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Ex-FBI agents who worked on Trump cases sue agency and DoJ over firings
Class-action suit against FBI and justice department alleges agents were wrongfully terminated for investigating TrumpSign up for the Breaking News US...
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Chatter and fear about US military draft emerge as Trump’s Iran war drags on
Though the US is almost certainly not going to have a draft, media commentary and online anxiety have surfacedThe United States is almost certainly no...
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US judge orders Trump to halt $400m White House ballroom project
US president demolished East Wing of White House last year to make way for 90,000-sq-ft projectSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newslette...
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TMZ tracks US lawmakers vacationing amid the partial government shutdown
Tabloid outlet has covered Republicans and Democrats relaxing at places like Disney World as shutdown drags onWhen US federal workers were missing pay...
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Plans for gaudy Trump presidential library in Miami spark ridicule
Video posted on social media depicts a rendering of the proposed 50-storey gargantuan structure decked in goldIn a city of respected art deco building...
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The Save Act must be defeated. But it’s just one step in the fight to protect American voting | Austin Sarat
As the US midterms approach, Americans must take action to shield democracy from Donald Trump’s assaultDonald Trump is going all out to pressure the S...
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The US may send thousands of troops to Iran. Have we learned nothing from the past? | Moustafa Bayoumi
In 2003, the US claimed its Iraq incursion would be brief. Now there’s competition for the title of worst-planned war in American historyThe US-Israel...
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Airport congestion eases as TSA workers receive backpay but record DHS shutdown drags on – US politics live
Union boss says workers have received some, but not all, of their paySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDona...
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Trump is flailing in Iran. Every word he says adds to the muddle | Ted Widmer
A wartime leader’s words are critically important. But Trump, contradicting himself and denying reality, is no ChurchillDuring a White House ceremony ...
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US average fuel price passes $4 a gallon for first time in four years amid Iran war
National average hit $4.02, according to AAA data, capping an extraordinary rise from $2.98 just a month agoAverage US fuel prices have crossed $4 a g...
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We live among statues of lone heroes. But change comes through collective action | Rebecca Solnit
As Cesar Chavez Day becomes Farmworkers Day, we must remember that the hero is the movementThe way we commemorate history is often – too often – by ce...
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Trump news at a glance: US promotes Elon Musk’s X to fight foreign propaganda
Cable signed by secretary of state Marco Rubio endorses Musk’s platform by name and suggests staff work with Pentagon psychological operations unit – ...
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California to impose new AI regulations in defiance of Trump call
Gavin Newsom signs order to prioritize public safety and rights as president seeks to prevent ‘cumbersome’ rulesCalifornia will impose new standards o...
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US directs American embassies to wage campaign against foreign ‘hostility’ – with Musk’s help
Cable signed by Marco Rubio and seen by Guardian suggests staff work with Pentagon psychological operations unitThe United States has directed every A...
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Trump administration sues Minnesota for allowing trans athletes in girls’ sports
Justice department claims state is violating Title IX – the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination The US Department of Justice sued Minn...
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TSA employees receive back pay after Trump’s executive order
Airport wait times appear to be shorter as workers received back pay for two whole paychecksSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter a...
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‘The more they come down on us, the more we come together’: 14 No Kings protesters on where to go from here
Saturday’s protests drew millions of people across the US and around the world. The Guardian spoke with some of them to see why they were there and wh...
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Democrats decry ‘smear’ as Trump FBI pushes for release of Eric Swalwell file
California governor contender not accused of wrongdoing in decade-old inquiry into suspected Chinese agentThe Trump administration has reportedly been...
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US reopens embassy in Venezuela in significant thawing of relations
Resumption of diplomatic operations come three months after former president Maduro was abductedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newslett...
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‘What’s going on?’: US judge calls aspects of new Pentagon press policy ‘weird’
Judge seems skeptical of Pentagon’s restrictive protocol but did not rule on forcing compliance on an earlier orderFederal judge Paul Friedman seemed ...
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News outlets falsely report Somaliland called for extradition of Ilhan Omar
Reports, based on X post from unofficial account, follow JD Vance’s accusations and threats of finding ‘legal remedies’Sign up for the Breaking News U...
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We can’t look away from the horrors of war | Brief letters
Children killed by bombs | Museum charges | No explanations necessary | Trump’s measurements | Origins of ‘lashings’The report of a much-loved six-yea...
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Texas house speaker directs committee to study annexing parts of New Mexico
New Mexico governor calls order ‘not serious’ as south-eastern counties note divisions with Democratic Santa FeThe speaker of Texas’s house of represe...
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JD Vance says aliens are ‘demons’ and details obsession with UFOs
Vice-president promises ‘to get to the bottom of’ reports of US government files about unidentified flying objectsSign up for the Breaking News US ema...
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Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy
Home to one of the largest deposits of freshwater on the planet, the Great Lakes region will soon host next-generation tidal-powered generators – just...
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‘Battle of the titans’: Trump’s distorted reality on Iran war runs into a brick wall
War is testing operating principle that has guided Trump for decades: construct a narrative, declare it to be true and relentlessly force the world to...
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Trump’s Iran war is holding him hostage | Sidney Blumenthal
If there is any consistency to Trump’s policy, it is a series of frantic attempts to justify his original blunder and extricate himself from its dire ...
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Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico
President is convening so-called ‘God squad’ to override provisions of Endangered Species Act for ‘national security’Donald Trump is dispatching a so-...
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Airport travel chaos continues as DHS funding freeze becomes longest partial shutdown in history – US politics live
Trump has ordered pay be restored to TSA employees but it is unclear where money will come from and whether he has such legal powersPresident Donald T...
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For Democrats, fighting Trump isn’t enough anymore
A New York congressional primary is exposing the gap between Democrats who want to fight Trump and Democrats who want to fight for somethingThe Democr...
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Will Trump bring peace, or more bombs? Shady speculators seem to bet right every time | Nesrine Malik
The president may not be benefiting directly from betting markets, but he has encouraged a culture that treats politics like a casino floorOdd things ...
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Trump news at a glance: Generational divide over Iran war emerges at key conservative conference
Younger conservatives say they are disappointed by Donald Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran. Key US politics stories from 29 MarchA generati...
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Cory Booker says Democrats have ‘failed this moment’ and calls for new leaders
Senator’s comments come amid growing divisions within the party, which he says has ‘too small of a coalition’Cory Booker, the Democratic senator from ...
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Dozens of No Kings protesters arrested in Los Angeles after clash with police
Officers fired pepper balls and teargas into group of about 150 on Saturday night, arresting those who did not disperseThird No Kings protest draws 8 ...
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Lawmakers react to reports Pentagon preparing for ground operations in Iran
Conflict shows signs of entering new, more dangerous phase as additional 3,500 US troops arrive in the Middle EastUS lawmakers responded to reports th...
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The Guardian view on peptides: Robert F Kennedy Jr would leave public health policy to the hucksters | Editorial
The US health secretary says he is a big fan of peptides. Many are promising drugs, but the only way to know their utility is proper clinical trialsRo...
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DHS funding freeze now longest partial government shutdown in US history
If the now-six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will become the longest of any shutdownThe shutdown of the Department of Homeland...
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Want to continue demonstrating after the No Kings protests? Here’s what you can do next
Millions of people marched on Saturday against Trump and his administration. While the single-day protest has ended, there are other ways, used in oth...
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Americans struggle as Iran war puts strain on everyday costs: ‘I’m worried we won’t make it through’
Following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, gas prices, grocery bills and mortgage rates have all climbed The US-Israel war against Iran has sent shockw...
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‘It’s biblical’: Maga anxiety over Iran war on display at CPAC as Trump skips event
Attendees at Conservative Political Action Conference express support and concerns amid rift over Trump’s action Wherever you go, there you are, the s...
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‘People should be scared’: convictions in US ‘antifa’ trial set dangerous precedent
Experts say verdict gives Trump officials scope to crack down on leftwing views using spurious ‘terrorism’ labelThe conviction in Texas of nine activi...
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Once a foe, Lindsey Graham is now Trump’s biggest Iran war booster: ‘The most pro-war Republican out there’
South Carolina senator has reconciled with the man he once called a ‘jackass’ and a ‘bigot’, and is pushing him to expand the warTo sceptics, Donald T...
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I’ve spent a decade fighting Trump. Here are six lessons I’ve learned | Saul Austerlitz
A decade ago, I knew nothing about organizing. But ordinary people are essential to fighting the rise of authoritarianismIn January of 2017, I sent a ...
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Trump news at a glance: No Kings rallies draw millions to US streets in protest against president
People joined massive rallies across 50 states to protest Trump’s decision to enter war in Iran, immigration policies and rising living costs. Key US ...
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‘No kings, just vaccines!’: demonstrators gather at NIH headquarters to protest against cuts to medical research
Protesters decried Trump administration healthcare policies and direction of HHS under leadership of RFK JrAs tens of thousands of people assembled ac...
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Officials at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ must give attorneys access to clients, judge rules
Authorities must also provide detainees access to free and private legal phone calls and allow lawyers to visit unannouncedA federal judge ruled on Fr...
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US treasury department demands retraction of story on increased oversight of Federal Reserve
Treasury department said Financial Times article about Scott Bessent’s views on Fed oversight was ‘manufactured’ The US treasury department demanded o...
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Could a Democratic triumph in Florida be a bellwether of a blue wave in red state midterm elections?
Emily Gregory’s victory in district that includes Mar-a-Lago has revitalized the party before the crucial November voteSign up for the Breaking News U...
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No Kings protest live updates: millions of people across the US expected to rally against Trump administration
More than 3,000 No Kings events scheduled in cities and towns in third set of protests since Trump re-electionWhat to know about the third No Kings pr...
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How Trump’s deportation campaign has changed tack after deep unpopularity
Kristi Noem was replaced by Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary and Gregory Bovino was demoted, signally a change in tone even as arrests have continued...
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Pete Hegseth is imbuing violence with a religious righteousness | Arwa Mahdawi
The defense secretary prayed for ‘overwhelming violence’ against enemies in Iran. He seems to delight in itIs it woke to wash your hands? Pete Hegseth...
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