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Canada saved the bald eagle from near extinction in the US – does the White House know?
The White House posted a photo of bald eagle attacking a Canada goose to send a message – but it was Canada that played a critical role in the recover...
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American democracy depends on the census. Trump is undermining it | danah boyd
The very mechanisms that allow the census bureau to resist partisan interference are coming undone. And Congress is silentWhen the constitutional arch...
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Vance appears to walk back Trump’s offer of $5,000 ‘dividend’ if Republicans win midterms – US politics live
Vice-president suggests payment would not go to all and would be paid for by tariff revenues despite supreme court rulings against much of Trump’s pro...
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Trump’s comments on the Falkland Islands reflect a fractured US-UK relationship
President suggested US might not help UK if Argentina tried to seize Falklands – a new low for UK-US ‘special relationship’Last week, Donald Trump sug...
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How Charlie Kirk's martyrdom fed the right. And then tore it apart – Stateside with Kai and Carter
Charlie Kirk's death created a vacuum of power that still consumes the Maga right a year later. Immediately after Kirk was shot and killed, his ultrac...
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Trump: we will pay every US citizen $5,000 if Republicans win midterms – video
Donald Trump pledged to pay every adult citizen in the US a $5,000 dividend if the Republicans retain the House and Senate in the midterms, during a r...
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As the midterms loom, Trump returns to his happy place: on stage in the theatre of the absurd
President’s quest in self-mythology stops off in Dallas for a Republican convention where fans indulged his lies and revelled in his jokesKim Il-sung ...
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Years after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico takes Facebook to trial
Harvested data of users was sold during 2016 US election and allegedly used in ads designed to reduce Democratic voter turnoutFacebook’s trial over a ...
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‘Institutional neglect’: 25 years on from 9/11, experts sound alarm over US counter-terror efforts
Budget cuts, loss of knowledgeable officials and diverted resources raise risk of another attack, experts warnThe US faces growing challenges in count...
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US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech
In two-hour address, president asked voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ despite being deeply unpopular among electorateDonald Trump said every...
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Rhode Island’s Democratic governor loses primary amid anger over bridge
Helena Foulkes beats incumbent Dan McKee after criticizing handling of Providence’s Washington bridge, now expected to be completed in 2028Rhode Islan...
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Democrat John Fetterman makes surprise appearance at Republican convention
Senator praises ‘great friend’ Dave McCormick and says he will help him and Trump to support steel in PennsylvaniaDemocratic senator John Fetterman ma...
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Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030
Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said AI will become ‘superhuman systems’ that can cause human extinction by the end of the decadeJust a day afte...
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Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics traffickingThe US has designated Ecuador’s Los T...
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Trump says he would consider pardon for former attorney Michael Cohen
Cohen has not personally asked Trump for a pardon, but he submitted an application to the White House after his request was denied by the Biden admini...
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Trump officials push to exclude undocumented immigrants from US census
Census Bureau also considers race and ethnicity questions in overhaul that would have dramatic effect on voter mapsThe Trump administration on Wednesd...
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US treasury to buy back $6bn in government debt to alleviate bond market
Scott Bessent made announcement on Wednesday as bond yields rose to highest point since 2008 financial crisisUS politics live – latest updatesThe US t...
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Texas Republican in race for key House seat under fire for derogatory comments
Brandon Herrera of state’s 23rd congressional district calls insults against women and unhoused people ‘jokes’A Republican candidate for a key congres...
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Trump’s top six falsehoods about 9/11 as 25th anniversary nears
US president often brings up al-Qaida attack that struck his home town New York City almost 25 years agoDonald Trump often brings up September 11, the...
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Australia is on a collision course with US big tech. Could it cause Trump to turn on his ‘mate’? | Mark Kenny
Anthony Albanese wants social media algorithms to be optional – and it’s not the first Musk-Zuckerberg irritant emanating from AustraliaNew risks to a...
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New Mexicans slam Trump’s threat to change state’s name
Residents denounce suggestion to rename state ‘New America’, save some Republicans who insist it was ‘satire’US politics live – latest updatesWhen scr...
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Texas had one of the biggest socialist party chapters in the country – could it come back?
Long before state became a rightwing political stronghold it was defined by cowboys on strike and farmers organizingTexas is well-known as a Republica...
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Trump center stage at RNC in midterms gamble – US politics live
President to give speeches on both days of unprecedented gatheringRepublican midterm convention will be ‘Trumpist pageantry’ – at the party’s own risk...
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Democrats failed to win young voters in 2024. Progressives plan to reach them at campuses and quinceñeras
After young people shifted right for Trump, Democratic-aligned groups across the US are eager to capture gen Z voters where they are before November’s...
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Grief, fury, conspiracy: inside Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s killing
A year since his assassination, the movement Kirk started is reckoning with the void he left behind - and a revolution that eats its ownAs Charlie Kir...
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Trump gave $45,000 to Natalie Harp and other White House aides as holiday gifts
The president’s substantial holiday gifts to four White House aides were made public via financial disclosures released by the administration Donald T...
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Trump-backed John Sununu wins New Hampshire Republican Senate primary
Frontrunner Sununu beats Scott Brown to earn Republican nod in closely watched race in NovemberFormer senator John E Sununu triumphed on Tuesday in th...
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Congressman Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire Democratic Senate primary
Pappas fends off challenge from progressive Karishma Manzur in seat to be vacated by retiring Jeanne ShaheenCongressman Chris Pappas beat back progres...
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US bans Canadian dairy, alcohol and motorcycles as trade war with longtime ally escalates
The measure comes as Canada imposes $20bn in retaliatory tariffs and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney vows to reduce his country’s economic depende...
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US says Iranian tankers destroyed after missile attacks on American warship
Military officials say navy warship evaded IRGC missile attacks and US struck Iranian tankers in responseThe US military on Tuesday said it destroyed ...
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US supreme court blocks Missouri’s new congressional map backed by Trump
Decision marks setback for president and Republicans, who set in motion national redistricting battle last yearThe US supreme court turned back an eme...
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South Park changes name to South America in response to Trump changes
Satirical program’s new title is ‘inspired by bravery and patriotism’ of Apple and Google, who capitulated to Trump’s requests to change Lake Ontario ...
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US federal court says no constitutional right to clean water in Mississippi case
Appeals court dismisses lawsuit from Jackson residents claiming that tainted drinking water violated their rights A US appellate court has decided tha...
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Trump renames places and poses as superhero in bizarre social media blitz
Trump passed the long weekend posting a torrent of memes and musings on his Truth Social platformThe long weekend may have proved too long for Donald ...
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Mass polygraphs at the Pentagon show Hegseth’s weakness | Margaret Sullivan
The more defense secretary Pete Hegseth tries to flex his manly strength, the wimpier he looksThe more the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, tries to f...
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Trump’s call to rename New Mexico ‘New America’ is a distraction tactic, Democrats say
Amid unpopular Iran war and persistent inflation, governor says state has had its name since before US existedDemocrats have hit back against Donald T...
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New Hampshire voters head to polls in race crucial to Democrats’ Senate hopes
Centrist Chris Pappas faces progressive primary challenger Karishma Manzur while Republicans eye chance to flip seatNew Hampshire voters head to the p...
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Democrats need to win. Here’s the message our research says works
Candidates must focus on two issues: affordability and accountability. They are not competing prioritiesAs the November election approaches with contr...
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Students are suffering from US colleges’ shaky finances. Trump policies are making everything worse
Many four-year colleges will resort to laying off faculty, cutting services and increasing prices amid financial stressNalia Mutz started her freshman...
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Donald Trump’s midterm strategy? Make it all about him | Robert Reich
The president apparently plans to focus on the person he most admires – himself – even if Republicans would rather he didn’tWith the midterm races off...
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New Hampshire and Rhode Island electorate to vote in state primaries - US politics live
Voters will choose candidates across full slate of federal, state and local offices over next two daysIceland summoned the US ambassador on Monday aft...
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US police fear Meta smart glasses could be used to secretly record them
Exclusive: Documents show officers from Maine to California worry Meta’s camera-equipped glasses will be used either to secretly record them or aid ac...
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Giuliani says Mamdani should skip 9/11 ceremony during rant against Islam
New York City mayor confirms he will attend memorial service but declines to respond to Giuliani’s remarksNew York mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to come...
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Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’
Advocacy groups expand legal challenges and condemn president’s ‘self-serving attempts to take over midterms’A cluster of advocacy groups that boast v...
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‘The most anti-union president’: how Trump turned his back on US workers
Labor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unionsDonald Trump has repeatedly vowed to ch...
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‘Nakedly political’: US attempts to link trans support to authoritarianism in new HHS report
HHS releases report linking ‘gender ideology’ to political violence – a study scientists say was poorly conductedThe US Department of Health and Human...
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Republican midterm convention will be ‘Trumpist pageantry’ - at the party’s own risk
A historically unpopular president will take centre stage as the party seeks to sway voters with an unprecedented eventIt seemed like a good idea at t...
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Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, campaign says
Team says armed suspect attacked Amy Acton during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several peopleAmy Acton, Democratic candidate for Ohi...
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Trump again asks supreme court to restrict mail-in voting as midterms loom
Legal fight continues as states begin sending out ballots for voters to vote by mail in November’s midterm electionsThe Trump administration renewed i...
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This smokejumper says the US has lost its empathy. That’s why he’s running for Congress
Montana’s Sam Forstag says US working class is left playing a game of chance while neither party serves its interestsAt around five o’clock on a winte...
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Game on: November elections kick into high gear with control of Congress in the balance
Trump is unpopular and inflation is still high – and Democrats are looking to use that to their advantageWhen voters went to the polls in the 2022 mid...
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Falling ceiling debris at Kennedy Center may mire debate over renovations
Preservationists worry board may seize on incident ‘to make the point that the whole thing needs to be shut down’Falling debris from a ceiling in the ...
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