolated incident, but as a test for how far the education system can be subjugated. In other words, it is not an isolated problem for one place but a collective challenge that requires a collective response.Jan-Werner Muller is a Guardian US columnist and a professor of politics at Princeton University. Continue reading...
Advocacy group Demand Justice warns of opportunities for president to shift balance of courts in his favourDonald Trump is poised to reshape the US judiciary over the next four years through hundreds of potential appointments of rightwing judges, a progressive advocacy group has warned.The analysis by Demand Justice comes with the courts already facing extraordinary pressure. The Trump administration has suffered several legal setbacks and was accused of violating a judge's order by deporting about 250 Venezuelan alleged gang members to El Salvador. Continue reading...
White House denies violating judge's order with Venezuela flights; Elon Musk's Doge workers break into non-government agency - key US politics stories from Monday at a glanceThe Trump administration claimed to a federal judge on Monday that it did not turn around the deportation flights of hundreds of suspected Venezuelan gang members over the weekend despite his specific instructions because that was not expressly included in the formal written order.The administration also said that even if James Boasberg, the chief US district judge in Washington, had included that instruction in his formal order, his authority to compel the planes to return disappeared the moment the planes entered international airspace. Continue reading...
Remaining members of board - Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio and Peter Garvin - fire president of independent non-profitThe Trump administration fired most of the board of the US Institute of Peace (USIP) and sent its new leader into the Washington DC headquarters of the independent organization on Monday, in its latest effort targeting agencies tied to foreign assistance work.The remaining three members of the group's board - defense secretary Pete Hegseth, secretary of state Marco Rubio and national defense university president Peter Garvin - fired president and CEO, George Moose, on Friday, according to a document obtained by the Associated Press. Continue reading...
Administration claims it didn't stop flights despite judge's instructions because he did not write it in the formal orderThe Trump administration claimed to a federal judge on Monday that it did not recall deportation flights of hundreds of suspected Venezuelan gang members over the weekend despite his specific instructions because that was not expressly included in the formal written order issued afterwards.The administration also said that even if James Boasberg, the chief US district judge in Washington, had included that instruction in his formal order, his authority to compel the planes to return disappeared the moment the planes entered international airspace. Continue reading...
Webpage listing statistics and information on shootings taken down as Trump seeks to protect second amendmentThe Trump administration has removed former surgeon general Vivek Murthy's advisory on gun violence as a public health issue from the US Department of Health and Human Services' website. This move was made to comply with Donald Trump's executive order to protect second amendment rights, a White House official told the Guardian.The firearm violence in America" page, where the advisory had been posted, was filled with data and information about the ripple effects of shootings, the prevalence of firearm suicides and the number of American children and adolescents who have been shot and killed. Now, when someone reaches the site they will be met with a page not found" message. Continue reading...
While we watch students getting handcuffed, vague new guidelines create a culture of fear over teaching our historyOn 14 February, the US Department of Education's office of civil rights issued a letter providing notice to American educational institutions, schools and universities of the department's new interpretation of federal civil rights law. The letter lays out new conditions for institutions to receive federal funding, including in the form of student loans or scientific and medical research.Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin in federally assisted programs or activities. The education department's Dear Colleagues" letter redefines the central targets of Title VI to centrally include supposed discrimination against whites. The letter was followed, on 28 February, with a set of guidelines for its interpretation. The novel understanding of anti-white discrimination in these documents is a chilling manifestation of educational authoritarianism.Educational institutions have toxically indoctrinated students with the false premise that the United States is built upon systemic and structural racism' and advanced discriminatory policies and practices. Proponents of these discriminatory practices have attempted to further justify them - particularly during the last four years - under the banner of diversity, equity, and inclusion' (DEI'), smuggling racial stereotypes and explicit race-consciousness into everyday training, programming, and discipline.a racially-oriented vision of social justice, or similar goals will be probative in OCR's analysis of the facts and circumstances of an individual case. Continue reading...
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Micheal Martin says MMA fighter's comments before Trump meeting do not reflect spirit of St Patrick's Day'Ireland's taoiseach has denounced anti-immigration comments made by Conor McGregor as the MMA fighter visited the White House before a St Patrick's Day meeting with Donald Trump.McGregor said Ireland is on the cusp of losing its Irishness" and that an illegal immigration racket" was running ravage on the country". Continue reading...
Tweet was from Patrick Casey, ex-head of a defunct racist group, who said Trump can revoke someone's Jew card'The leader of a prominent Jewish group has condemned Leo Terrell, the head of Donald Trump's official antisemitism taskforce, for sharing a post by a white supremacist.The post Terrell shared was written by Patrick Casey last Wednesday. It accompanied footage of the US president saying in the Oval Office that Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic Senate minority leader, used to be Jewish" and is not Jewish anymore, he's a Palestinian". Continue reading...
Robert Morris, ex-pastor of Texas megachurch, was charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a childA former pastor of a Texas megachurch - and ex-Donald Trump spiritual adviser - surrendered to Oklahoma authorities on Monday on charges of child sexual abuse.Robert Preston Morris, 63, turned himself over to officials in Osage county, where he was charged on Thursday with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, Phil Bacharach, a spokesperson for the Oklahoma attorney general's office, told the Associated Press. Continue reading...
The pontiff is off the critical list and stable. But his achievements will need to be safeguarded in an inevitable power struggle to comeThe release on Sunday of the first photograph of PopeFrancis since his admission to the Gemelli hospital in Rome was an uplifting moment for the world's 1.3 billion Catholics. In a message published bythe Vatican, he said that he continued to feel fragile" and was facing a period of trial". But after battling pneumonia in both lungs for more than a month, he is now off the critical list.How long the 88-year-old pontiff is able to carry on in St Peter's chair, though, is another matter. Rumours have inevitably swirled regarding a possible resignation - following the precedent set by his predecessor, Benedict XVI. Though he has overcome multiple health issues to pursue an active and dynamicpapacy, a prolonged period of illness may leadhim to contemplate stepping down if he can no longer carry out a pastoral role effectively.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...
Raphael Glucksmann quips that US should give back 19th-century gift from France over Trump's approach to UkraineA French European parliament member has quipped that the US should return the Statue of Liberty, which it received as a gift from France about 140 years ago, after Donald Trump's decision to side with the tyrants" against Ukraine.Trump's White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, then responded to Raphael Glucksmann on Monday by calling him an unnamed low-level French politician" and saying the US would keep the statue. Continue reading...
Justice department's threat to come after' demonstrators against Trump-allied billionaire fails to deter protestsHundreds of people protested at Tesla dealerships across the US over the weekend, as the backlash against Elon Musk and the Trump administration continued despite a warning from the attorney general that the government would be coming after" protesters.The protests, in cities including Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston and New York, have come as Musk has seen his net worth plunge and the sales of Teslas plummet in Europe. In Brooklyn, New York, about 50 people gathered outside a Tesla showroom on Saturday afternoon to loudly make their displeasure clear, the fourth such protest in the last four weeks. Continue reading...
The Last Week Tonight host discussed how the US gambling industry has expanded and created a multitude of problemsJohn Oliver addressed the problems attached to the expanding sports betting industry, urging for changes to be made.The Last Week Tonight host spoke about how the process of picking winners and losers" has become such a huge business in the US with constant commercials surrounding Americans. You're not crazy for thinking those ads are inescapable," he said. Continue reading...
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The Argentinian was at his destructive best as Inter Miami faced Atlanta again, while there are positive signs for a young USMNT starIt was a nightmare for Inter Miami.Bartosz Slisz had just fired Atlanta United ahead in the decisive match of their first-round playoff series last season. Try as Lionel Messi and Inter Miami might, they couldn't equalize and were forced to watch as the clock ticked towards 90 minutes. Their record-breaking regular season had quickly turned into a different sort of record-breaking postseason: the 34-point gap between Miami and Atlanta at the end of the 34-game schedule made it the largest upset in MLS playoff history. Continue reading...
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