America’s small businesses left out of Trump tariff refunds

New procedures only reimburse importers, not those who indirectly sourced products through them

Hearing for suspect in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting scheduled for today – US politics live

Cole Allen remains in custody after being charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. The suspect from the 25 April shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner has a hearing covering the conditions of his confinement scheduled for later today. Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, has been hospitalised and is in a “critical but stable condition”, his spokesperson said on Sunday evening. Ted Goodman, the spokesp...

By Tom Ambrose

German chancellor downplays row with Trump after troop drawdown announced

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he must accept that President Donald Trump does not share his opinions in order to work with the United ​States within NATO, ‌but stressed there was no link between their rift and ⁠a planned troop drawdown. Merz dismissed suggestions that his criticism of U.S. war planning in Iran had sparked Washington's ‌Friday announcement that the U.S. would reduce its military presence in Germany, ⁠its largest European base, by 5,000 soldiers, and repeated his commit...

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Trump’s pressure, partisan tactics, and Black‑voter suppression: The all-out battle for the November midterms

Republicans are rushing to implement the Supreme Court ruling that curtailed minority rights before the November vote. ‘It will be the least free and fair election in decades,’ says one expert

By Iker Seisdedos García

Jerome Powell Just Threw President Donald Trump Under the Bus One Last Time Before His Term as Fed Chair Ends