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Thursday briefing: ​Why the US president is losing support from crucial allies

Donald Trump is an unpopular US president. In the wake of the US-Israel attacks on Iran, his favourability has reached a level comparable to the aftermath of the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack

Virginia congressional map vote could embolden Florida Republicans to push for boundary changes, says Jeffries – US politics live

current delegation, Democrats hold six seats and Republicans five. Read the full story here: In other developments: - The Southern Poverty Law Center, a prominent civil rights organization, has been [indicted on federal fraud charges

Trump approval slips as polls show warning signs for Republicans ahead of midterms

Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump)’s management of the US economy, immigration and the Iran conflict is slipping, flashing warning lights for Trump-aligned Republican candidates with six months to go until the US midterm

Virginia’s victory good for Democrats but also shows Trump’s redistricting battle could be all for nothing

Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) wagered that he could beat the historic trend of the party in power losing seats in midterm elections if Republican-led states redrew congressional maps to sweep [Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com

Democrats up in Virginia, but US voters may pay price for redistricting war

approving [redrawing](/news/2026/4/22/virginia-redistricting-election-results-key-takeaways-from-democrats-win) the state’s electoral map. The result of Tuesday’s referendum on Virginia redistricting is widely expected to benefit Democrats in their fight to retake control of the slimly Republican-controlled

The three clocks of the Iran war

Donald Trump returned to office with a philosophy of rapid-fire diplomacy, prioritising the art of the deal over the machinery of war. He dispatched Steve Witkoff to Oman and set a 60-day deadline

‘Psychological torture’: outcry over conditions at ICE desert detention camp

Donald Trump returned to the White House [and hugely expanded](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/29/trump-immigration-ice-cbp-data) detention amid his [anti-immigration agenda](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/usimmigration). Charlotte Weiss, a staff attorney at the Texas Civil Rights Project

Trump’s latest border barrier plans to slice through Big Bend national park: ‘Our lives are being upended’

Donald Trump’s [border barrier](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/18/trump-border-wall-wildlife). “That fence line, that’s where the wall is going to be,” said Alvarado, hopping out of the front seat of her flatbed truck at the gate

Inside the CDC’s leadership vacuum: work at a ‘standstill’ and low morale as 80% of top posts remain vacant

Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) appointed Kennedy as health secretary last year, almost [one in five](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/23/magazine/trump-rfk-jr-cdc-vaccines-maha.html) CDC employees, at least 2,400, have been fired or have quit. An additional 300 staff