PM says in Washington he has ‘every confidence a great deal is there to be done’ on transatlantic trade The US will start to allow imports of UK lamb for the first time in decades, Boris Johnson has said, as he used his trip to Washington to talk up wh…
‘Pushing the nuclear envelope’: North Korea’s missile diplomacy
Analysis: Fear and uncertainty of the Obama years could return as Kim Jong-un revives nuclear ambitionsNorth Korea’s recent missile launches signal that the regime has reverted to familiar tactics to attract the attention of the US. Although the rest o…
Trump campaign knew voter fraud claims were baseless soon after election loss, says report – live
Trump has continued to pedal lies about fraud in the 2020 election up until now, almost a year after ballots were castAdam Schiff: Capitol riot committee ‘going straight to subpoenas’Democrats push Biden’s spending plans while trying to avoid shutdownS…
From climate to Covid rules: how Johnson and Biden match up
Analysis: the two leaders have found common ground in some areas, though dividing lines remainOn Boris Johnson’s first trip to meet Joe Biden in Washington, the prime minister was on a charm offensive as he attempts to nurture the special relationship …
Biden administration seeks to lift US refugee cap to 125,000 beginning 1 October
The plan comes at a time when tens of thousands of Afghan refugees are on military bases awaiting resettlementThe Biden administration wants to nearly double the number of refugees admitted to the United States to 125,000 in the upcoming fiscal year st…
The Observer view on Anglo-French relations | Observer editorial
The exclusion of France from the Aukus pact leaves the UK at risk of further isolation after BrexitFrance’s extraordinary decision to recall its ambassadors to the US and Australia reflects deep anger over its exclusion from the secretly negotiated Auk…
Sean Spicer claims press treats Jen Psaki better: ‘I walked into the lion’s den’
Trump’s former press secretary makes remark to New York Times, saying Psaki ‘walks into a bunch of kittens’Donald Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer has complained that the Washington press corps treat his successor under Joe Biden more kindly….
Biden’s new FTC nominee is a digital privacy advocate critical of Big Tech
President Biden made his latest nomination to the Federal Trade Commission this week, tapping digital privacy expert Alvaro Bedoya to join the agency as it takes a hard look at the tech industry. Bedoya is the founding director of the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown’s law school and previously served as chief counsel […]
Biden says ‘we can and we will turn the tide on Covid-19’ in White House speech – live
Ban went into effect last week after supreme court declined to block lawBlow to US gun control efforts as Biden withdraws ATF nominationBiden to mandate Covid vaccinations for all federal workers – reportsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily brie…
Biden administration sues Texas over ‘clearly unconstitutional’ abortion ban
Law bans abortion once embryonic cardiac activity is detectedKamala Harris says reproductive rights are ‘non-negotiable’The Biden administration sued Texas on Thursday over the state’s extreme abortion law, which amounts to a near total ban on abortion…