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Middle East crisis live: Hegseth says ‘we are winning’ in war against Iran as US ramps up to ‘most intense day of strikes’
The US defence secretary said the US is increasing attacks on Iran and is focused on reducing the country’s military capabilityOil prices drop sharply...
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Alexander Butterfield, Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies aged 99
The White House aide who revealed that Richard Nixon had secretly recorded his conversations as president has diedSign up for the Breaking News US ema...
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RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say
HHS says the MIT professor is ‘more than qualified’ to serve on the agency’s vaccine advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’...
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One simple way to heal American politics: run more union members | Dustin Guastella
Our research shows that candidates who come from the union movement are exactly what many Americans craveAmerican politics feels hopelessly broken. Ex...
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Democrats must defund Trump’s imperial war | David Sirota, Jared Jacang Maher, Laura Krantz and Ron S Doyle
Trump is wielding imperial powers created by a decades-long master plan. The only way to stop his war is to cut off the moneyDonald Trump has now orde...
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Georgia votes in high-stakes primary for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat
Election will be a test of Trump’s sway and may provide a rare opportunity for Democrats in the southern stateSign up for the Breaking News US email t...
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‘Sounds familiar’: how the US-Israeli war in Iran parallels Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it warShifti...
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Trump news at a glance: president issues an ultimatum to Congress to get voter ID bill passed
Trump is also pushing for the Save America Act to includes provisions to limit transgender youth’s access to care and banning trans women athletes in ...
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Trump suggests war could end ‘very soon’ but issues threat to Iran over oil
President says US has taken ‘a little excursion … to get rid of some evil’ and warns Iran will be hit ‘so hard’ if it cuts supplyAs oil prices surged ...
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Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas
Scientific awards – which honor research that makes people laugh and then think – to move away from ‘unsafe’ USThe annual Ig Nobels, a satirical award...
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Democrats file new war powers resolutions and call for public hearings on Iran strikes
Senators say Trump allies such as Hegseth and Rubio should be forced to testify to Congress on ‘unnecessary war’Sign up for the Breaking News US email...
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Tennessee Republican draws criticism from Democrats for Islamophobic rant
Andy Ogles posted ‘Muslims don’t belong in American society,’ among other statements, prompting Cair to call him an ‘anti-Muslim extremist’Sign up for...
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Trump ally Lindsey Graham issues threat to Saudi Arabia over Iran war
Republican senator warns of ‘consequences’ if kingdom does not join US strikes against IraniansSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newslette...
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Trump cheers FBI subpoena of Arizona 2020 election records
Request for records related to election audit appears latest part of Trump effort to spread false claims about votingA federal grand jury subpoenaed A...
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CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane leaves network: ‘I look forward to some independence’
Justice correspondent most known for his January 6 Capitol riot coverage, is latest to quit Bari Weiss-led networkSign up for the Breaking News US ema...
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Hope and solidarity with those trying to stay alive in Iran | Letters
Desmond Hewitt responds to an article by an Iranian citizen living in Tehran in the midst of the ongoing warThe poignancy of the anonymous author’s ar...
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Why do we need International Women’s Day? Apart from misogyny and Christian nationalism, you mean? | Zoe Williams
I should probably be fuming about the way that companies try to cash in on IWD. But there are so many vile opinions to worry about insteadSunday was I...
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Trump threatens not to sign any bills until Congress approves strict voter ID act
Save Act would limit voting access in the US and centers on Trump’s unfounded claims of noncitizens stealing electionsDonald Trump threatened not to s...
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To my Palestinian sister in ICE detention – I will carry you until you are free | Mahmoud Khalil
One year ago, ICE arrested me for protesting for Palestine. Leqaa Kordia is still caged – for also daring to speak the truthSunday marked one year sin...
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John Oliver on the demise of USAID: ‘What this administration has done is beyond cruel’
Last Week Tonight host examined the devastating impact of the demise of USAID, the primary federal agency for foreign aidOn the latest Last Week Tonig...
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Throwing of explosive devices outside Mamdani residence was ‘act of Isis-inspired terrorism’, officials say
Incident took place during anti-Islam protest by rightwing agitators outside Gracie Mansion, where the New York City mayor livesSign up for the Breaki...
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She was arrested for holding a protest sign in small-town California: ‘This is a testing ground’
Jenny O’Connell-Nowain was put under house arrest, and her husband, Benjamin, lost his job after they protested at board of supervisors meetingsJenny ...
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Travelers face long waits at some US airports amid DHS shutdown
Wait times at security checkpoints in Houston and New Orleans as long as three hours due to shortage of TSA agentsTravelers complained of long waits S...
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Somali Americans hounded by ICE and rightwing ‘influencers’ on edge in Ohio: ‘I’m scared to go outside’
ICE launched ‘Operation Buckeye’ and ‘influencers’ claimed Somalis are running fraudulent businesses after Trump repeatedly used racist language again...
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Trump news at a glance: White House adviser Stephen Miller ‘should go’, says Republican senator
Thom Tillis says he believes Miller has ‘outsized influence’ over operations of Trump’s cabinet – key US politics stories from Sunday 8 March at a gla...
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Fox News uses old clip of Trump after he wore hat while saluting slain US soldiers
Conservative outlet aired footage of president saluting at similar ceremony in December for at least three broadcastsFox News used old video of Donald...
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US energy chief says spike in gas prices will fall ‘before too long’ amid Iran war
Chris Wright says price increase would last weeks, not months, and that US would not target Iran’s energy industryThe US Department of Energy secretar...
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Stephen Miller a ‘big problem’ for Trump administration, says Republican senator
Thom Tillis, who called for the resignation or firing of DHS secretary Kristi Noem, says White House adviser ‘should go’Republican Senator Thom Tillis...
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Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding mass layoffs
Trump picked Lake without Senate confirmation to run VOA parent agency in 2025 who cut over 1,000 jobsA federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake un...
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How Trump’s EPA rollbacks give US states new tools in climate suits
Vermont and New York face high stakes to protect climate superfund laws as it faces attacks from Trump’s DoJSign up for the Breaking News US email to ...
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Lev Parnas, ex-member of Trump’s ‘cult’, runs for Congress as Florida Democrat
Parnas, who worked with Rudy Giuliani to find or manufacture dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine, says he ‘woke up’ Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian American business...
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Americans aren't facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath | Eric Reinhart
The US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracySince Donald Trump returned ...
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‘How is he going to have the time?’ NIH staff voice concern as Bhattacharya takes on CDC role
Scientists fear NIH director will be even more absent and leave key issues unresolved as he takes interim CDC leadSign up for the Breaking News US ema...
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Court record review reveals gutting of DHS oversight: ‘Incredibly dangerous’
White House claims watchdogs perform ‘all required functions’, but number of deaths in custody at 20-year high Continue reading...
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How Trump turmoil is driving more people to the therapist’s office: ‘This is all upside down’
As ‘political depression’ enters public discourse, therapists are encouraging people to engage with their communitiesWhen Rebecca McFaul woke up in he...
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‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war
Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflictBrash and bellicose, he sounded...
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From Bush Sr to Trump: the risks, lessons and legacy of US interference in the Middle East
While there are similarities with the wars against Iraq, the Iran conflict may prove to be the most dangerous and consequential yetThis is the third G...
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Trump news at a glance: US leader says Iran being ‘decimated’; admits US troop deployment not off the table
Deployment of US ground troops could be discussed later on and ‘would be a great thing’ says president Trump. Key US politics stories from 7 March at ...
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Donald Trump refuses to rule out deploying ground troops in Iran
US president leaves open the possibility while ruling out having Kurdish forces in Iraq mount an invasionUS-Israel war on Iran – follow liveDonald Tru...
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Trump tells Starmer help not needed even as US uses UK bases for Iran strikes
US president delivers stinging criticism of UK prime minister over delayed support for Iran warDonald Trump has renewed his stinging criticism of UK p...
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Trump joins families of six slain US service members at Dover air force base
US president attends ‘dignified transfer’ of remains of soldiers killed in Kuwait drone strike wearing ‘USA’ golf capDonald Trump on Saturday joined t...
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Trump convenes ‘Shield of Americas’ summit with 12 Latin American leaders
In Miami, president calls for regional cooperation to counter Chinese economic and political interestsDonald Trump changed the channel from Iran to th...
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They were teens when a parent was deported. They still feel the pain as adults
The Guardian spoke to adults now in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to reflect on the lasting impact of family separation in the USJesús usually came home fro...
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After jail, house arrest and an ankle monitor, a reprieve for a ‘Cop City’ protester: ‘The process was the punishment’
With no conviction, John Mazurek’s felony arson case for allegedly torching police motorcycles will finally be resolvedOn the phone from his Atlanta h...
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US agency did not perform safety checks of more than 100 food ingredients, analysis finds
Review of FDA records by the Environmental Working Group reveals firms are exploiting rule to send new chemicals in food systemMore than 100 substance...
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‘How many American troops should die for this?’: veterans split on war with Iran
For many veterans of post-9/11 wars, the strikes on Iran bring troubling echoes of the 2003 invasion of IraqNearly two decades after his second tour, ...
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‘We were ready’: Democratic attorneys general lead fight to stop Trump
As some elected leaders choose to play nice with the president, Democratic AGs have done the opposite – to impressive effectSign up for the Breaking N...
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Trump skirts Congress over Iran war as Republicans simply step aside
Senate blocks war powers measure and House follows suit – now president can bomb Iran free from congressional interferenceBefore US troops invaded Ira...
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Courts have threatened to hold the Trump administration in contempt. It’s time to follow through | Austin Sarat
The administration has been accused of failing to comply with hundreds of orders. The courts must not be paper tigersLate last month, a Minnesota fede...
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‘Operation Epstein Distraction’: Trump’s bloody Iran ‘hype videos’ seem to target niche audience
White House wages online propaganda campaign with aggressive and tasteless videos seemingly designed for young rightwing American men Rap and EDM. Cli...
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Republican representative Darrell Issa of California says he will not run for re-election
Issa was first elected to Congress in 2001 to represent a district that was recently reconfigured due to Prop 50Republican representative Darrell Issa...
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