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Donald Trump chastised overwhelmed air traffic controllers, cast blame and doubt in response to poor economic indicators and claimed that increased access to food stamps had put “the country in jeopardy”, in an exclusive interview on Fox News Monday evening. Speaking with Laura Ingraham, the president shared his thoughts on a wide range of topics

Senate approves package that would end the longest government shutdown in US history The US Senate approved a compromise on Monday that would end the longest government shutdown in US history. The 60-40 vote passed with the support of nearly all of the chamber’s Republicans and eight Democrats, who unsuccessfully sought to tie government funding

The Senate on Monday advanced a funding package that is expected to bring to a close the longest government shutdown in US history, after a coalition of Democrats broke from their party and voted with Republicans, in a move that has enraged many in their caucus. The procedural vote passed in a 60-40 tally, with

This Q&A originally appeared as part of The Guardian’s TechScape newsletter. Sign up for this weekly newsletter here . The data centers that power the artificial intelligence boom are beyond enormous. Their financials, their physical scale, and the amount of information contained within are so massive that the idea of stopping their construction can seem

Democrats are seething after news emerged on Sunday that eight members of their Senate caucus had collaborated with Republicans on crafting a compromise to end the longest government shutdown in US history, without winning any healthcare concessions that they had sought. But one name is coming in for more opprobrium than any other: Chuck Schumer

Trump threatens BBC with legal action over Panorama speech edit Maia Davies and Ruth Comerford Reuters / AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC, following criticism over how a speech the US president made was edited and used in a Panorama documentary. His legal team has given the BBC

Jennifer McKiernan Political reporter EPA/Shutterstock A second migrant who had been sent from the UK to France under the government's "one in, one out" deal has returned to the UK, the Home Office has confirmed. The man was detained immediately, having been detected by biometrics, and will be sent back to France "as quickly as

Reeves suggests benefit limits on larger families to be lifted Paul Seddon Political reporter Rachel Reeves: I don't think it's right that a child is penalised for being in a bigger family Rachel Reeves has suggested she favours removing limits on benefits linked to family size at this month's Budget. The chancellor told the BBC

Booker Prize won by 'extraordinary' Flesh by David Szalay Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images David Szalay has won the Booker Prize for his sixth novel, Flesh British-Hungarian author David Szalay has won this year's Booker Prize for his novel Flesh, which the judges described as "extraordinary" and "a very special book". Flesh tells the

AFP via Getty Images The Prince of Wales has described how he and the Princess of Wales approached telling their children about difficult moments they have faced over the past two years, such as Catherine and King Charles' cancer diagnoses. "We choose to communicate a lot more with our children... most of the time, hiding