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Trump presidency

  • Donald Trump in the Oval Office in Washington DC on 28 March 2025

    Trump briefing
    ‘I’m not joking’ – Trump says he could seek third term

  • Black and white image of people yelling and holding signs

    Analysis
    Democrats have never been so angry. Who will step up and lead them?

  • US-TARIFF-TRADE-DIPLOMACY-TRUMP-AUTO<br>US flags fly outside a car dealership in Alhambra, California, on March 27, 2025. Automakers were battered on March 27 as stock markets fell on both sides of the Atlantic after US President Donald Trump announced significant tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, pressing ahead with tough trade policies many fear will spark a recession. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Trump tariffs
    Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if tariffs make car prices go up

  • Institutions<br>epa11995556 Exterior view of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, DC, USA, 28 March 2025. US President Trump signed an executive order directing the Smithsonian institute's museums and centres to "eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideologyâ€. EPA/WILL OLIVER

    Trump administration
    ‘It reminds you of a fascist state’: Smithsonian Institution braces for Trump rewrite of US history

In focus

  • Flue gas and steam rising out of chimneys of an oil refinery in Omsk, Siberia, against a pink and purple sky

    Ukraine war briefing
    Trump sanctions threat on Russian oil buyers could hit China, India

  • a broken sign

    Sexual violence
    Sexual assault allegations seem to be a badge of honor in Trump’s America. Was #MeToo an epic failure?

    The push to end sexual violence has sparked a revenge campaign setting fire to women’s rights and pushing young men to the right. But organizers can learn from the movement’s losses
  • a women looking at camera

    New York
    Iran dissident still reeling from aftermath of foiled murder plot: ‘I’ve been living in a nightmare’

    Masih Alinejad is a vocal critic of Tehran who recently was pursued by hitmen for her advocacy of Iranian women

Spotlight

  • An aerial view of a broken road bridge over a river. Many people are standing and walking on the road and on the ground beneath

    Mexico
    How hurricanes Otis and John exposed Acapulco’s big divide and left residents ‘scared for our lives’

    The last two big storms to hit Mexico have left the city vulnerable to organised crime and in fear of the next climate shock
  • ‘I will never look at these photos of me’ … Atkins at Tate Britain, London.

    Art
    ‘My brain reaches for morbidity’: inside the unsettling world (and 700 Post-it notes) of artist Ed Atkins

  • California Poppy Reserve thi

    California
    Bloom or bust? Superbloom spectacle eludes California after dry winter

    Riot of native wildflowers that enthralled visitors in the past several years have failed to sprout due to too little rain
  • Two women look at a painting of some flowers in a vase.

    Culture
    Take two Van Goghs daily: the growing popularity of museum prescriptions

    Research backs schemes that encourage doctors to prescribe time in cultural institutions to boost mental health and reduce loneliness
    • Garden State: The 20th Anniversary Concert<br>LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 29: Zach Braff speaks onstage during Garden State: The 20th Anniversary Concert at Greek Theatre on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Garden State )

      Music
      ‘Woodstock for elder millennials’: the Garden State soundtrack anniversary concert

    • Ilia Malinin looks on after winning his second straight world title on Saturday at the world figure skating championships at Boston’s TD Center.

      Figure skating
      Simone Biles on ice: Ilia Malinin shows his only rival is perfection itself

    • Artificial intelligence generated images of models

      Models
      Calling all fashion models … now AI is coming for you

    • ‘I understood the romance in the impulse to make things cinematic, rather than just sad’: Anna Beecher.

      Sex
      ‘Alcohol became a second self to blame for my desire’: how drinking fuelled my experiences of sex

Opinion

  • Vance<br>Vice President JD Vance speaks at the U.S. military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

    Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous

    Timothy Snyder
    Thanks to Trump’s administration, the US could soon have to fight wars to get things that, just a few weeks ago, were there for the asking, says professor Timothy Snyder of Yale University
  • Soldiers from the Sudanese Armed Forces outside the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan, 26 March 2025.

    The siege of Khartoum has lifted. Left behind are scenes of unimaginable horror

    Nesrine Malik
  • Nicola Jennings on the looming US tariff threat – cartoon

    Cartoon
    Nicola Jennings on the looming US tariff threat

    Keir Starmer will be hoping that the UK can strike a deal with Washington ahead of Trump’s ‘liberation day’ on Wednesday
  • JD Vance leaves Greenland on Air Force Two after visiting the US Pituffik Space Base on 28 March.

    The Observer view
    JD Vance: spurned in Greenland and humiliated at home, the vice-president should resign

    His foolish foreign trip and the response to the Signal chat leak reflect the irresponsibility of White House team
    • Joseph McCarthy gave his name to ‘one of the most severe episodes of political repression the US ever experienced’.

      Just like McCarthy, Trump spreads fear everywhere before picking off his targets

      Kenan Malik
    • A woman preparing food at a kitchen counter, with a man looking irritated, holding out his hand as if in frustration

      Never ask ‘what’s for dinner’ and hide food from teenagers – my essential rules for happy home dining

      Emma Beddington
    • Entrepreneur working late on his computer<br>Overhead shot of a young entrepreneurs hands working on a computer. Wide angle shot with lots of stuff messing his desk.

      Striving for efficiency is all very well, but it leaves no time to live

      Eva Wiseman
    • John Lennon and Yoko Ono at their bed-in at Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal in 1969.

      Yoko Ono is now getting acclaim, but why do rock stars’ female partners get so much abuse?

      Barbara Ellen

Sports

  • Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Lakers<br>LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 19: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates a three-point basket during the first quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena on March 19, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

    NBA
    ‘He has two major flaws’: Dončić’s biographer on the Lakers star

    A new book chronicles the Slovenian’s rise with the Dallas Mavericks, his extraordinary skills and the fallout from a trade that shook the NBA
  • NCAA Elite Eight, Atlanta, Georgia, United States - 30 Mar 2025<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mike Zarrilli/UPI/REX/Shutterstock (15229863av) Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford (0) celebrates after a basket against Michigan State in the first half of the South Regional Final game in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, March 30, 2025. NCAA Elite Eight, Atlanta, Georgia, United States - 30 Mar 2025

    NCAA Tournament
    Houston and Auburn ensure all No 1 seeds make Final Four

    Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State and complete a sweep of No 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four
    • Pep Guardiola ongratulates Kevin De Bruyne as they celebrate in front of the visiting fans after Manchester City’s win at Bournemouth.

      FA Cup
      City rediscovered heart and soul in Cup win, says Guardiola

    • Newcastle’s Bruno Guimãraes (left) fights for the ball with Milan's Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

      Soccer
      Barça three clear after Lewandowski’s derby double

    • Aryna Sabalenka poses with the trophy after her Miami Open triumph

      Tennis
      Sabalenka dominates Pegula to cruise to Miami Open title

    • Sandy Ryan v Mikaela Mayer<br>LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 29: WBO women's welterweight champion Mikaela Mayer (L) punches Sandy Ryan during the 10th round of title fight at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on March 29, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayer retained her title by unanimous decision. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)

      Boxing
      Mayer targets 'undisputed' Price showdown after winning Ryan rematch

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Climate crisis

  • Many screens showing images of the sea bed and a robot, being watched by three men who sit at a control panel.

    Environment
    Canadian company in negotiations with Trump to mine seabed

  • Stockholm’s waterfront and skyline in winter

    Environment
    ‘The heat you need at a reasonable price’: how district heating can speed the switch to clean energy

  • aerial view of smog over a city

    Climate crisis
    Fossil fuel companies get direct email line to Trump for exemption requests

  • damaged trees in a forest

    Pollution
    Acid rain could return to US due to Trump rollbacks, says scientist who discovered it

Across the country

  • a woman with an American flag draped over her shoulder points

    Virginia
    ‘It’s very much relevant today’: the one-woman show on Charlottesville

    Priyanka Shetty combines personal and political in #Charlottesville, a play that explores the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally
    • Man holds microphone

      Atlanta
      Rapper Young Scooter dead after jumping fence in Atlanta police chase

    • Columbia University
      ‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump

    • Presidential commutation
      Trump grants clemency to Ozy Media co-founder convicted of fraud

    • The fight for democracy
      Wisconsin supreme court race a litmus test for Elon Musk’s political power

    • Smithsonian Institution
      ‘It’s a scary time’: artists react to White House’s recent targeting

    • Oregon
      Judge blocks city from enforcing homeless camping ban

    • Washington DC
      Close call between Delta plane and military craft at Reagan National airport

    • Los Angeles
      ‘God knows what’s in the water’: surfers in limbo as wildfire toxins linger

Around the world

  • Jonathan Reynolds.

    UK
    Ministers brace for more Trump tariffs as UK races to agree US trade deal

    Government fears hit from new US trade barriers but remains hopeful of progress in ongoing negotiations
  • Donald Trump and Alexander Stubb stand side by side on the golf course; Trump wears a red Maga baseball cap and both wear white short-sleeved shirts.

    Finland
    Trump ‘running out of patience’ with Putin over Ukraine ceasefire, says Finnish president

  • USS Minnesota Virginia-class submarine off the coast of Perth.

    Aukus
    Australia should persist with submarine deal despite risk of US relationship ‘becoming unstuck’, former defence chief says

  • Dr Sophie Chandauka and Prince Harry

    UK
    Prince Harry accused of bullying ‘at scale’ by chair of charity he founded

    • Turkey
      Turkish opposition leader calls for weekly rallies and deeper economic boycott

    • Tesla
      Protests hit dealerships across the world in challenge to Elon Musk

    • Turkey
      Turkey says Swedish journalist detained on terror charges and for ‘insulting the president’

    • South Korea
      Man tending grandparents’ graves suspected of igniting worst wildfires

    • Greenland
      Denmark hits back at ‘tone’ of JD Vance’s criticism over Greenland

    • Trump tariffs
      Keir Starmer urged to get tough with Trump as US tariff threat looms

Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Volunteers, children and careworkers at the Belskoye Ustye orphanage at a summer party in 2007. Photograph: Howard Amos

    The Audio Long Read
    Holidays in hell: summer camp with Russia’s forgotten children – podcast

  • Upset teenager resting his head on his hand as he sits on the kerb in front of his school

    Today in Focus
    Adolescence: what teen boys really think of girls, influencers and porn – podcast

  • Gina Rinehart podcast series episodic artwork

    Gina
    Gina: Becoming Mrs Rinehart – episode 1 podcast

  • Large image of Carlo Acutis in 2020 in the St Francis Basilica, Assisi, Italy

    Weekend
    Inside the Vatican’s secret saint-making process – an Audio Long Read podcast

  • Helen Garner at home in Melbourne. Photograph: The Guardian

    The Audio Long Read
    The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’ – podcast

Culture

  • FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Trump attends a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Arizona<br>FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump gestures at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo

    Books
    Revenge review: a luridly fascinating smorgasbord of Trump’s score settling

    Pursuit of enemies has quickly emerged as a key theme of Trump 2.0 and Alex Isenstadt is happy to dish the dirt
  • a man pointing to a chart

    Books
    ‘Have you no sense of decency, sir?’ Joe McCarthy and the road to Trump

  • Actors Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren at the MobLand premiere in London, England, on 27 Marc

    Film
    James Bond should not be a woman due to franchise’s ‘profound sexism’, says Helen Mirren

  • Illustration by Lynsey Irvine/Observer Design of Donald Trump with film reels for hair and eyes.

    Film
    Visions of America: 25 movies to help understand the US today

  • Carrie Coon wearing a leather jacket

    The White Lotus
    ‘I go for the jugular’: Carrie Coon on The White Lotus, female friendship and toxic politics

  • a road by the sea at night

    Crime
    ‘Their voices had been overlooked for so long’: the shocking hunt for the Gilgo Beach killer

Lifestyle

  • Young man packing suitcase in his bedroom

    The Filter
    Always roll your clothes! 13 travel packing hacks to save you space and money – according to seasoned travellers

  • Buying a stamp for a young man inspired Russell to do at least one kind thing for a stranger every day.

    Life and style
    Rewind and be kind: what happens if you do one act of kindness every day?

    When Bernadette Russell decided to perform one good deed every day for a year, it made a difference to the world around her but also had a big impact on her own life
  • illustration showing children using electronic devices

    Technology
    How and why parents and teachers are introducing young children to AI

    Guardian readers share the ways and reasons they are preparing their children and students for a future that may necessitate familiarity with generative artificial intelligence

Well actually

  • A collage of black and white photos of disabled people protesting for their rights, including a wheelchair sit-in at the US Capitol, over a light blue backdrop

    Disability
    The US right is coming for disabled people. Here’s why that threatens everyone

  • composite image of a man with hands on his shoulders and a black and white picture of a man's head upside down

    Manosphere
    ‘I know what it is to go down the rabbit hole’: the male coaches pulling young men back from the edge

  • a woman with hands on head with a rainbow distortion filter

    Health
    Migraines made life feel unlivable. It took years to find a doctor who believed me

  • Wholegrain and cereal on rustic wooden table.

    Food
    Are whole-grain foods really healthier?

documentaries
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Take part

  • Elderly man and woman embracing on outdoor bench

    Marriage
    Share your experience of being married five times or more

  • Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

    US news
    How has your work been affected by Trump’s policies?

  • Business man putting on/taking off wedding band<br>

    Life and style
    Did you end a relationship after being inspired by a certain song, book, TV show or film?

  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One before arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

    Trump administration
    Share your thoughts on Trump’s second term in office so far

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From our global editions

  • An older couple walking through the the picturesque village of Bibury

    Tourism
    The most beautiful village in England: how Bibury became a victim of its charm

  • Composite of fen raft spider

    Invertebrate of the year 2025
    Vote for the beast that may be as ruthlessly predatory as us – the fen raft spider

  • A man stands among the enormous star-shaped construction of metal tubes of the Large Hadron Collider Atlas detector

    Science
    Just a big toy – or key to the universe? Row over even Larger Hadron Collider

  • Rachel Reeves and Donald Trump.

    UK
    Who is running Britain’s economy – Rachel Reeves or Donald Trump?

In case you missed it

  • Colorful cereal in a spoon

    Analysis
    How a ban on food dye in West Virginia has forged an unlikely alliance

  • IRAN-DEMO-ISRAEL-AHMADINEJAD<br>Escorted by his bodyguards, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) attends an anti-Israeli rally after Friday prayer in Tehran, 07 July 2006. A leading hardline Iranian cleric, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, (not shown in the picture) today accused Israel of exploiting international public attention on the World Cup in order to commit "dastardly deeds" in the Gaza Strip. PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

    Iran
    Is Trump’s authoritarian lurch following Ahmadinejad's playbook?

    The US president’s rapid dismantling of democratic norms has sent scholars scrambling for global precedents
  • Satellite view of an area of land with cutouts of portraits of three people and the buildings in which they are being held.

    ‘Detention Alley’
    Inside the Ice centers in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languish

    Foreign nationals caught up in Trump’s immigration dragnet are transported sometimes thousands of miles away to an isolated network of lockups and courts
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    Photos of the weekend
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    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
  • Protesters gathered outside Tesla showrooms around the world on Saturday as part of a global day of action against billionaire chief executive Elon Musk
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    Tesla Takedown protests
    Global protests against Tesla CEO Elon Musk – video

  • A cat lazes on a William Morris fabric design.

    Textile art
    William Morris designs out in the wild

  • People look at the collapsed Maha Myat Muni Pagoda following an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar.

    In pictures
    ‘Our town looks like a collapsed city’: Myanmar earthquake

  • Pink-coloured building leans at an angle after earthquake

    Photos of the day
    An earthquake in Myanmar and elephants by the sea

  • Statue in near darkness with crescent of sun in sky with moon partly covering

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