News about the Donald Trump White House administration, including comment and features from the Guardian
October 2024
Trump advisers propose bypassing FBI background checks for appointees
More ‘lifelong Republican’ former Trump aides denounce ex-president in letter
‘Fascist’, ‘conman’, ‘predator’, ‘cheat’: what 11 former Trump staffers say about him now
Trump slams John Kelly for calling him a ‘fascist’ after Harris lauds comments
The Stakes
If Trump wins the election, US cities are at risk of military takeovers and mass deportations
Mark Milley fears being court-martialed if Trump wins, Woodward book says
Trump administration protected Brett Kavanaugh from full FBI investigation
Melania Trump says she forced Donald to drop hardline immigration policy
September 2024
HR McMaster on Trump claim he could end Ukraine war: ‘I don’t really buy it’
The Stakes
If Trump wins the election, US parks and wildlife will face a new age of mining
Peeping Toms and ‘black Nazis’ – what the Mark Robinson scandal tells us about the US election race
Arwa Mahdawi
The Stakes
If Trump wins the election, he could launch a ‘catastrophic’ rollback of LGBTQ+ rights
US still unprepared for Russian election interference, Robert Mueller says
Feline frenzy: could cats swing the US election?
At War with Ourselves by HR McMaster review – ex-adviser vents spleen about Trump
August 2024
Global health charities warn of ‘huge and terrible’ threat to abortion rights if Trump returns
‘Global gag rule’ and funding cuts will be ‘on different scale’ if Republicans win again, family-planning providers say
School food fights
Free meals v hungry children: is this the school lunch election?
Marcus Weaver-Hightower
Tim Walz made school meals free for all children in his state, while Project 2025 is gunning for programs that feed students in high-poverty schools
Observer book of the week
All in the Family by Fred Trump review – when dollars are thicker than blood
The nephew of former US president Donald Trump tries to set himself aside from his notorious clan in this history of the family, but their vicious and venal conduct is apparent at every turn
July 2024
Washington insiders simulated a second Trump presidency. Can a role-play save democracy?
Bill Barr complicit in misleading voter fraud statement’s release – watchdog
