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A Guardian analysis finds the vast majority of people who entered deportation proceedings for the first time from January to August last year had no criminal convictions

Questions rise on who gets access to Trump's Faith Office.

Upping tariffs may have lifted the president’s mood but it is a headache for the Federal Reserve and its next chair

'You can't always get what you want ... '

From opposing apartheid in South Africa to supporting Palestinian rights, the US civil rights leader left his mark across the globe

Neal Katyal, the Indian-origin lawyer who successfully challenged President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs at the US Supreme Court has now cast fresh doubt on the legality of the administration’s new 15 per cent import levy.

Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to President Trump's global tariff policy, striking it down in a 6-3 decision. Trump, reportedly seething, called the ruling a "disgrace" and "unpatriotic," criticizing even his own appointees. This marks a major policy reversal for the administration, potentially forcing a new legal strategy for…

President Trump attended the Governors' Dinner amid controversy, with several Democratic governors boycotting due to exclusions from a prior White House session. The event, attended only by Republican governors and officials, concluded early after the Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariff policy, a significant blow to his agenda.

The prominent conservative legal commentator outlines the case against Trump's latest tariff power grab.

Donald Trump doubles down on aggressive tariff policy with 15% global tax – key US politics stories from 21 February 2026 at a glance

The US Department of Justice has fired veteran lawyer James W Hundley just hours after a panel of federal judges unanimously appointed him as interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, marking the latest clash between the judiciary and the Trump administration over prosecutorial appointments.