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Trump’s birthright citizenship attack the latest effort in obsessive campaign
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/trump-birthright-citizenship-attack
Published: August 7, 2026 01:57
For more than a decade, president has been fixated on trying to undermine a key constitutional right With a pair of executive orders on Thursday, Donald Trump has tried – once again – to undermine the guarantee of birthright citizenship, a right enshrined…
Trump administration announces changes to Head Start in overhaul
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/trump-administration-head-start-changes
Published: August 6, 2026 23:27
While officials say proposed revisions will encourage more enrollment, advocates say it will undermine the programThe Trump administration has said it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early…
Judge approves $106m settlement over deadly 2019 Hard Rock Hotel collapse
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/hard-rock-hotel-collapse-settlement
Published: August 6, 2026 23:13
Settlement ends years-long legal battle over collapse of 18-story hotel that was under construction in New OrleansA judge approved a $106m settlement on Thursday that ends a years-long legal battle over the deadly 2019 collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel that…
Trump again rebukes Jeanine Pirro over reflecting pool ‘vandalism’ case
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/trump-jeanine-pirro-reflecting-pool-vandalism
Published: August 6, 2026 22:51
President attacks ‘terrible mistake’ of US attorney, who said in court filing damage stemmed from botched renovationDonald Trump has doubled down on his criticism of Jeanine Pirro after the US attorney for the District of Columbia publicly challenged his…
Airline workers reportedly decline to help US agents as Trump migrant crackdown accelerates
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/airline-workers-agents-immigration-crackdown
Published: August 6, 2026 22:15
Expansion of immigration enforcement at US airports puts employees at odds with agents seeking 2,000 daily arrests A dramatic increase in immigration enforcement at US airports has reportedly placed the airline industry at odds with the Trump…
ICE is now tracking nearly 54,000 immigrants via ankle monitors
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/ice-tracks-thousands-of-immigrants-ankle-monitors
Published: August 6, 2026 22:10
Shift in monitoring methods has led to revenue boost for Geo Group, a private prison firm, that also makes the deviceThe US is tracking nearly 54,000 immigrants through GPS-enabled ankle monitors as part of a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-orders
Published: August 6, 2026 21:08
Executive orders come after supreme court rejected president’s first bid to restrict guarantee enshrined in US constitutionDonald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders that the White House said aims to restrict eligibility for birthright…
Mitch McConnell leaves rehab center to continue recovery from fall at home
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/mitch-mcconnell-health-rehab-recovery
Published: August 6, 2026 19:47
Republican senator, 84, was taken to hospital after fall in June and has been absent from Senate sinceUS politics live – latest updatesThe Republican US senator Mitch McConnell has been discharged from a rehabilitation center following the fall that left…
Nasa astronauts conduct spacewalk outside International Space Station – video
Published: August 6, 2026 19:21
Astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, preparing the installment of new rollout solar arrays which will provide extra energy to support the station, according to Nasa Continue reading...
Aipac-linked Super Pacs spend millions in California to thwart progressive candidate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/aipac-super-pacs-spend-millions-california
Published: August 6, 2026 19:19
More than $5m in recent weeks have been spent in ads targeting Aisha Wahab and in support of Melissa HernandezSuper Pacs tied to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) have spent millions in a California congressional race to keep a…
Trump administration to pay German firm $1.22bn to cut offshore wind leases
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/rwe-deal-wind-leases
Published: August 6, 2026 18:20
Agreement with RWE is fifth deal Trump team has made with energy companies, offering payouts to give up projectsThe German energy company RWE has reached a $1.22bn deal with the US government to relinquish its offshore wind leases and instead redirect…
TikTok creator Sydney Towle, who shared cancer journey, dies aged 26
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/sydney-towle-dies-cancer
Published: August 6, 2026 18:01
The creator documented her battle with rare bile duct cancer, inspiring more than a million followers onlineSydney Towle, a TikTok creator who shared her battle with stage 4 cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer, with over a million online followers, has…
US federal judge halts order for Trump to turn over financial records to BBC
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/trump-bbc-libel-lawsuit
Published: August 6, 2026 17:16
Judge issues temporary pause while he considers Trump’s request to revise his libel lawsuit against BBCA federal judge has temporarily halted an order requiring Donald Trump to turn over detailed financial information about his business empire to the BBC…
FCC scraps limit on local TV ownership in win for media conglomerates
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/06/fcc-overturns-limit-local-tv-ownership
Published: August 6, 2026 17:04
The 2-1 vote along party lines repealed ‘national cap’ that served as a key check on consolidation of the TV industryIn a historic vote on Thursday morning, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines to overturn a key check against…
Paramount concessions lead UK to approve takeover of Warner Bros
Published: August 6, 2026 14:57
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says she will not intervene in £85bn deal after securing guarantees on Channel 5The UK culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said she will not intervene in Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, removing one of…
Trump denies US running low on key munitions in war with Iran
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/trump-munitions-war-iran-hegseth
Published: August 6, 2026 14:51
President’s comment come after report he had demanded answers from Pete Hegseth over alleged shortagesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDonald Trump has lashed out at reports that the US is running short of key munitions in its war with Iran,…
Why do Latinos work for ICE?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/ice-latino-border-agents
Published: August 6, 2026 14:00
Half of border agents are Latino, and they are part of a long history of Hispanic support for – and enforcement of – harsh immigration policiesSince Trump’s return to power, more than 60 people have died at the hands of or in the custody of Immigration and…
US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress over Covid hearing
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/fauci-senate-contempt-vote-covid
Published: August 6, 2026 13:57
Anthony Fauci invoked fifth amendment dozens of times to parry hostile Republican inquisition over Covid responseUS politics live – latest updatesA Republican-controlled US Senate committee voted to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the…
The mRNA technology behind Moderna’s Covid vaccine reaches the flu
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/flu-shot-covid-moderna-mrna-mflusiva
Published: August 6, 2026 13:56
The mFlusiva vaccine for older people is first made with mRNA platform key to ending coronavirus pandemicThe Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to…
Miss North Carolina USA stripped of title after alleged racist posts resurface
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/boltinhouse-miss-north-carolina-racist-posts
Published: August 6, 2026 13:32
First runner-up, Myla Hadley, will represent the state at the Miss USA pageant after Brittany Boltinhouse’s removalA pageant queen recently crowned Miss North Carolina USA has been stripped of her title after a string of alleged racist posts…
Ohio voters reconsider Republican Max Miller amid domestic abuse allegations
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/ohio-voters-reconsider-republican-max-miller
Published: August 6, 2026 13:12
Voters in the red district are concerned with congressman’s alleged behavior and political future ahead of the midtermsDavid Griffith was a registered Republican for years.But on Sunday evening, he watched Ohio congressman Max Miller stumble through an…
Florida Democrat switches districts after DeSantis redistricting shake-up
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/priya-dandiya-florida-redistricting-democrat
Published: August 6, 2026 13:00
Pia Dandiya, a first-time candidate, says voters care more about costs than district lines as she seeks a key open seatWhat is a sanguine new congressional candidate to do when the district they thought they were running in gets torn apart by a governor’s…
Beyond body cams: Wisconsin killing reopens debate about police accountability
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/wisconsin-police-killing-corey-ruiz
Published: August 6, 2026 13:00
Community organizers demand systemic changes after police killed Corey Ruiz, a 38-year-old Black man, in MadisonAfter bystander footage of police killing Corey Ruiz – a 38-year-old Black man in Madison, Wisconsin – spread online, many questioned why the…
Senate committee says it has copy of Fauci’s phone as it weighs holding him in contempt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/senate-anthony-fauci-phone-contempt-of-congress
Published: August 6, 2026 12:46
Veteran US health official invoked fifth amendment right amid hostile questioning from Republicans last weekUS politics live – latest updatesA US Senate committee says it obtained a backup copy of Anthony Fauci’s iPhone as it weighed whether to hold the…
First Thing: Democrats look forward after progressive El-Sayed victory in Michigan
Published: August 6, 2026 12:35
Abdul El-Sayed is latest leftwing candidate to capture nomination for November’s midterm elections. Plus: gender parity in Latin America’s city of cyclingGood morning.The progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed has won the Democratic primary for the US Senate…
Firefighters start to contain Washington state wildfires as tens of thousands remain displaced
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/washington-state-wildfires
Published: August 6, 2026 12:00
Fires have destroyed about 850 buildings and forced about 67,000 people to evacuate since they erupted last weekendFirefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people…
An Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza. Now the university is paying him $250,000
Published: August 6, 2026 12:00
The University of Minnesota withdrew an offer from Raz Segal to lead its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies after an organized campaign against his hiringWhen the University of Minnesota (UMN) extended an offer to historian Raz Segal to lead its…
Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract – for a military base
Published: August 6, 2026 12:00
Exclusive: Louisiana firm awarded tender to build rudimentary outpost to house Moroccan troopsDonald Trump’s Board of Peace, which was set up in January to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, has finally issued its first construction contract in the…
Senate committee set to vote on holding Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress – US politics live
Published: August 6, 2026 11:25
Hearing called after the former chief medical advisor invoked the fifth and refused to answer questions at a hearing on Covid-19Sign up for the Breaking News US emailSenior Democrats have accused Donald Trump’s administration of giving a green light to…
Most Americans view rising living costs as biggest barrier to a better life, survey finds
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/06/americans-rising-cost-of-living-survey
Published: August 6, 2026 11:00
When asked to detail what would make a better life in three to five years, 60% of US adults said greater financial securityAmericans may seem increasingly divided on beliefs and values, but in a new survey of more than 30,000 adults from across the country…
Exclusive: Emails reveal Palmer Luckey’s political fundraising as his company wins sole-source contracts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/exclusive-palmer-luckey-political-fundraising
Published: August 6, 2026 11:00
Co-founder of defense firm Anduril has donated $5.9m to Republicans and bundled more, while reaping billions in Pentagon contractsWealthy Republicans on the west coast received an emailed invitation in July to an upcoming fundraiser titled “Keep the…
The real meaning of Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan | Robert Reich
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/06/abdul-el-sayed-michigan-victory
Published: August 6, 2026 11:00
We’re seeing America wake up to the tyranny that’s engulfed usWith the victory of progressive Abdul El-Sayed over representative Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic primary, prepare yourself to hear enormous quantities of bullshit about the Democratic…
The American left is making strides. But can they win in November? | Ben Davis
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/06/democrats-midterms-general-election
Published: August 6, 2026 11:00
The left is increasingly winning within the Democratic party. But it still needs to prove that it can build general-election coalitions capable of beating RepublicansThe ideological struggle within the Democratic party continued on Tuesday night with…
Why making Anthony Fauci the enemy will harm US public health for years
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/anthony-fauci-republicans-harm-public-health
Published: August 6, 2026 11:00
Republicans are trying to scapegoat the infectious disease expert, even as they have gutted healthcare amid outbreaks of measles, cyclosporiasis and EbolaKatie Miller, an erstwhile Trump administration official and wife of Stephen Miller, once relied on Dr…
US senators urge crackdown on wildfire betting amid warnings of arson risk
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/wildfire-betting-prediction-markets
Published: August 6, 2026 11:00
Experts say growing trend on sites such as Polymarket and Kalshi could motivate people to start fires to win moneyA group of US lawmakers is sounding the alarm over prediction market platforms that allow users to bet on wildfires, as experts warn the…
‘Mama mia!’: Trump tariffs refund ignites 53% profit spike at Nintendo
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/aug/06/trump-tariffs-refund-fuels-profit-spike-nintendo
Published: August 6, 2026 10:13
Quarterly profit jump fuelled largely by unknown US refund amount as Japanese video game giant records overall sales drop Nintendo has reported a jump in profits, as the Japanese game maker’s earnings were buoyed up by a long-awaited refund on Donald…
Virginia teens at golf tryouts rescue family from drowning and then make squad
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/virginia-teens-save-drowning-family-school-golf-team
Published: August 6, 2026 10:00
Gavin Cain, Andrew Tuggle and Jackson Castro were at golf team tryouts when they heard screams from nearby lakeA trio of Virginia teenagers recently showed up to golf team tryouts, jumped into a nearby lake to rescue three people – including a preschooler…
Top Democrats accuse Trump officials over Israeli settlers’ ‘unbridled violence’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/democrats-trump-west-bank-israeli-settlers
Published: August 6, 2026 10:00
Letter says lifting of sanctions sent ‘clear message’ settlers can use deadly force in West Bank without consequencesSenior Democrats have accused Donald Trump’s administration of giving a green light to violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank,…
We need a wartime mindset to fight the threat of wildfires | Seth Klein
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/06/wildfires-europe-world-war-two
Published: August 6, 2026 10:00
While many leaders compare the wildfire crisis to the second world war, governments fail to adopt the real lessons of pre-emptive wartime actionAs France and Spain battle historic wildfires, comparisons to the second world war abound. “One of the…
‘It just means more’: Black college gymnasts competing in a divided South
Published: August 6, 2026 09:00
Nyla Aquino’s rise at Georgia reveals the tensions facing Black athletes as the SEC thrives while DEI programs and voting rights come under attackIt’s a February Friday night at the University of Georgia, but Stegeman Coliseum is alive.Situated in the…
Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/florida-python-hunting-contest-winner-2026
Published: August 5, 2026 23:50
Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove themThe winner of this year’s annual Florida Python Challenge hunted down and eliminated 96 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades national…
Man arrested at Trump’s California golf course faces more charges
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/man-arrested-trump-california-golf-course
Published: August 5, 2026 22:28
Jeanine John Taele detained for ‘suspicious’ behavior and charged with possession of unregistered short-barreled rifleA California man who was arrested at Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course ahead of a presidential visit is facing more charges, as…
White House confirms new helipad for supersized Marine One helicopter
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/white-house-helipad-marine-one-chopper
Published: August 5, 2026 21:25
Changes come after report says Trump unhappy with helipad’s appearance and lawn’s slopeThe White House has confirmed that contractors are redoing a new helipad built on the South Lawn to accommodate a new supersized Marine One chopper recently added to the…
Trump team pushes to block court order giving BBC access to financial records
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/trump-bbc-lawsuit-financial-records
Published: August 5, 2026 21:12
President has sued the broadcaster for $10bn, claiming a documentary on 2021 Capitol attack led to financial harmDonald Trump’s legal team is making an 11th-hour attempt to block a court order that would grant the BBC access to the president’s financial…
Senate confirms Trump pick Erica Schwartz as new CDC director
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/erica-schwartz-cdc-director-senate-confirmation
Published: August 5, 2026 20:27
Schwartz, president’s third pick to lead top US public health agency, confirmed in 51-44 Senate voteDr Erica Schwartz was confirmed by the US Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a rare win for the Trump…
Judge tosses Alex Murdaugh’s $600,000 suit against former court clerk
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/alex-murdaugh-lawsuit-court-clerk-dismissed
Published: August 5, 2026 20:18
Murdaugh, whose murder convictions were overturned due to clerk’s misconduct, will face trial againSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A US federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by Alex Murdaugh seeking $600,000 in legal fees from the former…
Republican who withdrew last month beats Trump-backed rival in Michigan
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/republican-trump-rival-michigan-primary
Published: August 5, 2026 20:11
Thomas Smith, whose name remained on ballot, beats Republican rivals in primary contest for eighth districtThomas Smith withdrew from the Republican primary contest for Michigan’s eighth district last month. On Tuesday, he won the nomination.Unofficial…
Trump immigration crackdown ensnares families of US troops
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/trump-immigration-crackdown-troops
Published: August 5, 2026 20:00
An AP investigation found dozens of active-duty troops’ parents and spouses detained despite protectionsThe Trump administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty US troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military…
US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/us-state-department-consulate-closures
Published: August 5, 2026 19:20
State department informs Congress of planned closures in Canada, Grenada, Japan, Indonesia and CameroonThe US state department is to shut five foreign consulates and missions across Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, drawing criticism that it…
Washington Commanders to sign four-time Pro Bowl receiver Stefon Diggs
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/05/stefon-diggs-washington-commanders-contract-nfl-news
Published: August 5, 2026 18:52
Veteran reportedly agrees to deal worth up to $12mWideout joins Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurinDiggs cleared by court and NFL after allegationsThe Washington Commanders are set to sign four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs, multiple outlets…
New York City transit auctions off last MetroCard machines: ‘wild home decor idea’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/new-york-city-transit-metrocard-machines-auction
Published: August 5, 2026 18:04
The MTA will sell its remaining machines that weigh up to 1,050lb as it transitions to contactless fare payment systemThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York City has begun auctioning off its final MetroCard vending machines, offering…
Top Democrats set aside qualms and embrace progressive Abdul El-Sayed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/top-democrats-embrace-abdul-el-sayed
Published: August 5, 2026 18:01
Democrats ‘united by a common purpose: putting a check on Trump’, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand sayAbdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primaryWhat we learned from midterm primary electionsLeading Democrats quickly papered over whatever qualms they…
Trump is pioneering the role of commentator-in-chief when issues grow thorny
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/donald-trump-political-commentary
Published: August 5, 2026 17:00
The president is constantly assigning motives, identifying heroes and villains, and telling his audience what to thinkThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayFrom Charles Barkley to…
Michigan nominates first trans woman for state legislature
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/trans-woman-joanna-whaley-michigan-legislature
Published: August 5, 2026 16:59
Joanna Whaley, ex-megachurch pastor who endured years of conversion practices, comfortably bested her opponentsUS politics live – latest updatesA former megachurch pastor who endured 15 years of conversion practices is set to become the first transgender…
New Mexico sues justice department for ‘stonewalling’ Epstein investigation
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/new-mexico-sues-doj-epstein-investigation
Published: August 5, 2026 16:48
Filing by attorney general Raúl Torrez comes after DoJ appears to have ignored deadline for key Epstein ranch filesNew Mexico filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice and acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, on Wednesday for “stonewalling”…
Lindsay Clancy murder trial: toxicologist testifies about medications found in defendant’s blood
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/lindsay-clancy-trial-toxicologist-testimony
Published: August 5, 2026 16:30
Variety of prescriptions were found in blood of mother accused of strangling her three kids, according to testimonySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three children in…
Abdul El-Sayed offers a template for Democrats to defeat Trumpism | Peter Beinart
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/abdul-el-sayed-democrats-trump
Published: August 5, 2026 16:15
The candidate has crafted a progressive nationalism and shown his party how to turn Republicans’ financial advantage against themEvery now and then, a Senate race sets the direction for an entire party. In 1991, a state official named Harris Wofford –…
What we learned from Tuesday’s midterm primary elections
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/midterm-primary-elections-what-we-learned
Published: August 5, 2026 15:41
Elections in five states will be looked back on as a marquee moment ahead of November’s midterm electionsAbdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primaryTuesday’s primary elections in five states will be looked back on as a marquee moment ahead of November’s…
Progressive climate organizer William Lawrence wins Michigan Democratic House primary
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/william-lawrence-michigan-democratic-house-primary
Published: August 5, 2026 15:31
Activist who rallied around a datacenter moratorium will face incumbent Republican Tom Barrett in NovemberUS politics live – latest updatesWilliam Lawrence, a prominent environmental organizer who foregrounded his support for a datacenter moratorium, has…
Abdul El-Sayed’s win proves change is possible for Democrats. His next fight may determine their future
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/abdul-el-sayed-michigan-democrats
Published: August 5, 2026 15:30
If the progressive wins Michigan’s general election, it could redefine the 2028 presidential contest. If he fails, the establishment will call him a cautionary taleUS politics live – latest updatesIn the final stretch of the state’s Democratic primary for…
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in defining race for Democrats
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/michigan-senate-primary-results-abdul-el-sayed
Published: August 5, 2026 14:01
Progressive candidate will face Republican Mike Rogers in race to represent midwestern purple state in the SenateUS politics live – latest updatesAbdul El-Sayed won the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan, becoming the latest leftwing candidate to…
Trump administration targets children amid push to ‘deport at all costs’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/trump-immigration-children-deportation-push
Published: August 5, 2026 14:00
Federal lawsuit alleges kids are being repatriated despite many of them qualifying to remain in the US legallyThe Trump administration is deliberately targeting children who came to the US unaccompanied by a parent or guardian as it pushes to quickly…
The Democratic party chair is a handy scapegoat. But the party’s problems are much bigger | Norman Solomon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/ken-martin-dnc-criticism-scapegoat
Published: August 5, 2026 14:00
Much of the criticism of Ken Martin is deserved. But his actions are symptomatic of a party that fails to listen to the grassrootsKen Martin is now a convenient scapegoat. As chair of the Democratic National Committee, he has stumbled into disrepute as a…
Two US men charged for allegedly using snakes, a lemur and a monkey for exotic photoshoots
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/maryland-men-charged-exotic-animal-photoshoots
Published: August 5, 2026 13:33
Men allegedly used exotic animals for photoshoots featuring a ring of fire in a parking garage in Maryland Two Baltimore, Maryland, men are facing charges for allegedly using exotic animals – including snakes, a lemur and a spider monkey – in photoshoots…
FAA investigates air ‘safety incident’ involving Trump’s Marine One
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/trump-faa-marine-one-air-safety-incident
Published: August 5, 2026 12:58
Controllers allegedly failed to halt flights, leading to a ‘loss of separation’ with a departing passenger jetAn air “safety incident” in which Donald Trump’s Marine One helicopter came closer than permitted to another aircraft over Washington DC is under…
Parents in the US: do you have a program similar to Mamdani’s 2-K rollout?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/mamdani-ny-parents-2-k-program
Published: August 5, 2026 12:38
We would like to hear from US parents about whether they have a program comparable to New York’s 2-K rolloutThe New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has rolled out a 2-K program providing free early care and learning for two-year-olds. The program has two…
Republican Chuck Edwards drops bid for re-election after report finding sexual harassment of staffers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/chuck-edwards-sexual-harassment-reelection
Published: August 5, 2026 12:34
Congressional ethics panel had recommended Edwards face censure over its findings on ‘hostile work environment’US politics live – latest updatesChuck Edwards announced he would not run for re-election after the US House of Representatives ethics committee…
Trump’s university ‘compact’ is gone. That doesn’t mean the assault on education is over | Kenneth Roth
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/trump-university-compact
Published: August 5, 2026 12:00
The administration’s proposed agreement met a scathing response. But universities must remain vigilantThe Trump administration has quietly abandoned the poisonous deal it tried to foist on American universities. Under its so-called Compact for Academic…
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has a hard job. Here's how to make it easier | Jordan Robinson
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/04/wnba-commissioner-cathy-engelbert
Published: August 5, 2026 12:00
Engelbert helped vault the league to new financial heights, but still draws the ire of stakeholders. A co-commissioner for player relations would be a welcome addSign up to get the WNBA 30 newsletter in your inbox every TuesdayBeing the WNBA’s commissioner…
Michigan Democratic race to close to call with El-Sayed in narrow lead First Thing
Published: August 5, 2026 11:38
Haley Stevens trails progressive in Senate primary as counting continues. Plus, meet the man who names cockroaches after Tolkein and Pokémon charactersGood morning.A Democratic Senate primary in Michigan remains too close to call, with Abdul El-Sayed, a…
‘They’re selling the safety of the traveling public’: TSA workers decry Trump privatization push
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/tsa-trump-privatization-push
Published: August 5, 2026 11:00
Union exploring options to oppose program that would put US airport screening into hands of private contractors The labor union representing workers at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is raising alarms over a new program that will expand…
From media deals to roster rules: five priorities for MLS’s new commissioner
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/05/mls-new-commissioner-larry-berg-priorities
Published: August 5, 2026 11:00
Larry Berg will have plenty of things on his to-do list when he officially starts as the league’s commissioner in JanuaryAs Larry Berg fielded his first wave of questions as MLS commissioner-elect, he tried to make clear his ambitious vision to take the…
Why is Anthropic destroying books? | Kathryn James
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books
Published: August 5, 2026 11:00
The AI company apparently found destructively scanning ‘all the books in the world’ easier than dealing with copyright in its quest for training dataShould we destroy all the books in the world?An answer to this question can be found in the court documents…
‘What they’re doing qualifies as torture’: new details of ICE force-feeding revealed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/ice-force-feeding-hunger-strike
Published: August 5, 2026 10:00
Exclusive: cases of Afghan man, Ukrainian man and Saudi woman show repeated nasogastric tube insertions and lack of legal representationOne hunger striker in an immigration detention center was force-fed for almost six months.One detained immigrant with…
Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy | Moustafa Bayoumi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/trump-iran-war-diplomacy
Published: August 5, 2026 10:00
Amid stop-and-start threats and with a divided staff, it’s clear Trump has no idea how to end a war that shouldn’t have begunOn Thursday, 23 July, after weeks of escalating attacks between the US and Iran, Donald Trump told a reporter that Iran hadn’t…
Cat survives Utah apartment fire by sheltering in closet for three days
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/toast-the-cat-utah-fire
Published: August 5, 2026 10:00
Toast the cat escaped his namesake fate when blaze ripped through building and displaced more than 40 familiesA pet cat quite fittingly named Toast survived a devastating fire that recently gutted an apartment complex in Utah by hiding in a closet – and…
RFK Jr has a new cooking show. Are any Trump officials doing their actual jobs? | Arwa Mahdawi
Published: August 5, 2026 10:00
Shouldn’t the health secretary have his hands full with the cyclosporiasis outbreak, measles or rabbit fever? Not when there are crispy salmon cakes to prepare …The US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has got his work cut out for him. A cyclosporiasis…
Nolan Wells went to an island with friends and never came home. His death has renewed debate over race and justice in Mississippi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/05/nolan-wells-death-mississippi-race
Published: August 5, 2026 10:00
Uncertainty around the investigation into the death of the 18-year-old, whose body was found after a 4 July boat trip with friends, has led some to question whether justice will be meted out equallyAlmost a month after his body was found, mystery still…
Michigan Senate Democratic primary race remains too close to call as El-Sayed holds narrow lead – US politics live
Published: August 5, 2026 09:59
The former public health official has slight lead over congresswoman Haley Stevens, but vote count could continue well into the dayEl-Sayed holds narrow lead in Michigan Senate primary but race too close to callUS representative Haley Stevens, who is…
Trump administration has refunded 60% of $165bn taken in illegal tariffs
Published: August 5, 2026 09:34
Government has so far returned $100bn to companies from levies that US supreme court struck downBusiness live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has refunded about $100bn from the tariffs it collected before the US supreme court ruled them illegal,…
How the ABA changed basketball forever: Dr J, George Gervin and the league that dared to be different
Published: August 5, 2026 09:00
Fifty summers after the ABA-NBA merger, George Gervin, Ralph Simpson and others reflect on the league whose swagger and innovations changed basketball foreverAfter practice, George Gervin wanted to go home. He was a rookie playing for the Virginia Squires…
Burnham considering public inquiry into UK activities of Jeffrey Epstein
Published: August 5, 2026 08:42
Minister says PM has agreed to meet victims of sex offender – and is mulling separate inquiry into Mohamed Al FayedAndy Burnham is considering launching a public inquiry into the UK activities of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a minister has…
Democracy is at stake when foolish humans bet on machines being intelligent | Rafael Behr
Published: August 5, 2026 07:00
We need an enlightened US president to make the case for global AI regulation. Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what is neededWhen I am woken by the sound of my dog whining, I understand that she is hungry and wants me to get up. When my alarm clock…
El-Sayed holds narrow lead in Michigan Senate primary but race too close to call
Published: August 5, 2026 04:23
Progressive ex-public health official in tight battle against Haley Stevens in state’s Democratic primaryThe marquee race for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan remained too close to call on Tuesday night, with Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive…
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez survives Washington’s crowded primary
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/marie-gluesenkamp-perez-washington-primary-election
Published: August 5, 2026 03:32
Two-term Democrat faced attacks from the left and right while defending a House seat in a territory Trump wonThe Democratic representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez secured one of two spots in the state of Washington’s crowded, all-party primary, overcoming…
Wesley Bell wins Missouri House primary as Cori Bush comeback bid fails
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/wesley-bell-missouri-democratic-primary-congress
Published: August 5, 2026 02:02
Wesley Bell wins in St Louis rematch dominated by Israel-Palestine issueUS politics live – latest updatesThe Democratic congressman Wesley Bell won his primary in the St Louis area on Tuesday, ending the progressive former representative Cori Bush’s bid…
Missouri rejects citizens’ bid for vote on Trump-backed redistricting plan
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/missouri-redistricting-plan-vote
Published: August 5, 2026 01:47
Missouri’s top election official has rejected a petition for a referendum on new congressional districts Missouri’s top election official has rejected a citizens’ petition seeking a statewide referendum on the state’s redistricting plan backed by Donald…
US revokes Brazil ambassador’s visa in escalation of diplomatic feud
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/us-revokes-brazil-ambassador-visa
Published: August 5, 2026 01:41
Move is retaliation for Lula’s government refusal to approve Trump’s nominee for ambassador in BrasíliaDonald Trump’s administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the US in a sharp escalation of a diplomatic feud with the country’s…
CDC reportedly expands US cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/cyclosporiasis-outbreak-15-states-cdc
Published: August 5, 2026 01:29
Six additional states caught up in investigation after Michigan reported first two US deaths linked to diseaseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reportedly expanded the largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states.The alleged…
Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO, steps down from post to run for Minnesota governor
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/mike-lindell-mypillow-ceo-minnesota-governor
Published: August 5, 2026 01:11
Trump loyalist, who also has president’s endorsement, has spent millions trying to prove 2020 election was ‘stolen’Mike Lindell is leaving his role with the MyPillow company to focus on his campaign to become the next governor of Minnesota. In a social…
Armed man arrested at Trump’s California golf course
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/man-arrested-trump-california-golf-course
Published: August 5, 2026 00:53
Jeanine John Taele allegedly took photos and videos of property days before president’s visitLos Angeles county sheriff’s deputies arrested an armed California man over the weekend who was seen surveilling Donald Trump’s golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes,…
OpenAI pays $3.2m to settle claims it discriminated against US workers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/openai-worker-discrimination-claims-settlement
Published: August 5, 2026 00:47
Company and subsidiary Statsig alleged by US justice department to have favored foreign workers in hiringOpenAI and a subsidiary will pay $3.2m to settle US government claims that they favored foreign workers with temporary employment visas and…
US midterm primary elections live updates: High-stakes Michigan Senate race among key contests in five states
Published: August 4, 2026 23:24
Voters in Michigan, Missouri, Washington, Kansas and Virginia head to polls to select candidates who will appear on November ballotsMichigan votes in key Senate primary as Democrats battle over party’s futureWashington state Democrat who flipped pro-Trump…
Protesters occupy 200-year-old tree at US-Mexico border to stop its destruction: ‘She’s our Statue of Liberty’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/protesters-occupy-tree-us-mexico-border
Published: August 4, 2026 23:20
Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wallProtesters are staging a “tree sit” in a tiny Arizona town to prevent the destruction of a grove of ancient cottonwood trees as federal…
Judge grants DoJ bid to dismiss January 6 cases against rightwing Oath Keepers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/jan-6-oath-keepers-cases-dismissed
Published: August 4, 2026 21:24
Ruling vacates convictions of founder Stewart Rhodes and other militia members who took part in 2021 Capitol attackA US judge on Tuesday granted the justice department’s bid to dismiss cases against members of the rightwing Oath Keepers militia who took…
US stock market hits record highs as AI profits pile and oil prices ease
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/04/stock-market-records-ai-profits-oil-prices-ease
Published: August 4, 2026 20:56
S&P 500 shot up 1.8% and the main measure of Wall Street’s health topped its prior all-time high set a few months agoThe US stock market rallied to records on Tuesday as profits kept piling up for companies and as oil prices eased.The S&P 500 shot up 1.8%,…
UFC’s White House spectacle led to losses of around $30m, company reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/04/ufc-freedom-250-white-house-losses-trump
Published: August 4, 2026 20:15
Freedom 250 staged on White House South LawnInvitation-only event cost an estimated $60m in allGaethje won title on night marred by Obama smearThe UFC staging its Freedom 250 card on the South Lawn of the White House in June led to losses of around $30m…
Jay Clayton sworn in as US director of national intelligence
Published: August 4, 2026 20:05
After a bumpy confirmation hearing, Clayton replaces acting director Bill Pulte to head US intelligence agenciesUS politics live – latest updatesJay Clayton has been sworn in as the US’s top spy after a contentious Senate confirmation hearing during which…
New York deputy police commissioner fired after attempted murder arrest
Published: August 4, 2026 19:51
Mount Vernon official is accused of driving getaway car after son allegedly opened fire outside Bronx courtA New York state police department fired its deputy commissioner on Tuesday after she allegedly acted as a getaway driver for her son in what is…
New MLS commissioner says promotion and relegation won’t be coming ‘anytime soon’
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/04/mls-larry-berg-promotion-relegation-comissioner
Published: August 4, 2026 19:35
Larry Berg officially introduced to media and MLS staffBerg to take over for Don Garber on 1 January 2027MLS will have a new commissioner starting in 2027, but don’t expect the league to adopt the promotion and relegation system seen in league systems…
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