President insults hard-right commentator and former ally Official: budget to include request for more wall money Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking… Read more »
Plan may divert billions from projects such as counterdrug efforts, has been condemned by Democrats and activists Sign up for the US morning briefing Donald Trump has defied fierce criticism… Read more »
President offers temporary concessions and demands wall Little chance of progress as House speaker says no Donald Trump forged ahead on Saturday and proposed a deal to end the US… Read more »
Poll shows 53% of Americans blame Trump and Republicans Trump, however, reportedly believes shutdown is a win for him Donald Trump is losing the battle to avoid blame for the… Read more »
‘What we’re not looking to do right now is national emergency’ White House attorneys and allies had prepared groundwork Follow the latest US politics news Donald Trump has backed away… Read more »
White House attorneys and allies prepare groundwork Trump says declaration would ‘100%’ withstand scrutiny Donald Trump is edging closer to declaring a national emergency to fund his long-promised border wall,… Read more »
Cohen to go before House committee in early February Trump heads to border and threatens national emergency Sign up to the Guardian’s new US morning briefing 9.39pm GMT The House… Read more »
Chuck Schumer condemns president’s ‘temper-tantrum’ 800,000 federal US workers continue to go without pay Donald Trump abruptly ended a critical meeting with Democratic leaders on Wednesday, calling it a “total… Read more »
President heads for Camp David as talks drag on in Washington Star-spangled shutdown: how nationalism warped US politics Donald Trump claimed on Sunday he may declare a national emergency over… Read more »
Pence and Kushner lead talks with Democratic aides Opinion: Trump will lose ‘bigly’ on immigration Saturday was day 15 of a partial government shutdown that Donald Trump said could go… Read more »
President says government closure could last months or years Opinion: Trump will lose ‘bigly’ on immigration The US woke on Saturday to the 15th day of a partial government shutdown… Read more »
President: deaths at border are result of ‘pathetic’ policies What have two years of Trump’s wrecking ball done? As the US government shutdown rolled through its eighth day with no… Read more »
Boy, eight, died on Christmas Day in hospital in New Mexico Death follows that of Jakelin Caal in custody this month An eight-year-old Guatemalan boy died in US government custody… Read more »
Exclusive: UN monitor calls for independent investigation into fate of Jakelin Caal, seven-year-old who died after crossing border The United Nations monitor who acts as global watchdog on the treatment… Read more »
Speech billed as policy address offers few specifics as president pledges to indefinitely detain migrants Donald Trump has stepped up his rhetorical attack over immigration ahead of next week’s midterm… Read more »
Critics allege abuse of military to push ‘anti-immigrant agenda’ Trump tweets ‘our Military is waiting for you!’ before midterms Donald Trump is to deploy more than 5,200 troops to the… Read more »