If Greg Abbott signs, state would become first to try to crack down on the most common abortion methodA measure that would allow Texas residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers advanced to the desk of the governor, Greg Abbott, on Wednesday, setting up the state to be the first to try to crack down on the most common abortion method.Supporters say it's a key tool to enforce the state's abortion ban, protecting women and fetuses. Continue reading...
US army accused of repeatedly violating its own policies' over 2023 shooting by reservist that left 18 people deadSurvivors and family members of victims of the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, are suing the US government, alleging that the US army could have stopped the attack carried out by an army reservist but failed to intervene.The suit, filed on Wednesday in Maine district court, alleges that despite decades of knowledge about the risks posed by soldiers in crisis, the policies and procedures the army has developed around dealing with service members who are struggling with severe mental health challenges were not used to disarm the shooter, a sergeant with a 21-year history in the army reserve. Eighteen people were killed in the attack. Continue reading...
Mark Warner says officials rescinded invitation because of campaign of baseless attacks' by extremist Trump backerSenator Mark Warner said on Wednesday that a meeting he had scheduled at the headquarters of a US intelligence agency was cancelled following online attacks by the far-right activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer.Warner, the Democratic vice-chair of the Senate intelligence committee, was set to visit the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Virginia in what he described part of his responsibility to provide oversight and support to our intelligence community". Continue reading...
Several survivors of the deceased sex offender signalled their support for a bipartisan resolution to release all the files related to him. Key US politics stories from 3 September 2025Donald Trump has labelled the continuing Epstein scandal a Democrat hoax" and told reporters I think it's enough", a day after his administration released more documents as part of the investigation, the majority of which contained information that was already public.The president said on Wednesday that thousands and thousands of documents" had been released but no matter what you do it's going to keep going." Continue reading...
Will Thilly danced, backspun and moon-walked at Cranford meeting while raising questions on local tax hikesA man from New Jersey has gone viral after breakdancing at a local town hall meeting.Will Thilly, a resident of the township of Cranford, just outside New York City, on Tuesday took to the podium by performing a wordless robot dance. As he made his way up the aisle, he spun around and danced without music, leaving the room in an awkward silence. Some attendees looked away while others buried their faces in their hands. Continue reading...
Decision marks major victory for school after White House accused it of not addressing harassment of Jewish studentsA federal judge on Wednesday ruled Donald Trump's administration unlawfully terminated about $2.2bn in grants awarded to Harvard University and can no longer cut off research funding to the Ivy League school.The decision by US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston marked a major legal victory for Harvard as it seeks to cut a deal that could bring an end to the White House's multi-front conflict with the country's oldest and richest university. Continue reading...
Proposed consent order and agreement to allow voters to provide information while voting with provisional ballotDemocrats notched a victory against the civil rights division of the Department of Justice, negotiating an agreement to keep about 98,000 North Carolina voters from being prevented from voting.The justice department, which under Donald Trump has moved away from its historical focus on expanding voting rights, sued the North Carolina state board of elections earlier this year, demanding that the state deny a ballot to voters who had not provided a driver's license number or the last four digits of their social security number when they registered, as required under the Help America Vote Act. Continue reading...
Democrats decry creation of subcommittee as attempt to rewrite narrative and shift blame from Donald TrumpHouse Republicans have voted to establish a new subcommittee to reinvestigate the January 6 attack, a move that comes as Donald Trump has tried to rewrite the history of the most violent incident in US Capitol history.Language to set up the Republican-led subcommittee was folded into a larger rule that passed along party lines. The new subcommittee follows Republican claims that the previous Democratic-led committee was biased against Trump. Continue reading...
Felix Auger-Aliassime saw off Alex de Minaur and Amanda Anisimova avenged her Wimbledon thrashing by Iga Swiatek, to reach the semi-finalsNow an easy hold for Demon, and though it's possible one of these takes three tight sets, the sense is that we're settling in for a good few hours. Let's hope so: we've had too many one-sided matches these last 10 days and we're due a classic. That said, I really enjoyed the beating Osaka put on Gauff, with Muchova v Kostyuk probably my most enjoyed match so far. Meantime, Felix nails an ace for 40-30, then spanks a forehand into the corner. But De Minaur hoists a moon-ball of a lob and the overhead goes into the net; at 1-1 deuce, here comes pressure ... quickly alleviated with a monstrous serve and follow-up overhead. That's a really good sign, given what happened in the previous point, and when the Demon nets, he leads 2-1 in the first, on serve.Auger-Aliassime holds to 15, looking pretty good while doing it. He's into the match and looks good and businesslike. And for extra points, he's got Daffy Duck on his shirt. Continue reading...
Larry Pickett Jr and his father rushed to pull a man out of his car after he crashed into a utility poll in Fort Montgomery, NY, on Sunday. Pickett Jr had played his first football game of the season for the Army college football squad at its home stadium earlier in the evening. The family spotted the wrecked vehicle on their way home. The driver of the car appeared confused as they dragged him out of his white sedan before it caught fire Continue reading...
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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...
by Peter Walker Senior political correspondent on (#6ZRW1)
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...
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...
by Lakeidra Chavis of the Marshall Project on (#6ZRNV)
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...
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...
by Andrew Lawrence at Flushing Meadows on (#6ZRJX)
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...
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...
by Robert Mackey (now); Joseph Gedeonand Tom Ambrose on (#6ZQKM)
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...
by Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent on (#6ZR40)
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...
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