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Trump says Pretti and Good were ‘not angels’ while signalling ‘softer touch’ on immigration crackdown – US politics live
President addresses deaths in Minneapolis during NBC interview, claiming ‘nobody feels worse about shootings than ICE agents’Donald Trump is in Washin...
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Trump’s border-czar takeover does little to calm Minneapolis tensions: ‘The agenda is still the same’
Experts say Tom Homan’s charge, replacing Greg Bovino’s aggressive tactics, may change the tone, but not the missionIn his clearest attempt yet to “de...
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Donald Trump is making China great again | Steven Greenhouse
The president’s policies have weakened the US’s competitive position and undermined its alliances to China’s advantageIf Donald Trump’s presidency has...
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All the world’s enraged: a new era of ‘resistance theater’ is rising as Trump attacks the arts
Writers and theatre groups across the country are creating works in response to crackdowns on their communitiesOn a cool winter night in Los Angeles, ...
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Why haven’t business elites stood up for Minnesota? | Daniel Altschuler
If US elites can find the courage to speak up, we can still prevent our country from descending into full-blown autocracyAlex Pretti – an ICU nurse do...
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Thursday briefing: Will the Epstein files threaten Peter Mandelson’s legacy?
In today’s newsletter: A police investigation, newly released documents and long‑standing questions about accountability have converged to place one ...
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Nancy Pelosi warns press freedom is ‘under siege’ after arrest of journalist
Ex-House speaker says at dinner ‘facts are challenged, truth is distorted and press is treated as enemy’ by those in powerThe Democratic former speake...
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Trump news at a glance: president hints at ‘softer touch’ on immigration as federal drawdown planned in Minnesota
Trump told NBC News the decision to pull 700 officers from state came from him, but that administration is ‘waiting for [Minnesota] to release prisone...
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California can use new congressional maps in November, supreme court rules
Approved by voters, the new maps give Democrats as many as five seats, neutralizing five GOP seats added by TexasCalifornia can use a new congressiona...
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Minnesota girl, 10, released from ICE custody after a month in detention
Elizabeth Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility to head back to Minnesota to reunite with her fatherA 10-year-old Minnesota girl has ...
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Melania is a rubbish film. Of course the man who defunded the arts loves it
The documentary premiered at the Kennedy Center. Three days later, the president announced he was shutting it downThis was originally published in Thi...
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Florida bill seeks to ban use of ‘West Bank’ in schools and state agencies
The bill would mandate use of the biblical term ‘Judea and Samaria’ after a similar effort passed in ArkansasFlorida legislators are pushing to pass l...
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Steve Bannon calls for immigration agents at polling sites during midterms
Ex-Trump adviser adds to elections officials’ concern about potential interference from Trump administration in votingSteve Bannon, the former White H...
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The Guardian view on Epstein, power and accountability: full transparency is the least survivors deserve | Editorial
As the wheels of justice begin to turn in Britain, a spotlight should also shine on the financier’s wealthy enablers in the US“The more Epstein docume...
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What is happening in Fulton County is a warning to America | Jamil Smith
The FBI raid in Georgia is not an aberration. It fits a broader playbook, with troubling historic precedentsWhat in the hell were FBI agents doing in ...
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Democrats say Trump’s immigration crackdown has undermined efforts to combat human trafficking
House Democrats say US anti-trafficking efforts have been hamstrung by diversion of resources to immigration raidsA diversion of law enforcement perso...
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ICE attorney who said ‘this job sucks’ removed from detail
Julie Le expressed frustration to judge, in response to questions on why ICE has failed to comply with court ordersAn ICE attorney who publicly expres...
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Fulton county commission chair says he was warned of arrest before FBI election office raid
Robb Pitts said call came days before federal agents seized 2020 election documents in GeorgiaUS politics live – latest updatesThe Fulton county commi...
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‘The right has won the family’: why are there so few lefty momfluencers?
The most popular mom content tends to be rightwing tradwife propaganda or just apolitical – pushing progressive creators out of the algorithmFor someo...
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White House border czar says 700 federal agents will leave Minnesota
Departure marks large drop in agents on the ground but still leaves about 2,000 there, far above typical levels for stateUS politics live – latest upd...
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Pentagon threatens to cut ties with Scouting America over ‘core values’
Defense department says it may end support unless youth group abandons inclusivity and returns to ‘God and country’ valuesThe Pentagon is again threat...
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Trump 2.0 is proving a challenge for Hollywood – just look at this deeply silly new thriller | Emma Brockes
Anniversary depicts a rightwing takeover of the US inspired by a book of essays. But it’s fuzzy on the bits in betweenAs we all know from history and ...
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Not delivering any Aukus nuclear submarines to Australia explored as option in US congressional report
Report offers alternative of the US navy retaining boats and operating them out of Australian basesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news...
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US prosecutors seek life sentence for man convicted of trying to assassinate Trump in Florida
Ryan Routh, convicted of attempting to kill the president at a West Palm Beach golf club in 2024, set to face sentencingFederal prosecutors will ask t...
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Trump’s environmental rollbacks contradict RFK’s healthy America promise, report finds
Dismantling rules will make children vulnerable to chronic diseases ‘make America healthy again’ wants to eradicateDonald Trump’s aggressive rollback ...
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Billionaire US investor Ken Griffin accuses Trump White House of ‘enriching’ itself
Citadel hedge fund boss, Republican donor and vocal Trump critic says administration has made ‘distasteful’ choices not in the public interestThe bill...
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Tennessee to test Stephen Miller’s plan of enlisting states for immigration enforcement
Bills mandate ICE cooperation, school status checks and criminalize information release, testing constitutional linesThe power to enforce immigration ...
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Jeffrey Epstein messaged with former CIA director Bill Burns, files show
Spokesperson says Burns ‘deeply regrets ever meeting’ with Epstein and cut ties after learning of his convictionA new tranche of documents related to ...
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Trump calls for Americans to ‘move on’ from Epstein files – US politics live
President’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and on-off ally Elon Musk have both featured in the Epstein filesHello and welcome to the US politics li...
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Democrats launch aggressive campaign to win back infrequent voters
DNC’s Local Listeners initiative will target one million ‘infrequent’ voters in battleground districtsDemocrats are launching an aggressive campaign t...
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I knew Trump would target Minnesota. I didn’t expect this level of violence | Rachel Leingang
I’m reporting on a political retribution campaign, disguised as immigration enforcement, in the community where I liveI knew they would come here.If y...
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On a street in Minneapolis, two versions of masculinity clashed. One anchored in fear, the other in care | Alexander Hurst
Alex Pretti had courage and empathy. This, not Maga’s conception of male power, is what we must teach young menThe first thing that grabbed me about t...
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Charlie Kirk killing: key Utah prosecutor denies conflict of interest
Lawyers for accused Tyler Robinson urge removal because prosecutor’s daughter attended rally where Kirk was killedA Utah prosecutor involved in the ca...
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Congressional Democrats vow justice for US citizens harmed by immigration agents: ‘You deserve peace’
No Republicans attended hearing with brothers of Renee Good and three US citizens shot and detained by federal agentsDemocrats on Capitol Hill offered...
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Trump adviser Stephen Miran quits White House role to stay on at Fed
Miran, set to continue as Federal Reserve governor until Jerome Powell successor is confirmed, to leave CEA post Federal Reserve governor Stephen Mira...
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Trump news at a glance: Democrats sound alarm after president mulls election takeover
Trump’s comments raise concerns about potential efforts to rig the November midterm elections – key US politics stories from Tuesday 3 February at a g...
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Mitch McConnell admitted to hospital with ‘flu-like symptoms’
Statement says Republican senator, 83, checked himself into local hospital and prognosis is ‘positive’The Republican senator Mitch McConnell was admit...
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Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says
Rights group says growing authoritarianism and abuses in US, Russia and China threaten global rules-based orderThe world is in a “democratic recession...
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Netflix co-CEO grilled by US senators over Warner Bros Discovery merger
While most focused on competition issues, Josh Hawley accused Netflix of promoting trans content to childrenNetflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos fa...
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US House passes $1.2tn funding bill, ending partial government shutdown
Appropriations measure to let Democrats negotiate with White House and GOP leaders over Trump’s deportation effortsThe US House of Representatives on ...
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US shoots down Iranian drone flying towards aircraft carrier, navy says
Shahed-139 drone approached USS Abraham Lincoln ‘with unclear intent’ as US warships headed towards IranThe US military says it has shot down an Irani...
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Some experts say the new US dietary guidelines have ‘conflicting messaging’. Here’s who will be affected most
It will take years for changes to take effect, but children who eat school meals and seniors served by Meals on Wheels will feel the DGA ripple effect...
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‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’The Trump administration has turned...
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Tulsi Gabbard running solo 2020 election inquiry separate from FBI investigation
Exclusive: Trump sent national intelligence director to Georgia raid last week in approval of Gabbard’s sweeping reviewTulsi Gabbard, the director of ...
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Trump suggests Republicans should ‘take over’ elections to protect the party
President claims idea to ‘nationalize’ elections in 15 states ahead of midterms is to prevent rare noncitizen votingDonald Trump suggested on a conser...
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Here’s why US household energy bills are soaring – and how to fix it | Mark Wolfe
Trump has prioritized fossil fuel companies over consumers, hitting the lowest-income families hardestDonald Trump promised to cut energy prices by 50...
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The criminalizing of protest and dissent has a long history in America
Trump administration is accusing protesters of ‘domestic terrorism’ but this brazen tactic is as old as the country itselfWhen federal immigration age...
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Georgia Democrats call for inquiry into Gabbard’s presence at Fulton county search
Letter comes after FBI executed criminal search warrant to seize almost 700 boxes of 2020 election documentationGeorgia’s Democratic lawmakers sent a ...
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It’s the Epstein files deja vu: how many more powerful men knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway? | Marina Hyde
I’m sorry, but this is not just a political scandal. Time to refocus on the horrific mistreatment of women and girls, and the role of these ghoulsLike...
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Don Lemon says federal agents were sent to arrest him though he offered to turn self in
Former CNN anchor faces charges over coverage of an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service.Don Lemon says about a dozen federal ag...
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Beware of ‘anti-woke’ liberals: they attacked the left and helped Trump win | Jan-Werner Müller
So-called ‘reactionary centrist’ pundits proclaimed that there was a global ‘vibe shift’ in favor of the right. They were wrongRecent exercises in tak...
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