Donald Trump Crossfire Hurricane review: tale of Trump and the FBI is a gas gas gasGuardian US - Lloyd GreenNot surprisingly, Campbell rejects the notion of a 'deep state' in opposition to the 'will of the people' The book also grapples with Comey’s conduct of the Clinton investigation, recording critical voices
Hunter Biden Rudy Giuliani's quest for dirt on Biden via Ukraine – a timelineGuardian US - Ed Pilkington in New YorkRudy Giuliani alleges on Fox News that former vice-president Joe Biden was involved while in office in irregular activity in Ukraine. The lawyer claims Biden pressed for the dismissal of a top Ukrainian
Donald Trump Ukraine imbroglio confirms Giuliani's as Trump's most off-kilter advocateGuardian US - Ed Pilkington in New YorkOn Thursday night Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and troubleshooter-in-chief, went on CNN to defend his boss against the latest scandal swirling round him. Hours before Giuliani went on
Utah At least four Chinese-speaking tourists killed in Utah bus crashGuardian US - AgenciesAt least four people have been killed and up to 15 others critically injured when a bus transporting Chinese-speaking tourists crashed near Bryce Canyon national park in the western US state of Utah, authorities
Donald Trump Trump pressured Ukrainian president to investigate Biden's son, reports sayGuardian US - David Smith in Washington, Andrew Roth in Moscow and agenciesDonald Trump pressed the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate Joe Biden, multiple reports say, as Democrats condemned what they saw as a clear effort to damage a political rival. It was the
Iran US to deploy more troops to Saudi Arabia after attack on oil industryGuardian US - Associated PressThe Pentagon on Friday announced it will deploy additional US troops and missile defense equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as Donald Trump has at least for now put off any immediate
Methamphetamine LA ‘predator’ Ed Buck had at least 10 victims and drugged unconscious men, complaint saysGuardian US - Sam Levin in Los AngelesEd Buck, the Los Angeles political activist accused of preying on gay black men and forcibly injecting them with fatal doses of drugs, had at least 10 victims, would drug them while they were unconscious
Area 51 Area 51 raid: people gather near US military base to 'see them aliens'Guardian US - Associated PressAbout 75 people arrived early on Friday at a gate at the once secret Area 51 military base in Nevada at the time appointed by an internet hoaxster to “storm” the facility to see space aliens and at least
California California and 23 other states sue Trump to stop ban on auto emissions standardsGuardian US - Vivian Ho in San FranciscoCalifornia and 23 other states have filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from blocking California’s authority to set emission standards for cars and trucks, making good on promises to fight
News (U.S.) US to sign agreement to send asylum seekers to El SalvadorGuardian US - Associated PressThe United States planned to sign an agreement on Friday to help make one of Central America’s most violent countries, El Salvador, a haven for migrants seeking asylum, according to a senior Trump administration
United Nations Trump to snub climate summit for religious freedom meeting at UNGuardian US - Oliver Milman in New YorkDonald Trump is set to attend the United Nations headquarters during Monday’s key summit on the climate crisis – but will be there to take part in a meeting on religious freedom instead. A senior UN official
University of Chicago Reconstructing a killing: exhibit challenges police narrative of Chicago man's deathGuardian US - Eric LutzIn the video that Chicago police released to calm outrage over another killing of a black man by a white police officer, Harith Augustus appears to be unholstering a gun as he’s shot dead in the street.
Iowa Iowa: progressives to the fore as Sanders and Warren attend 'people's forum'Guardian US - Oliver Laughland in Des MoinesA collective of grassroots organizers in Iowa will hold their first “people’s forum” on Saturday, hosting prominent Democratic presidential candidates, including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, in
Ben Carson Ben Carson warned of 'hairy men' in transphobic comments – reportGuardian US - Lois Beckett in San FranciscoBen Carson, Donald Trump’s secretary of housing and urban development (Hud), made a transphobic comment this week during a meeting with federal employees in San Francisco, the Washington Post reported.
Fairfield, CA 'Out of control police department': Vallejo faces new claims of racial profiling and brutalityGuardian US - Darwin BondGraham in OaklandThe Vallejo police department has been under intensifying scrutiny since the fatal shooting of Willie McCoy, the 20-year-old who had been sleeping in his car when police unleashed a barrage of 55 shots.
World News Tropical Storm Imelda: two dead and more than 1,000 rescued as floods hit TexasThe Guardian - Associated PressThe slow-churning remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda flooded parts of Texas on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead and rescue crews with boats scrambling to reach stranded drivers and families trapped
Donald Trump Trump whistleblower complaint: focus shifts to Ukraine amid Giuliani claimsGuardian US - David Smith in Washington and Tom McCarthy in New YorkSpeculation in Washington is at fever pitch over the reports that Donald Trump’s promise to a foreign leader so troubled a US intelligence official that it prompted a whistleblower complaint, with the
General Motors 'A strike for the little guy': auto workers hope a deal will change the industryGuardian US - Dominic Rushe in Flint, Michigan“This is a strike for the little guy,” D’Andre Jackson said, as he held a banner that read “UAW ON STRIKE” outside General Motors’ sprawling Flint Metal Center in Michigan. “It’s not just for us, it’s
Politics Bill de Blasio ends his 2020 presidential campaignGuardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesNew York City’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, is ending his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. De Blasio struggled to gain traction in a sprawling field of Democrats seeking the presidency.
California Trump v California: president tries to turn 'resistance' into 2020 advantageGuardian US - David Smith in CaliforniaFor Trump, the message is, if you want to see the future under Democrats, look at California Bill Whalen Donald Trump is the president of the United States but it can sometimes seem that he is not the
Climate US briefing: climate strike, Trump whistleblower and Justin TrudeauGuardian US - Tim WalkerStudents and adults across America are joining a worldwide day of protest over the climate crisis on Friday, with strikes planned at more than 1,000 schools and workplaces in the US, the country’s largest
Investing Revealed: how US senators invest in firms they are supposed to regulateGuardian US - Alex Kotch of SludgeAs they set national policy on important issues such as climate change, tech monopolies, medical debt and income inequality, US senators have glaring conflicts of interest, an investigation by news website
Students The California city where students with disabilities are 'segregated'Guardian US - Mario Koran in San FranciscoWe’ve known for 65 years that separate is inherently unequal Bridget Claycomb This is a statewide problem. [But] Sacramento is probably most egregrous in terms of racial segregation and treatment of black
Medicine Feeling blue: US woman treated by doctors after blood turned navyGuardian US - Edward HelmoreIt turns out that “feeling blue” is not a figure of speech after all. A 25-year-old woman has given new meaning to the expression after she turned up at a Rhode Island hospital with blood that had turned
Guns US gunmaker Colt to stop making rifles – including AR-15 – for civiliansGuardian US - Associated PressGunmaker Colt says it is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market, including the popular AR-15. Colt’s chief executive officer, Dennis Veilleux, says it is not permanently ending production
Donald Trump US dials back Iran rhetoric and seeks 'peaceful resolution' over Saudi attackGuardian US - Julian Borger in WashingtonThe US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has said Washington and its allies were seeking a “peaceful resolution” with Iran in the wake of the attack on Saudi oil facilities, making clear that Washington
California California vows fightback after Trump voids state's right to set emissions rulesGuardian US - Edward Helmore in New York and agenciesThe Trump administration has formally moved to revoke California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards, in a decision certain to provoke a significant legal challenge. In a statement,
Purdue Pharma Sackler family members 'may be unwilling' to contribute to opioids settlementGuardian US - Edward Helmore in New YorkOxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma has warned a bankruptcy court that the Sackler family members who own the company “may be unwilling – or unable” to contribute billions to a $10–$12bn settlement toward the
Greta Thunberg ‘Listen to the scientists’: Greta Thunberg urges Congress to take actionGuardian US - Oliver Milman in New York and David Smith in WashingtonThe climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has bluntly told members of Congress to heed scientists’ warnings over global heating on a day when the existential anguish of young activists was given a voice at
