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US monthly inflation rate slows amid Trump tariffs
Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show April inflation rate of 2.3% as Americans report economic anxiety under TrumpUS politics live – latest updates...
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Ice has become Trump’s private militia. It must be abolished | Mehdi Hasan
Violent apprehensions, warrantless arrests, deported children: how many more abuses of power will it take for Democrats to speak up?On Friday, the Dem...
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Trump faces backlash of Maga faithful over plan to accept plane gift from Qatar
Some of president’s most devoted supporters speak out against accepting $400m luxury jet as new Air Force OneUS politics live – latest updatesDonald T...
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US deputy attorney general Todd Blanche tipped as librarian of Congress
Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, was appointed acting librarian on MondayThe US deputy attorney general, Todd Bla...
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Give birth? In this economy? US women scoff at Trump’s meager ‘baby bonuses’
Trump administration is considering pronatalist policies such as awarding $5,000 for every birth – but women say they want universal healthcare and ch...
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Drug price cuts: what is Trump planning and what will it mean for big pharma?
President has directed Robert Kennedy to send price targets to industry, with slimming drugs thought to be included Donald Trump has used his executiv...
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Anti-Democratic, anti-trans Facebook posts of Pope Leo brother draw scrutiny
Lou Prevost, who shared video that repeated slur against Nancy Pelosi, says he and brother ‘disagree on some things’The oldest brother of newly electe...
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Donald Trump lands in Saudi Arabia as Gulf visit to seek economic deals begins – US politics live
US president expected to offer Saudi Arabia arms package as he seeks to discuss economic deals over regional crisesPresident Trump was joined by US se...
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Trump news at a glance: Markets rally on China trade war pause, first Afrikaner ‘refugees’ arrive
Wall Street jumps as president hails ‘total reset’ with Beijing, while administration stirs controversy with refugee status for white South Africans. ...
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Episcopal church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status
Church refuses White House directive, citing longstanding ‘commitment to racial justice and reconciliation’The Episcopal church’s migration service is...
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Biden destroyed Harris bid by staying in race too long, top adviser says in book
David Plouffe says Biden ‘totally fucked us’ and calls Harris’s 107-day sprint against Trump a ‘fucking nightmare’Joe Biden “totally fucked us” by lea...
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In letter, also signed by ambassador Sylvester Stallone, studios and unions calls for support on three tax provisionsDonald Trump’s Hollywood ambassad...
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Leftwing pundit Hasan Piker says US border agents quizzed him on Trump and Gaza
US-born progressive streamer says officials at Chicago airport led him to private room on return from FranceHasan Piker, a US-born progressive politic...
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Group of white South Africans arrive in US after Trump grants refugee status
White House stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, descended from Dutch colonists, victims of discriminationUS politics live – latest updatesA group...
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Brazil’s president seeks ‘indestructible’ links with China amid Trump trade war
Remark comes as Brazil, Colombia and Chile’s leaders fly to Beijing amid international uncertainty generated by TrumpThe Brazilian president, Luiz Iná...
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‘Just wildly illegal’: top Democrats push to censure Trump’s plan to accept Qatar jet
Four senators, including Cory Booker, say they will press for vote against president’s plan to take $400m gift from QatarTop Democrats in the US Senat...
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Newsom calls on California cities to ban homeless encampments ‘without delay’
Governor announces new ordinance to address ‘persistent’ camps as he intensifies crackdown on worsening crisisGavin Newsom has called on California ci...
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Trump officials investigate state aid program for people who legally migrated to US
California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants provides monthly cash assistance to elderly, blind and disabled immigrants US politics live – late...
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Trump signs order aiming to slash US drug prices to match those abroad
Health policy experts support the ‘most favored nation’ plan, but doubt it will withstand likely legal challengesThe White House is unveiling an aggre...
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Conservatives are trumpeting a new abortion-pill study. One problem: it’s bogus | Moira Donegan
The FDA chief suggested he wouldn’t crack down on mifepristone without new data. Conveniently, misleading research emerged within daysAlmost two-third...
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Josh Hawley warns against Medicaid cuts and says Republicans are in ‘identity crisis’
US senator says Republicans must choose whether to back working Americans or rich corporate executivesUS politics live – latest updatesJosh Hawley, th...
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Disputed North Carolina race offers playbook for beaten candidates, experts warn
Observers say candidates who lose elections by narrow margins could copy Republican effort to have votes tossedA disputed North Carolina state supreme...
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Donald Trump suggestion he will accept luxury plane from Qatar draws criticism from allies and rivals – US politics live
Qatar royal family’s offer of to US president of luxury jumbo jet ignites accusations of bribery and corruptionThe first 49 white South Africans deeme...
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Americans putting life on hold amid economic anxiety under Trump, poll shows
Exclusive: Harris poll for Guardian finds people reconsidering major life events such as having children or buying a homeAmericans are reconsidering m...
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Trump’s projects have caused widespread harm – but some are starting to fizzle | Ahmed Moor
The administration’s big goals, from the Gaza riviera to tariffs, have deflated in recently. But damage has already been doneSoon after Elon Musk slap...
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US and China agree to lower tariffs in trade war de-escalation – video
The US and China have agreed to lower tariffs on each other’s goods substantially for 90 days following negotiations last weekend. Speaking in Geneva,...
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Amy Klobuchar to Democrats: don’t rule out female candidate in 2028 after Harris loss
Minnesota senator also says her party ‘would have been served better by a primary’ election in 2024US senator Amy Klobuchar says she hopes her party d...
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China and US agree 90-day pause to trade war initiated by Donald Trump
Countries to lower reciprocal tariffs by 115% as US treasury secretary says ‘neither side wants a decoupling’China and the US have agreed a 90-day pau...
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Pharmaceutical stocks slide as Trump vows to cut US prescription drug prices ‘by 30-80%’
President plans to use executive powers, saying US should pay ‘same price as nation that pays the lowest price’Donald Trump has promised to use his ex...
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A bicycle, pencil sharpener, 300lb of raw meat: US presidential gifts and the rules governing them
Reports that Donald Trump’s administration is planning to accept a jet valued at $400m from Qatar have raised ethical questions over gifts from foreig...
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Trump news at a glance: Plan to accept luxury jet from Qatar draws criticism from allies and rivals
The president indicated he was preparing to accept a jet described as a ‘flying palace’ from the Qatari royal family. Key US politics stories from Sun...
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Trump officials ‘created confrontation’ that led to arrest of Newark mayor
Democratic Congress members who visited detention center with mayor say Ice officials ‘created the chaos’ Trump administration homeland security offic...
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‘Substantial progress’ at US-China trade talks, says Scott Bessent
US treasury secretary’s remarks on second day of meetings come after Trump hails ‘total reset’ in America-China tiesThe US treasury secretary, Scott B...
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Trump reportedly prepared to accept ‘palace in the sky’ as gift from Qatar
News of present from royal family ignited accusations of bribery and corruption, as well as criticism against presidentDonald Trump is reportedly read...
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US transportation secretary plans to reduce flights at Newark airport
Move after airport sees radar outages, flight delays and cancellations due to shortage of traffic controllersThe US transportation secretary, Sean Duf...
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Quakers march 300 miles to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown
Group marches from New York City to Washington, carrying on a long tradition of Quaker activismA group of Quakers were marching more than 300 miles fr...
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The insidious doublespeak of Trump’s freedom of ‘choice’
From showerheads to plastic straws, the president brags that he’s expanding options for consumers – while drastically restricting choices in almost al...
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Casey Means: influencer, RFK Jr favorite – and Trump’s pick for surgeon general
Means is popular in right-leaning wellness circles – but does her inactive medical license disqualify her from the top job?Donald Trump nominated Case...
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Trump complains the US media aren’t bending to his will. Aren’t they?
Despite owners and networks forsaking journalistic independence, Trump continues to threaten journalistsIn the telling of Donald Trump and his Republi...
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British plane parts ‘exempted from Trump tariffs’ as US trade deal progresses
Boost to £40bn UK aerospace industry as Rolls-Royce engines and aircraft parts reportedly excused by US commerce secretary British plane parts are set...
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Arts groups for people of color steel themselves after Trump’s NEA cuts: ‘They poked the bear’
Trump’s slashing of millions in National Endowment for the Arts grants has most affected non-profits centering Black, brown and LGBTQ+ communitiesSumm...
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This Mother’s Day, lets talk about why birth rates are really declining | Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s one thing to incentivize giving birth. Americans deserve leaders who will fight for those kids after they’re bornMother’s Day is almost here, and...
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Maren Morris: ‘I never said I’m leaving country music’
The outspoken country star is moving into her pop era and is keen to set the record straight over what that means for her life in NashvilleThe year 20...
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Trump health cuts create ‘real danger’ around disease outbreaks, workers warn
Key programs from child-support services to HIV treatment also gutted, leaving global populations vulnerableMass terminations and billions of dollars’...
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Trump to embark on Middle East trip to meet Gulf allies
President eager to discuss trade and investment but no plans to visit Israel amid tensions over Gaza warDonald Trump this week will embark on the firs...
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To my newborn son: I am absent not out of apathy, but conviction | Mahmoud Khalil
Deen, the grief I feel being apart from you is one drop in a sea of sorrow Palestinian families have drowned in for generationsYaba Deen,* it has been...
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Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts student held by Ice, vows to continue legal action after jail release
PhD student says she is excited to get back to her studies during what has been a ‘very difficult’ timeA Tufts University student from Turkey has retu...
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Trump news at a glance: Newark mayor Ras Baraka takes on Trump administration over immigration
The mayor, who was arrested on Tuesday, has vowed to take legal action against an immigration detention facility in New Jersey – key US politics stori...
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New Jersey mayor to continue fight against Ice detention center after arrest
Newark’s Ras Baraka says court fight against Geo Group will go on despite being jailed and charged with trespassingSpeaking out after his arrest on Tu...
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‘From all sides’: universities in red states face attacks from DC and at home
As universities begin to push back on Trump’s policies, those in Republican-led states face multiple threatsDays after the University of Michigan pres...
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Pentagon orders military to pull books related to DEI and ‘gender ideology’
Another memo told academies to ignore ‘race, ethnicity or sex’ in admissions but athleticism could be consideredMilitary leaders and commanders at the...
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