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Democrat targeted by Trump attacks ‘authoritarian’ effort to intimidate critics

18 janvier 2026 à 12:00

Elissa Slotkin, under investigation over Pentagon video, says president using ‘well-worn playbook’ to silence debate

Donald Trump is borrowing a strategy from authoritarian regimes to intimidate potential critics and discourage them from speaking out, according to a senator under investigation by his administration.

Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan, faces questioning after she organised and appeared in a video with other Democrats imploring military service members to refuse “illegal orders”. Fellow senator Mark Kelly and three Democrats from the House of Representatives are also being investigated.

Trump appoints Blair, Kushner and Rubio to Gaza ‘board of peace’

The Guardian

Par :David Smith in Washington and Robert Mackey

17 janvier 2026 à 00:41

White House says seven-strong board, chaired by Trump, will steer Gaza through next phase of reconstruction

Donald Trump has appointed the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and former British prime minister Tony Blair to a newly created Gaza “board of peace”, a body he claims will steer the next phase of reconstruction and governance in the war-ravaged territory.

The White House said the seven-strong “founding executive board” will also include Trump’s special envoy, the property developer Steve Witkoff; the World Bank president, Ajay Banga; and the president’s son-in-law and long-time adviser Jared Kushner. Trump himself will serve as chair, with further appointments expected in the coming weeks.