
Sky News - 12 hours 1 min ago
Donald Trump has asked for $152m (£115m) to reopen the former Alcatraz jail so it can become a "state-of-the-art" prison.

The Guardian - 12 hours 34 min ago
In the fifth week of the war, Trump continues contradicting himself on its objectives and how Americans are affected When Donald Trump launched Operation Epic Fury alongside Israel on 28 February, his administration had settled on a set of stated, and broad, objectives: destroy Iran's missiles, eliminate its navy, prevent a nuclear weapon. Over a month later those objectives have multiplied, contracted and contradicted each other. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 13 hours 34 min ago
The Trump administration takes pleasure in deploying dysphemism to describe the killing of Iranians On 23 March, Donald Trump said that if things didn't go to his liking in Iran, "we just keep bombing our little hearts out". A week later the US president told journalists on Air Force One: "You never know with Iran because we negotiate with them and then we always have to blow them up." On 4 March, Pete Hegseth squirmed in pleasure as he described "death and destruction from...

The Independent - 13 hours 45 min ago
Iran's atomic agency says an airstrike has hit near its Bushehr nuclear facility, killing a security guard and damaging a support building...

ABC News - 14 hours 37 min ago
Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump's political enemies...

The Guardian - 17 hours 35 min ago
Royal visitors have long been popular in the US, and Charles has decades of diplomacy under his belt. But can soft power save the special relationship? What's the worst that could happen when King Charles visits Donald Trump in Washington at the end of this month? And what will be the best outcome from Keir Starmer's point of view, since it is the prime minister who directed the visit to go ahead in the hope of improving our battered, supposedly special relationship? While the relationship...

The Guardian - 17 hours 35 min ago
The brutalisation of global norms by figures like Pete Hegseth must be seen as an ethical issue. It's a fight against chaos, and all major religions must play a role That combative old hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers, is not much heard these days, though it was once a favourite with church congregations and school assemblies. Written in 1865 by Sabine Baring-Gould, an English clergyman and religious scholar, its belligerent refrain urges the faithful on to battle, victory and conquest: "Onward...

The Guardian - 20 hours 35 min ago
This live blog is now closed. Trump announces fraud' crackdown in Democratic states Sign up for the Breaking News US email A reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest out of the Middle East at our dedicated live blog. This includes Donald Trump's recent comments on Truth Social that "with a little more time" he could open strait of Hormuz . The president added that reopening the vital passageway would allow the US to "TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A GUSHER'...

NBC News - 21 hours 31 min ago
In his first year back in the White House, President Donald Trump avoided using his famous "You're fired" phrase when it came to members of his Cabinet.

The Guardian - 21 hours 35 min ago
Trump said Vance would focus on blue states and, without providing evidence, accused Democrat leaders of rampant theft' key US politics stories from Friday 3 April at a glance Donald Trump has given his vice-president, JD Vance, a new side gig: "fraud czar". The president this week announced a fresh crackdown on "fraud" in Democratic states and tapped Vance to lead the charge. Officials swiftly announced a string of arrests in California. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 22 hours 26 min ago
Budget proposal released on Friday outlines president's desire to revive former federal prison in San Francisco Bay Donald Trump is asking for $152m to restore Alcatraz, a former federal prison off the coast of San Francisco, according to a budget proposal released on Friday for the 2027 fiscal year. Last May, Trump first called upon the Department of Justice, the FBI and Homeland Security to rebuild the prison. He heaped praise on Alcatraz's reputation in a Truth Social post . Continue...

NBC News - 22 hours 48 min ago
WASHINGTON Less than 48 hours after President Donald Trump told Americans the U.S. military had "beaten and completely decimated Iran," Tehran shot down an F-15E fighter jet, setting off a high-risk scramble by U.S. forces to rescue two service members from deep inside Iranian territory.

The Guardian - 23 hours 38 min ago
US president issues executive order as longest partial government shutdown in US history enters 49th day Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday that declares all Department of Homeland Security employees will receive pay and benefits during the agency's partial shutdown. The "Liberating the Department of Homeland Security From the Democrat-Caused Shutdown" memo is similar to Trump's executive order from last week which called for issuing pay to Transportation Security Administration...

ESPN - 23 hours 48 min ago
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Friday aims to limit NCAA athletes to a five-year playing window and how often they can transfer between schools.