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President yesterday also halted immigration for people from 19 nations including Somalia, Afghanistan and Yemen Trump and other senior officials had signalled tightening restrictions on immigration – it has been a flagship policy of his second term – but this was ramped up post the deadly shooting in Washington DC last week.The main suspect in the shooting, which killed one, is an Afghan national who entered the United States during mass evacuations as US and foreign forces withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/03/donald-trump-somali-immigrants-ice-minnesota-pete-hegseth-caribbean-boats-venezuela-us-politics-live-latest-news-updates Author : Frances Mao Publish date : 2025-12-03 12:21:00 Copyright for syndicated

Reform UK leader says report of an election deal with Conservatives is ‘false’, but suggests only under their current leadershipLabour says the Financial Times story (see 9.33am) shows that Nigel Farage is willing to be propped up by the Conservative party. A Labour spokesperson said:Nigel Farage isn’t even hiding it anymore – he’s happy for failed Tories to prop up his party, whether they choose to join Reform or not.The Conservatives broke public services and hammered family finances. They and Reform would inflict Tory austerity on Britain all over again, meaning savage cuts to local schools and hospitals.One donor said

The proposed changes, which the government claims are needed to combat AI-generated requests, would also reduce what documents can be releasedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government’s proposal to introduce fees for freedom of information requests and reduce what documents can be released has been widely slammed by opposition and crossbench senators as “undemocratic” and evidence of Labor’s “addiction to secrecy”.The Labor-chaired Senate inquiry released its report on Wednesday recommending the bill be passed but the Coalition, the Greens, and senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie all submitted their own reports condemning the plans.

Government also reveals it spent nearly $100,000 sending Annika Wells and two others to the US during the UN General Assembly Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Future Fund spent $20,000 to send the CEO’s then-executive assistant on a scoping trip to assess hotels in the US and negotiate hotel rates, Senate estimates has been told.It comes as the government is also under fire for charging taxpayers nearly $100,000 to send the communications minister, Anika Wells, her staff member and a department official to the US during