
Never mind leading the free world, if Donald Trump were your ageing father, when would you take away his car keys?
Presidential decisions can mean life or death for millions around the world, that’s why constitutional safeguards exist. But do they work in practice? asks Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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Professor sues Texas university that terminated contract after Palestine talk
Idris Robinson says Texas State violated his constitutional rights over off-campus talk seized on by pro-Israel activists
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Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans
Admission came during questioning at Senate intelligence committee worldwide threats hearing
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Trump now calls war reporting ‘treason’. His attacks on the press are escalating fast
The US president is using the language and the strategy of authoritarians once again
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Judge orders more than 1,000 Voice of America employees to be reinstated
Republican appointee rules attempts to shutter federal agency are illegal and mandates workers return by 23 March
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Chief justice John Roberts calls for end to ‘dangerous’ hostility toward judges
Roberts did not name Donald Trump, but US president has decried ‘corrupt judges’ who ruled against him
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How war on Iran may provoke a terrorist attack in US – and how that may be the point
‘Of course there’s going to be retaliation,’ says one expert. ‘It may be that this is what Trump’s interested in’
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FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war
Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverage
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Justice department drops charges against veteran who burned US flag
Jan ‘Jay’ Carey torched the Stars and Stripes to protest against Trump’s executive order banning flag burning
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Trump hits back at Republican Senate majority leader over Save America act
John Thune refusing to alter rules to force a vote as US president says he won’t sign any legislation until bill is passed
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