Adam Gabbatt

New York, Preston

Reporter, Guardian US at The Guardian

journalist @GuardianUS. Email me: [email protected]

Articles

Donald Trump says Elon Musk has ‘lost his mind’ and dismisses peace offering

3 weeks ago | sg.yahoo.com | Adam Gabbatt |Dan Milmo

Adam Gabbatt and Dan Milmo Fri, 6 Jun 2025, 4:56 pm 4 min read In this article: Musk and Trump in a Tesla on the South Portico of the White House in March.Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump has accused Elon Musk of “losing his mind” as the dramatic breakdown between the US’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person escalated into a full-blown feud that could have seismic political and economic consequences.
Donald Trump says Elon Musk has ‘lost his mind’ and dismisses peace offering

3 weeks ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Adam Gabbatt |Dan Milmo

Adam Gabbatt and Dan Milmo6 June 2025 at 4:56 pm·4-min readDonald Trump has accused Elon Musk of “losing his mind” as the dramatic breakdown between America’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person escalated into a full-blown feud that could have seismic political and economic consequences.
Donald Trump says Elon Musk has ‘lost his mind’ and dismisses peace offering

3 weeks ago | sg.tv.yahoo.com | Adam Gabbatt |Dan Milmo

Adam Gabbatt and Dan Milmo Fri, 6 Jun 2025, 11:32 am 4 min read In this article: Elon Musk and Donald Trump.Composite: Getty, Shutterstock Donald Trump has accused Elon Musk of “losing his mind” as the dramatic breakdown between America’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person escalated into a full-blown feud that could have seismic political and economic consequences.
Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Adam Gabbatt

A group of men removed from the US to Djibouti, in east Africa, are stranded in a converted shipping container together with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers sent to supervise them after a deportation flight to South Sudan was stopped by an American court. The eight deportees and 13 Ice staff have begun to “feel ill”, the US government said. Eight men, from Latin America, Asia and South Sudan, and the Ice staff have been stuck at a US naval base since late May.
Elon Musk escalates war of words with Trump after president threatens to terminate government contracts - live

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Tom Ambrose |Lucy Campbell |Marina Dunbar |Kate Lamb |Maya Yang |Fran Lawther | +6 more

Summary of the day so farFran LawtherDonald Trump and Elon Musk escalated their disagreement about the US budget bill into a big public argument on social media. Here’s a roundup of key moments so far: Donald Trump kicked things off during an Oval Office meeting with German chancellor Friedrich Merz. Asked about Elon Musk’s criticism of his “Big, Beautiful Bill”, the US president told reporters: “Elon and I had a great relationship.
Ice makes record number of immigration arrests on single day

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Adam Gabbatt

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) made a record high number of arrests on Tuesday, detaining more than 2,200 people as Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy continues. NBC News reported that the figure represents the most people ever arrested by Ice in a single day.
Democrats respond to Trump’s ‘reckless’ and ‘discriminatory’ travel ban

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Adam Gabbatt

Democrats have criticized Donald Trump’s travel ban on 12 countries as “reckless” and “discriminatory”, with some warning the policy may be an effort to distract Americans from Trump’s much-criticized tax bill. Trump signed a sweeping order banning travel from countries including Afghanistan, Equatorial Guinea and Haiti on Wednesday night, claiming he had considered multiple factors, including “foreign policy, national security and counterterrorism goals” in deciding on the ban.
Ms Rachel says she’ll risk career to advocate for children in Gaza

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Adam Gabbatt

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Ms Rachel says she’ll risk career to advocate for children in Gaza

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Adam Gabbatt

Ms Rachel, the children’s entertainer and educator whose YouTube videos have been watched by millions of families around the world, said she is willing to risk her career to keep advocating for suffering children in Gaza.
Trump pushes Congress to cut $9.4bn in funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Adam Gabbatt

The Trump administration formally asked Congress to rescind $9.4bn in already approved funding from foreign aid and public broadcasters including NPR and PBS on Tuesday, seeking to enshrine spending cuts identified by Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge). The process, known as rescission, is required by Donald Trump to retrieve money from programs and policies that have already received the funding.