The National Archives told to give documents to House committee despite ex-president’s attempt assert executive privilege Joe Biden has blocked an attempt by former US president Donald Trump to withhold documents from Congress related to the 6 January …
Trump hid losses of $70m at DC hotel during his presidency, records reveal
House Democrats say deception about hotel, which became a place for Republicans to do business, was detailed in documentsDonald Trump hid losses of more than $70m at his eponymous Washington DC hotel while he was in the White House, House Democrats sai…
‘Can you believe this?’: key takeaways from the report on Trump’s attempt to steal the election
The former president and his chief of staff pressed top department of justice deputies to probe allegations of fraud in the 2020 electionA 394-page Senate report released Thursday offers some of the most alarming details to date of Donald Trump’s effor…
House Capitol attack panel subpoenas key planners of ‘Stop the Steal’ rally
Investigators seek documents and testimony from Trump allies and organization that backed rallyThe House select committee investigating the Capitol attack on Thursday issued new subpoenas to allies of Donald Trump as well as the organization affiliated…
Trump asks judge to force Twitter to reinstate his account
Company suspended former president’s account in January following the attack on the US CapitolDonald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force social media giant Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following…
Stephanie Grisham book sheds light on Trump’s bizarre brushes with world leaders
Memoir reveals Trump once discussed strength of kangaroos in meeting with UK PM – one of the few European leaders he likedBoris Johnson once devoted a considerable part of a meeting with Donald Trump to discussing how strong kangaroos are, as the Briti…
Top Republicans rub shoulders with extremists in secretive rightwing group, leak reveals
Wealthy entrepreneurs and media moguls also named on membership list for influential Council for National PolicyA leaked document has revealed the membership list of the secretive Council for National Policy (CNP), showing how it provides opportunities…
Blame-shifting over US withdrawal ignores deeper failings in Afghanistan
Analysis: Senators’ questions to military leadership a contest in sharing out responsibility for failuresThe deeply partisan US Congress is rarely a conducive place for national introspection and Tuesday’s Senate hearing on the Afghanistan withdrawal d…
US Afghanistan withdrawal a ‘logistical success but strategic failure’, Milley says
General and other military leaders in heated cross-examinationMilley defends loyalty to country and rejects suggestion to quitThe withdrawal from Afghanistan and the evacuation of Kabul was “a logistical success but a strategic failure,” the chairman o…
Lack of social mobility in UK risks fuelling populism, says Fiona Hill
Exclusive: County Durham-born former White House adviser says social divide is so wide it could become a security crisisA lack of social mobility in Britain’s “left behind” communities risks fuelling populism and becoming a national security crisis, ac…