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  • Former US President Donald Trump holds rally in Pennsylvania<br>epa11277593 Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, USA, 13 April 2024. Trump returned to the swing state of Pennsylvania days before the state's primary election and before he is due in criminal court in New York. EPA/SARAH YENESEL

    Pennsylvania primary provides window into voters’ minds in crucial swing state

    Both Biden and Trump held events ahead of primary, underscoring the state’s pivotal role in the general election
  • Tulsi Gabbard speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, in February 2024.

    Tulsi Gabbard repeats false Hillary Clinton ‘grooming’ claim in new book

  • Liz Truss Memoir Hits Bookstores<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 16: A copy of "Ten Years To Save The West" by Liz Truss is seen in a branch of the Waterstones book store on April 16, 2024 in London, England. The Conservative former prime minister, who was in office a mere 49 days, has released a memoir in which she writes that "the Conservative movement across the West has been faltering for almost a generation." (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

    Trump fangirl Liz Truss channels Maga menace at US conservative thinktank

  • Judge Arthur Engoron

    Prosecutors accept modified $175m Trump bond in New York civil fraud case

  • Karen Bass<br>FILE - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass waits to speak during a news conference in Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 2023. Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at Bass' home, early Sunday, April 21, 2024, officials said. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

    Suspect arrested after break-in at Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass’s home

  • a woman points while speaking into a microphone

    Rightwing media mock Marjorie Taylor Greene after Ukraine aid bill passes

Opinion

  • ‘On Monday, the court ruled that if Trump takes the witness stand, he may be cross-examined over past bad acts.’

    Trump has dodged financial calamity – for the time being

    Lloyd Green
  • Sidney Blumenthal

    On trial, Trump is a shadow of the superhero his supporters crave

    Sidney Blumenthal
  • Donald Trump in court on 22 April 2024

    The Guardian view on arming Ukraine: US Congress votes against appeasement

  • Columbia University President at a Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism in Washington - 17 Apr 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock (14439784j) Dr. Nemat "Minouche" Shafik (a.k.a. Minouche Shafik), President, Columbia University, speaking about campus antisemitism at Columbia University at a hearing of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at the U.S. Capitol. Columbia University President at a Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism in Washington - 17 Apr 2024

    What I would have told Congress if I were in Columbia president Shafik’s shoes

    Francine Prose

In depth

  • Pastel sketch of glowering man with lips pressed tight together.

    A silent Trump glowers and stares during third day of criminal trial

    • Man sits behind table with lawyers in courtroom

      Trump’s hush-money trial: key takeaways from the first day

    • a child uses a laptop

      Battle lines drawn as US states take on big tech with online child safety bills

    • triptych crab

      In Maryland, female migrant laborers face an uncertain future as sea levels rise – photo essay

    • Illustration: Lehel Kovács/The Guardian

      Rage, waste and corruption: how Covid changed politics – podcast

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