Guardian USDonald Trump Trump name reportedly scrubbed from New York ice rinksGuardian US - Mario KoranDonald Trump appears to be getting the cold shoulder from his own ice skating rinks, after the Trump organization reportedly took the unusual step of removing the president’s name from the two Central
Guardian USDonald Trump US envoy says Trump used military aid to push Ukraine to investigate BidenGuardian US - Julian Borger in WashingtonThe acting US ambassador to Kyiv has provided congressional committees conducting impeachment hearings a detailed account of how Donald Trump repeatedly sought to make a summit meeting and military aid
Guardian USNews (U.S.) Honduran woman accuses immigration agent of sexual assault over seven yearsGuardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesA Honduran woman living in Connecticut has accused a US immigration agent of sexually assaulting her over a period of seven years under the threat of deportation, according to a federal lawsuit. The woman,
Guardian USDonald Trump Trump launches lackluster attack against Bill Taylor after testimonyGuardian US - Joanna Walters in New York and Julian Borger in WashingtonDonald Trump launched a relatively lackluster attack on Wednesday morning against the impeachment inquiry into his dealings with Ukraine and the devastating testimony on Capitol Hill the previous day the
Guardian USDonald Trump Trump impeachment inquiry catch-up: where we are right nowGuardian US - Tom McCarthy in New YorkEverything you need to know about the Trump-Ukraine impeachment inquiry in 56 seconds. Donald Trump’s denial of dirty dealing in Ukraine took a serious hit – a roundhouse on the chin – with the closed-door
Guardian USDonald Trump What Bill Taylor’s impeachment inquiry testimony tells usGuardian US - Luke Harding in London and Julian Borger in WashingtonThe US’s top diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, gave damning evidence on Tuesday to congressional committees in Washington investigating Donald Trump. Taylor told impeachment inquiry hearings that Trump
Guardian US US briefing: impeachment inquiry, Turkey-Russia deal and Hong KongGuardian US - Tim WalkerThe acting US ambassador to Kyiv has told Congress that Donald Trump repeatedly pressed Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden in return for the release of US military aid. In the most damning testimony of impeachment
Guardian US Cory Booker proposes bill to fight neglected diseases of povertyGuardian US - Ed PilkingtonThe Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker introduced on Wednesday a Senate bill to prevent, detect and ultimately eradicate neglected diseases that thrive amid extreme poverty and impair the lives
Guardian USHousing Trump housing plan would make bias by algorithm 'nearly impossible to fight'Guardian US - Kari Paul in San FranciscoThe Trump administration has proposed a shift in rules that would make it “nearly impossible” for Americans to sue for housing discrimination caused by algorithms, according to tech scholars and civil
Guardian USTarana Burke 'A phenomenal leap': Tarana Burke on #MeToo's success so far and next stepsGuardian US - Melissa DaveyAfter being named among a group of prominent activists against sexual violence known as “the silence breakers” in Time magazine’s 2017 person of the year edition, Tarana Burke went from being a grassroots
Guardian USKirstjen Nielsen ‘I don’t regret enforcing the law’: Nielsen defends family separation at summitGuardian US - Amanda HolpuchThe former US homeland security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, repeatedly defended her decision to separate thousands of children from their parents at the southern border, in her first public interview
Guardian USDonald Trump Anonymous Trump official who wrote New York Times op-ed to release bookGuardian US - Adam Gabbatt in New YorkAn anonymous senior government official who wrote an excoriating op-ed column describing Donald Trump’s time in office, and detailing an internal “resistance” movement to thwart the president, has written
Guardian USDonald Trump Fury as Trump compares impeachment inquiry to 'lynching'Guardian US - Tom McCarthy and Martin PengellyThis is a lynching in every sense Lindsey Graham Donald Trump referred to impeachment proceedings against him as a “lynching” in a Tuesday morning tweet, sparking condemnation for using such a racially
Guardian USSouthern California Edison California: PG&E warns of fresh power shutoffs for 500,000 due to fire weatherGuardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesLess than two weeks after cutting power to large swathes of northern California, the state’s largest utility is warning that dangerous fire weather could prompt it to shut off power again to about a half-million
Guardian USBronx Zoo Lawyers argue Happy the elephant should have the same rights as humansGuardian US - Oliver Milman in New YorkLawyers representing an elephant have argued in New York court that their trunked client be considered a person, in a fresh attempt to upend human dominance over this designation. Happy the elephant is,
Guardian US ‘I’m not your n-word’: school guard fired for repeating racial slurGuardian US - Victoria Bekiempis in New YorkA high school security guard in Madison, Wisconsin, said he was fired after repeating a racial slur that was used against him. The news spurred protests and demands for reinstatement. “Short story....I
Guardian USJimmy Carter Jimmy Carter in hospital with pelvis fracture after fall at Georgia homeGuardian US - Associated Press in AtlantaFormer president Jimmy Carter is in the hospital again after falling and fracturing his pelvis on Monday evening at his home in Plains, Georgia. Carter Center spokeswoman Deanna Congileo described the
Guardian USDonald Trump Trump tells Republicans to 'get tougher and fight' impeachment inquiryGuardian US - Lauren Gambino in WashingtonDonald Trump on Monday demanded Republicans “get tougher and fight” against an intensifying impeachment inquiry that has strained their allegiance to the president. In a meandering, hourlong back-and-forth
Guardian USPollution Scientists fired by Trump warn particle pollution standards don’t protect peopleGuardian US - Emily Holden in WashingtonA group of scientist advisers dismissed by the Trump administration has concluded that national limits on fine particles of air pollution aren’t strong enough to protect people. The expert panel of epidemiologists
Guardian USWomen's News New York’s Central Park to erect first sculpture honoring womenGuardian US - Associated PressNew York’s Central Park has 23 statues of men, who left their mark in history, but not a single one honoring the accomplishments of a woman. That will change after a city commission voted on Monday to
Guardian USMedicine US mother charged with murdering daughter she said was terminally illGuardian US - Associated Press in DenverA Colorado mother who sought donations to cover medical treatments for her daughter and promoted the girl’s “bucket list” of dreams to fulfil before she died has been indicted on a murder charge in the
Guardian USWisconsin Wisconsin school guard rehired after firing for repeating racial slurGuardian US - Associated Press in MadisonA Wisconsin school district is rehiring a black security guard who was fired last week for repeating a racial slur while telling a student not to use it, a union official said. Marlon Anderson said he
Guardian USDonald Trump Jr Cracks in the firewall: Republicans' support for Trump begins to falterGuardian US - Tom McCarthy[Republicans] are horrified that the White House chief of staff admitted it was a quid pro quo Michael Bennet No call summary has yet emerged of a phone chat Donald Trump held with Republican members Congress
Guardian USOcean Acidification US briefing: Trudeau's narrow win, GOP disunity and ocean acidificationGuardian US - Tim WalkerJustin Trudeau has won a second term as Canada’s prime minister after a closely fought election, but his Liberal party failed to secure an overall majority in the country’s parliament and will have to
Guardian USWildfires Wildfire burns Los Angeles area hillside, threatening multimillion-dollar homesGuardian US - Guardian staff and agencyA wildfire raced up canyon walls toward multimillion-dollar ocean-view homes on a ridge in Los Angeles, spurring evacuations and a furious firefighting effort. The blaze broke out around 10.30am in the
Guardian USOpioids Four big drug firms agree to $260m opioid payout hours before trial set to beginGuardian US - Chris McGreal in ClevelandThe question is how much is enough? This is not enough. Armond Budish They’re getting away with murder. They’re buying their way out. They think that’s the way of doing business Emily Walden, Fed Up Four
Guardian USPete Buttigieg Pete Buttigieg third in new Iowa poll behind Biden and WarrenGuardian US - Martin PengellyPete Buttigieg has surged to third place in a new Iowa poll, within striking distance of Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden, the long-term frontrunners in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Guardian USPete Buttigieg Teachers for Bernie, CEOs for Buttigieg, retirees for Trump – who's backing whom in 2020Guardian US - Julia Carrie Wong and Peter AndringaTeachers love Bernie Sanders, executives are excited by Pete Buttigieg, lawyers opt for Joe Biden, and the vast majority of retirees support Donald Trump. At least, that’s what we found when we analyzed
Guardian USNews (U.S.) One killed in Arkansas as tornado moves north-east from DallasGuardian US - Associated Press in DallasCrews searched on Monday through the rubble of buildings torn apart by a tornado that ripped through the Dallas area the night before, causing damage to homes and businesses and knocking out electricity
