CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay
ICE
Cuban immigrant dies in Georgia detention center, ICE tells Congress
California
Top California Democrat urges change to ‘free-for-all’ primary to keep governor’s mansion blue
Los Angeles
Scientology ‘speed running’ trend has LA abuzz and church unhappy
New York
Missing Oscar belonging to co-director of Putin film found after TSA made him ship it
Wildlife
Mother knows best as sea otter adopts orphaned pup at California aquarium
Trump presidency
Fema
Fema employees who criticized Trump cuts reinstated after months on leave
Briefing
President doubles down on rift with Germany’s chancellor
DHS
Trump signs bipartisan bill ending longest-ever shutdown of DHS
US politics
US Congress passes short-term renewal of Fisa warrantless spying powers
In focus
The fight for democracy
Push for state-level voting rights acts renewed after supreme court ruling
Nine states have a version of voting rights act and 11 more, including several in the south, have introduced bills to protect voters in absence of federal protections
A clever orangutan, a cheeky frog and a dramatic whale rescue
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
Opinion
Conservative justices actually consider race – except in correcting inequality
Saida Grundy
In Louisiana v Callais, the supreme court has openly considered white Republicans in partisan redistricting
Working Americans are taking the streets for May Day. Will Democrats pay attention?
Claire Valdez
Americans are fed up with an establishment that has abandoned the working class. It’s time to organize for change
King Charles has saved the special relationship – for now
Ted Widmer
James Comey’s reindictment is the product of a twisted justice department
Lawrence Douglas
More opinion
The supreme court’s voting rights decision wasn’t about law – it was about politics
David Daley and Eric J Segall
We are preparing to transform the moon and Mars. The public must have a say in this future
Ben Bramble
Digested week: King bites tongue as president indulges his own fantasies
John Crace
Under the Trump administration, pressure on the press is both subtle and direct
Kai Falkenberg
Editorials
The Guardian view
Trump’s war on science: politicising a generation of researchers
The Guardian view
Golders Green attack: the public as well as the state must tackle antisemitism
Sports
NBA
‘If we were in Serbia we would all be fired’: Jokić’s Nuggets crash out in first round of playoffs
Denver were eliminated by Minnesota for their earliest playoff exit in four years, while the Knicks ran rampant in a 51-point record-setting rout of the Hawks
MLB
The world’s most expensive losers: the New York Mets are very rich … and very, very bad
World Cup 2026
Fifa ramps up efforts to sell luxury hospitality tickets after revenue re-evaluation
