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Emmy award-winner Mario Guevara warns administration has the power' after he was arrested and sent to El SalvadorMario Guevara has said he may have been the first" immigrant journalist whom Donald Trump's administration deported from the US while working - but the Emmy award-winner added: I don't think [I'll] be the only one."Just be careful because [immigration agents are] very aggressive," Guevara recently said from El Salvador in a virtual interview with the US Freedom of the Press Tracker, during which he was asked whether he had any message for other immigrant colleagues in the industry. They showed they are - they don't care about journalists. They don't believe in the media." Continue reading...

Democratic party leaders like Chuck Schumer refuse to endorse Mamdani. And The New York Times wrongly cautions against him. Both are wrongThe only upside to living through this dark time is it pushes us to rethink and perhaps totally remake things we once thought immutable.Like the Democratic party. Continue reading...

The former Raiders quarterback's career was shortened by off-field issues. In his new book, he looks back at a complicated lifeMarcus Allen knew, and tried to help. So did Howie Long. But many of Todd Marinovich's teammates on the Los Angeles Raiders of the early 1990s had no idea their young quarterback was using drugs.Marinovich had come to the Raiders from USC, where he had guided the Trojans to a Rose Bowl victory as a freshman. By that time, he had accumulated two nicknames: Robo Quarterback," after the legendarily demanding training regimen instilled by his father, former Raiders player and assistant coach Marv Marinovich, intended to foster excellence in athletes. The other nickname was far more unflattering: Marijuana-vich," for his pot-smoking, which became a taunt from opposing fans in high school. When Marinovich reached the NFL, it wasn't just marijuana he was abusing. Continue reading...

Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Mikey Madison and the director himself tell Jay Glennie how they made the Oscar-winning movie The Making of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood by Jay Glennie is published by Titan Books Continue reading...

The convention to stay out of allies' internal affairs does not apply. What happens in America does not stay in AmericaWhat do you do when you discover your best friend is abusive to their partner at home? That question, or something similar, should be addressed to European leaders - and indeed to all of us in the European public space, who are watching, often speechless, as Donald Trump takes a cudgel to the institutions of American democracy.For the last nine months, European leaders have bitten their tongues, looked the other way and engaged in flattery, appeasement and wild promises to keep the US president sweet and engaged in European security. The overwhelming imperative for Trump to stand with Europe against Russia over its war on Ukraine - or at least not against us and alongside Vladimir Putin - has led them to swallow unrealistic defence spending targets and unbalanced trade terms. For what gain?Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre Continue reading...

Talks on Thursday will centre on tariffs as Trump seeks to end a bruising trade war with Beijing, while Taiwan and Russia are also likely to be discussedDonald Trump is scheduled to meet China's Xi Jinping in South Korea this week for high stakes talks amid a bruising trade war and tense geopolitical backdrop.Trump is expected to meet Xi on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit on Thursday on the final day of his Asia visit, which includes stops in Malaysia and Japan. Continue reading...

Donald Trump has given conflicting answers to whether he will attempt to run for a third term in 2028. At first he said he hadn't really thought about it, but then went on to say he would be allowed to run as vice-president in 2028 if he wanted to. When pressed by a reporter asking whether he would rule out running for a third term, he said cryptically: I mean you'll have to tell me.' Later in the interview, however, he said he would rule out running as vice-president, saying: 'I think it's too cute. I think the people wouldn't like that'

President has not definitively ruled out seeking to extend time in office. Key US politics stories from Monday 27 October at a glance

White House's latest appeal comes after ruling that Shira Perlmutter cannot be unilaterally firedThe Trump administration on Monday asked the supreme court to allow it to fire the director of the US Copyright Office.The administration's newest emergency appeal to the high court was filed a month and a half after a federal appeals court in Washington held that the official, Shira Perlmutter, could not be unilaterally fired. Continue reading...

Lawsuit alleges congressional map illegally dilutes voting power of Black and Latino residents of Staten IslandA group of New Yorkers has filed a lawsuit against the state's board of elections alleging that its congressional map unconstitutionally dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino residents of Staten Island.The complaint, filed Monday, is another volley in the battle between Democrats and Republicans to redraw congressional districts in a way that favors their party in advance of the midterm elections. Continue reading...

This live blog is now closedAs Republican states launch more redistricting efforts, Democrats in blue states are still deciding how or if they will respond.House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries is said to be headed to Illinois today to meet with local leaders about redrawing the congressional maps. Punchbowl reports that Jeffries will meet with the Illinois Legislative Black caucus and Black members of Congress, a nod to the fact that Black lawmakers will be needed to pass a new map. Continue reading...

Tom Hayes claims he was hand-picked scapegoat' for the Swiss bank as it tried to avoid regulatory scrutinyTom Hayes, the first banker jailed over Libor interest rate rigging, is suing his former employer UBS for $400m (300m), claiming he was a hand-picked scapegoat" for the Swiss bank as it tried to avoid regulatory scrutiny.The claim, which was publicly filed in a US court in Connecticut on Monday, alleges that UBS misled US authorities and called him an evil mastermind" behind the alleged Libor scandal, in order to protect senior executives and minimise fines. Continue reading...

The 22nd amendment states no person shall be elected president more than twice - but Trump allies could challenge it or seek a loophole

The Argentine president's libertarian experiment is in tatters, and his hold on power seems increasingly dependent on volatile US support

Result falls short of giving Milei a congressional majority but surprises many analysts after series of scandalsThe party of Argentina's far-right president, Javier Milei, has won Sunday's midterm elections after a campaign in which Donald Trump announced a $40bn bailout for the country and made continued aid conditional on the victory of his Argentinian counterpart.With more than 99% of ballots counted, La Libertad Avanza secured 40.8% of the nationwide vote, in an election widely seen as a de facto referendum on the self-styled anarcho-capitalist's nearly two years in power. The Peronist opposition, Fuerza Patria, secured 31.7%. Continue reading...

Oil firm asks court to block enforcement of laws that would require disclosure of planet-heating carbon emissionsExxon, an oil firm consistently ranked among the world's top contributors to global carbon emissions, is suing the state of California over two climate-focused state laws, arguing that the rules infringe upon the corporation's right to free speech.The 2023 laws, known collectively as the California Climate Accountability Package, will require large companies doing business in the state to disclose both their planet-heating carbon emissions and their climate-related financial risks, or face annual penalties. Continue reading...

GOP-led state is latest that Trump administration has put pressure on to undertake redistricting to favor RepublicansThe Indiana governor, Mike Braun, announced on Monday that he is calling a special session to consider redrawing congressional districts in the state, the latest state to work on its maps ahead of 2026.Indiana is one of several Republican-led states the Trump administration has pressured to undertake mid-decade redistricting to favor Republicans, which began with a push in Texas to redraw lines to add Republican seats. Continue reading...

Hundreds of thousands of employees remain unpaid as second-longest US shutdown stretches into fourth weekThe head of America's largest federal workers union says it is time to end the government shutdown, now the second-longest in US history, as hundreds of thousands of employees miss another round of paychecks.Everett Kelley, who leads the American Federation of Government Employees representing more than 800,000 workers, avoided assigning blame to either party in the Monday morning letter but said lawmakers must stop playing politics and pass a stopgap funding measure to reopen the government, its closure now eclipsing the four-week mark. Continue reading...

Sean Duffy says state is illegally issuing commercial driver's licenses, but DMV spokesperson says California is complying with lawSean Duffy, the US transportation secretary, warned on Sunday that he was about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he says the state is illegally issuing commercial driver's licenses to non-citizens.In an appearance on Fox News Channel's Sunday Morning Futures, Duffy said Gavin Newsom, California's governor, had refused to comply with Department of Transportation rules that require the state to stop issuing such licenses and review those already issued. Continue reading...

Former US president on Sunday addressed Trump's agenda while being honored at Kennedy Institute in Boston

Experts say claim banks enabled Epstein will be difficult to prove but other outcomes could provide solace to victimsFor years, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have demanded justice. For a while, it seemed like they would get it.Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's ex-girlfriend, was found guilty of sex trafficking four years ago for her involvement in the late financier's sexual abuse of teen girls - and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. Continue reading...

Reductions in weather balloon launches could have degraded forecasts that residents depend on to prepareA faltering federal response to one of the worst storms in Alaska's history, which caused hundreds of people to become homeless, is drawing further scrutiny over the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle federal weather and climate protections.The powerful remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta of south-west Alaska on 12 October, inundating a vast low-lying area of tundra that is home to some of the most remote and inaccessible communities in the country. Continue reading...

Play makes us more agile and resilient. Bring on the frog costumes and naked cyclistsWhen Donald Trump declared Portland, Oregon, a hellhole" overtaken by the Radical Left's reign of terror", Portlanders took to the streets not as an angry mob, but as frogs. They showed up in inflatable costumes by the dozens. Clowns came out dancing. Naked cyclists rode among unicycles, chiming bike bells and honking rubber horns. A band of gray-haired banjo players incited not a riot but a folk-song singalong. It seemed that the more absurd the accusation, the sillier the response.As the attacks on democracy and mischaracterizations of millions of Americans become more extreme, the reasons for outrage grow. Reading the news is infuriating. But while anger can temporarily mobilize us, it is exhausting and disempowering in the long term. Constant rage doesn't feel good to most of us. As we buckle into this new normal of uncertainty, I'm glad to see we're showing up with creativity, humor, music, all tools that are central to who we are and how we cope. The administration's performance of power and control are being met not with protest: but with play.Cas Holman is a Brooklyn-based designer, inventor, and author of Playful: How Play Shifts Our Thinking, Inspires Connection, and Sparks Creativity Continue reading...

US treasury secretary anticipates tariff truce with China will be extended, and that Beijing will revive substantial purchases of US soybeans. Plus, is Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales the last decent tech baron?

The four-time MVP faced his old team on Sunday night and put in a respectable performance. But it was Jordan Love who was able to control the gameIt all started so well. And then it fell apart.For two quarters, it looked like Aaron Rodgers might conjure one of those nights, the sort that ends with a smirk, a wink, and a reminder that he can match any of the league's young pups. It was the first time in his career that he played against Green Bay, where he spent nearly two decades, won four MVPs and a lone Super Bowl. But the NFL rarely cares for nostalgia. Continue reading...

Critics say scientists held hostage' by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in perilThe staff supporting the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) were let go earlier this month in a sweeping round of layoffs that gutted entire departments of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Most of the committee's working groups, which pore over data and help set the agendas, haven't met for months, and there was little communication from the staff even before they received reduction in force (RIF) notices during the US government shutdown. Continue reading...

Thousands pack Forest Hills stadium on Sunday night, voicing their excitement and hope for changeJust over a week before New York City's mayoral election on 4 November, about 13,000 people poured into Forest Hills stadium in Queens for the NYC Is Not For Sale" rally, a packed gathering headlined by representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, senator Bernie Sanders and the Democratic mayoral candidate, assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.The historic open-air venue was filled to capacity. New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds came together, but it was the Gen Z crowd that seemed to animate the atmosphere. Continue reading...

A state referendum could give Democrats five more congressional seats. It faces two key critiquesWhat, exactly, is Congress for? In the second Trump administration, it can be hard to tell. The power to declare war, long considered a crucial legislative power, has become a murky prerogative of the executive branch in the years since September 11; Trump, in recent months, has claimed even more of that power for himself, conducting strikes on vessels in the Caribbean.The power of the purse seems to have largely been stripped from Congress, too; now, under the office of management and budget director, Russell Vought, much of the power to appropriate federal funds has also defaulted to the presidency, with the White House claiming the ability to abort congressionally authorized expenditures and seeking to redirect the money elsewhere. It's not like they're passing any laws, either; virtually all legislation must now be crammed into budget reconciliation bills, massive perennial must-spend omnibus legislation that can circumvent the filibuster. But when those don't pass - and increasingly, they don't - the government simply shuts down. At least, that is, big parts of the government do - and it's not clear how many people notice. Currently, the government has been shut down all month; there are no signs of it reopening anytime soon. But the executive branch keeps on humming along. Continue reading...

Rand Paul's comments come days after president claimed US lawmakers wouldn't take issue with Venezuelan strikes

Homeland security said Hamdi's visa had been revoked amid claims the move was apparent retaliation for his criticism of Israel. Key US politics stories from Sunday 26 October at a glanceThe council of American-Islamic relations (Cair) has accused the Trump administration of a blatant affront to free speech" after federal immigration authorities detained British journalist, Sami Hamdi, on Sunday.The Muslim civil rights organization claimed that Hamdi had been detained at San Fransisco airport for criticising Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza. Hamdi is one of several people who have been arrested and deported by ICE for expressing pro-Palestinian views. Continue reading...

US treasury secretary anticipates tariff truce with China will be extended, and that China will revive substantial purchases of US soybeansThe US and China have agreed a framework for a trade deal just days before Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping are due to meet.Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said the agreement, forged on the sidelines of the Association of south-east Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Malaysia on Sunday, would remove the threat of the imposition of 100% tariffs on Chinese imports starting on 1 November and include a final deal" on the sale of TikTok in the US. Continue reading...

Denver Broncos scored over 40 points against the Dallas Cowboys while the New York Jets won their first game of the seasonPanthers 0-6 Bills 14:09, 2nd quarterIt's good! But Carolina come out on top as Buffalo settle for a field goal. Josh Allen successfully scrambles around once but on the second effort is sacked on 3rd and 5. Not the end of the world but a cheap penalty forced Allen to put on his dancing shoes after an illegal formation penalty. Matt Prater knocks in the 43-yard field goal. Continue reading...

Nearly three-month strike includes 3,200 machinists at plants where military aircraft and weapons are developedBoeing workers at three midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed voted Sunday to reject the company's latest contract offer and to continue a strike that started almost three months ago.The strike by about 3,200 machinists at the plants in Mascoutah, Illinois, and the Missouri cities of St Louis and St Charles is smaller in scale than a walkout last year by 33,000 Boeing workers who assemble commercial jetliners but threatens to complicate the aerospace company's progress in regaining its financial footing. Continue reading...

Lando Norris has regained the lead in the title race after leading from start to finish, with Leclerc and Verstappen completing the podiumNico Hulkenberg is having power issues on his formation lap. Everything else seems to be in order. Those red lights start to tick up ...Here's the top of the starting grid again: Continue reading...

Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi's detainment in move denounced as affront to free speech'British journalist Sami Hamdi was reportedly detained on Sunday morning by federal immigration authorities at San Francisco international airport, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) says that action is apparent retaliation for the Muslim political commentator's criticism of Israel while touring the US.A statement from Cair said it was a blatant affront to free speech" to detain Hamdi for criticizing Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza while he engaged on a speaking tour in the US. A Trump administration official added in a separate statement that Hamdi is facing deportation. Continue reading...

Transportation secretary says figure is one of the highest we've seen' since 1 October as shutdown drags onUS airports have reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, said Sean Duffy, transportation secretary, in the latest sign of the government shutdown's impact.A ground stop was issued by the agency at Los Angeles international airport due to the air traffic controller staffing shortages at around 11.30am ET (15.30 GMT). The restriction covered most of the southern California region and delays are likely when flights resume. Continue reading...

One armed person detained as historically Black school shooting comes amid rising violence at homecoming eventsAt least one person was killed and six others wounded in a shooting at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania late on Saturday, as students and alumni celebrated homecoming at outdoor festivities at the historically Black university, authorities said.A person who had a firearm was detained, and officials are investigating the possibility that there was more than one shooter but don't believe there is any active threat to the campus, Chester county's district attorney, Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe, said during a brief news conference early on Sunday. Continue reading...

Democratic California governor and high-profile Trump critic plans to make decision after 2026 midtermsGavin Newsom, California's Democratic governor, told CBS News Sunday Morning he plans to make a decision on whether to run for president in 2028 once the 2026 midterm elections are over.Yeah, I'd be lying otherwise," Newsom said in response to a question on whether he would give serious thought to a White House bid after the 2026 elections. I'd just be lying. And I'm not - I can't do that." Continue reading...

Book cites Pence's notes from call with Trump, who called vice-president a wimp' if he certified Biden's 2020 victoryOn the day that his supporters attacked the US Capitol because his 2020 re-election run ended in defeat, Donald Trump called his vice-president at the time, Mike Pence, and told him he would go down in history as a wimp" if he certified the election result, a new book says.Those details were revealed on Sunday when ABC News published a preview excerpt of an upcoming book by its political correspondent Jonathan Karl. The book, titled Retribution, cites Pence's notes from the 6 January 2021 phone call with Trump, who was purportedly trying to shame his vice-president into refusing to certify Joe Biden's victory weeks earlier in the White House. Continue reading...

As memorial marks 100 years, Gerard Baker, park's Native American ex-superintendent believes if Rushmore's story is told the right way, people are going to be leaving pissed'Despite suffering heart attacks, strokes and the effects of diabetes, Gerard Baker can still easily lift an 80-lb bag of feed for the cows he raises on his south-east Montana ranch. On the sprawling 640-acre property of pine and cottonwoods, buffalo grass and blue grass, Baker drives out early in the mornings to feed his cows and think about what he could have done differently.On 1 June 2004, Gerard Baker became the first Native American superintendent at Mount Rushmore national memorial, and his six years at the helm were both transformative and turbulent. Continue reading...