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Trump news at a glance: president threatens allies for not wading into strait of Hormuz as Iran conflict continues
US president wants countries to help police the strait after Iran effectively closed the vital fossil fuel shipping channel – key US politics stories ...
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Texas lawmakers spar over DHS funding as long lines loom at US airports
John Cornyn and Greg Casar debate TSA agent pay outside Austin airport as partial shutdown enters second monthSign up for the Breaking News US email t...
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Supreme court to consider Trump push to end protection status for Haitians and Syrians
Conservative-majority court sided with administration before and lifted protections for 600,000 VenezuelansSign up for the Breaking News US email to g...
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Federal judge blocks RFK Jr’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations
Unprecedented changes to routine US immunization recommendations ‘arbitrary and capricious’, court saysSign up for the Breaking News US email to get n...
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Gregory Bovino, who led Minnesota operation, says he’s retiring end of March
Bovino was demoted in January as head of controversial and deadly immigration crackdown in MinneapolisSign up for the Breaking News US email to get ne...
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Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with breast cancer
Wiles, 68, praised by president as ‘one of the strongest people I know’, to continue working while having treatmentSusie Wiles, the first woman to ser...
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Tucker Carlson expresses fear that he may face federal charges for talking to Iranians
Carlson in video claims the CIA is preparing a ‘crime report’ against him and alleges US agencies have read his textsTucker Carlson, the conservative ...
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The Stop Asian Hate movement ‘galvanized political power’ in the US. Where is it now?
Five years after the deadly Atlanta spa shootings sparked protests and policy changes, the campaign is at a crossroads in Trump’s second termFive year...
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John Oliver on JD Vance: ‘He’s become the archetype of the hyper-online conservative troll’
The late-night host dug deep into JD Vance’s political shift into a rightwing troll second in line to the US presidencyOn the latest Last Week Tonight...
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Trump draws backlash for comment on Iran war: ‘Maybe we shouldn’t even be there’
President made contradictory comment to reporters on Air Force One after pleading with allies to help US secure Strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – l...
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Trump backs FCC chair’s threat to pull licenses of news outlets over Iran war coverage
US president on social media said he was ‘thrilled’ that Brendan Carr was looking into broadcasters’ licenses Sign up for the Breaking News US email t...
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Donald Trump attacks supreme court over tariffs again in late-night social media post – US politics live
President accuses court of having ‘unnecessarily RANSACKED’ the US and claims he has ‘absolute right’ to impose new tariffsSign up for the Breaking Ne...
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Afghan asylum seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, died on Saturday in Texas less than 24 hours after being detainedAn Afghan immigrant who previously worked with the Uni...
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Relative of US airman killed in Middle East crash calls war on Iran ‘uncalled for’
Cousin of Tech Sgt Tyler Simmons, whose military refueling plane crashed in Iraq, says: ‘We didn’t need to be in this war’A relative of an Ohio airman...
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‘We cannot replace USAID, but we can do big things’: conservation plots a future without American money
The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats and the people who defend both. Now the world is seeking a ne...
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Aipac in the era of Trump: the pro-Israel Super Pac that has become an electoral liability
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has spent decades as one of DC’s most formidable lobbying forcesFour Democratic congressional primaries i...
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‘Attention will swing back’: Epstein outrage unlikely to subside despite Trump’s Iran war
Advocates say 24/7 coverage of US attacks will not last for ever – and spotlight will return to Epstein and his crimesAs the US woke to news that Dona...
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‘I’m sick of stupid’: from excoriating Noem to breaking with Trump, Thom Tillis goes for fiery final act in Congress
The Republican senator from North Carolina will not seek re-election after Trump threatened to primary himIn the last US Senate hearing before Kristi ...
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‘The system is broken’: grassroots Democratic outreach group aims to reconnect with voters
Swing Left is trying to revitalize Democrats’ outmoded ground game with ‘deep canvassing’ ahead of midtermsPope Leo came top with 42%. Donald Trump wa...
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US citizens: Trump had no ‘backup’ plan to help them leave Middle East after Iran strike
Americans criticize US state department, with one person saying she felt ‘betrayed’ and treated like ‘an afterthought’US citizens living in the Middle...
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Trump news at a glance: call for allied protection of strait of Hormuz in doubt as allies appear sceptical
US president’s call for coalition to protect commercial ships gets muted response – key US politics stories from 15 March at a glanceDonald Trump’s ca...
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Republican rebukes FCC chair’s threats to revoke broadcast licenses over Iran war
Senator Ron Johnson pushes back, saying he’s not in favor of government meddling in freedom of speechThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair...
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Airline CEOs urge Congress to end shutdown and pay airport TSA officers
Nearly month-long funding lapse has disrupted US air travel and caused long wait times amid security officers’ absencesThe CEOs of major US airlines u...
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Cory Booker calls both parties ‘feckless’ for ceding war powers to Trump
Democrat says Congress ‘doing nothing’ may embolden president to attack countries such as Cuba and North KoreaDemocratic US senator Cory Booker has cr...
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Religious leaders condemn Michigan synagogue attack – but moving forward together tricky
Jewish and Arab American leaders decry violence at Temple Israel, but US-Israel war on Iran complicates healingJewish and Arab American leaders across...
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US not ready to seek deal to end war with Iran, Donald Trump says
Tehran wants ceasefire but terms ‘not good enough yet’, US president claims, as both sides launch new waves of strikesMiddle East crisis – live update...
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Conflicting US statements in the second week of the war on Iran – a timeline
Trump administration claims on how long the conflict may last are increasingly inconsistent and contradictoryIn the second week of the US‑Israel war o...
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America needs a movement to curb billionaires' power | Steven Greenhouse
The country’s 900 billionaires have far too much influence over our government and economy. Here’s how we can reduce the power of the ultra-richNot a ...
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How the US war on Iran may provoke a terrorist attack – and how that may be the point
‘Of course there’s going to be retaliation,’ says one expert. ‘It may be that this is what Trump’s interested in’For decades, the US and its allies ha...
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‘War leader’ Trump fixates on trivial matters as Iran death toll mounts
Experts query ‘mix-up of priorities’ as president plays golf, posts old pictures and repeats details of Bill Maher feudMore than two weeks into the US...
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UK needs nuclear deterrent independent from US, Ed Davey to say
Lib Dem leader will tell spring conference Britain can no longer rely on US while Donald Trump is presidentBritain should have a completely independen...
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Trump news at a glance: president says Iran’s Kharg Island ‘demolished’ and threatens more strikes ‘just for fun’
Trump also questions whether Iran’s new supreme leader ‘is even alive’ while deflating hopes of a deal with Tehran to end conflict – key US politics s...
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Two of six US service members killed in aircraft crash over Iraq identified
US Central Command says crash followed unspecified incident, and second refueling tanker landed safely in IsraelThe names of two of the six US service...
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FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war
Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverageThe Trump administration’s communications...
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Democratic lawmaker may attend Kennedy Center board meeting, judge rules
Ohio representative Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member, may access documents and speak, but may not voteA federal judge ruled on Saturday that a Democ...
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Trump administration to be paid $10bn for brokering TikTok deal
Exceptionally rare ‘fee’ to be paid by investors who took control of US operations from Chinese parent companyDonald Trump’s administration is reporte...
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How the war in Iran and its economic fallout will lead to Trump’s defeat
The war is deeply unpopular, and the spike in oil prices will mean long-term high prices across the board for AmericansDonald Trump is still high on t...
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Democratic lawmaker condemns Hegseth’s call for ‘no quarter’ for US enemies
Defense secretary appeared to endorse killing prisoners, a violation of international law, during press briefingA top Democratic lawmaker with a milit...
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Palestinian actor says he can’t attend Oscars because of US travel ban
Motaz Malhees is an actor in The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film about a Palestinian girl killed by the IDF in Gaza in 2024Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees...
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Justice department drops charges against veteran who burned US flag
Jan ‘Jay’ Carey torched the Stars and Stripes to protest against Trump’s executive order banning flag burningThe prosecution of a man who burned the A...
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The ‘Jolene doctrine’: retired US army general likens Trump foreign policy to Dolly Parton song
Stanley McChrystal said White House has a ‘we should do because we can’ approach to international relationsThe retired US army general who once led Na...
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US immigrant parents are taking intense precautions in case of detention: ‘I need to prepare for the worst’
From wills and guardianship papers to advance healthcare directives, parents are anticipating dying in custody or being deported without warningShe ca...
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‘Everything is going up’: Americans struggle with affordability despite Trump’s claims
US workers are finding it difficult to afford basic necessities as the president claims ‘the economy is roaring back’US workers are still struggling w...
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Trump officials set to expand migrant family detention at Louisiana airport
Alexandria airport center would hold migrant families and children inside converted barracks before deportationThe Trump administration is poised to e...
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Trump faces a ‘personal Vietnam’ in Iran | Sidney Blumenthal
He is stuck in a quagmire. His goals are elusive. His bombing does not force a surrender. He has no exit strategy. Good morning, VietnamDonald Trump i...
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Trump news at a glance: Hegseth attacks media over war coverage as Trump calls Iran leaders ‘scumbags’
Defense secretary offers alternative TV headlines to reporters to more favourably reflect US military campaign in Iran – key US politics stories from ...
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Judge orders ICE to release Minneapolis man after 50 days of unlawful detention
Arrest of asylum seeker Elvis Joel TE and his two-year-old, without a warrant, had sparked widespread outrageA federal judge ruled on Friday that Immi...
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Kyrsten Sinema says in court filings she had a ‘romantic’ relationship with guard
Former US senator’s admission comes after Heather Ammel sued her under North Carolina’s ‘homewrecker’ lawKyrsten Sinema, a former US senator, admitted...
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Judge blocks justice department from subpoenaing Fed chair Jerome Powell
Trump DoJ’s investigation was purportedly about the management of the central bank’s renovationA federal judge on Friday blocked the justice departmen...
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US airports ask for donations for unpaid TSA staff amid partial government shutdown
TSA employees have been working in US airports without pay since the partial shutdown began in FebruaryA rising number of US airports are asking for d...
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Brazilian president says he has ‘forbidden’ Trump adviser from visiting country
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva revokes Darren Beattie’s visa in retaliation for Brazilian health minister being denied visa for US Brazil’s president, Luiz...
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‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics
White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Br...
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