First Thing: Supreme court backs Trump’s ability to fire agency chiefs but rules against him on mail-in ballots
Decision in case concerning Rebecca Slaughter overturns decades of precedent curbing executive power. Plus how one man survived eight days lost in the...
China is a clear winner from Trump’s war in Middle East, report concludes
Beijing, whose stockpiles and renewables industry allowed it to withstand energy shock, is now gaining from global solar and EV pushChina has emerged ...
Anger at supreme court ruling on Trump’s power to fire agency chiefs – US politics live
Today is the final day for the supreme court to lay out the last rulings of its nine-month termHello, and welcome to the US politics live blog.In a si...
Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies m...
US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional
Justices find president does not have constitutional authority to fire Federal Reserve governor without causeUS supreme court decisions – live updates...
US supreme court rejects Trump’s bid to appeal $5m E Jean Carroll verdict
Jury found Trump liable in 2023 for sexually abusing former magazine columnist and defaming herUS supreme court decisions – live updatesThe US suprem...
Supreme court nears the end of its term with cases about Donald Trump’s power to be decided – US politics live
Court expected to hand down decisions on several outstanding cases, wrapping up term that has focussed on Trump’s expansive claims of presidential pow...
Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line
A program initiated by the Trump administration has allowed small companies to rush their testing of several new nuclear reactor designs. Some worry t...
Venezuelan earthquakes test Trump’s new western hemisphere policy after gutting of USAID
Marco Rubio is scrambling to provide effective disaster response to country whose president US deposed in JanuaryThis week’s dual earthquakes in Venez...
As Supreme Court expands Trump's immigration power, experts warn of steeper U.S. population decline
The U.S. population was already aging and tilting toward decline. After the Supreme Court confirmed Trump's power to deport hundreds of thousands of f...
Postal Service confirms proposal to restrict mail-in voting under Trump's order
A judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service's proposals responding to President Trump's order, including not delivering ballots in states that don't t...
A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail
A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of President Trump's executive order to limit voting by mail. The Trump administration is expected to appe...
Man arrested near Trump’s reflecting pool plans to fight obscenity charge
Christian Miles berated Oklahoma state troopers near Washington DC landmark subject to botched renovationA Washington DC resident arrested this week n...
Abelardo De La Espriella appears set to be the country’s next president. It adds another right-wing populist leader to a growing roster around the wor...
US Senate approves war powers resolution challenging Trump’s Iran war authority
Four Republicans joined Democrats to back a measure seeking to limit the US president’s military authorityUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Sena...
Who would pay for Trump's proposed $300 billion Iran reconstruction fund?
It's still unclear who would fund a proposed $300 billion reconstruction plan for Iran. Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called the whol...
Who would pay for Trump's proposed $300 billion Iran reconstruction fund?
It's still unclear who would fund a proposed $300 billion reconstruction plan for Iran. Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called the whol...
Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s President, Struggles to Uphold Trump’s Narrative of Success
President Trump says Venezuela, under U.S. oversight, has “never made the money” it is making now. But new oil revenue isn’t helping ordinary Venezuel...
How Trump's 'Complete and Total Endorsement' has reshaped the Republican Party
An NPR analysis of more than a thousand Trump endorsements in House, Senate and governor races over the last decade finds the president now picks cand...
