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President of Wisconsin’s largest mosque released from ICE custody
Judge’s order finds officials likely retaliated for Salah Sarsour’s advocacy for Palestinian rightsA federal judge has ordered the release of the pres...
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Trump administration compares reflecting pool algae battle to Iran war
Interior department insists water at Washington landmark is ‘crystal clear’ as witnesses report murky green poolUS federal government workers continue...
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Gas prices fall below $4 on average after Trump’s signing of Iran deal to end war
Drivers feel some relief but prices still a dollar more per gallon overall since before US-Israel attack on IranSign up for the Breaking News US newsl...
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Trump administration reverses decision to scrap ocean monitoring system
Move to dismantle $368m sea observatory initiative faced opposition from experts and lawmakersThe Donald Trump administration has reversed its decisio...
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Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George to be next mayor of Washington DC
City councillor who ran on expanding childcare, education and housing slated for office after opponent concedesDemocratic socialist Janeese Lewis Geor...
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The Guardian view on Trump and Iran: a president’s wishful thinking gives way to uncomfortable realities | Editorial
The memorandum of understanding signed in Versailles lays bare US failure and the pointlessness of this illegal warDonald Trump’s wishful thinking, as...
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California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls
Wealth tax criticized by billionaires and Gavin Newsom would levy a one-time 5% tax on residents worth over $1bnA controversial proposal in California...
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Fed governor Lisa Cook faced $1.3m in legal and security fees after Trump’s bid to fire her
Cook is at the center of a supreme court case focused on whether Trump’s firing of her from the Fed board was legalThe Federal Reserve governor Lisa C...
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Iran peace deal makes clear how far US has been forced to retreat since 2025
Plan is admission US could not achieve what it sought through war as red line after red line has been erasedOnly a man with an unparalleled ignorance ...
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Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom
Funds meant for Secret Service were transferred to project president promised would be financed by private donationsUS politics live – latest updatesD...
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Supreme court to release opinions with several high-stakes rulings to come including birthright citizenship – US politics live
Trump’s immigration agenda is on the supreme court docket with rulings still to come on birthright citizenship and TPS for Haitian and Syrian immigran...
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Trump’s ‘Department of War’ may soon become official. What would that mean? | Normon Solomon
In US statecraft and warcraft, the president and Pete Hegseth are now saying previously quiet parts out loudThe Department of Defense will soon offici...
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Americans are spending $800 just to cool their homes. We are at a breaking point | Mark Wolfe
While the stock market booms for the rich, cost of living is soaring for everyone elseSince 2020, the stock market has more than doubled. Americans wh...
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Trump signs 14-point peace agreement with Iran - video
Donald Trump has agreed a peace plan with Iran to end hostilities. The memorandum of understanding was signed at the Palace of Versailles shortly befo...
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Trump’s war accomplished nothing – the Iran deal is proof | Kenneth Roth
A leaked version of the agreement shows the US is in a weaker position than before the warNo one gets a Nobel peace prize for ending a war he started,...
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Donald Trump’s Iran deal met with anger, relief and incredulity
G7 leaders and mediator Pakistan hailed the release of the memorandum of understanding, views that were not widely shared in Israel and among US Repub...
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Trump news at a glance: Donald Trump surrenders himself to Iran deal
President signs memorandum at Palace of Versailles where Germans were humiliated after losing first world war. Key US politics stories from Wednesday ...
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Knicks to follow up Trump boos at Madison Square Garden with White House visit, says Dolan
Knicks owner Dolan is a longtime ally of US presidentNo NBA team has visited White House under TrumpNew York Knicks owner James Dolan says his team wi...
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Trump administration seeks to halt first US reparations program for Black people
White House joined suit to stop city of Evanston, Illinois, from compensating victims of housing discriminationSign up for the Breaking News US newsle...
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Trump’s Iran deal is result of unrealistic ambitions for an untenable war
US entered war with maximalist goals and exits it with pragmatic decision to end conflict despite political costMiddle East crisis – live updatesAs th...
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The unproven autism treatment taking off under RFK Jr – Stateside with Kai and Carter
Parents of children with autism are turning to a controversial stem cell treatment backed by the US Health Secretary. A growing number of clinics in t...
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Oklahoma congressional candidate drops out amid texting infidelity furor
Jackson Lahmeyer, a Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder, loses Trump endorsement to competitorOklahoma congressional candidate Jackson...
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US-Iran deal takeaways: reopening the strait of Hormuz, waived oil sanctions and Lebanon
US officials have revealed a preliminary MOU between Washington and Tehran to end the costly 110-day conflictSenior US officials have revealed the con...
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US releases text of Iran peace plan as Trump says deal averts ‘worldwide depression’
Details of 14-point MOU revealed as senior US officials claim ‘major win’ despite significant concessions to TehranMiddle East crisis – live updatesTh...
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Trump official declines to call January 6 an ‘attack’, describing ‘protests and such’
Don Berthiaume, Trump nominee for inspector general at justice department, pressed by senators amid confirmationDonald Trump’s nominee to serve as a t...
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Georgia Republicans decline to redraw congressional map after voting rights decision
Lawmakers cite rushed timeline and public input despite pressure to redraw districts after supreme court opinionGeorgia Republicans declined to redraw...
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Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady for fourth time this year
US central bank makes decision in first meeting under new chair and Trump appointee Kevin WarshThe US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged fo...
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US House staff visit Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison after claims of laptop and puppy
Epstein associate’s lawyer rejected preferential treatment claims in January, saying ‘humane treatment isn’t special’Staff from the House oversight an...
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Kash Patel accused of directing $1m to ‘slush fund’ to pay bonuses to loyalist agents
Congressman Jamie Raskin alleges FBI director authorized substantial recurring payments to agents in his inner circleFBI director Kash Patel has been ...
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US public still favours action on climate change despite Trump’s fossil fuel drive
Two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect thisUS political and media discourse has drift...
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Trump abruptly halts confirmation process for Jay Clayton as US intelligence chief
Move will allow Trump’s controversial pick, Bill Pulte, to assume role and remain in place for at least several weeksSign up for the Breaking News US ...
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I’ve spent decades fighting for fair elections. Trump is setting the stage for a grim November | David Walbert
Following the supreme court’s gutting of the voting rights act, the president’s recent claims of fraud are cause for serious concernThe first case I a...
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Trump-backed candidate wins primary to face Jon Ossoff in Georgia midterms – US politics live
Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins to face Ossoff in November Republicans are pushing for swift Senate confirmation...
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January 6 defendants pursue millions in claims through obscure federal process
Federal Tort Claims Act, over which DoJ has total discretion, provides workaround to Trump’s $1.8bn slush fundJanuary 6 defendants who assaulted polic...
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Trump news at a glance: G7 leaders wrestle Ukraine back on to president’s agenda
President comments that Moscow ‘should make a deal’; Trump-aligned Ossoff wins Senate primary in Georgia – key US politics stories from Tuesday 16 Jun...
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Georgia runoff: Republican voters choose Trump-backed conservative to face Jon Ossoff
Representative Mike Collins defeats former college football coach Derek DooleyGeorgia’s Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike ...
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Investigation into deadly B-52 bomber crash could take months, US officials say
Bomber that crashed during test flight at Edwards air force base in California killed all eight crew membersThe investigation into a US air force bomb...
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US midterm primaries 2026 live: results and updates as elections in Georgia and Oklahoma test Trump’s power
Voters have also been casting ballots in Alabama and Washington DC, where for the first time in over 10 years, the city will elect a new mayor in Nove...
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Hillary Clinton says Biden’s re-election bid cost Democrats the 2024 election
Former secretary of state says the winner of a genuine Democratic primary ‘would have beaten Donald Trump’Joe Biden’s decision to seek a second term w...
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Where does Iran deal leave US-Israel relationship as they reach ‘a fork in the road’?
Prime minister faces prospect of going it alone against Iran as strategic interests of US and Israel are divergingIt took more than a day after news o...
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US small business owners: how are you operating in the current economic climate?
We would like to hear from small business owners in the US about how they’re adapting to challenges such as inflationAn index of US small business opt...
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Fifteen people charged over alleged interference in Minnesota immigration crackdown
Prosecutors claim defendants were part of Minneapolis-based ‘antifa’ groups that ‘violent oppose’ law enforcementFifteen people in Minnesota were char...
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US judge recuses herself in Georgia election case after having sex with officer in chambers
Eleanor Ross cited an ‘abundance of caution for potential perception of bias’ over a Fani Willis-linked eventA federal judge who was disciplined after...
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US lawmakers fight Trump administration cuts to $386m ocean monitoring program: ‘supreme stupidity’
Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator, joins Democrats in bid to stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories InitiativeUS politics live – latest updatesA ...
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How the fight over US datacenters is scrambling this state’s politics: ‘We don’t want it’
Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s governor, squares off with state lawmakers over the facilities powering an AI boomA controversial haunted house near Phil...
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Sean Penn to direct January 6 drama with Bradley Cooper set to star
Oscar-winning actor to write and direct fact-based movie that will follow a police officer mixed up in 2021 Capitol riotSean Penn will direct a new fi...
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Algae thwarts Trump’s $14.2m attempt to turn reflecting pool ‘American flag blue’
Administration had claimed algae at Lincoln Memorial pool would be cleared after the renovation, but it has proliferated amid warm weatherDonald Trump...
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German chancellor Merz gifts Trump football shirt at G7 – video
The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, gave Donald Trump a German national team football shirt as the leaders of the G7 gathered on Tuesday to discuss...
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The Anthropic ‘Fable’ saga proves: we have opened the AI Pandora’s box. What now? | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier
We have opened the AI Pandora’s box. Now we have to make the best of itOn 9 June, Anthropic released its Fable generative AI model. Three days later, ...
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Oklahoma begins choosing a new US senator and governor in crowded primary – US politics live
Race set to test Donald Trump’s iron grip on the Republican partySign up for the Breaking News US emailHello and welcome to the US politics live blog....
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Experts alarmed as Trump launches broad-front attack on US voting rights
With election denialists installed in key positions, officials using series of measures to change voting rulesThe Trump administration is waging war o...
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US student debt repayment system is being overhauled – here’s what to know
Borrowers face stricter payment timelines after Biden-era Save repayment plan was ended by Donald TrumpThe American student loan repayment system is s...
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