Trump tariffs live: US president says ‘something substantial’ with tariffs coming to EU and plans to tax chips, oil and gas

Top Democrat calls firing of FBI officials ‘deeply alarming’ Senator Mark Warner, who is the vice-chair of the Senate intel committee, called the Trump administration’s decision to fire top FBI officials “deeply alarming”. “At a time when we are facing …

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Republicans reportedly eye stopgap deal and raising debt limit after Trump inauguration in race to avert shutdown – US politics live

Mike Johnson: ‘We will not have a government shutdown’ Addressing reporters following the House Republicans’ meeting before today’s midnight deadline to avert a government shutdown, House speaker Mike Johnson vowed: “We will not have a government shutdown.” Johnson said: We …

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US election live: former Republican House speaker urges Trump to ‘stop questioning’ size of Harris’s crowds

McCarthy urges Trump to ‘stop questioning’ size of Harris’s crowds Kevin McCarthy, the former Republican House speaker, said Donald Trump should stop questioning the size of Kamala Harris’s crowds at her campaign rallies and instead focus on her as a …

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