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Outrage followed ‘would-be assassin’ lie but experts say architect of ICE drive too dominant a figure to be shunnedPressure is growing on key White House senior adviser Stephen Miller over the killing of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by border patrol agents in Minneapolis and its politically divisive aftermath.Miller, the architect of Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy, finds himself in the rare position of being contradicted and excluded from crucial […]

A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to pollutersAfter a tumultuous year under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a new, almost unrecognizable guise – one that tears up environmental rules and cheerleads for coal, gas-guzzling cars and artificial intelligence.When Donald Trump took power, it was widely anticipated the EPA would loosen […]

Trump said he will not sack Kristi Noem over the DHS response to two fatal shootings. Plus, Ilhan Omar attacked with unknown substance in Minneapolis Good morning.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported to Congress that two officers fired their guns at Alex Pretti during his fatal shooting.What did the report say? Obtained by CNN and CBS News, the report from Customs and Border Protection (CBP)’s initial investigation into the […]

President had mocked congresswoman hours before she was sprayed with unknown substance during a town hall eventThe Ecuadorian government has said that a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent attempted to enter its Minneapolis consulate on Tuesday, but was prevented from coming in by staff working at the building.This has prompted Ecuador’s government to send a formal protest note to US authorities “so that acts of this nature are […]

Message erroneously said affected employees in the US, Canada and Costa Rica had already been informedBusiness live – latest updatesAmazon has told workers it is cutting 16,000 jobs globally to streamline its operations, hours after sending out a message to staff about the layoffs apparently in error.It is the second major wave of job cuts at the US online retail giant, and comes just three months after the company said […]

Men were jailed under much-criticised imprisonment for public protection scheme in England and Wales, or its equivalent for childrenFive men have had their indefinite sentences under the imprisonment for public protection (IPP) scheme, or its equivalent for children, referred for appeal.The decision by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) was made in light of the court of appeal quashing three prisoners’ indeterminate sentences on the basis that their young age […]