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Why is the Trump administration calling bike lanes ‘DEI’? | Dave Schilling
The government apparently has an issue with paths for cyclists. Take it from someone who can’t ride a bike: this makes no senseI’m out of gas. Not met...
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‘Trump accounts’ promise to mint child millionaires. Experts have their doubts
President has hyped growth of federal investment accounts to help US children – for his own political gainSince returning to the White House, Donald T...
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‘It’s just straight bigotry’: Trump leads wave of Islamophobic rhetoric as midterms loom
As Muslims win historic victories, experts describe rise in anti-Islamic sentiment that rivals post-9/11 climateWithin hours of Abdul El-Sayed’s victo...
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Trump’s attempted crackdown on mail-in voting – here’s what to know
President and allies have tried to ram through changes to the US voting system, but his efforts are being challengedVoting by mail is a “hoax”, accord...
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Religious Vance seeks to avoid Maga schism as he keeps the faith for 2028
Vice-president wears religion on his sleeve but winding spiritual path could alienate evangelicals and CatholicsUS vice-president JD Vance has worn hi...
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Alaska drops cases against American Samoans who checked ‘US citizen’ on voter form
Group no longer faces voter misconduct case over wrongly marked box after appeals court throws out felony chargesAlaska prosecutors are dropping voter...
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Trump asks Smithsonian to install ‘Colossus statue’ of George Washington with exhibit
Trump, again trying to curate museum, says exhibit would stay until 2032 for 300th anniversary of Washington’s birthDonald Trump asked the Smithsonian...
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Taxes wouldn’t fund $5,000 Trump ‘dividend’ if Republicans win midterms, says commerce secretary
Lutnick said $500bn of estimated $1tn needed to fund checks to all US adults could come from new visa programDonald Trump’s controversial proposal to ...
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Calls for Democrats to be shot go unchallenged at Republican convention
Crowd member repeatedly said some Democrats ‘should be shot’ during Ted Cruz’s speech, without senator respondingOn the night Republicans gathered to ...
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‘Don’t I deserve a little grace?’: Lonnie Bunch on pressure from Trump and leaving the Smithsonian on his own terms
The man who shepherded the creation of the National Museum for African American History and Culture discusses his tenure and interference from the Whi...
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‘The president doesn’t want you here any more’: Anthony Scaramucci on what really happened during the 11 days he worked in the White House
Sacked after less than two weeks as Donald Trump’s communications director, the financier and podcaster reflects on the mistakes he made in an exclusi...
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‘There’s a weird market failure in media’: David Brooks on how his new podcast will tackle the big questions
The former New York Times columnist is taking a step away from politics to focus on moral and humanistic concerns the media rarely coverDavid Brooks k...
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‘I said, if you want to fire me, just fire me. And so he did’: my showdown with Donald Trump
What’s it like to be shown the door by the US president? A former national security adviser, an Apprentice contestant and more share their stories• Pl...
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Trump personality cult alive and well in Dallas – will it power Republican midterm success?
President the star of the show at two-day convention, but party’s plan to treat November elections as referendum on Trump himself poses grave risks“We...
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Donald Trump lands in Dublin for two-day Ireland visit – live
US president will hold talks with Ireland’s leftwing president Catherine Connolly, and play golfTrump landed in Dublin just moments ago, disembarking ...
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Republican senator fires aide who used Nazi soldiers as Facebook profile picture
Washington Post report also reveals Jon Husted staffer Stephen Woytek created pro-Rhodesia playlist on Spotify The Republican senator for Ohio, Jon Hu...
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Trump and Hegseth use 9/11 memorial remarks at Pentagon to defend war on Iran
President and defense secretary try to link worst terrorist attack in US history to current unpopular warUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump...
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Lübeck’s sweetest treat deserves a visit | Brief letters
Café Niederegger | Reading’s Bayeux tapestry | Trump’s renaming spree | The Amerigo RoundIn her piece on Lübeck (‘Fabulous museums and no queues’: fiv...
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The ‘war on terror’ weakened the first amendment. Now we desperately need it | Jameel Jaffer
Over the past quarter-century, the US supreme court has repeatedly failed to protect first amendment rights. We are suffering the consequencesCongress...
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He was at his desk at the Pentagon on 9/11. As the chaos unfolded, he refused to leave
Matthew Klimow recalls the day a hijacked airliner crashed into the headquarters of the US defence department in Arlington, Virginia“All day I had bee...
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Trump-a-palooza: why are Republicans avoiding the president? | Politics Weekly America
Donald Trump has thrown a convention to amp up the Republican base ahead of the midterm elections, but not everyone is thrilled about it. Dozens of of...
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Wake up, Britain: Donald Trump’s US is no friend of ours. We must secure our own place in the world | Simon Jenkins
The US president is ever more wayward – and has little interest in defending Europe. The constitution may hold him to account, but we can’t waitIf Ame...
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Mistakes, mistrust and misdirection: 25 years after 9/11, its dark legacy continues to unfold
The world’s most powerful country responded to the worst terrorist attack in its history by inflicting terror of its own – around the world, and at ho...
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‘I’m on the ticket’: Trump implores Republicans to vote in November at unusual midterm convention
The president demonised Democrats in an attempt to wangle votes in midterms despite backlash over Iran warWith his approval rating at a historic low, ...
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Trump-a-palooza: why are Republicans avoiding the president’s convention? – podcast
Donald Trump has thrown a convention to amp up the Republican base ahead of the midterm elections, but not everyone is thrilled about it. Dozens of of...
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JD Vance pitches himself as Trump’s political heir on day two of Republican midterm convention
Vice-president dog-whistled, exaggerated claims of success and echoed Trump talking points to excited audienceJD Vance made a clear pitch that he shou...
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Trump ally resigns from post leading inquiry into alleged conspiracy against president
Joe diGenova led investigation focused on intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in 2016 electionAn ally of Donald Trump said on Thursday that...
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James Talarico accuses Ken Paxton of ‘ignoring’ Epstein survivors
Democrats are targeting Trump’s relationship with Epstein as part of strategy ahead of midterm electionsJames Talarico, the Democratic candidate for S...
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Trump faces growing scrutiny over ‘profoundly concerning’ cash gifts for aides including Natalie Harp
The payments amounted to 30% of each aides’ $150,000 annual salaryDonald Trump may have committed “serious” ethical violations by giving three officia...
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Steve Hilton vows to abolish California DMV if elected governor
Republican calls department of motor vehicles a ‘bloated bureaucracy’ as he seeks to boost his longshot campaignThe longshot California gubernatorial ...
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US appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to impose restrictions on mail-in voting before midterms
Court declined to put on hold injunction preventing the USPS from tightening rules around postal votingA US appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’...
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Democratic socialist clinches Rhode Island nomination amid party victories
David Morales wins Democratic primary for Providence mayor, unseating the incumbent mayor, Brett SmileyIn the latest in a string of victories by progr...
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Is Trump’s $5,000 midterm pledge a new low? – The Latest
Donald Trump has pledged a payment of $5,000 to every adult American citizen if the Republicans win in the November midterms. The outlandish proposal,...
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Trump’s promise of $5,000 ‘dividend’ for US citizens after midterms decried as ‘bribery’
Critics react to bid for Republican votes with incredulity and point to potential $1.2tn cost atop existing national debtDonald Trump’s promise of a $...
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US supreme court again rejects Missouri congressional maps redrawn to benefit Republicans in midterms
Latest decision appears to set the stage for the state to use its old electoral maps this yearThe US supreme court again rejected a push backed by Don...
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Republican seeking to implicate Abdul El-Sayed over 9/11 voted twice against benefits for first responders
Mike Rogers has also helped kill other bills that would have provided healthcare to responders and survivorsMike Rogers, a Michigan Republican US Sena...
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Canada saved the bald eagle from near extinction in the US – does the White House know?
The White House posted a photo of bald eagle attacking a Canada goose to send a message – but it was Canada that played a critical role in the recover...
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American democracy depends on the census. Trump is undermining it | danah boyd
The very mechanisms that allow the census bureau to resist partisan interference are coming undone. And Congress is silentWhen the constitutional arch...
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Vance appears to walk back Trump’s offer of $5,000 ‘dividend’ if Republicans win midterms – US politics live
Vice-president suggests payment would not go to all and would be paid for by tariff revenues despite supreme court rulings against much of Trump’s pro...
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Trump’s comments on the Falkland Islands reflect a fractured US-UK relationship
President suggested US might not help UK if Argentina tried to seize Falklands – a new low for UK-US ‘special relationship’Last week, Donald Trump sug...
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How Charlie Kirk's martyrdom fed the right. And then tore it apart – Stateside with Kai and Carter
Charlie Kirk's death created a vacuum of power that still consumes the Maga right a year later. Immediately after Kirk was shot and killed, his ultrac...
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Trump: we will pay every US citizen $5,000 if Republicans win midterms – video
Donald Trump pledged to pay every adult citizen in the US a $5,000 dividend if the Republicans retain the House and Senate in the midterms, during a r...
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As the midterms loom, Trump returns to his happy place: on stage in the theatre of the absurd
President’s quest in self-mythology stops off in Dallas for a Republican convention where fans indulged his lies and revelled in his jokesKim Il-sung ...
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Years after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico takes Facebook to trial
Harvested data of users was sold during 2016 US election and allegedly used in ads designed to reduce Democratic voter turnoutFacebook’s trial over a ...
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‘Institutional neglect’: 25 years on from 9/11, experts sound alarm over US counter-terror efforts
Budget cuts, loss of knowledgeable officials and diverted resources raise risk of another attack, experts warnThe US faces growing challenges in count...
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US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech
In two-hour address, president asked voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ despite being deeply unpopular among electorateDonald Trump said every...
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Rhode Island’s Democratic governor loses primary amid anger over bridge
Helena Foulkes beats incumbent Dan McKee after criticizing handling of Providence’s Washington bridge, now expected to be completed in 2028Rhode Islan...
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Democrat John Fetterman makes surprise appearance at Republican convention
Senator praises ‘great friend’ Dave McCormick and says he will help him and Trump to support steel in PennsylvaniaDemocratic senator John Fetterman ma...
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Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030
Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said AI will become ‘superhuman systems’ that can cause human extinction by the end of the decadeJust a day afte...
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Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics traffickingThe US has designated Ecuador’s Los T...
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Trump says he would consider pardon for former attorney Michael Cohen
Cohen has not personally asked Trump for a pardon, but he submitted an application to the White House after his request was denied by the Biden admini...
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Trump officials push to exclude undocumented immigrants from US census
Census Bureau also considers race and ethnicity questions in overhaul that would have dramatic effect on voter mapsThe Trump administration on Wednesd...
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