The Latest Breaking News from MAGA

From Trump’s Maga to Farage’s Reform, they’re all following Putin’s nationalism playbook

Reform is promising a ‘patriotic school curriculum’ – but what does that mean? In the end it comes down to submission to the leader, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25

Nigel Farage accused of ‘Maga stunts’ for saying he was denied access to Chagos Islands

Reform UK leader flew to the Maldives for a day despite not having permit to visit nearby archipelago

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22

Ex-defence secretary accuses Nigel Farage of ‘performing Maga stunt’ with failed Chagos ‘aid mission’

Former defence secretary Ben Wallace hit out at Nigel Farage’s actions, saying that no MP can visit the Chagos archipelago without pre-clearance and accusing him of performing Trump-style stunts

The Independent UK · Feb 22

Epstein was invited to gatherings with a dozen members of Congress years after his initial arrest, documents reveal

There was a congressman’s birthday gala, a senator’s fundraiser at a billionaire’s home and a breakfast to discuss ‘homeland security’

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Why Marco Rubio’s ‘reassuring’ speech to Europe was nothing of the kind

After JD Vance’s frontal attack in Munich last year, the secretary of state’s tone seemed almost soothing. That’s just a new Maga trap, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

Jimmy Kimmel on Maga: ‘It’s such a delicate balance between stupid and evil’

Late-night host discussed Bondi’s behavior during judiciary hearings and how Trump might spend Valentine’s Day

The Guardian - US · Feb 13

Trump official allies with Europe’s far right in attacks on migration and hate speech policies

US state department’s Sarah B Rogers has become face of White House’s hostility to European liberal democracies

The Guardian - US · Feb 11

From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?

As the right stokes culture wars, their alternatives to ‘woke’ Hollywood prove to be shoddily made and uninspired

The Guardian - US · Feb 10

Jon Stewart calls Maga backlash to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show ‘actually pathetic’

Late-night hosts discussed rightwing backlash to Bad Bunny’s all-Spanish Super Bowl half-time show

The Guardian - US · Feb 10

Nicki Minaj has lurched to the right. Why are her fans defending her?

The Barbz have built a parasocial relationship with the rapper – in some cases to their own detriment

The Guardian - US · Feb 6