Susie Wiles exits White House as Trump ousts another woman from key role
Wiles thanks president for ‘honor of a lifetime’ as departure leaves behind overwhelmingly male leadership teamUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump on Friday said Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, will leave…
Texas v Musk: how southern state Democrats won against the billionaire – explainer
Democrat James Talarico won a Senate seat in Texas, breaking a 38-year drought for his party in the Republican stronghold and delivering a stunning blow to Donald Trump. The race became one of the most expensive Senate contests in US history, with…
How Stephen Miller Schemed His Way to the Top
The architect of the Trump administration’s brutal crackdowns on immigration and dissent was already known as “the prime minister.” Now he’ll work as the chief of staff.
Stephen Miller to become Trump’s new White House chief of staff
US president confirms Susie Wiles, current chief of staff and first woman to serve in the role, will step downUS politics live – latest updatesStephen Miller, Donald Trump’s most controversial aide, and the architect of his sweeping immigration…
Two more DoJ officials resign, including US attorney leading inquiry into Trump rivals
Jason Reding Quiñones led investigation into whether Trump’s rights were violated during 2020 election inquiryA US attorney overseeing the so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation into Donald Trump’s rivals announced on Friday he is leaving the…
The Guardian view on the AI backlash: American voters want a say in their future | Editorial
The tech sell-off exposes fragile promises, while Democratic victories offer a chance to protect workers and hold firms accountableThis week’s midterms showed that the political bill for the AI boom is falling due. The Democratic sweep intensified fears…
Trump will be blocked from putting ‘rightwinger’ on supreme court, Schumer says
After midterm wins, Democratics plan comeback for when new Congress is sworn in, including pushback against Trump and his policiesDonald Trump will be blocked from putting a “rightwinger” on the US supreme court, according to Chuck Schumer, the…
Democrats won big in Ohio on working-class issues. Can they deliver?
Historians and political scientists say that framing the wins as ‘Ohio’s working class has come home’ is too simpleAt its peak, the Mahoning valley was once the beating heart of the US’s steel economy – a hardscrabble, heavily unionized Democratic…
Democrats start plotting as civil war breaks out among Republicans | Politics Weekly America
Jonathan Freedland hosts a live panel to look at what happens next – for Donald Trump, the Republicans who might want to succeed him, and for Democrats looking ahead to 2028. He is joined by the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief, David Smith; Tara…
Democrats finally decided to take rural America seriously – and won big | Anthony Flaccavento and Erica Etelson
Democrats won over rural voters from Maga in the midterms by focusing more on working people and less on culture warsLong before Jamie Ager entered politics, he was making a name for himself in a very different place: the meat counter of a grocery store…