Bill passed by Senate and House will extend funding until 3 December as Democrats continue to wrangle over Biden’s economic agendaGovernment avoids shutdown – but what happens next?Democrats barrel toward make-or-break voteSign up to receive First Thin…
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…
‘You can’t sue your way to the moon’: Elon Musk intensifies Bezos space feud
SpaceX founder, who in April won a contract from Nasa, took a jab at Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for suing when it lost out on dealElon Musk intensified the feud over lawsuits and rocket sizes with space rival Jeff Bezos this week, kicking off the latest…
Congress grills Facebook exec on Instagram’s harmful effect on children
Senators highlighted research revealed in the Wall Street Journal showing how the photo app could affect girls’ body image and self-esteemAntigone Davis, Facebook’s global head of safety, faced a grilling before the US Congress on Thursday in a hearing…
California scrambles to ban ‘ghost guns’ as untraceable weapons’ popularity soars
Concern grows as guns appear in homicides, school shootings and domestic terror incidentsCities across California are ramping up efforts to try to stop the flow of so-called ghost guns into their jurisdictions, as the do-it-yourself weapons appear with…
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…
Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller pleads guilty to 6 January riot felony
Keller wore his Team USA jacket when he entered the Capitol building where he shouted vulgarities at Democratic party leadersKlete Keller, a former Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals for the United States, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a felony c…
Britney Spears’ father suspended from conservatorship in victory for singer
Star has sought liberation from Jamie Spears’ control of her finances and personal life for yearsA Los Angeles judge has suspended Britney Spears’ father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years, marking a major victory for th…
More bodies found in Ecuador prison as death toll from gang battle tops 100
Police and military help regain control of prison in Guayaquil after violence caused by dispute between Los Lobos and Los ChonerosThe death toll in a gang battle in a penitentiary in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has risen to more than 100 as author…
Manchin says he ‘can’t support’ $3.5tn reconciliation package – live
Senator’s says he’s not willing to approve spending on social programsPelosi says chamber will vote on infrastructure bill tomorrowSchumer says he will not use reconciliation to suspend debt ceilingTrump plans to sue to keep White House records on Capi…