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Trump news at a glance: president threatens military action in Nigeria over alleged killings of Christians
President says he has instructed the newly named department of war to “prepare for possible action” in the West African country. Key US politics stori...
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As Barack Obama stumps for other Democrats, the party gets to see what it lost
The wit and wisdom of the superstar ex-US president make him the best candidate – too bad he can’t run“It’s not as if we didn’t see some of this comin...
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Obama criticizes Trump and Republican policy in stump speech for Abigail Spanberger
Former US president headlines event for Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, who leads in pollsBarack Obama headlined a rally Saturday in Virgi...
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Trump threatens to go into Nigeria ‘guns-a-blazing’ over attacks on Christians
US president says he ordered Pentagon to begin planning for action, without mentioning Muslim persecutionDonald Trump on Saturday said he had ordered ...
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Flights delayed across US amid air traffic controller shortages as shutdown drags on
Nearly 50% of 30 busiest airports facing absences as staff are forced to work without pay and shutdown hits 31st dayNearly 50% of the 30 busiest US ai...
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JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity
US vice-president announces to 10,000 attenders of Turning Point USA that he prefers wife, who is Hindu, to be ChristianJD Vance is doubling down on c...
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Democrats must not cave in to Trump | Bernie Sanders
The government shutdown did not happen by accident. The president’s budget would push millions into poverty and must be stoppedDemocrats in the US Sen...
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Trump policies loom large over New Jersey’s unpredictable governor’s race
Race between Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli is drawing attention as preview of 2026 midtermsAfter last year’s election, when ...
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California is voting on redistricting. An election skeptic runs the process in one county
Clint Curtis is overseeing a 4 November ballot that could add five Democratic seats and reshape US politicsWhen Clint Curtis was appointed to oversee ...
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Pandemic childcare funding is running out across the US: ‘The whole system is beginning to implode’
In Colorado, the end of subsidies means some daycares have open slots they can’t fill – even as demand remains highOn an early fall day, toddlers play...
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Katie Miller is threatening the citizenship of a critic | Arwa Mahdawi
Threatening to deport your critics, even those with US citizenship, seems to have become Maga policySome couples bond over shared hobbies; others over...
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A South Park Halloween: latest episode destroys Trump over White House demolition
A special haunted episode conjures supernatural forces, including the ghost of Melania, for another attack on the president and his croniesThe second ...
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What the New York mayor’s race will reveal about the Democratic party
The political differences between the two main candidates could have major implications for next year’s midtermsNew Yorkers will find out the identity...
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US food banks are rushing to stock supplies amid Snap lapse: ‘garner all the resources that we can’
Food insecurity for millions of Americans set to increase with Trump officials saying Snap benefits will cease as government shutdown enters second mo...
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Trump’s military pressure on Maduro evokes Latin America’s coup-ridden past
US forces and CIA actions target Venezuela’s leader, recalling coups and assassinations across the regionThe ghosts of sometimes deadly Latin American...
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Who decides how we adapt to climate change? | Leah Aronowsky
The question is not whether we will reshape our institutions to manage climate impacts, but howFor decades, “stopping climate change” has been the sin...
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Labor activist takes on Teamsters leader allying with Trump: ‘He doesn’t represent the workers’
Richard Hooker Jr is running to replace Trump ally Sean O’Brien as president of the Teamsters International unionThe Teamsters International president...
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Canadian PM Carney apologises to Trump over anti-tariff Reagan ad run by Ontario premier
Carney said he had made the apology privately to Trump when they both attended a dinner hosted by South Korea’s president on Wednesday The Canadian pr...
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Trump news at a glance: Friday rulings hamper administration on food stamps, voting access
President Trump received a trio of legal setbacks – key US politics stories from 31 October at a glancePresident Trump received a trio of legal setbac...
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US judge blocks Trump order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote
Federal judge ruled that proof-of-citizenship directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powersDonald Trump’s request to add a do...
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Trump justice department seeks 2020 election records from Georgia county
Request to Fulton county underscores determination to revive president’s falsehoods about election he lostThe justice department on Thursday asked ele...
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Democratic representative urges former prince Andrew to testify over Epstein
Ro Khanna, member of the House oversight panel, said Windsor Mountbatten should provide informationA Democratic congressman on Friday called for the f...
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Trump administration blocked from suspending Snap benefits for millions of Americans
Judge issues temporary restraining order arguing that halting of food aid benefits, due to kick in Saturday, is unlawfulUS politics live – latest upda...
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Democrats should be taking the fight to Trump – the problem is, he’s got them battling each other | Jonathan Freedland
Elections across the US next week should be easy pickings for the opposition. But they’re finding it hard to beat a player who breaks all the rulesEve...
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There is opposition to Trump – and it’s growing | Letter
Linda Rabben and her friends realise that they can’t wait for the Democratic party to save them from tyrannyIn her column (Trump’s third term? Don’t l...
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Tucker Carlson’s interview with far-right antisemite Nick Fuentes divides conservatives
Heritage Foundation defended former Fox News host, others slammed him for platforming white supremacistConservatives are fighting among themselves ove...
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US electricity bills up by more than 10% in Trump’s second term, data shows
New analysis prompts letter to Trump from Elizabeth Warren: ‘Your administration has no answers for families hit by high energy costs’Donald Trump pro...
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Fear and loathing in Washington DC: Trump administration satirized in Halloween displays – in pictures
Top figures and controversial policies from Donald Trump’s administration are being sharply satirized this year through Halloween displays across Wash...
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Trump calls on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster rule
Calling Democrats ‘stone cold crazy’, president says ‘nuclear option’ is necessary to end government shutdownUS politics live – latest updatesDonald T...
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Kennedy Center ticket sales fall to lowest in years after Trump’s takeover
About 43% of tickets for typical productions remained unsold this fall as people pledge to boycott the institutionTicket sales for the Kennedy Center’...
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What is the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it?
US president suggested ending the filibuster to conclude the federal government shutdown. Here is what to knowUS politics live – latest updatesDonald ...
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Illinois advocates sue over ‘torturous’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility
Agents allegedly denied people held at Broadview private calls with attorneys and blocked lawmakers and journalistsUS politics live – latest updatesIl...
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California’s gerrymandering measure would move the nation backwards | David Daley
Proposition 50 would undermine the best example of reform in redistricting – and any benefit to Democrats might be negligibleLet’s imagine it’s early ...
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CDC employees on chaos of being fired, rehired and fired again: ‘stuck in limbo’
Americans’ health in jeopardy as agency plunged into tumult and inefficiency even after court ruled firings illegalAs layoff notices swept through the...
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Once a teacher and student in exile, now rivals run against each other in Ohio
Bhuwan Pyakurel and Kamal Subedi’s story charts a Bhutanese refugee community’s rise – and its growing political divideAlmost 32 years ago, in a refug...
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Trump calls for Senate to scrap filibuster in order to force end to month-long government shutdown – US politics live
Snap food benefits are set to run out this weekend as shutdown comes close to matching the record of 2018-2019A US Republican senator is asking Presid...
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Stephen Miller directing state department bureaus like ‘fiefdom’ as he shifts its focus to immigration
Diplomats raise alarm over homeland security adviser assuming control through interagency phone meetingsThe historic shifts in US immigration under Do...
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Trump is toying with a third term. Don’t expect the constitution to stop him | Moira Donegan
What is and is not constitutional is determined, in effect, by loyalists on the supreme court and their bad-faith enablersThe news cycle has continued...
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The ex-CIA scientist brothers perfecting Halloween
Jeff and Brian Park spent 40 years working in secret at a CIA lab – but science is just one part of their lives Crowley Place is a sleepy street in th...
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What would you do if democracy was being dismantled before your eyes? Whatever you’re doing right now | Andy Beckett
In California, daily life under Trump is marked by sporadic resistance and avoidance. Neither will defeat the autocratsHow would you behave if your de...
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Why is Trump talking about nuclear weapons? – podcast
Less than an hour before Donald Trump met the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, to discuss a deal that could end the trade war between the two superpower...
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More than half of Americans disapprove of Trump demolishing East Wing – poll
Survey, in which one-third respondents voted for the president, found 56% disagree with moveMore than half of Americans disapprove of Trump’s demoliti...
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Trump news at a glance: Four Senate Republicans join Democrats to reject global tariffs
Despite rare opposition in the Senate, the House is unlikely to take any similar action – key US politics stories from Thursday 30 October at a glance...
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California: officials investigate after second shooting by ICE agents in a week
Shooting at vehicle in Ontario comes as Trump officials attempt to step up deportation operations across USUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE...
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US Senate votes to end Trump’s global tariffs on more than 100 countries
Vote passes 51-47 in latest bipartisan effort to challenge tariffs, but House is unlikely to take any similar actionThe US Senate took a stand against...
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Britain would do well to remember where its power over China lies | Simon Jenkins
It’s ridiculous for the government to splurge on defence while it slashes spending on its most valuable asset: cultureThe US has backed down in its ta...
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US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans
Low number represents a dramatic drop after US previously allowed in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and persecutionThe Trump administrati...
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Share how the ongoing US government shutdown could affect your access to food or health insurance
We’re interested to hear how the looming pause of Snap benefits, as well as rising insurance costs due to a loss of subsidies, could affect AmericansM...
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Senate postpones hearing for Trump’s surgeon general pick after she goes into labor
Casey Means, a leading Maha figure with an inactive medical license, is Trump’s second pick for the roleThe Senate hearing for Donald Trump’s nominee ...
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The leftwing defense of Graham Platner is rooted in a false Democratic vision | Moira Donegan
Tolerance for behavior like Platner’s is tied to a wrongheaded theory of the male working class. Zohran Mamdani illustrates a different pathA young po...
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The ‘Mamdani of Minneapolis’ is banking on a grassroots campaign to unseat the Democratic mayor
Omar Fateh, a democratic socialist, hopes to defeat Jacob Frey by focusing on affordability, wages and public safetyOn a rainy October day, dozens of ...
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Revealed: ICE violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks
Guardian analysis finds ICE increasingly keeps people in holding rooms with little oversight, as some facilities see a 600% rise in detention lengthIm...
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