The GuardianPlay buttonSarah Sanders US briefing: Tanker attacks, Sarah Sanders and Canada's NBA championsGuardian US - Tim WalkerThe US military has released what it says is video footage of an Iranian Revolutionary Guard patrol boat approaching an oil tanker after it was attacked in the Gulf of Oman, to remove an unexploded limpet
The GuardianCensus US briefing: 2020 election, oil tanker 'attack' and census controversyGuardian US - Tim WalkerDonald Trump, days before he is due to launch his 2020 re-election campaign, has said he would “want to hear” dirt on his opponent if it was offered by a foreign power. “There’s nothing wrong with listening,”
The GuardianPlay buttonExxon Mobil US briefing: Trump's 'secret' Mexico plan, Hong Kong and ExxonMobilGuardian US - Tim WalkerDonald Trump on Tuesday brandished a document that he said contained details of a “secret” agreement with Mexico, even though Mexican officials had already revealed large parts of the deal, supposedly
The GuardianWhite House Correspondents' Dinner US briefing: Mueller report evidence, North Korea and Bannon's returnGuardian US - Tim WalkerThe House judiciary committee will soon receive underlying evidence from Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, a breakthrough in the standoff between Democrats and the justice department. The deal was
The GuardianPlay buttonDutee Chand US briefing: Kushner company, Hong Kong protests and US-Mexico dealGuardian US - Tim WalkerJared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior White House aide, is the part-owner of a real estate company that has received $90m in overseas funding from unknown foreign investors since he entered
The GuardianJoe Biden US briefing: Mexico tariffs, Biden backpedals and homeopath claimsGuardian US - Tim WalkerMexico has stepped up security along its southern border with Guatemala to try to meet Donald Trump’s demands for a migration crackdown before his threatened tariffs on Mexican imports come into force
The GuardianStacey Abrams US briefing: D-day anniversary, Mexico talks and swine fever spreadsGuardian US - Tim WalkerDonald Trump and Emmanuel Macron were among the world leaders gathering in Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-day landings. The allied veterans who joined them there included
The GuardianPlay buttonEric Garner US briefing: Mexico tariffs, 'heartbeat' bills and LA homelessnessGuardian US - Tim WalkerDonald Trump is facing rare opposition from Senate Republicans over his plan to impose tariffs on Mexican imports in an attempt to force Mexico to do more to tackle illegal immigration. Trump said the
The GuardianPurdue Pharma US briefing: Trump's UK visit, Tiananmen at 30 and Purdue lawsuitsGuardian US - Tim WalkerMay to hail ‘great partnership’ as Trump dangles trade deal Donald Trump said his UK visit was “going really well” following his first day in London. Theresa May is expected to hail the “great partnership”
The GuardianPlay buttonJared Kushner US briefing: Trump in Britain, Jared Kushner, and violence in SudanGuardian US - Tim WalkerDonald Trump described Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, as “nasty” and the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, as a “stone cold loser” – and that was before he landed in London. The president arrived in the UK on Monday
The GuardianPlay buttonRobert Mueller US briefing: Mexico tariffs, abortion rights and National Spelling BeeGuardian US - Tim WalkerUS to slap 5% tariff on all Mexican goods from 10 June In a shock announcement combining his twin obsessions, trade and immigration, Donald Trump has announced he will slap a 5% tariff on all Mexican beginning
The GuardianPlay buttonRobert Mueller US briefing: Mueller fallout, anti-abortion app and Israel electionsGuardian US - Tim WalkerCory Booker has joined several other Democratic presidential candidates in calling for impeachment proceedings to begin against Donald Trump, following Robert Mueller’s first – and possibly only – public
The GuardianPlay button US briefing: Trump Organization, abortion laws and record twistersGuardian US - Tim WalkerThe former White House adviser Steve Bannon believes the Trump Organization is a “criminal enterprise”, and predicted Donald Trump would eventually be brought down by financial disclosures that reveal
The GuardianPlay buttonMount Everest US briefing: Japan stabbing, EU elections and Mount EverestGuardian US - Tim WalkerMan kills 11-year-old girl in stabbing rampage at bus stop An 11-year-old girl and a 39-year-old man have died in hospital in Japan after a man reportedly armed with two knives went on a stabbing rampage
The GuardianPlay buttonDonald Trump Jr US briefing: Theresa May quits, new Assange charges and Trump v PelosiGuardian US - Tim WalkerGood morning, I’m Tim Walker with today’s essential stories. Have a great Memorial Day weekend; the briefing will be back on Tuesday. After a turbulent three years in Downing Street – a period that will
The GuardianPlay button US briefing: India election, Trump's bank records and an extinction crisisGuardian US - Tim WalkerThe Indian prime minister, the Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, has defied the dour economic climate and retained power with what looks set to be a landslide election victory in the world’s biggest democracy.
The GuardianChemicals US briefing: abortion pills, Syria chemical attack claims, Toxic AmericaGuardian US - Tim WalkerMost mail orders for abortion pills came from states with bans As access to safe abortions from local medical services becomes increasingly limited in states across the US, women have been turning to online
The GuardianNiki Lauda US briefing: Trump blocks McGahn testimony, Huawei and Niki LaudaGuardian US - Tim WalkerDonald Trump has blocked the former White House counsel Don McGahn from appearing before the House judiciary committee to testify about the Mueller report, prompting impeachment threats from at least Democrat
The GuardianTrump Administration US briefing: Trump goads Iran, Huawei block and Game of Thrones finaleGuardian US - Tim WalkerWith tensions already running high in the Middle East, Donald Trump tweeted a warning to Tehran on Sunday that “if Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran”. Trump has previously said
The GuardianPlay button US briefing: Trump's new immigration plan, Iran and Chelsea ManningGuardian US - Tim WalkerDonald Trump unveiled his plans for a new “merit-based” immigration policy on Thursday, despite warnings from his political opponents that the proposed reforms have little to no chance of passing through
The Guardian US briefing: Alabama backlash, Huawei and Camp fire investigationGuardian US - Tim WalkerWomen’s health advocates and Democratic leaders have vowed to fight the implementation of a new Alabama law banning abortions at any stage of pregnancy, the strictest such legislation in the US. The bill
The Guardian US briefing: Alabama abortion ban, Ebola outbreak and IranGuardian US - Tim WalkerAlabama law bans abortion without exceptions for rape and incest A group of 25 male Republicans in the Alabama senate voted on Tuesday to pass the US’s strictest abortion law, banning all terminations
The GuardianPlay button US briefing: Pompeo and Putin, China tariffs and Alabama abortion lawGuardian US - Tim WalkerThe US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, will meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, the first such encounter between high-level American and Russian officials since the release of the Mueller report
The Guardian US briefing: China trade war, Iran tensions and Philippine electionGuardian US - Tim WalkerBeijing says it will never surrender in trade war with US The Chinese yuan hit a four-month low on Monday, with the price of soybeans slumping to the lowest level since the 2008 financial crisis, as investors
The Guardian US briefing: China trade war, Uber IPO and fake heiress sentencedGuardian US - Tim WalkerThe US-China trade war ramped up on Friday morning, as the Trump administration made good on its threat to raise tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200bn in Chinese goods, threatening to destabilise the slowing
The GuardianPlay button US briefing: China tariffs, Barr in contempt and Brazil's environmentGuardian US - Tim WalkerUS prepares to increase duties on $200bn of Chinese goods With a day to go before the the US and China enter a full-scale trade war, Donald Trump has accused Beijing of breaking a deal reached in trade
The Guardian US briefing: Iran deal crumbles, Don McGahn and climate skepticismGuardian US - Tim WalkerA year after Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Iran nuclear deal, Tehran has announced it will take the “reciprocal measure” of partially withdrawing from the agreement it signed with the US and other
The Guardian US briefing: Trump's taxes, China razes mosques and Arctic tensionsGuardian US - Tim WalkerThe Trump administration’s bitter fight with its political opponents ramped up on Monday, as the Treasury department flatly refused to release the president’s tax returns, while House Democrats set up
The GuardianPlay button US briefing: Iran, Mueller's testimony and Louisiana's 'cancer town'Guardian US - Tim WalkerBolton warns of ‘unrelenting force’ if Iran attacks US or allies The US national security adviser, John Bolton, has raised Middle East tensions by announcing that an aircraft carrier and a bomber task
