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Trump is eager to disclose details on others’ health – but not his own
President revealing congressman’s terminal diagnosis follows caginess about his own health, such as recent rashWhen Donald Trump revealed that Republi...
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Record deaths in US immigration custody expose systemic failures
Families, advocates and lawmakers say poor care, opaque investigations and bureaucracy leave deaths unexplainedSign up for the Breaking News US email ...
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Love Actually? Washington’s current relationship with Britain is more like Contempt Actually | Timothy Garton Ash
If the UK wants to regain serious respect in the world, it needs its European leg as well as its transatlantic one“A friend who bullies us is no longe...
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Iran’s willingness to escalate this high-stakes war is its greatest weapon
Regime will do whatever it takes to cling on to power – including sacrificing economies of other Gulf statesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBrinkmans...
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Trump news at a glance: president blasts Nato allies amid reports US will send more troops to Middle East
Trump called alliance members ‘cowards’ for not wanting ‘to help open’ the strait of Hormuz; more than a dozen nations later made vague offer to help ...
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Bill to fund US homeland security fails again as concern grows about airport lines
Proposal fails to advance in Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some airportsA bill to fund the Department of H...
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US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in bid to ease supply pressures
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says move will bring 140m barrels to market but insists Tehran will not benefitThe Trump administration has issued a ...
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US judge blocks Pentagon’s press access policy after New York Times lawsuit
Lawsuit alleged changes gave DoD free rein to punish reporters and outlets over coverage it did not likeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get ...
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Democrats outraged as Fetterman votes to advance Markwayne Mullin nomination
Calls for Pennsylvania senator – Trump’s ‘favorite Democrat’ – to resign after casting decisive committee voteDemocrats reacted with outrage to their ...
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RFK Jr overstepped in declaring gender-affirming treatments unsafe, judge rules
Judge rules that Trump’s health secretary did not go through proper procedures when issuing declarationRobert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, over...
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Top US Fema official claims to have teleported to a Waffle House before
‘Teleporting is no fun,’ Gregg Phillips, picked to lead Fema’s office of response and recovery, has said on a podcastA far-right conspiracy theorist t...
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Canadian mother and daughter ‘traumatized’ by ICE detainment, husband says
Tania Warner and Ayla, her seven-year-old with autism, sent to notorious Texas detention center and told to ‘self-deport’Sign up for the Breaking News...
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Trump administration sues Harvard again over accusations of antisemitism
Lawsuit alleges university violated civil rights of Jewish and Israeli people in aftermath of war in GazaThe Trump administration renewed its assault ...
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Chuck Norris, prolific action star and martial arts champion, dies aged 86
Actor who rose to fame after starring in Bruce Lee’s The Way of the Dragon also became a TV fixture with Walker, Texas RangerChuck Norris, the former ...
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Confusion abounds over future of US vaccine advisory committee
Former ACIP members make contradictory statements following judge essentially invalidating panel and recent decisionsSign up for the Breaking News US ...
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US veteran charged with ‘conspiracy’ over ICE protest refuses to plead guilty
The right to protest is ‘fundamentally American’, says Bajun Mavalwalla who awaits trial and faces six years in prisonThis story was produced in partn...
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Trump aides tried to block appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to US, reports say – US politics live
Senior figures said to have been skeptical over Keir Starmer’s appointment of ‘arrogant’ veteran politician, later sacked over connections to Jeffrey ...
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IRS glitch masked $51m in political donations, finance watchdog says
Exclusive: Error in second half of 2025 came after IRS saw over a quarter of its workforce reduced after huge cuts by DogeA technical glitch at the un...
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What’s really behind Trump’s latest tantrums over Iran? – podcast
Donald Trump has told his Nato allies: ‘We don’t need you.’ He also threatened to ‘massively blow up’ the world’s largest gasfield, despite Americans ...
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Trump news at a glance: president claims ignorance of Israel’s plan to strike Iranian gasfield, exposing rift
Trump claimed on Truth Social that he had known nothing about the targeting of Iran’s gas reserves in advance – key US politics stories from 19 March ...
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US may remove sanctions on Iranian oil stranded in tankers, Bessent says
US treasury secretary says actions will increase oil supply and bring down prices, but long-term effects in questionThe US may soon remove sanctions o...
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Design for commemorative Trump coin in 24-karat gold approved by appointees
Federal law says living presidents can’t appear on currency, but commission approves design for US’s 250th birthdayA federal arts commission on Thursd...
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Why is the FBI buying people’s location data and how is it using the information?
FBI director, Kash Patel, revealed agency had resumed purchasing private information en masse in possible constitutional violationKash Patel’s disclos...
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Teenager becomes youngest person to die in ICE detention in Trump’s second term
Royer Perez-Jimenez, 19, from Mexico, was found ‘unconscious and unresponsive’ in Florida detention centerSign up for the Breaking News US email to ge...
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US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding
Lawsuit says rescission of endangerment finding – which ruled greenhouse gases threaten public health – was illegalSign up for the Breaking News US em...
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Trump mocks Japan about Pearl Harbor in response to question about Iran war
US president was meeting with Japanese PM when he said: ‘Who knows better about surprise than Japan?’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get new...
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Cryptocurrency firms suffer heavy losses in Illinois primaries after spending big
Cryptocurrency’s biggest Pac spent more than $10m for their candidates, only to be defeated by those who are anti-cryptoSign up for the Breaking News ...
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US moves to soften capital rules: ‘Big banks can declare mission accomplished’
Fed officials expected to lower capital requirements for banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase by 4.8%Sign up for the Breaking News US email ...
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New bill would bar ICE raids near World Cup matches in US host cities
Nellie Pou’s bill follows ICE chief, Todd Lyons, refusing to rule out enforcement near stadiums and fan festivalsA New Jersey congresswoman introduced...
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Longtime Epstein lawyer ‘had no knowledge’ of his crimes, he testifies to House committee
Epstein survivors previously accused Darren Indyke, co-executor of Epstein estate, of helping ‘facilitate’ his crimesSign up for the Breaking News US ...
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Stephen Colbert on DHS pick Markwayne Mullin: ‘Has a history of being real dumb and real angry about it’
Late-night hosts discussed the confirmation hearing for Trump’s new homeland security pick, the about-face by Republicans on Iran and the war’s sticke...
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Senate committee advances Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead homeland security
Republican senator’s nomination will now be considered by full Senate, where the GOP appears poised to confirm himSign up for the Breaking News US ema...
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Reader Q&A: post your questions for US immigration reporter Maanvi Singh
The Guardian’s Maanvi Singh has been on the frontline of the Trump administration’s brutal ICE crackdown. Post your questions about what it’s been lik...
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Independent autism committee that challenges RFK Jr’s overhaul draws criticism
Kennedy’s appointees promoted ‘treatments’ like bleach enemas, but new committee has only one autistic memberThe first public meeting of US autism adv...
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Dear allies of America, please don’t confuse our president for us | Robert Reich
We are trying our best to resist him, contain him and remove him from office as quickly as we possibly can. Thank you for your patienceDonald Trump is...
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Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court
Rulings in cases alleging antisemitism on US campuses say common pro-Palestinian speech is constitutionally protectedFew debates from the last few yea...
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US deportees face sudden, ‘traumatic’ separation from their children, report finds
Dozens said they weren’t given chance to arrange care for their kids after being deported at short notice, study showsThe Trump administration is depo...
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FBI probing US counter-terrorism chief who resigned over Iran war, reports say
The reported inquiry predates Joe Kent’s departure on Tuesday from his post as director of the national counter-terrorism centerThe resignation of Joe...
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New York high school student released after 10 months in ICE facility
The detention of Dylan Lopez Contreras, 20, of Venezuela, a freshman in the Bronx, sparked national outrageA New York high school student who was deta...
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Democrats walk out in protest over ‘outrageous fake’ Epstein briefing from Pam Bondi
Lawmakers leave closed-door meeting after AG refuses to commit to honoring subpoena to testify under oathDemocrats on the House oversight committee wa...
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Trump news at a glance: president’s war on Iran is putting billions on the US till
US spent $11.3bn on bombs in the first six days of the US and Israel’s joint attack on Iran – key US politics stories from 18 March 2026 at a glancePa...
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Senate votes down measure aiming to limit Trump’s war powers by 53-47 vote
Republicans block resolution to take up the measure, which Democrats vow to bring up ‘again and again and again’Sign up for the Breaking News US email...
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Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans
Admission came during questioning at Senate intelligence committee worldwide threats hearingThe Federal Bureau of Investigation has started buying loc...
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Nancy Mace draws White House ire over independent Middle East rescue efforts
Exclusive: Republican congresswoman started negotiations with Saudi Arabia without informing the White HouseSign up for the Breaking News US email to ...
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Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, stokes fears of more Fema cuts
Senator backed restructuring the disaster agency but dodged questions on staffing, leaving officials uneasy over readiness and leadershipSign up for t...
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The US right wing can forgive Trump for anything – except his deeply unpopular war
Iran war has split some Maga conservatives from Trump and alienated young voters. What will it mean in the midterms?This was originally published in T...
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As Trump shows lack of direction on Iran, even Badenoch distances herself
Steady UK opposition to the war and the US president’s insults mean MPs are finding it easier to point out the obviousWhen is a U-turn definitely a U-...
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Why the king’s visit to US must not go ahead | Letters
Readers respond to Simon Jenkins’ article that supported King Charles’s planned trip to America in AprilI sympathise with much of Simon Jenkins’ reaso...
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Tulsi Gabbard tells Senate panel US strikes on Iran are strategic success
National intelligence director says Iran’s conventional military projection capabilities had been ‘largely destroyed’Sign up for the Breaking News US ...
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Looking for leverage: China keeps close eye on US politics after summit delay
Beijing seeks to decipher effect of Iran war on US midterms and best way to apply pressure when Trump meets XiThe White House said on Wednesday that C...
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Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, never served in military but talks as if he did
Oklahoma senator has repeatedly made cryptic claims about ‘overseas’ work and war experience, while refusing to explain themMarkwayne Mullin, the Okla...
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US spending on first week of Iran war raises stark questions about priorities
$11.3bn more than enough to fund EPA or National Cancer Institute, where administration sought to slash budgetsSign up for the Breaking News US email ...
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