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Episcopal bishop who urged Trump to ‘have mercy’ to resign post in Washington DC
Mariann Budde gained national attention for calling on US president to consider immigrants and LGBTQ+ peopleRev Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bis...
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Trump urges calls to Arkansas senator in push for permanent daylight saving time
President appeared to share phone number of Tom Cotton for people to call to push him to support measureDonald Trump on Saturday put pressure on the U...
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Young sailors on the USS George Washington adjust to life at war – in pictures
Life onboard the aircraft carrier near the strait of Hormuz as it conducts military operations against Iranian targets Continue reading...
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Tennessee’s top prison official resigning after botched execution of Christa Pike
Frank Strada leaving position as state launches independent investigation into what went wrongTennessee’s top prison official is stepping down in the ...
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TSA to prohibit airport security officers from sitting down while checking travelers’ IDs
TSA says rule change is meant to keep officers ‘alert’, but union says it ignores safety and ‘common decency’US airport security officers who verify b...
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Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20m seniors enrolled in Medicare
President says payments, to be sent in early October, are meant to offset cost of monthly insurance premiumsDonald Trump has said the US government w...
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When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now
Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracyThe lawyer Mi...
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The DSA has a believability problem with older Black voters. But young people want to take more risks
Black voters reveal a generational divide, with younger voters drawn to the Democratic Socialists of America, and older voters focused on what can rea...
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Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say
Frank Strada facing mounting questions after Pike survives injection with lethal drugs in TennesseeTennessee’s prison chief is under fire for the fail...
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A billionaire is one of Trump’s loudest critics. Will Democrats send him to the White House?
As the Illinois governor seeks a third term, his growing national profile has fueled speculation about a possible White House bidSend us your question...
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‘It’s been hard'’: families await the return of the USS Abraham Lincoln
Sailors’ relatives are relieved as the ship is expected to dock in San Diego this week after a record-breaking 250-plus days at seaA mother in San Die...
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The American dream remains elusive in the valley that inspired East of Eden
John Steinbeck’s hometown of Salinas is the least affordable city in the US for the middle class, a recent Brookings Institution analysis found Nestle...
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‘Elon is my prophet’: how Musk’s Doge team took a wrecking ball to Washington
When the new ‘department of government efficiency’ sent young techies to disrupt federal agencies, not everyone complied. Here’s what happened when on...
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Federal judge halts Big Bend border wall construction in blow to Trump agenda
Plan to install barriers through popular national park sparked outrage from advocates and politicians alikeA federal judge has temporarily blocked the...
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DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell
Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation projectThe US justice department is not reopeni...
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Hundreds gather in Mississippi to protest Republican redistricting: ‘This fight is familiar territory’
Dozens of residents testify to legislature’s redistricting committee in heated hearing, the last of eight Hundreds of people gathered across from the ...
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Republicans pull funding of Trump-backed Senate candidate in critical North Carolina race
Senate Leadership Fund is redirecting ad spending from Michael Whatley’s campaign to support other candidatesA major Republican political action commi...
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Kennedy Center Honors awards moved to new venue amid Trump’s onslaught
Ceremony will not be hosted at its traditional home for the first time since awards began in 1978The Kennedy Center Honors will take place away from i...
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A Democratic upset is brewing in Alaska’s governor’s race as Trump’s popularity craters
Support for 37-year-old Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins could upend the governor’s race in the heavily Republican stateThis July, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins spen...
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‘A persistent crisis’: the 16 children removed from an Ohio family are part of a statewide issue
The case of the Siders family illustrates major shortcomings among Ohio’s political and administrative authoritiesIn June 2025, Jody Walker stood in f...
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The US midterm races that will decide control of Congress – mapped
These graphics explain what the Democrats would need to do to flip the Senate and House of RepresentativesA turning point in Donald Trump’s second ter...
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Is James Talarico about to flip Texas for the Democrats? | Politics Weekly America
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is surprising everyone, as polls have him leading his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, in the Republican-le...
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Can the Democrats take Texas? – podcast
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is surprising everyone, as polls have him leading his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, in the Republican-le...
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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear – podcast
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop themBy ...
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California outlaws child marriage, joining 17 other US states
Advocacy group that pushed for the legislation says 9,000 children are married in California every yearCalifornia has outlawed child marriage, joining...
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New Washington DC law bans landlords from imposing dog breed restrictions
Landlords can no longer refuse pit bulls, rottweilers, dobermans or other breeds considered ‘scary’Landlords in Washington DC will no longer be able t...
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US states and cities sue over Trump EPA’s repeal of emissions rules
Democratic-led coalition says gutting key protections will set US back decades and worsen climate crisisStates and cities sued the Trump administratio...
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Supreme court to hear case challenging Trump’s immigration detention policy
Court will review practice of indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants living in the US The US supreme court agreed on Thursday to take up a c...
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Brazil attorney general says meddling ‘cannot be tolerated’ after Trump funding plans revealed
Jorge Messias calls Guardian report ‘an important alert for Brazilian sovereignty’ as nation prepares to go to pollsBrazil’s attorney general has said...
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The Guardian view on the death penalty: Christa Pike’s execution was botched, but cruelty is inherent | Editorial
Three-quarters of nations have rightly abolished capital punishment in law or practice, but killing by the state has surged in the USWhat is the kinde...
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The horror of the Cornell rape case is how ordinary it is | Moira Donegan
Many men rape; many men giggle encouragingly, or shrug indifferently, when their friends rape. Many men rape, and few seem to think that it’s a very b...
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DNC sues Trump administration over last-minute changes to overseas voting form
DNC accuses Pentagon of pushing through changes to how voters abroad request absentee ballots ahead of midtermsThe Trump administration broke the law ...
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Hegseth puts the future of warfare in the hands of major Maga donors
Installing tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to Pentagon defense board raises conflict of interest concernsBy installing the tech billiona...
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Death row inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal injections in Tennessee - The Latest
A woman convicted of murdering a schoolmate 30 years ago has been taken to hospital after surviving two rounds of lethal injections in Tennessee. Chri...
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US woman on death row survives two lethal injections in Tennessee - The Latest
A woman convicted of murdering a schoolmate 30 years ago has been taken to hospital after surviving two rounds of lethal injections in Tennessee. Chri...
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Trump dismisses low poll ratings as ‘fake numbers’ in Time interview
President also doesn’t rule out declaring state of emergency before midterms and deflects responsibility for Iran warDonald Trump deflected responsibi...
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Trump administration accused of pushing ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote president
House Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for Trump’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’The Trump administration is facing gr...
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White House removes CNN from press pool for second time in a week
Network was listed as primary TV pool covering Thursday’s presidential activities but then was abruptly removedFor a second time in a week, the White ...
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Trump and his allies credit deportations with record low crime. Experts disagree
Administration says increased immigration enforcement led to fewer homicides, but they have been on the decline since Joe Biden’s termOver the last ye...
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Is Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea? | Arwa Mahdawi
As the midterms approach, Americans’ digestive health has become a bizarre talking pointDonald Trump seems to spend an unusual amount of time thinking...
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Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes, defying Trump on fuel price warnings
Kyiv’s long-range strikes are headache for Trump before crucial midterms, while analysts’ claim war in Iran is responsible for rising pricesEurope liv...
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White House airs new taxpayer-funded ad praising Trump’s war on Iran
New ad features audio from Trump’s declaration of war and Pete Hegseth saying ‘if you kill Americans … we will kill you’The latest in a series of pro-...
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Mamdani’s nuanced plan offers a roadmap to tackle antisemitism – and reignites criticism of the mayor
Critics noted that the plan does not discuss Israel; others praised it for not conflating Jews with the state of IsraelWhen the New York City mayor, Z...
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‘Page one of repressive playbook’: critics warn of Trump’s conspiratorial attacks
President’s outlandish and extensive conspiracy theories endanger US freedoms, health and science, experts saySince the start of his second presidency...
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Democratic senators accuse Trump administration of worsening childcare crisis
Six lawmakers demand information on childcare center closures, cost changes, Head Start and government grantsDemocratic senators have accused Donald T...
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Americans are paying millions for a batch of pro-Trump ads | Margaret Sullivan
The spots, including a recycled campaign ad, are funded by taxpayers and present the president as a heroThe US government is spending millions of taxp...
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Tennessee governor halts executions after second botched lethal injection attempt this year – US politics live
Bill Lee pauses state’s remaining executions for the rest of the year after inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal injectionsTennessee woman on death...
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ICE got ‘quieter’ – then killed a father in Maine. Now watch groups are shifting their tactics too
ICE-watchers get creative after the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, as Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a more secretive approachMost of...
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Trump officials abandon effort to investigate election threats, experts warn
Credible threats appear to have been overlooked as administration focuses on unverified claims of voter fraudThe Trump administration has abandoned ke...
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Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra clash in testy California governor’s race debate
The candidates running to replace Gavin Newsom sparred over taxes, immigration and regulating AIXavier Becerra and Steve Hilton, the candidates runnin...
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Man arrested over alleged plot to attack Texas state capitol
Suspect Benny Caldera Jr held on bond as officials say they received ‘credible’ information about Austin threatA 40-year-old man was arrested early We...
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Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’
Pentagon head hails military with ‘no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals’ in anti-DEI rantSend us your questions abou...
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