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Trump news at a glance: All eyes on special elections; Booker’s 25-hour speech on ‘nation in crisis’
Elections in Wisconsin and Florida seen as reflection of Trump’s standing with voters. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 1 April 2025.. Republican Randy Fine won a special ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump and Musk have ushered in a terrible era of cataclysm capitalism. But I have a plan to counter it | Julia Steinberger
The speed with which US democracy is being dismantled is dizzying, but if we organise resistance now we can stop this. Everything is moving too fast. The Trump-Musk administration is tearing ...The Guardian - 2d -
Revealed: Trump’s fossil-fuel donors to profit from data-center boom and green rollbacks
Energy Transfer, a top backer of US president, has received requests to power even more energy-guzzling data centers. Oil and gas barons who donated millions of dollars to Donald Trump’s ...The Guardian - 1d -
The far right has seemed unstoppable in Europe. Here’s how Trump’s tariffs could change that | Nathalie Tocci
With populist leaders on the back foot and EU support at its highest in years, the US trade war could be an opportunity for the union. Donald Trump has unleashed a trade war on the world, and ...The Guardian - 1d -
‘Scary times’: New York shopkeepers plan ‘astronomical’ price hikes under Trump tariffs
Small businesses that import goods brace for steep price increases that they have to pass on to their customers. People in the US: how have your shopping habits changed due to Trump’s tariffs? ...The Guardian - 16h -
The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariff ultimatum: tribute for access to America’s empire | Editorial
As the White House retools US imperialism with import duties, others must resist dependency – deepening regional ties and reducing exposure to chokepoints. When Donald Trump stood before union ...The Guardian - 14h -
FirstFT: US stocks post worst quarter since 2022 amid tariff fears
Also in today’s newsletter, how a $1.4tn Trump trade war could unfold, and DeepMind slows down research releasesFinancial Times - 3d -
Rubio arrives for NATO talks, allies wait to learn of US plans for drawdown in Europe
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO have arrived in BrusselsABC News - 1d -
Trump tariffs come into effect in ‘seismic’ shift to global trade
‘Baseline’ 10% import levy takes effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses on Saturday, with some higher tariffs to begin next week. US customs agents began collecting President Donald ...The Guardian - 1h -
Downing Street says Trump’s tariffs signal ‘new era’ in global economics
Experts say UK may have to raise taxes in autumn as senior MPs caution against too many concessions in US trade talks. . Donald Trump’s tariffs signal a new global economic era, Downing Street has ...The Guardian - 14h -
US utility plans to raise bills despite Trump’s vow to slash energy costs
Dominion proposes 14% price increase for consumers in 2026 amid growing electricity demand from AI data centresFinancial Times - 3d -
US watchdog halts Apple cases after Trump picks group’s lawyer for top job
National Labor Relations Board freezes pair of disputes after Crystal Carey nominated as agency’s general counselFinancial Times - 3d -
US stocks shed $5.4tn in two days as Trump’s tariffs stoke recession fears
China’s retaliation against Washington’s levies adds to sense of gloom across global marketsFinancial Times - 10h -
Falklands toothfish caught in Trump’s tariff dragnet
Islands’ exports to US — a category composed almost entirely of a succulent deep-sea fish — will face 42 per cent levy from next weekFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.The New York Times - Mar. 27 -
Trump threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil if no deal on Ukraine
US president says he is ‘pissed off’ with Vladimir Putin for dragging feet in ceasefire talksFinancial Times - 5d -
Trump 'very angry' with Putin over Ukraine ceasefire negotiations
The US president threatened Russia with tariffs if Putin does not agree to a ceasefire within the next month.BBC News - 5d -
Trump signs off Chagos Islands deal between UK and Mauritius
Agreement has security implications for joint military base with US on Indian Ocean archipelagoFinancial Times - 3d -
FirstFT: What to expect from Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs
Also in today’s newsletter, Andreessen Horowitz in talks to invest in TikTok, and US government seeks death penalty for MangioneFinancial Times - 2d -
Watch: Key moments from Trump's 'Liberation Day' speech
The US president said universal 10% tariffs would go into effect for all countries starting 5 April.BBC News - 2d -
Trump escalates global trade war with sweeping tariff blitz
Stock futures tumble as US reveals plans to impose 10% universal levies and higher ‘reciprocal’ dutiesFinancial Times - 2d -
EU ready to retaliate against Trump’s tariffs, says von der Leyen
Commission president warns global economy will ‘massively suffer’ from US trade barrageFinancial Times - 2d -
Putin envoy visits White House as Trump toys with détente
Kirill Dmitriev is highest-ranking Russian official to visit US since Moscow’s invasion of UkraineFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump floats China tariff relief in exchange for TikTok sale approval
US president suggests he is open to horse-trading a day after imposing severe import levies on Chinese goodsFinancial Times - 1d -
Air freight costs surge as Trump tariffs trigger rush to fly in goods
Price of sending products to the US from China has climbed 37% since start of MarchFinancial Times - 1d -
Northern Irish whiskey sector faces confusion over Trump tariffs
With ingredients sourced on both sides of the border producers are unclear over the impact of US leviesFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump’s sweeping tariffs ignite $2.5tn rout on Wall Street
US president defends levies even as market behemoths, including Apple, sink most in yearsFinancial Times - 23h -
Trump talking to Vietnam about a tariff deal is a good sign for the stock market
This sign that the president is listening to foreign leaders has us more constructive about the market and this manufactured selloff.CNBC - 14h -
UK pushes back on Trump’s claim Britain is ‘happy’ with 10% tariff
Country seeks improved trade deal with US after rate applied to British importsFinancial Times - 13h -
FTSE suffers biggest daily drop since early in the pandemic as Wall Street slides again – business live
Global trade war escalates as Beijing hits back against Donald Trump with new tariffs on US goods. China retaliates to Trump’s ‘bullying practice’ with 34% tariffs on US imports IMF warns of ...The Guardian - 13h -
Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economists
‘Willing sycophants’ came up with simplistic formula that has thrown global economy into disarray. US politics live – latest updates Waving a big chart as a prop in the White House Rose ...The Guardian - 1d -
ICE has long acted with impunity. Americans are only noticing now.
Simply by moving a detainee to a different jurisdiction, ICE can increase the likelihood of deportation.The Hill - 1d -
Picking battered Ben Stokes as England ODI captain is reckless act of desperation
So acute is the agitation over Ben Stokes’s fitness that even the sight of him breaking into a light trot at Chester-le-Street this week has acquired state-of-the-nation significance. Might it mean ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Plastic or fantastic? Grand National steps out on delicate high-wire act
Traditionalists rail at the ‘Plastic National’ but a third of all adults will have a bet on the world’s most famous race. The numbers are nearly as breathtaking as the sight of 34 horses soaring ...The Guardian - 15h -
Thousands of US health agency workers laid off in overhaul led by RFK Jr
Trump administration begins reducing Health and Human Services workforce as Kennedy plans up to 10,000 job cuts. Thousands of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees across the country are being ...The Guardian - 3d -
In the crosshairs of stiff US tariffs, tiny coral islands in the South Pacific and Arctic outposts
The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a ...ABC News - 1d -
Danish PM tells US ‘you cannot annex another country’ on visit to Greenland
Mette Frederiksen, who met island’s new and outgoing PMs, says she wants to cooperate with Trump on Arctic security. The Danish prime minister has put on a show of unity with Greenlandic leaders in ...The Guardian - 1d -
The US is turning its back on global trade. Ireland and the EU can’t afford to make the same mistake | Simon Coveney
The island of Ireland faces a complex challenge with Trump’s tariffs. But giving up on transatlantic relations is not the answer. Ireland believes in open, free trade and has build a strong, ...The Guardian - 1d -
The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow | Deborah Frances-White
Organisations that pumped money into overturning Roe v Wade are making inroads in Europe. Women’s rights are truly at risk. With Donald Trump as president, there is now a heavy strain of Christian ...The Guardian - 2h