RNC elects Trump’s daughter-in-law as co-chair, marking his expanding party influence – live

Republican National Committee votes to appoint Lara Trump as co-chair Maya Yang The Republican National Committee voted on Friday to appoint Michael Whatley and Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump as its new chair and co-chair. Whatley and Trump will replace …

Read More

US health secretary on Alabama’s IVF ruling: ‘Pandora’s box was opened’ after fall of Roe

The health and human services secretary, Xavier Becerra, said the US must provide federal protections for reproductive rights if Americans hope to avoid further restrictions on in vitro fertilization, contraception and abortion in an exclusive interview with the Guardian. Becerra’s …

Read More

Biden calls Putin a ‘crazy SOB’ and says Trump remark on Navalny ‘astounds me’

Vladimir Putin has described as “rude” Joe Biden’s comments in which the American president called the Russian leader a “crazy SOB”. Biden was talking about the climate crisis on Wednesday when he said: “We have a crazy SOB like Putin …

Read More

Border deal ‘really close’, says Kyrsten Sinema amid Democrats’ anger over reports of Trump meddling – as it happened

Senator says immigration deal ‘really close’ as Democrats angry over reports of Trump meddling A senator working on a deal that would tighten immigration policy to discourage migrants and satisfy Republican demands to support aid to Ukraine and Israel says …

Read More