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This liveblog is now closed. You can find more of our politics coverage here Trump could meet Putin for Ukraine war talks ‘as soon as next week’In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president said he would “federalize” the city if local authoriti…
Statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general, will return to Washington DC, National Parks Service saysA statue of a general in the Confederate army that was toppled and set on fire during social justice protests in 2020 in Washington DC will be reinst…
Former Fox News host boosted lies that Trump lost 2020 election because of electoral fraudThe US Senate has confirmed Jeanine Pirro – a former Fox News host and staunch Donald Trump ally who boosted lies that he lost the 2020 presidential race because …
Museum denies Trump pressured it to remove references amid concerns that history was being whitewashedThe Smithsonian will include Donald Trump’s two impeachments in an updated presentation “in the coming weeks” after references to them were removed, t…
Goggles would have made it hard for helicopter pilots to see plane’s colored lights, experts said at inquiry into the crashThe pilots of a US army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington DC in January would have had difficulty spo…
Changes at National Museum of American History come amid president’s push to reshape US cultural agenciesThe Smithsonian Institution has scrubbed all mention of Donald Trump’s impeachments from a prominent display at the National Museum of American His…
Baltimore saw up to 4in of rain and the New York transportation system was flooded on Thursday; more rain is possible, weather service warnsA 13-year-old boy has died after he was trapped in a storm drain in Maryland during heavy rainfall and flooding …
A powerful storm system is bringing torrential rain, with forecasters predicting possibility of at least 3in an hourA state of emergency has been declared in New York City and New Jersey as a powerful storm system hits the US east coast from New York t…
Fed chair pushes back on Trump criticism of renovation costs as president presses central bank to cut interest ratesUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump sparred with the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, on Thursday during a rare presidential vis…
Twenty-seven trunks symbolise child flood victims: ‘They died as a result of choices – terrible and deadly choices’Twenty-seven blue, pink and purple trunks, adorned with yellow roses and other flowers, were placed within view of the White House on Mon…