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Gustaf Kilander

US reporter@GustafKilander

Gustaf Kilander is a US reporter based in Washington, DC. Before joining The Independent in late 2020, he worked at The Sun in London and Swedish public service radio and TV in Stockholm.

<p>Former president Donald Trump speaks with the media at his trial, Friday, April 19, 2024, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York</p>

Trump announces thousands of poll watchers poised for election day

<p>Melania Trump speaks to Fox News</p>

Melania Trump gives rare ‘unity’ interview as husband faces trial

<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson walks towards the House Chamber on Capitol Hill on April 19, 2024 in Washington, DC</p>

Ukraine and Israel aid packages head for House vote

<p>View of the entrance of Los Alamos National Lab: National Security Science in Los Alamos, New Mexico, on February 20, 2024</p>

Pentagon speeds up nuclear work for first time in decades