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Hungary passes 'slave law' prompting fury among opposition MPs

 

Overtime limit raised, with legislation establishing new courts also passed

 

 

Shaun Walker in Budapest

Wed 12 Dec 2018 16.54 GMT

 

 

 

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Rare scenes of chaos gripped Hungary’s parliament on Wednesday as it passed changes to the labour code
Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
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PMQs: Jeremy Corbyn demands immediate vote on Brexit deal

 

Ignoring issue of confidence vote, Labour leader decries ‘unacceptable’ vote delay

 

 

Peter Walker Political correspondent

Wed 12 Dec 2018 13.06 GMT

 

 

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Corbyn said he was ‘delighted to see the prime minister back in place after her little journeys’.
Photograph: House of Commons/PA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The EU’s response to Russia must be bold and unanimous

 

All measures short of war should be taken into account when trying to solve the crisis in Ukraine

 

 

Wed 12 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 12 Dec 2018 10.42 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison

 

Cohen guilty of hush money payments and lying to Congress

 

Cohen admitted covering up Trump’s ‘dirty deeds

 

 

Tom McCarthy and Erin Durkin in New York

Wed 12 Dec 2018 15.15 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/12/michael-cohen-sentence-latest-news-trump-hush-money-payments-lying-charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Absentee-ballot fraud scandal speaks to wider issue of racism in North Carolina

 

The state elections board will not certify results in the ninth congressional race after reports of ‘ballot harvesters’ emerged

 

 

Khushbu Shahin Bladenboro, North Carolina

Wed 12 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT

 

 

 

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Within days of the 2018 midterm elections, North Carolina announced it would not certify the results in the ninth congressional district as a result of ‘ballot harvesters’, people hired to illegally pick up absentee ballots
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Stormy Daniels ordered to pay Trump nearly $300,000 in legal fees

 

Federal judge says porn star must cover attorney cost after her defamation suit against the president was dismissed

 

 

Associated Press

Wed 12 Dec 2018 02.28 GMT Last modified on Wed 12 Dec 2018 12.51 GMT

 
 
 
 
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Stormy Daniels speaks during a ceremony in her honor in West Hollywood, California
Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pinocchio and the two Democrats: how that Trump meeting descended into farce

 

The president’s heated public exchange with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer was the political equivalent of a custard pie fight

 

 

David Smith in Washington

Tue 11 Dec 2018 22.00 GMT

 

 

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Criminal justice reform bill headed for vote after McConnell comes off fence

 

Announcement is a major legislative victory for both progressive reform advocates and Donald Trump, who endorsed the bill

 

 

Jamiles Lartey in New Orleans

Tue 11 Dec 2018 21.32 GMT

 

 

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Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that he would bring the First Step Act for a vote as early as the end of the week
Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

IMF warns storm clouds are gathering for next financial crisis

 

Deputy head David Lipton says global banking system is not prepared for another downturn

 

 

Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Tue 11 Dec 2018 10.59 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/11/imf-financial-crisis-david-lipton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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How to create a leaderless revolution and win lasting political change

 

In an age of insurgency, from gilets jaunes to Extinction Rebellion, non-violence is key to harnessing the energy of protest

 

 

Thu 13 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 13 Dec 2018 10.40 GMT

By  Carne Ross
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The French far right is hijacking the Strasbourg shooting to sow division

 

France needs unity more than ever – but those who seek to divide us are again harnessing a tragedy to propagate fake news

 

 

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Any boost to sterling after Theresa May's survival is not likely to last

 

Brexit’s unresolved problems mean the pound will still be vulnerable even if the PM stays

 

 

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Revealed: FBI kept files on peaceful climate change protesters

 

A protest at a BP plant in Indiana landed three sixtysomething campaigners in a federal surveillance report, documents released to the Guardian under the Freedom on Information Act show

 

 

Adam Federman

Thu 13 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 13 Dec 2018 06.02 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Three bullets from behind. Why did police kill a black man in a mall?

 

After the killing of EJ Bradford, questions remain: Had police simply killed a bystander? Was Bradford actually shepherding others to safety as gunfire erupted?

 

 

Oliver Laughland and Jamiles Lartey in Hoover, Albama

Thu 13 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT

 

 

 

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France’s “Yellow Vests”: Anatomy of a rebellion

 

December 12, 2018 12:21 PM CST By Donald Donato

 

 

 

 

France’s “Yellow Vests”: Anatomy of a rebellion
The "Yellow Vest" protests have spread across the country and forced President Macron to concede on a number of fronts. Here, demonstrators participate in a protest at the toll gates on a motorway at Biarritz, southwestern France, Thursday, Dec. 6. | Bob Edme / AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

“Sunrise” youth in DC demand quick Dem action to save planet

 

December 11, 2018 8:59 AM CST By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

“Sunrise” youth in DC demand quick Dem action to save planet
Youth descend on DC to lobby incoming Dems like Rep. Jim McGovern (left). | Sunrise Movement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Workers petition Congress: Protect our pensions

 

December 7, 2018 12:47 PM CST By Leo Gerard

 

 

 

 

Workers petition Congress: Protect our pensions
Leo Gerard, president of the United Steel Workers, talked about how his members testified in Congress about the issue of pensions. | Twitter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Secretive right-wing group ALEC expands drive to destroy unions

 

December 11, 2018 12:23 PM CST By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Secretive right-wing group ALEC expands drive to destroy unions
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Wisconsin Republicans cementing their reversal of election results

 

December 5, 2018 12:30 PM CST By Dominique Paul Noth

 

 

 

 
Wisconsin Republicans cementing their reversal of election results
Protesters rally outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 3, 2018. | John Hart / Wisconsin State Journal via AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Donald Trump knew hush money was wrong, says Cohen

 

US president’s former lawyer says Trump directed him to pay money to two women who alleged having sexual affairs with him

 

 

Tom McCarthy in New York and agencies

Fri 14 Dec 2018 12.13 GMT

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/14/donald-trump-knew-hush-money-was-wrong-says-cohen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winning a second Brexit referendum is possible – with Europe’s help

 

Instead of rerunning 2016 we should choose between May’s deal and staying in a reformed EU

 

 

Fri 14 Dec 2018 18.06 GMT Last modified on Fri 14 Dec 2018 20.04 GMT

By  Jonathan Freedland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

French authorities investigate why Strasbourg attacker was not stopped

 

Police also looking into whether Chérif Chekatt, who killed four, had accomplices

 

 

Fri 14 Dec 2018 17.56 GMT

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Guatemalan migrant girl, seven, dies in US border patrol custody

 

Girl named as Jakelin Caal was arrested after crossing border

 

Father told US officials his daughter was sick and vomiting

 

 

Amanda Holpuch in New York

Fri 14 Dec 2018 18.57 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/14/guatemalan-girl-aged-seven-dies-in-custody-on-us-mexican-border

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isis withdraws from last urban stronghold in Syria

 

Syrian Democratic Forces capture Hajin in Deir ez-Zor province after heavy fighting

 

 

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

Fri 14 Dec 2018 14.23 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/14/kurdish-led-fighters-take-last-isis-town-in-syria-activists-say

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Khashoggi killer heard saying 'I know how to cut' on audio – Erdoğan

 

Turkish president says tape has been shared with US, Germany, France and Canada

 

 

Reuters

Fri 14 Dec 2018 16.14 GMT Last modified on Fri 14 Dec 2018 16.36 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Scott Walker signs bills to limit powers of incoming Wisconsin Democrats

 

Outgoing governor stripped power from the incoming governor and attorney general as well as limiting early voting

 

 

Ben Jacobs and agencies

Fri 14 Dec 2018 19.05 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/14/wisconsin-scott-walker-strip-power-democrats-signs-legislation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mueller attacks Flynn's attempt to 'minimize seriousness' of offense – as it happened

 

Special counsel dismisses idea ex-national security adviser was tricked in FBI interviews during Trump-Russia investigation

 

 

Adam Gabbatt in New York (now) and Ben Jacobs in Washington (earlier)

Fri 14 Dec 2018 22.05 GMT

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/dec/14/trump-cohen-hush-money-mueller-investigation-latest-live

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US investigates whether Trump's inaugural cash was spent improperly – report

 

Legal woes mount as NBC also reports Trump was present for talks over National Enquirer payments

 

 

Ed Pilkington in New York

Fri 14 Dec 2018 00.40 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/13/trump-inauguration-spending-investigation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senate votes to end US military support for Saudis in Yemen

 

Resolution to curb military aid passes by 56 votes to 41

 

Measure reflects lack of confidence in Trump over Yemen

 

 

Julian Borger in Washington

Thu 13 Dec 2018 20.50 GMT

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/13/senate-yemen-saudis-trump-resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump reportedly in the room during National Enquirer hush money meeting – as it happened

 

NBC News says Donald Trump was the ‘other member of the campaign’ present when Cohen and Pecker agreed to silence women

 

 

Ben Jacobs in Washington (now) and Erin Durkin in New York (earlier)

Thu 13 Dec 2018 22.08 GMT

 

 

Key events

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/dec/13/trump-michael-cohen-mueller-investigation-pelosi-latest-live-updates

 

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Gilets jaunes protesters turn out in Paris for fifth weekend

 

About 8,000 police deployed amid demonstrations over economic injustice

 

 

Reuters in Paris

Sat 15 Dec 2018 13.55 GMT First published on Sat 15 Dec 2018 11.28 GMT

 
 
 
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Fate of Obama's health law set to be decided by supreme court – again

 

Democratic state attorneys pledge to appeal Texas judge’s decision to strike down Affordable Care Act

 

 

Oliver Milman

Sat 15 Dec 2018 15.27 GMT Last modified on Sat 15 Dec 2018 15.41 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

UN climate change talks avoid contentious issues in draft agreement

 

Struggles remain on enacting 2015 Paris accord despite more clarity on emissions

 

 

Fiona Harvey in Katowice

Sat 15 Dec 2018 12.39 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/15/un-climate-change-talks-postpone-contentious-issues-with-draft-agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embattled interior secretary Ryan Zinke steps down after series of scandals

 

Zinke has been accused of using his position for personal gain

 

Trump: ‘I want to thank him for his service to our nation’

 

 

Emily Holden in Washington and Oliver Milman in New York

Sat 15 Dec 2018 14.35 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/15/ryan-zinke-interior-secretary-steps-down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Liberate' Venezuela from Maduro, urges Bolsonaro ally

 

Brazil’s incoming foreign minister says leftist leader is not invited to inauguration

 

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Sun 16 Dec 2018 15.53 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/16/liberate-venezuela-from-maduro-urges-bolsonaro-ally

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Billionaire boys club': the challengers lining up to face Trump in 2020

 

The last opponent Trump expects to face in the 2020 election is someone even richer – but Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg and Howard Schultz have all hinted at running

 

 

David Smith in Washington

Sun 16 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/16/trump-2020-challengers-billionaires-tom-steyer-bloomberg-howard-schultz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ortega condemned for raids on NGOs and media in Nicaragua

 

Human Rights Watch accuses president of ruling by ‘terror and intimidation’ after protests

 

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Sun 16 Dec 2018 16.09 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/16/ortega-condemned-for-raids-on-ngos-and-media-in-nicaragua

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UN climate accord 'inadequate' and lacks urgency, experts warn

 

Agreement will fail to halt devastating rise in global temperature, say scientists

 

 

Fiona Harvey in Katowice

Sun 16 Dec 2018 15.25 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/16/un-climate-accord-inadequate-and-lacks-urgency-experts-warn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huawei affair reveals superpowers’ imperial rules of engagement

 

Geopolitical and economic rivalry between China and the US – not a breach of Trump’s Iran sanctions – is what’s really behind Meng Wanzhou’s arrest

 

 

Simon Tisdall

Sat 15 Dec 2018 15.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 15 Dec 2018 18.25 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Macron's ratings fall further after month of gilets jaunes protests

 

French president will be forced to change his style of governing, say analysts

 

 

Agence France-Presse

Sun 16 Dec 2018 13.45 GMT Last modified on Sun 16 Dec 2018 13.52 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Letters: the ghost of Franco still haunts Spain

 

The success of the far right in Andalucía is a chilling echo from the country’s past

 

 

Sun 16 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ukraine riles Moscow as it announces head of new independent Orthodox church

 

Poroshenko calls it ‘sacred day’ as Kiev takes further step out of Russia’s orbit

 

 

Agence France-Presse in Kiev

Sat 15 Dec 2018 10.52 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/15/ukrainian-priests-rile-moscow-with-moves-to-set-up-independent-orthodox-church

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Silicon Valley in Iowa: congressman's fight for tech jobs in rural America

 

Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, pushes initiative in the state amid questions over his own political aspirations

 

 

Lauren Gambino in Jefferson, Iowa

Sun 16 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/16/ro-khanna-iowa-tech-jobs-initiative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Enquirer: Trump scandal shows the need for accountability

 

Membership schemes could free newsrooms to pursue responsible and ethical journalism

 

 

Sun 16 Dec 2018 14.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 16 Dec 2018 15.05 GMT

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Five German police suspended over neo-Nazi threat to lawyer

 

German-Turkish lawyer was sent fax telling her to leave or risk her daughter being killed

 

 

Josie Le Blond in Berlin

Mon 17 Dec 2018 14.12 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/17/five-german-police-suspended-over-neo-nazi-threat-to-lawyer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Britain does not need a second referendum – it needs a preferendum

 

Offering a list of 30 proposals, rather than another yes/no vote, would grant citizens a more meaningful say on Brexit

 

 

Mon 17 Dec 2018 13.59 GMT Last modified on Mon 17 Dec 2018 15.34 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In Trump's mind, all deals are private. 'Public interest' means nothing to him

 

At least a scoundrel knows when he is doing wrong. But the president is blind to the very idea of public interest

 

 

Mon 17 Dec 2018 13.13 GMT Last modified on Mon 17 Dec 2018 15.19 GMT

By  Robert Reich
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bomb blast rocks Athens TV station in 'attack on democracy'

 

Makeshift explosive device smashed windows on six floors and brought down ceilings

 

 

Reuters in Athens

Mon 17 Dec 2018 09.42 GMT Last modified on Mon 17 Dec 2018 16.13 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hungary MPs attack Orbán's 'slave law' during state TV protest

 

Opposition seeks changes from government, including independent judiciary

 

 

Shaun Walker in Budapest

Mon 17 Dec 2018 10.42 GMT

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/17/hungary-opposition-mps-attack-viktor-orban-slave-law-during-state-tv-protest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revealed: how Italy's populists used Facebook to win power

 

Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio eclipsed rivals in online election battle, data shows

 

 

Ammar Kalia and Caelainn Barr in London and Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Mon 17 Dec 2018 09.17 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/17/revealed-how-italy-populists-used-facebook-win-election-matteo-salvini-luigi-di-maio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia rebukes US Senate over Khashoggi resolution

 

Senate resolution ‘contained interferences’ in kingdom’s internal affairs, says statement

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Mon 17 Dec 2018 14.22 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/17/saudi-arabia-reject-us-senate-interference-khashoggi-yemen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giuliani: Trump interview with Mueller would happen 'over my dead body'

 

Trump’s personal lawyer says he fears investigators would try to trap the president into lying

 

 

David Taylor in New York

Sun 16 Dec 2018 17.53 GMT

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/16/rudy-giuliani-trump-robert-mueller-interview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beto O'Rourke poses growing threat to fellow Democrats with 2020 hopes

 

Polls show Texas congressman among voters’ favorites to take on Donald Trump but critics warn he is untested

 

 

Sabrina Siddiqui and Lauren Gambino in Washington

Mon 17 Dec 2018 05.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/16/beto-orourke-2020-presidential-race

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen Miller says Trump prepared to shut down government over border wall

 

Senior adviser says ‘We’re going to do whatever is necessary to build the border wall’

 

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Sun 16 Dec 2018 19.23 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/16/trump-stephen-miller-government-shut-down-border-wall

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'A torrent of ghastly revelations': what military service taught me about America

 

Training on a base in California, and later serving in Afghanistan, made me confront the reality of American empire, and the injustice that pervades society at home

 

 

Tue 18 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Tue 18 Dec 2018 11.07 GMT

 
 
 
 
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Trump Foundation to close amid claims of 'shocking illegality' – live

 

New York attorney general alleges Trump used charity for personal benefit, including aiding his presidential campaign

 

 

Adam Gabbatt in New York

Tue 18 Dec 2018 16.47 GMT

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/dec/18/michael-flynn-sentencing-donald-trump-latest-live-updates

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Trump shocks allies and advisers with plan to pull US troops out of Syria

 

Administration nears end of campaign to retake territory once held by Isis as Trump tweets: ‘We have defeated Isis in Syria’

 

 

Julian Borger in Washington and Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

Wed 19 Dec 2018 19.49 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/19/us-troops-syria-withdrawal-trump

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Reserve raises interest rates despite pressure from Trump

 

Fed said rates will rise a quarter of a percentage point, to 2.25% to 2.5%, even though president called increases ‘foolish’

 

 

Dominic Rushe in New York

Wed 19 Dec 2018 19.03 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/19/federal-reserve-interest-rates-raised-trump

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico investigates after teens from migrant caravan killed near US border

 

Hondurans killed in Tijuana reportedly stabbed and strangled

 

Police in Baja California say two men and a woman arrested

 

 

Tom Phillips in Mexico City

Wed 19 Dec 2018 20.01 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/mexico-honduras-teen-migrants-killed-us-border

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facebook: Washington DC sues tech giant over Cambridge Analytica data use

 

DC attorney general alleged in lawsuit the company’s ‘misleading privacy settings’ allowed firm to harvest information

 

 

Alex Hern in London and agencies

Wed 19 Dec 2018 19.42 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/19/facebook-cambridge-analytica-washington-dc-lawsuit-data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Returning jihadists 'threaten new wave of terror in Europe'

 

Interpol chief Jürgen Stock tells of early warning system as terrorists from conflict zones are freed from jail

 

 

Kim Willsher

Wed 19 Dec 2018 16.56 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Dec 2018 21.19 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EU cables hack reveals no bombshells but many insights

 

Leak offers picture of EU bureaucracy worried by China, Russia and Trump

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Wed 19 Dec 2018 18.27 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/eu-cables-hack-reveals-no-bombshells-but-many-insights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I occupied Hungary’s state TV offices with other MPs. This is only the start

 

The streets and parliamentary opposition are united in protest: we will continue to resist until the Orbán regime is gone

 

 

Wed 19 Dec 2018 14.08 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Dec 2018 20.13 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

US Senate set to vote on short-term bill to avoid government shutdown

 

Mitch McConnell said ‘simple’ bill shows Republicans will finish year by governing as Trump insisted ‘we will win on the wall’

 

 

Associated Press

Wed 19 Dec 2018 16.34 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Dec 2018 16.38 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Paul Ryan, who bit his lip as Trump ran wild, says goodbye to politics

 

Outgoing speaker attacks ‘America’s broken politics’ in farewell speech but doesn’t mention Trump by name

 

 

David Smith in Washington

Wed 19 Dec 2018 19.58 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/19/paul-ryan-trump-goodbye-congress-speaker-republicans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'A sweatshop firing on all cylinders': what it's like to work at Amazon at Christmas

 

In the third installment of The Amazon Diaries, a worker describes the madness that is the six-week ‘peak’ season

 

 

Anonymous

Wed 19 Dec 2018 09.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Dec 2018 21.35 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Criminal justice reform bill passed by Senate in rare bipartisan victory

 

First Step Act, a landmark bill which would reduce drug crime sentences, saw support from both progressives and law-and-order conservatives

 

 

Vivian Ho in San Francisco and agencies

Wed 19 Dec 2018 12.29 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/18/first-step-act-criminal-justice-reform-passes-senate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why Bernie Sanders is (still) the most progressive choice for president

 

With less than two years until election day, no other Democratic candidate has the ability to defeat Donald Trump

 

 

Wed 19 Dec 2018 14.05 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Dec 2018 14.45 GMT

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I can't be completely sure, Umbertino....but it seems as if somebody has found a way to give negs without a notification being delivered.....wonder who wields that kind of sorcery?  And my apologies....already used up my allotment of pluses.

 

GO RV, then BV

 

Thanks, Shabs......I always do appreciate you ( and a few others here) and read all your posts with extreme interest....

 

 

And....Pls don't worry about a thing ( as Stevie Wonder would sing)

 

Sorry...I did run out of pluses ( as usual).......Happens....As we both (and others) know

 

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US Syria pullout draws Kurdish condemnation and Putin's praise

 

‘Donald is right,’ says Russian president, as US-backed Kurdish-led force warns fight against Islamic State not over

 

 

Martin Chulov and Andrew Roth

Thu 20 Dec 2018 12.26 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/20/syria-kurds-trump-troop-withdrawal-isis-turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up to 40% of Britons think BAME people do not face more discrimination

 

YouGov poll shown exclusively to Guardian also finds 14-20% think white people face greater discrimination in some areas

 

 

Aamna Mohdin

Thu 20 Dec 2018 14.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 15.42 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The polls are clear: support for staying in the EU has rocketed

 

The latest YouGov survey shows that, across the board, faith in Brexit is falling by the day. A people’s vote is now imperative

 

 

Thu 20 Dec 2018 13.12 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 14.14 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Google’s Earth: how the tech giant is helping the state spy on us

 

We knew that being connected had a price – our data. But we didn’t care. Then it turned out that Google’s main clients included the military and intelligence agencies

 

 

 

Thu 20 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT

By  Yasha Levine

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/20/googles-earth-how-the-tech-giant-is-helping-the-state-spy-on-us

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Has Isis been defeated in Syria, as Trump claims?

 

As president announces US withdrawal from the region, has the threat of Islamic State really been wiped out?

 

 

Martin Chulov

Wed 19 Dec 2018 18.57 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 01.05 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

UK and German immigration: a tale of two very different laws

 

While Britain seems to put politics above the economy, Germany’s new law welcomes foreign job-seekers

 

 

Jon Henley European affairs correspondent

Wed 19 Dec 2018 18.11 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/immigration-rules-uk-germany-economy-job-seekers-opposing-camps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump administration puts squeeze on food stamps recipients

 

New rule tightens work requirements for 40 million Americans

 

Regulatory crackdown is tradeoff for Trump support of farm bill

 

 

Associated Press

Thu 20 Dec 2018 12.55 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 15.29 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Beto O’Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals

 

Review of his six-year record in Congress shows Democrat frequently opposed own party, and supported bills that boosted the fossil fuel industry and Trump’s immigration policy

 

 

David Sirota

Thu 20 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 15.55 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

‘A dirty deal’: wave of Siemens plant closures hits latest victims in the US

 

Despite Trump’s promises to halt the trend, 125 people will lose their jobs at an Iowa plant, in addition to other closures and offshoring Siemens announced earlier this year

 

 

Michael Sainato

Thu 20 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 16.14 GMT

 
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Rightwing populists ride wave of mistrust of vaccine science

 

Antivaxers are on the rise in countries such as Italy, Poland and France where the far right has made gains

 

 

Sarah Boseley in London, Angela Giuffrida in Rome, Christian Davies in Warsaw, Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and Oksana Grytsenko in Kiev

Fri 21 Dec 2018 14.01 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/21/rightwing-populists-ride-wave-of-mistrust-of-vaccine-science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe responds with alarm to US defence secretary's resignation

 

European ministers fearful over withdrawal of US troops from Syria and Afghanistan

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Fri 21 Dec 2018 12.24 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/21/europe-responds-with-alarm-to-us-defense-secretarys-resignation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Democrats accuse Trump of throwing 'temper tantrum' over shutdown – live

 

Trump, who said he would be ‘proud’ to shut down the government over border wall, blames Democrats as deadline looms. Follow the latest live

 

 

Erin Durkin in New York

Fri 21 Dec 2018 16.21 GMT

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/dec/21/trump-government-shutdown-border-wall-latest-live

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Defense secretary James Mattis resigns and points to differences with Trump

 

Mattis becomes latest high-profile Trump official to depart

 

Decision comes a day after Trump announces Syria pullout

 

 

Julian Borger in Washington

Fri 21 Dec 2018 01.31 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/20/jim-mattis-defense-secretary-retires-trump

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim Mattis's resignation letter to Donald Trump – in full

 

The secretary of defense has resigned and will step down from the role at the end of February

 

 

Kate Lyons

Fri 21 Dec 2018 00.33 GMT First published on Fri 21 Dec 2018 00.03 GMT

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Trump and Democrats play blame game over government shutdown

 

President calls it a Democratic shutdown, while Democrats opposed to border wall funding chide Trump’s ‘temper tantrum’

 

 

Martin Pengelly and agencies

Sat 22 Dec 2018 16.45 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/22/donald-trump-democrats-government-shutdown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousands of Hungarians join latest rally against Orban’s 'slave law'

 

One of labour reforms allows employers to ask staff to work up to 400 hours per year of overtime

 

 

Reuters

Sat 22 Dec 2018 01.26 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/22/thousands-of-hungarians-join-latest-rally-against-orbans-slave-law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brussels takes a festive break, but the EU27 are busy planning a no-deal new year

 

Member states are hiring customs staff, building barriers and helping companies find new markets

 

 

Jon Henley

Sat 22 Dec 2018 15.22 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

US anti-Isis envoy Brett McGurk quits over Trump Syria withdrawal

 

Obama appointee follows defense secretary Mattis in resigning

 

Trump defends move, says other countries can take care of Isis

 

 

Martin Pengelly

Sat 22 Dec 2018 16.58 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 17.00 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Call it a miracle: how strangers got two caravan families across the border

 

After a treacherous journey, two Honduran families with special needs children make it to California

 

 

Sat 22 Dec 2018 09.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 09.01 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'In jail you're a ball of emotion': Syrian swimmer on her refugee rescue

 

Sara Mardini, the aid worker charged with people smuggling after she hauled a boat to safety, says her trial will prove she has done nothing wrong

 

 

Helena Smith in Athens

Sat 22 Dec 2018 09.00 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/dec/22/syrian-swimmer-refugee-rescue-sara-mardini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump’s Syria move pleases dictators and hands initiative to Isis

 

The president’s surprise decision to withdraw US troops from Syria and Afghanistan has weakened allies and given a fillip to jihadists

 

 

Simon Tisdall

Sat 22 Dec 2018 13.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/22/trump-syria-move-pleases-dictators-hands-initiative-to-isis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is Lithuania another Iceland banking crisis in the making?

 

Revolut customers are protected by the Bank of Lithuania – but it’s not certain it will pay up

 

 

Sat 22 Dec 2018 08.30 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 17.45 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Jean-Claude Juncker is ‘grotesque’ towards women, says Rudd

 

Footage shows European commission president playing with woman’s hair during meeting

 

 

Press Association

Fri 21 Dec 2018 23.21 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 11.23 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

It's the demographics, stupid: party loyalties are shifting as 2020 looms

 

How did race, wealth, education and class contribute to the great realignment that brought us Donald Trump?

 

Lloyd Green

Sat 22 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 06.02 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

America must get over its unity fetish – we're not all in this together

 

George HW Bush’s funeral spurred much gushing over national unity, but such elite spectacles overlook real material divisions

 

 

Sat 22 Dec 2018 16.00 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Why are we so dissatisfied with democracy? The reasons are many

 

Over time, politicians, parties and governments have become less responsive to a broad cross-section of citizens

 

 

Sat 22 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 15.39 GMT

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Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held town in northern Syria

 

Buildup comes despite Ankara saying it would delay offensive after US pullout announced

 

 

Associated Press in Beirut

Sun 23 Dec 2018 15.38 GMT

 

 

 

 

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A Kurdish fighter patrols in Manbij, the town Turkish forces appear to be preparing to attack
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Turkish dictator president Erdogan (crazy and fascist) has vowed to annihilate all the Kurds ( minority existing in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran) as he deems them as a threat and is also afraid they want to get independent (in Turkey) and found their own nation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

US prepares to hit the wall as reckless Trump undoes years of hard work

 

The president’s $1tn tax cuts gamble hasn’t worked – the House of Representatives has been lost, the economy has imploded and the stock market has tanked

 

 

Sun 23 Dec 2018 08.00 GMT

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The US is on the edge of the economic precipice – Trump may push it over

 

Government shutdowns hurt millions. Great depressions hurt even more. History suggests real pain is round the corner

 

 

Sun 23 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 23 Dec 2018 06.01 GMT

Robert Reich

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/23/us-economic-precipice-donald-trump-government-shutdown

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Turkish forces will cross into Kurdish-held Syria – foreign minister

 

Despite suggestions of a delay in military campaign, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu insists soldiers will enter

 

Bethan McKernan

Tue 25 Dec 2018 14.16 GMT Last modified on Tue 25 Dec 2018 14.41 GMT

 
 
 
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The foreign minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, said Turkey had the ‘strength to neutralise’ Isis on its own
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/25/turkey-forces-cross-kurdish-held-syria-foreign-minister

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas cheer: Trump tells boy that believing in Santa at seven is 'marginal'

 

US president and first lady take calls from children asking about what Father Christmas had in store for them

 

 

Associated Press

Tue 25 Dec 2018 06.49 GMT Last modified on Tue 25 Dec 2018 14.11 GMT

 
 
 
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Donald and Melania Trump participate in Santa Tracker phone calls in the East Room of the White House
Photograph: REX/Shutterstock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Brexit has made the UK a global joke. How will we rebuild our reputation?

 

Britain used to be a talent magnet; now it’s a laughing stock. Prepare for us once again to be the ‘sick man of Europe’

 

 

Tue 25 Dec 2018 12.00 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

North Korea ordered to pay $501m in damages over Otto Warmbier's death

 

US district judge rules Pyongyang must pay damages to parents

 

Lawsuit describes in detail the abuse Warmbier, 22, endured

 

 

Reuters

Mon 24 Dec 2018 20.44 GMT First published on Mon 24 Dec 2018 19.37 GMT

 
 
 
 
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Otto Warmbier, seen here at a press conference following his arrest, was was returned to the United States in a coma in June 2017. He died a few days later
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The volunteers welcoming refugees on Canada's 'new underground railroad'

 

Fearing Trump’s crackdown on immigrants, thousands have entered Canada at unmarked locations along the border

 

 

Ashifa Kassam in Toronto

Tue 25 Dec 2018 06.30 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/25/canada-us-refugees-roxham-road

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donald Trump insists shutdown will not end unless Congress funds border wall

 

‘I can’t tell you when the government is going to reopen’

 

Funding for quarter of federal programs expired on Friday

 

 

Victoria Bekiempis and agencies

Tue 25 Dec 2018 16.25 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/25/donald-trump-government-shutdown-will-not-end-unless-congress-funds-border-wall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Populist leaders to attend Jair Bolsonaro's inauguration in Brazil

 

Promise to move Israeli embassy to Jerusalem among first tests for radical new president

 

 

Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Mon 31 Dec 2018 10.42 GMT

 

 

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Jair Bolsonaro is the world’s latest populist leader to be elected after Donald Trump, Evo Morales and Viktor Orbán
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Elizabeth Warren announces 2020 run for president against Trump

 

Massachusetts senator releases video announcing run

 

 

Erin Durkin in New York

Mon 31 Dec 2018 13.40 GMT

 

 

 

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Elizabeth Warren said in the video: ‘Working families today face a lot tougher path than my family did.’
Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

May is still talking to EU leaders in hope of Brexit reassurance

 

Prime minister focused on getting what MPs want ahead of Commons vote, No 10 says

 

 

Peter Walker Political correspondent

Mon 31 Dec 2018 12.59 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/31/theresa-may-talking-eu-leaders-hope-brexit-commons-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump slows Syria pullout but claims 'hero' status

 

Troops ‘fighting Isis remnants’ and ‘slowly’ being sent home, tweets US president

 

 

Agence France-Presse

Mon 31 Dec 2018 15.33 GMT Last modified on Mon 31 Dec 2018 15.38 GMT

 
 
 
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US military vehicles in Syria’s northern city of Manbij on Sunday
Photograph: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Macron's 'year of national cohesion' ends in tatters

 

French president prepares annual address amid security clampdown and protests

 

 

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Mon 31 Dec 2018 14.16 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/31/macrons-year-of-national-cohesion-ends-in-tatters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia detains American in Moscow on suspicion of spying

 

US officials demand access to citizen as FSB opens criminal case for ‘act of espionage’

 

 

Nick Holdsworth in Moscow and Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

Mon 31 Dec 2018 09.32 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/31/russia-detains-american-in-moscow-suspected-of-spying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record number of Britons seek Irish passports before Brexit

 

Number of British citizens applying for Irish passports has doubled since vote to leave EU

 

 

Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

Mon 31 Dec 2018 11.43 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/31/record-number-of-britons-seeking-irish-passports-ahead-of-brexit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump refuses to budge on border wall demand as shutdown continues

 

Trump tweet blaming Democrats stokes controversy

 

 

Tom McCarthy and Martin Pengelly

Sun 30 Dec 2018 22.23 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/30/donald-trump-government-shutdown-democrats-border-wall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian view on US-China antagonism

 

The world in 2019: The vexed politics of our times has obscured the view ahead. Over the holidays we are examining some big issues on the horizon. Today we look at tensions between the leading global powers

 

 

Mon 31 Dec 2018 16.02 GMT Last modified on Mon 31 Dec 2018 16.10 GMT

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Arizona shelter under fire as videos said to show rough handling of migrant kids

 

Prosecutors will decide whether to file charges over incidents that took place at shelter housing unaccompanied minors

 

 

Associated Press

Mon 31 Dec 2018 23.32 GMT

 

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The shelter, Hacienda del Sol, was operated by private contractor Southwest Key, which has been under fire in Arizona after a series of investigations into abuse of children in its care
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Jair Bolsonaro launches assault on Amazon rainforest protections

 

Executive order transfers regulation and creation of indigenous reserves to agriculture ministry controlled by agribusiness lobby

 

 

Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Wed 2 Jan 2019 17.33 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/02/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-amazon-rainforest-protections

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jair Bolsonaro's inauguration: the day progressive Brazil has dreaded

 

Brazil’s new president will feel emboldened to roll back rainforest protections and legitimise police’s use of deadly force

 

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Tue 1 Jan 2019 14.26 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/01/jair-bolsonaro-inauguration-progressive-brazil-rainforest-protections-police

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump to convene border security briefing in bid to reopen government

 

Democratic and Republican congressional leaders expected to attend session as shutdown enters 12th day

 

 

Associated Press

Wed 2 Jan 2019 17.47 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/02/trump-border-security-meeting-government-shutdown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mitt Romney: Trump's biggest failure is a lack of character in leading 'divided' nation

 

Incoming Utah senator says president has abandoned allies and failed to lead a ‘divided, resentful and angry’ nation

 

 

Jamiles Lartey and agencies

Wed 2 Jan 2019 15.42 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/02/mitt-romney-trumps-biggest-failure-is-a-lack-of-character-in-leading-divided-nation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US officials visit ex-marine detained in Russia on spy charges

 

Secretary of state Mike Pompeo says ‘if the detention is not appropriate we will demand his immediate return’

 

 

Julian Borger and agencies in Washington

Wed 2 Jan 2019 14.09 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/02/paul-whelan-us-former-marine-detained-russia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Former Blackwater guard convicted for 2007 massacre of civilians in Baghdad

 

Nicholas Slatten, 35, found guilty of murder for his role in the killing of at least 14 unarmed civilians in a bustling square

 

 

AFP in Washington

Wed 19 Dec 2018 19.53 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 14.38 GMT

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'It's astonishing': The demise of the daily White House press briefing

 

The press briefing has become a monthly event in the era of Trump, and concerns are that it may soon disappear altogether

 

 

David Smith in Washington

Tue 1 Jan 2019 06.00 GMT

 

 

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The White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, speaks at a press briefing at the White House
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Take action: Parkland students on five ways to fight gun violence in 2019

 

Last year, students from Parkland, Florida inspired a wave of activism after the mass shooting at their high school. Student journalists from Parkland share ideas for keeping that momentum going in 2019

 

 

 

Hannah Kapoor, Dara Rosen and Brianna Fisher of the Eagle Eye

Tue 1 Jan 2019 18.10 GMT

 

 

 

 

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Emma González listens with other students during the March for Our Lives rally in Washington DC on 24 March
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Democrats unveil bill to end shutdown – without money for Trump's wall

 

Sources say House to vote on package on Thursday

 

Monday represents 10th day of government shutdown

 

 

Martin Pengelly and agencies

Mon 31 Dec 2018 21.28 GMT

 

 

 

 

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Over the weekend, confusion reigned about whether Trump actually wants a physical wall along the border with Mexico
Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Assad will remain in power 'for a while', says Jeremy Hunt

 

British foreign secretary says Russian support for Syrian regime means change unlikely

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Thu 3 Jan 2019 14.45 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/03/syria-president-assad-will-remain-in-power-for-a-while-says-jeremy-hunt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US enters new phase as women change the face of Congress

 

Record 102 women will be sworn into House as balance of power shifts in Washington, and Nancy Pelosi is expected to make history as speaker again

 

 

Lauren Gambino in Washington

Thu 3 Jan 2019 10.52 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/03/us-enters-new-phase-as-women-change-the-face-of-congress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

French police arrest gilets jaunes protests leader Eric Drouet

 

Government accused of ‘pouring oil on fire’ with detention of lorry driver

 

 

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Thu 3 Jan 2019 11.50 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/03/french-police-arrest-gilets-jaunes-protests-leader-eric-drouet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why 'good populism' is the wrong strategy to fight 'bad populism'

 

Many traditional parties are trying to co-opt the agenda of the radical right in order to defeat them. But various elections in 2018 reveal the limits of that approach

 

 

Thu 3 Jan 2019 11.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 3 Jan 2019 12.44 GMT

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Bernie Sanders says he was not aware of claims of sexism in 2016 campaign

 

‘We will do better’: Senator responds to reports that former female staffers experienced pay discrimination and harassment

 

 

Lauren Gambino in Washington

Thu 3 Jan 2019 03.06 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/02/bernie-sanders-campaign-sexual-harassment-allegations-2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parkland commission recommends teachers be allowed to carry guns

 

Commission unanimously approved 446-page report containing the proposed policy and other changes to ‘harden’ schools

 

 

Jamiles Lartey in New Orleans

Wed 2 Jan 2019 23.16 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/02/parkland-school-shooting-commission-report-teachers-carry-guns

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Pelosi remains defiant on wall funding as Trump seeks fresh talks

 

Nancy Pelosi: ‘A wall is an immorality’

 

Trump: ‘You can call it a barrier … call it whatever you want’

 

 

 

Jamiles Lartey and agencies

Fri 4 Jan 2019 13.56 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/04/pelosi-remains-defiant-on-wall-funding-as-trump-seeks-fresh-talks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US halts cooperation with UN on potential human rights violations

 

 

Exclusive: State department has ceased to respond to complaints from special rapporteurs in move that sends ‘dangerous message’ to other countries

 

 

Ed Pilkington in New York

Fri 4 Jan 2019 06.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/jan/04/trump-administration-un-human-rights-violations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'It's like 1984': Venezuela targets human rights defenders

 

Amid Venezuela’s collapse, Nicolás Maduro has locked up those accused of criticizing his regime – often without due process

 

 

Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá

Fri 4 Jan 2019 07.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jan/03/venezuela-human-rights-arrests-nicolas-maduro

 

If more and more Countries are going rightwing.....It's also the fault of individuals like Maduro......Doing big favors to the right and to the far-right.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple’s shock downgrade rattles global stock markets

 

Firms with exposure to China hit over fears the Silicon Valley giant’s slowdown could spread

 

 

Larry Elliott

Thu 3 Jan 2019 19.02 GMT First published on Thu 3 Jan 2019 10.06 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'Our income has stopped': shutdown leaves workers stressed and struggling

 

More than 800,000 across the US are affected by the impasse, with some on unpaid leave and others working without pay

 

 

Khushbu Shah in Atlanta

Fri 4 Jan 2019 06.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/03/government-workers-shutdown-stories-trump

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'My choice': Ilhan Omar becomes first to wear hijab in US Congress

 

Congresswoman overcomes 181-year headwear ban while Rashida Tlaib takes oath on Qur’an that belonged to Thomas Jefferson

 

 

David Smith in Washington

Fri 4 Jan 2019 03.41 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/03/ilhan-omar-hijab-congress-headwear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The issue with Elizabeth Warren isn't likability. It's sexism

 

The claim that a woman candidate is not ‘likable’ is code for saying she defies our shared cultural understanding that power and authority are implicitly male

 

 

Fri 4 Jan 2019 11.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 4 Jan 2019 14.30 GMT

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Why the US's first Palestinian American congresswoman is such a big deal

 

The day Rashida Tlaib was sworn into Congress was momentous, but it doesn’t eradicate the difficulties people of Palestinian origin face in the US

 

 

Fri 4 Jan 2019 13.28 GMT Last modified on Fri 4 Jan 2019 14.18 GMT

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