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Barack Obama to rally for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan before key US Senate race – US politics live
The former Democratic president is showing major support in Detroit for the progressive Michigan candidate in final days before US midterm electionsSi...
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Epstein files take back seat in midterms but experts say issue has not gone away
Other voter concerns have prevailed but return of Congress likely to see renewed focus on late sex offender’s activitiesAs US voters head to the polls...
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ICC prosecutor says court making ‘significant progress’ despite US sanctions
Nazhat Shameem Khan claims some staff are facing ‘banking difficulties’ but their work is unaffectedThe deputy prosecutor of the international crimina...
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New Trump rule allows hunters to bait bears in Alaska with doughnuts, bacon and more
Critics decry Trump administration rule that lets hunters lure bears with human foods on federal lands in AlaskaA new Trump administration rule allows...
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Tom Kean had everything going for him. Then the Republican New Jersey congressman disappeared
Even with a multimillion-dollar war chest, the US representative faces a stiff fight for his seat from Democrat Rebecca BennettThe stars above New Jer...
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Vance front and center in Republican midterms push – is this a dry run for a White House bid?
Vice-president’s visibility has risen as Trump’s popularity wanes, but path to inherit Maga throne is more complicated than it may seemA day after JD ...
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As Trump’s time runs out, this could be his most dangerous legacy: a world divided into three | Steve Bloomfield
We’ve heard much about the end of the west. At the proposed summit between Trump, Putin and Xi, those fears could crystalliseIn the final two years of...
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Democrat James Talarico targets Elon Musk at rally: ‘Texas is not for sale’
The Senate candidate denounced opponent Ken Paxton, calling out corruption allegations and support from MuskJames Talarico, the Democratic candidate f...
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Rubio tells Cubans ‘now is the time’ to act to see political change
US secretary of state makes comments after Trump tells US rally warships could intervene on return from IranMarco Rubio urged Cubans seeking political...
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Surging turnout, with Democrats voting more: key takeaways from early voting data
With just 11 days until the US midterm elections, Democrats need a net gain of four seats to reclaim CongressWith just 11 days until the US midterm el...
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Embattled Susan Collins announces exemptions for Maine from Trump Canada tariffs
Republican facing tough re-election battle in state where Trump’s trade war with neighbor has stirred outrageSusan Collins, the embattled Republican s...
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Trump floats unconstitutional third term at campaign rally in Iowa – video
Donald Trump told rally-goers on Thursday evening that he had 'the right to run again' for president, invoking a claim he has repeatedly made that he ...
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Mysterious ‘black triangles’ spotted over sensitive US site, new Pentagon UFO files reveal
Unidentified object vanished suddenly and silently, anonymous senior military observers claimTwo senior military observers say they watched a mysterio...
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DoJ sues to block certification of Alaska Senate results if Republican incumbent loses
Trump justice department claims there could be ‘confusion’ about two Republicans on the ballot named Dan SullivanDonald Trump said he ordered the just...
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As midterms loom, Trump and his allies try to change the subject
Despite distraction and distortion, voters know what issues will be informing their votes in this electionThis was originally published in The Stakes ...
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Trump jokes he has the ‘right’ to run for a third term as president
But the US constitution unequivocally states that he cannot, which the president also seemed to acknowledgeDonald Trump joked with rally-goers on Thur...
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Russia and Ukraine agree to local ceasefire in Oleshky amid deepening humanitarian crisis
People in Russian-occupied city facing severe shortages of food, water and electricity, with some reportedly surviving on weedsThe White House has sai...
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Two ex-FBI officials charged with lying about investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop
Contents of laptop of Joe Biden’s son were part of a bizarre saga in the final weeks of 2020 presidential electionTwo former FBI intelligence official...
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US supreme court sides with Republicans on rejecting student IDs in New Hampshire midterms
Voting rights advocates say directive would disenfranchise young and low-income voters, but Republicans say it’s needed to combat voter fraudUS politi...
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Being pro-Trump has been ‘easy radio’ for conservative hosts like Jesse Kelly. Those days are ending.
Conservative media personalities who have long benefited from boosting the president will be forced to wrestle with the likely fallout of Republican l...
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Minnesota officials say US government stopped sharing evidence on fatal ICE shootings
State authorities investigating killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti said federal officials paused transfer of evidenceThe federal government has st...
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Trump to rally in Florida after stoking Ramaswamy ad furor – US politics live
Trump to campaign for gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, who has distanced himself from president; Trump doubled down on support for RamaswamySign...
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Trump’s top border official defends Big Bend border wall plan despite mounting opposition
CBP commissioner Rodney Scott says $46bn Texas project is justified amid court-ordered pause on wall’s constructionThe Trump administration’s top bord...
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A Democratic win in Texas is a long shot – but Ken Paxton’s weakness is obvious | Moira Donegan
Republicans are resorting to childish taunts to defend an uncommonly dishonorable state attorney generalIt’s a bit like Lucy with the football. Every ...
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The mega-Maga contender in deep-red Florida who doesn’t want to talk about Trump
Byron Donalds removed mentions of the president from his website and has barely uttered his name – will his ploy prove successful in a tight governor’...
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Exclusive: Leaked trove reveals extent of far-right AfD’s efforts to court Trump and Maga allies
Documents show German party’s scramble to request support after president’s 2016 election win and co-leader’s pursuit of Steve BannonA data leak from ...
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What’s up with Trump’s unhinged rants on male candidates’ bodies at rallies?
Trump’s latest tactic to champion Republicans at midterm rallies? Assessing men’s bodies in meticulous detailSpeaking at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, ...
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The Trump-Putin love story’s next chapter: selling out Ukraine | Sidney Blumenthal
The US president is portraying Zelenskyy as the villain as he strives for Russia’s approvalIf Donald Trump could, he would fly to Munich to sign away ...
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Is a job guarantee the solution to mass AI unemployment?
An old idea springs anew as a chorus of influential voices predicts that AI may trigger crises of vast magnitudeIn a preface to his book Capitalism an...
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Billionaire tax and trans rights: what are key state ballot initiatives in midterms?
Voters in 39 states will face an array of referendum issues – including Alabama’s on the national anthem in schoolsAmericans heading to the polls for ...
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These key races in the 2026 midterms will decide who controls the US Senate – video explainer
To reclaim control of the Senate, Democrats need to retain all the Senate seats they have and flip four more in the 2026 midterm elections. Shrai Popa...
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America must reverse Trump’s moral squalor | Robert Reich
The president shows a unique disregard for the opinions, norms and ideals of the nation – and, for that matter, humanityThe Democrats’ focus on afford...
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What will Trump do if he loses in November? Your questions answered – podcast
Will Donald Trump accept a ‘blue wave’ if it happens? Have young people turned away from centrist politics for ever? Will the US ever recover its imag...
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Trump, Musk, Zelenskyy: who is blaming who in the Ukraine-Starlink row?
A war of words has erupted over who is responsible for the restrictions on Starshield access in UkraineA war of words has erupted between the Trump ad...
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Flu cases rise on west coast earlier than usual as US health experts encourage vaccine
California flu test rate at 9.65%, higher than normal 1% rate for early October, amid mutation of H1N1 influenza A strainFlu cases on the west coast a...
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Department of Justice opens criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski
Ex-Trump adviser and former top aide for homeland security alleged to have profited off government roleCorey Lewandowski, a former political adviser t...
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Aipac halts candidate endorsements amid US backlash against Israel
‘Political candidates’ once reflexive support for Israel has increasingly become a liabilityWhen the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the mos...
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US judge orders Trump administration to halt noncitizen voting investigation
Federal judge says government’s investigation into alleged noncitizen voting in nine states is relying on flawed dataA federal judge in California has...
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The Guardian view on AI safety: the push for global regulation must advance | Editorial
The current US administration is an obstacle, but public demand for protection will ultimately prevailOrganisations around the world scrambled on Thur...
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US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC
Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for depositionDonald Trump has been ordered by a U...
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Virginia Democrat indicted on federal drug and money laundering charges
Federal authorities allege state senator L Louise Lucas, a vocal Trump critic, led a ‘criminal marijuana enterprise’Virginia state senator L Louise Lu...
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Pete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for office
Hegseth’s aides, who attempted to move 30in fragile globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials sayA priceless pre-second world war...
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Iran threatens oil and AI facilities across seven Gulf countries if US and Israel renew attacks
Iran’s security chiefs say there will be ‘zero red lines’ if Trump and Netanyahu attack againIran will strike oil facilities, undersea cables, datacen...
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Glee’s pro-LGBTQ+ vision captured 2010s hope. Can a reboot handle Trump’s America? | Alim Kheraj
The beloved high school TV show is returning in a different political climate. I’m skeptical that Ryan Murphy has the nuance this moment needsFor mont...
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Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks
Similar withdrawals from UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain reported as concerns grow about restart of war on Iran after US midterm electionsThe US state ...
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Chiricahua monument in Arizona is now the 64th US national park
New designation of the Land of Standing-Up Rocks, known for its historic rock spires, passed with bipartisan supportAn area of towering rock spires in...
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How tech became the villain of the US midterms
Datacenters, AI and distaste for the billionaires developing it has soured Americans on big techThe campaign ad begins with a clear, idyllic stream th...
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Vivek Ramaswamy campaign ad for Ohio ‘shameful, disgusting’, says Republican congresswoman – US politics live
Nancy Mace said: ‘This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season’Sign up for the Breaking News US ema...
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‘America, this is a warning’: pro- Trump Maga media in a froth over Europe protests
Fox News and others have toed president’s line – seemingly hoping unrest abroad will make people vote RepublicanDonald Trump sought to capitalize on t...
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Too little, too late: Trump takes on gas prices as fuel costs hamper his midterm hopes
Polls show US voters are deeply upset by high gas prices and are likely to punish Republicans in the midterms as a resultWith fewer than two weeks unt...
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How Alabama's Republicans are disenfranchising Black voters – video
A battle for Alabama’s second congressional district is being fought against a backdrop of partisan gerrymandering and America’s ongoing civil rights ...
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Meet the volunteers who will observe Trump’s election monitors during the midterms
Thousands of people are training to be poll observers to look out for any interference or ICE presence on election dayStevie Lyn is angry at what she’...
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