The Congressional Budget Office warns Trump's one big, beautiful bill' will leave 10.9 million uninsured by 2034Donald Trump's signature tax bill would blow a $2.4tn hole to America's national debt over the next decade, according to a congressional budget office analysis, which came as Elon Musk called for a new bill.The non-partisan budget office said on Wednesday that Trump's one big, beautiful bill" would decrease federal revenues by $3.67tn while cutting spending by $1.25tn through 2034, as the national debt currently stands at $36tn. Continue reading...
FBI detains 32-year-old from Washington state over links to blast in which authorities believe bomber diedThe FBI arrested a man in connection with last month's bombing of a facility clinic in Palm Springs, California, US authorities said on Wednesday.Daniel Park, a 32-year-old US citizen who lives in Kent, Washington, was taken into custody at John F Kennedy airport in New York on Tuesday after he was deported from Poland, said Bill Essayli, a US attorney for California, at a press conference. Park allegedly provided materials for explosives to the person who carried out the bombing, which officials have described as the largest incident of its kind in southern California. Authorities believe the bomber died in the blast. Continue reading...
Jean-Pierre, now an independent, expected to detail weeks that preceded Biden's dropout from 2024 race in new bookKarine Jean-Pierre, who served as White House press secretary for Joe Biden, has left the Democratic party to become an independent, according to the publisher of her forthcoming book.Jean-Pierre, who served two Democratic White Houses, is expected to detail the weeks that preceded Biden's monumental decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, per a preview of the book, which is set to be published this fall. Continue reading...
While American women such as Serena Williams and Coco Gauff have thrived at Roland-Garros, their male counterparts are making slow progressThe most shocking moment of the 2024 psychosexual tennis film Challengers is not the traumatic knee injury, any frame from the quasi-sex scenes, or the passionate rally with which the movie concludes. It's the reveal that one of the characters, American ATP tennis player Art Donaldson, has won the French Open twice, a stat so foreign to US men we must have a sequel simply for Donaldson to explain how he found success on clay.No American man has lifted the trophy - or even made the semi-finals - on the Parisian clay courts since Andre Agassi did so in 1999. And at the time of Challengers' release, no American man had made the quarter-finals since (bet you won't guess this one) Agassi in 2003. American women have a storied history on clay - Chris Evert's seven Roland-Garros titles and 125-match winning streak on the surface are legend; Serena Williams won Roland-Garros three times; Coco Gauff goes deep there every year and is back in the semi-finals this time - but the men, outside a brief burst in the 1980s and 1990s, have had little luck in the Open era. The 21st-century union between American men and Parisian clay courts is, somehow, more distant and fraught than Art's relationship with his wife, Tashi, in Challengers. Continue reading...
by Daniel Harris (now) and Katy Murrells (earlier) on (#6XR0J)
Jannik Sinner eased into the last four, Lois Boisson's unlikely run continued and Coco Gauff overcame Madison Keys in an edgy contest*Keys 4-2 Gauff Gauff's forehand will always be a weakness but it's giving her almost nothing today; another error means 15-0, and she's hitting so many more unforceds than winners that it's almost impossible for her to win games. Keys, on the other hand, has settled. She believes in her game now, so isn't discouraged by adversity - though, as I type, a second serve sits up and begs to be punished; Gauff doesn't miss out, making 40-30, and we're soon at deuce. If she can prolong the rallies, testing Keys' patience, she's got a good chance, and when she makes advantage, she's offered a second serve to attack. And, though, she can't unleash a definitive return, Gauff plays a fine point, her forehand finally giving her something, she finishes the game with an overhead, and might Keys regret the three consecutive errors 40-15 into a first break back? We shall see, but even if it's too late for this set, we can hope that both players are now relaxing into things.Keys 4-1 Gauff* Keys is warming up here, moving Gauff laterally to open up space for the winner; 0-15. And when a double follows, then a netted forehand, you fear for the world no 2, who just hasn't got going yet; shonuff a second double of the game means Keys has the double break and the first set is almost hers. Continue reading...
Williams Farms Repack tomatoes recalled in Georgia and Carolinas, although no cases of illness have been reportedThe Food and Drug Administration has upgraded a tomato recall in three states to its most severe warning due to a potential salmonella contamination.Three weeks ago the agency announced a voluntary recall by Williams Farms Repack LLC of its tomatoes across Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Last week, the FDA upgraded the recall to Class 1, indicating a reasonable probability that the product could cause serious adverse health consequences or death". Continue reading...
Santa Ono was rejected after questions about his earlier support of DEI initiatives and later disavowal of themConservatives on a state college board reversed a decision to hire the experienced academic Santa Ono to lead the University of Florida, despite his efforts to distance himself from previous support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and past criticism of Donald Trump.The 10-6 vote followed a contentious meeting of the Florida board of governors on Tuesday when members argued over Ono's record, including accusations he failed to protect Jewish students during pro-Palestinian protests last year while he was president of the University of Michigan. Continue reading...
The Philadelphians features video portraits of immigrants, in response to the Trump administration's negative rhetoricDozens of people milled about in Philadelphia's Love Park as a series of short film portraits played on the facade of the park's visitor center on a recent Friday evening. The ambient sounds of the city served as a soundtrack for the silent films. Several videos played simultaneously on different sections of the 360-degree projection wrapped around the building's exterior. Titled the Philadelphians, the 10 portraits recognize the contributions of the city's immigrant communities.One film profiled an Afghan immigrant named Rezwan Natiq and followed him as he shopped at a halal Middle Eastern food market. His words were displayed on the screen: I had a lot of mixed feelings but I had no other option than to leave Afghanistan. I was thinking about my parents who stayed behind, and on the other hand, I was happy that my kids would get to live the life they deserve. At least they will be safe here." He then shared that he felt compelled to give back to the local immigrant community after receiving the opportunity for a new life in the US. Continue reading...
Authorities also reportedly revoked valid visas for Mohamed Sabry Soliman's wife and five childrenUS immigration authorities have taken into custody the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the man who allegedly used incendiary devices to attack a Colorado rally for Israeli hostages, and reportedly revoked their visas.Twelve people were wounded in Boulder on Sunday when the 45-year-old Soliman allegedly attacked people demonstrating for the release of hostages in Gaza in what the FBI has deemed an act of terrorism". During the attack, Soliman shouted Free Palestine". Continue reading...
As Oklahoma City prepare to play in the NBA finals, I can't help but think back to playing in a team that included James Harden, Kevin Durant and Russell WestbrookI was in Oklahoma City last month as the Thunder clinched their Western Conference semi-final against the Nuggets in Game 7, and saw first-hand the Thunder run Denver off the court. The game wasn't even close. The Thunder outplayed them on both sides of the court.Defensively, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault put the 6ft 5in Alex Caruso on in the 6ft 11in Nikola Joki and, surprisingly, it worked. With Chet Holmgren or Isaiah Hartenstein providing help-side support, I watched a frustrated Joki struggle to get to his spots. His usual tricks - flopping, drawing fouls - didn't work. The Thunder defense moved in perfect sync, and it completely disrupted Denver's rhythm. Continue reading...
White House seeks to enshrine cuts Musk-led agency flagged, $8.3bn from state and USAID and $1.1bn from mediaThe Trump administration formally asked Congress to rescind $9.4bn in already approved funding from foreign aid and public broadcasters including NPR and PBS on Tuesday, seeking to enshrine spending cuts identified by Elon Musk's department of government efficiency" (Doge).The process, known as rescission, is required by Donald Trump to retrieve money from programs and policies that have already received the funding. Continue reading...
Charlottesville safety campaigner used chalk to draw crossing near intersection where woman was fatally hit by carAfter officials in Charlottesville, Virginia, reportedly ignored his pleas to implement a pedestrian crosswalk at a dangerous intersection, traffic safety activist Kevin Cox drew a crossing with chalk.Authorities responded by covering Cox's handiwork with black paint and charging him with vandalism in a case that evidently demonstrates how acrimonious relations can sometimes get between local government bureaucrats in the US and those who say they are trying to hold them to account. Continue reading...
by Stephen Starr in Huntington, West Virginia on (#6XR4E)
Few other places in the US will see the effects of funding cuts felt more than in Appalachian communitiesFor healthcare specialists around western Appalachia, the recent dramatic fall in opioid overdose deaths has been nothing short of spectacular.Last year saw a record decline of 30% in Kentucky to 1,410 people. In neighboring West Virginia, state health authorities estimate that there are at least 318 more people alive today due in large part to the availability and widespread use of naloxone or Narcan, a nasal spray that when administered in time, can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Continue reading...
by Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly in Point Roberts, Wash on (#6XR4D)
Isolated from the rest of the US, Point Roberts businesses say a drop in Canadian tourism is economically devastatingPoint Roberts, Washington, is about as Canadian as a US town can get. Littered with streets named after Canada's provinces, its gas stations sell by the litre and about half of its 1,000 residents hold dual citizenship. Its sole grocery store, the aptly named International Marketplace, keeps both American and Canadian dollars stocked in its till.That till hasn't been getting much use in recent months. Ali Hayton, the International Marketplace's owner, estimates business is down by 30% amid an unprecedented dip in Canadian visitors. We're hanging on by a thread," she said. Continue reading...
A word of advice to Trump: dozens of judges keep ruling against you because you've flouted the law more than any previous presidentIt's hard to keep track of all the temper tantrums that Donald Trump has had because he's so ticked off that one judge after another has ruled against his flood of illegal actions. In seeking to put their fingers in the dike to stop the US president's lawlessness, federal judges have issued a startling high number of rulings, more than 185, to block or temporarily pause moves by the Trump administration.Livid about all this, White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has railed against judicial activism", while Trump adviser Stephen Miller carps about a judicial coup". As for Trump, the grievance-is-me president has gone into full conniption-mode, moaning about anti-Trump rulings and denouncing USA-hating judges". On Truth Social, he said: How is it possible for [judges] to have potentially done such damage to the United States of America? Is it purely a hatred of TRUMP'? What other reason could it be?" Continue reading...
Patricia Krenwinkel, in prison over Tate-LaBianca killings, recommended for parole but faces uphill battle to be freedPatricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower who has been imprisoned for 56 years over her role in the Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles, could go free after being recommended for parole last week.The decision marked a major victory for the aging incarcerated woman after 16 parole hearings. Krenwinkel, now 77, was 21 at the time of the 1969 killings and has been imprisoned longer than any other woman in California. Continue reading...
Trading partners express anger, including Mexico, which buys more steel from the US than it sends the other way. Plus, Bernie Sanders on why the Democrats failed
Congressional Integrity Project calls Wednesday hearing led by Greene political theater' and exercise in hypocrisyThe far-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has assembled a rogues' gallery of extremists, conspiracy theorists and C-team political operatives" to promote Donald Trump's crackdown on non-government organisations (NGOs), a congressional watchdog has claimed.The House of Representatives' Delivering on Government Efficiency (Doge) subcommittee, chaired by Greene, is due to hold a hearing on Wednesday entitled Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild". Continue reading...
We have a duty to call out antisemitism when we see it. We also have an equal duty to remember that Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims are also being targetedThis must stop. Two incidents of political violence, both targeting groups of Jewish people, are two incidents too many. Less than two weeks ago, a gunman shot and killed two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington DC, yelling Free Palestine" as he was being detained. This week, a man used a makeshift flamethrower" along with other incendiary devices to attack a Boulder, Colorado, rally organized by Run for Their Lives, a group which organizes events calling for the immediate release of the hostages held by Hamas". Eight people were injured in this latest assault, at least two of them seriously.These horrific acts will no doubt increase the anxiety many Jewish people have about increasing - and increasingly violent - antisemitism in the United States. Understandably so. Antisemitism must not be given any oxygen to breathe. One can oppose Israel's 600-plus day war, relentlessly pounding the innocents in Gaza, while vigorously opposing all forms of antisemitism. In fact, one must oppose both. Such is our duty to each other in a civilized world.Moustafa Bayoumi is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...
Eight were arrested at Moral Monday, an effort to stop a bill they say will slash vital healthcare for lower income peopleA police officer's sense of timing seemed to illuminate the Rev William Barber's moral mission with startling clarity.During a prayer vigil on Monday in the Capitol rotunda, close to the very heart of US democracy, Barber was lamenting that Congress starts each day with its own prayers to the almighty even while preying on the poor. Capitol police captain, John Hersch, serendipitously choose that very moment to intervene. Continue reading...
Edmonton face the Panthers in the NHL title showdown for the second season in a row. But there are plenty of talking points off the ice tooThis time last year the story of the Stanley Cup final between Florida and Edmonton was mostly about Connor McDavid, hockey's generational talent, getting the chance to bring the Cup back to hockey's generational home. And it almost went his way, after the Oilers overcame a three-game deficit to force a deciding Game 7. Instead, McDavid's win came a little later. His series-winning goal against the US in February's Four Nations Cup amid the febrile nationalism created by Donald Trump's annexation threats and tariffs seemed to quiet the doubters about where hockey both belonged and who rightly owned its highest honours. But here we are again, on the eve of the final, with the Oilers back in Florida for the second season in a row - Game 1 is on Wednesday night - and with a team from that state contending for the Cup for the sixth straight year.The easiest way to explain why the Tampa Bay Lightning (2020-22) and Florida Panthers (2023-25) have each reached the Stanley Cup final as Eastern Conference champions in three consecutive seasons is that, well, they have both been very good teams. You can point to some common elements between the two, like scoring depth, a certain level of tenacity and grit, elite Russian goaltending, and Carter Verhaeghe. But there has also been something less obvious or quantifiable about these teams. Some characteristic that they share, beyond the on-ice talent and performance. It may be Florida itself. Continue reading...
Got' was changed during the editing of an opinion piece, leading to correspondence lamenting a slide into American English. But language isn't a fortressIn Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part II, a messenger breathlessly announces to the king that, Jack Cade hath gotten London bridge". Hold this late 16th-century text in mind as we fast forward to last week when Martin Kettle, associate editor and columnist at the Guardian in the UK, was seen to suggest in an opinion piece that, if King Charles has pushed the boundaries of neutrality, such as with his speech to open the new Canadian parliament, he has so far gotten away with it".In a letter published the next day, a reader asked teasingly if this use of gotten" - and another writer's reference to a faucet" - were signs the Guardian had fallen into line with Donald Trump's demand that news agencies adopt current US terminology, such as referring to the Gulf of America".Elisabeth Ribbans is the Guardian's global readers' editor
The president believes his Nippon Steel agreement will revive America's steel industry - but workers are skepticalDonald Trump, once totally against" Nippon Steel of Japan's controversial $14bn takeover bid for US Steel, the second largest US steel producer, is now hailing the deal as a turning point for the struggling industry.We won't be able to call this section a rust belt any more," the US president declared at a plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, on Friday. It'll be a golden belt." Continue reading...
The senator and twice Democratic presidential hopeful is on tour with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez trying to build a new progressive movement. He reveals why he thinks Republicans are scared to speak up and what went wrong for Kamala Harris in 2024I think what Trumpism is about, is an understanding that the system in America is not working for working-class people," says Bernie Sanders, sat in the Guardian's offices in London. In a phoney, hypocritical way, Trump has tapped into that. His quote-unquote solutions' will only make a bad situation worse."In person, Sanders' 83 years read differently than in photograph, perhaps because of how conversational he is. His voice is magnetic - a Brooklyn accent that feels both warm and tough. But what I have been aware of, and I've talked about it for years, is that in America, the very richest people are doing phenomenally well, while 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck." Continue reading...
In banning a schools debate on Palestinian sovereignty, our leaders have revealed the nation we're becomingIn Denmark, we like to think of ourselves as being in the vanguard of freedom of expression. We were the first country in the world to legalise pornography. We insisted on the right to publish caricatures of the prophet Muhammad. Rather than marginalise so-called rightwing populists in parliament, we invited them in to political cooperation. We pride ourselves on being unafraid of controversy and we're good at making authorities who try to tell us what to do - and especially what not to do - look ridiculous.Danes also like to think of our country as a role model for democracy. As such, the national elections for children aged 13 to 16 are a cherished tradition, considered a part of civic education and a preparation for democratic participation. All schools are invited to take part in the exercise, which is held every other year. Students debate 20 issues for three weeks before casting votes for the parties that are also eligible to stand in real general elections.Rune Lykkeberg is editor-in-chief of the Danish newspaper Information Continue reading...
by Callum Jones in New York and Lisa O'Carroll in Bru on (#6XQWW)
Trading partners around the world express anger including Mexico which buys more steel out of the US than it sends the other wayThe US has doubled tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports to 50%, pressing ahead in the face of criticism from key trading partners with a measure that Donald Trump says is intended to revive the American industry.After imposing and rapidly lifting tariffs on much of the world, only to reduce them, Trump last week refocused on the global steel and aluminum markets - and the dominance of China. Continue reading...
Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu charged after allegedly smuggling a fungus to US that can cause serious illness and billions of dollars in crop lossesTwo Chinese scientists have been charged with smuggling a toxic fungus into the United States that they planned to research at an American university, the justice department has said.Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, are charged with conspiracy, smuggling, false statements, and visa fraud, the US attorney's office for the eastern district of Michigan said in a statement on Tuesday. Continue reading...
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...
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...
by Katy Murrells (now) and Yara El-Shaboury on (#6XQ3W)
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...
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