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Trump news at a glance: president vows to help ‘Iranian Patriots’ in latest signal of military action against Tehran
Administration issues warning to US citizens: ‘Leave Iran now’ – key US politics stories from 13 January at a glanceDonald Trump has told Iranians to ...
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Trump gives heckler the middle finger during Michigan Ford plant visit
US president’s flustered response to shouts calling him a ‘pedophile protector’ was to issue rude hand gestureDonald Trump gave someone the middle fin...
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Trump claims victory on US economy despite many Americans’ cost of living concerns
In speech, president delivers triumph assessment, claiming US prices are down despite official data showing otherwiseDonald Trump claimed victory on t...
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US agents use teargas on Minneapolis protesters as anti-ICE calls intensify
Trump officials announce ‘largest operation in DHS history’ as 800 border agents flood into city alongside ICEFederal officers in Minneapolis used tea...
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Congressional progressives vow to block DHS funding without reforms
Ilhan Omar said her caucus will ‘oppose all funding’ for immigration enforcement unless militarized policing endsProgressives in the US Congress on Tu...
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UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rightsSeveral faculty groups have denounced t...
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‘Madness’: two US citizens violently detained by ICE in Minnesota, officials say
Two Target employees forced to the ground, then into SUV, then dumped in different parking lotTwo US citizens who are employees of a Minnesota Target ...
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Judge blocks White House bid to revoke whistleblower lawyer’s security clearance
Mark Zaid, a national security attorney, regains access to classified material after accusing White House of retaliationAfter the Donald Trump adminis...
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Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting
Six lawyers from US attorney’s office in Minnesota quit along with four leaders of DoJ’s civil rights divisionA wave of federal prosecutors in Minneso...
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The Guardian view on Trump’s assault on the Fed: it is part of an affordability blame game | Editorial
Attacking Jerome Powell distracts from Republicans’ thin legislative record and policies that continue to squeeze American household incomesThe US gov...
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Bill and Hillary Clinton refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation
James Comer said he would move to hold former US president in contempt for not appearing for testimonyBill and Hillary Clinton announced they would no...
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Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says
Defense secretary says AI tool will join military systems later this month as it comes under fire for sexual imageryPete Hegseth announced on Monday t...
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US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane
Experts say obscuring plane’s military identity would constitute a war crimeThe US aircraft that carried out the first airstrike on a suspected drug-t...
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Trump administration ends temporary protected status for Somalis in US
Noem claims conditions have improved in east African country so Somalis no longer qualify for legal protectionsThe Trump administration is terminating...
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US supreme court considers state bans on transgender athletes in school sports – live
Court hears oral arguments in two cases brought by trans students challenging laws in West Virginia and Idaho, in major LGBTQ+ rights battleThe trans ...
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Stephen Miller wants us to fear him | Arwa Mahdawi
Some of Trump’s aides refer to his deputy chief of staff as ‘the prime minister’, with many of the most shocking policies leading back to him. Worryin...
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2026 is already pure chaos. Is that Trump’s electoral strategy? | Moustafa Bayoumi
Less than two weeks into the year, the US is stoking mayhem at home and abroad – with midterms coming in the autumnHave we ever seen a year in recent ...
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‘A perfect, wild storm’: widely loathed datacenters see little US political opposition
Issue dubbed ‘great unifier’ but Republicans and Democrats are instead jockeying for big tech’s financial favorIn late October, an unlikely coalition ...
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Hyperlocal and highly visible: the power of freeway overpass protests amid Trump 2.0
Since Trump retook office, protesters across the US are sending messages that are hard for drivers to missBonnie Connery was horrified when she read t...
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House Democrat and Republican to reintroduce ‘click-to-cancel’ bill
Exclusive: Unsubscribe Act, to be reintroduced in the House on Tuesday, would ban complex subscription cancellationsThe average American is losing hun...
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Ex-FDA workers warn Trump cuts will increase risk of food safety lapses in US
Current and former workers caution administration’s ‘politicization of science’ will negatively affect Americans Sweeping cuts and the “politicization...
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Jerome Powell: steely Fed chair standing firm in face of Trump’s threats
Highly respected figure has cast off restrained approach – and is determined to protect central bank from escalating attacksThere are often few surpri...
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The Jerome Powell investigation shows Trump’s need for limitless power | Austin Sarat
The inquiry into the Federal Reserve chair sends a message to anyone standing in Trump’s way – including the supreme courtNews that Donald Trump’s jus...
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US supreme court to hear trans athletes cases that could erode key protections
A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rightsThe US supreme court is considering the ...
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Trump news at a glance: White House doubles down on threat of ‘lethal force’ against Iran amid unrest
Trump also announced a 25% tariff for ‘any country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran’ – key US politics stories from 12 JanuaryLast wee...
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Trump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff on US trade
President posts online as US weighs response to situation in Iran, which is major facing anti-government protestsDonald Trump said on Monday any count...
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US judge lets Danish firm resume Rhode Island offshore wind project halted by Trump
Ørsted and other wind developers have faced repeated disruptions to multibillion dollar projects under TrumpA federal judge on Monday cleared Danish o...
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Minnesota sues Trump administration to end surge of ICE agents in state
Lawsuit comes in the aftermath of an ICE agent fatally shooting Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole GoodMinnesota attorney general Keith Ellison announc...
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Trump ‘unafraid to use military force on Iran’, White House says
Press chief says US president considering ‘many, many’ options amid deadly regime crackdown on protestersDonald Trump is “unafraid to use military for...
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Mark Kelly sues Hegseth over ‘chilling’ efforts to reduce his military retirement rank
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth tried to reduce veteran’s pension for speaking out against Trump administrationDemocratic US senator Mark Kelly file...
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Federal prosecutor in Virginia fired after refusing to lead Comey case
Robert McBride, deputy to Trump ally Lindsey Halligan, is latest in series of dismissalsThe number two prosecutor in the US attorney’s office for the ...
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Why is Trump’s justice department investigating Fed chair Jerome Powell?
Powell publicly denounced the inquiry as punishment for not bowing to the president’s wishes on interest ratesThe US Department of Justice has opened ...
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David Letterman calls CBS News a ‘wreck’ under newly installed leadership
Former late-night host makes comments amid merger of CBS’s parent company Paramount with Skydance MediaFormer CBS late-night host David Letterman has ...
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Trump’s attempt to control Fed ‘undermines America’, Elizabeth Warren warns
Senator condemned president’s bid to weaken central bank’s independence and examined Democrats’ futureFed chair investigation - live updatesDemocratic...
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Ex-Alaska Democratic representative launches bid for US Senate seat
Mary Peltola seen as Democrat capable of flipping seat in Republican-leaning state as party seeks to reclaim SenateUS politics live – latest updatesFo...
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Trump regrets not seizing voting machines after 2020 election loss
President says he ‘should have’ used national guard to seize machines in support of false claim that election was riggedDonald Trump has said he regre...
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People in the US: how has the end of Affordable Care Act subsidies affected you?
Premiums have risen for at least 22 million Americans – we’d like to hear about the impact on your householdEnhanced subsidies that have kept health i...
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Republican senator vows to block all Fed nominations after DoJ investigates Powell
Thom Tillis says he would oppose any nominee, including upcoming chair vacancy, ‘until legal matter is fully resolved’A Republican senator has vowed t...
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US Federal Reserve chair says DOJ has threatened criminal indictment – video
Jerome Powell said on Sunday that the Department of Justice had threatened him with a criminal indictment and served grand jury subpoenas over Congres...
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Thousands protest in Minneapolis over fatal ICE shooting – video
Thousands of people protested in Minneapolis, Minnesota over the weekend to decry the fatal shooting of 37‑year‑old Renee Good by a US immigration age...
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Trump officials urged to halt violence against journalists amid ICE protests
Journalists call on homeland security officials to reduce law-enforcement confrontations as tensions flareAfter a year in which US journalists faced a...
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Trump’s move to pull US from key UN climate treaty may be illegal, experts say
President’s memo stating US ‘shall withdraw’ from UNFCCC marks first time any country has tried to exit the agreementThe Trump administration’s long-a...
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How the US supreme court case on trans athletes could unravel LGBTQ+ rights
If bans on trans youth athletes are upheld, more girls could face ‘invasive sex testing’ and trans people could broadly lose civil rights protectionsT...
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Democrats go all in on affordability in bid to turn voters against Trump
Party aims to turn tables after struggling to deal with criticisms about inflation during Biden presidencyIn their quest to undo Donald Trump’s grip o...
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Trump is repeating mistakes of Iraq in Venezuela | Mohamad Bazzi
As it did in 2003, the US is underestimating the potential for instability as Trump resurrects one of the Iraq war’s biggest myths“Ladies and gentleme...
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UK threatens action against X over sexualised AI images of women and children
Government signals support for possible Ofcom intervention on Grok as scrutiny of X’s AI tool intensifiesBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk’s X “...
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Trump says he is considering ‘very strong’ military options against Iran as protester death toll climbs
US president claims ‘Iran wants to negotiate’ as rights groups report that regime’s crackdown on protest has killed hundreds Donald Trump has claimed ...
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Justice department opens investigation into Jerome Powell as Trump ramps up campaign against Federal Reserve
Fed chair accuses DoJ of threatening criminal charges over building renovation projects because central bank defied Trump’s interest rate demandsThe D...
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Trump news at a glance: president weighs up range of actions against Iran
Possible next steps for US include military strikes, sanctions and cyber attacks – key US politics stories from 11 JanuaryDonald Trump is weighing up ...
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Minneapolis mayor urges FBI to include state officials in Renee Good inquiry
Jacob Frey says Trump administration is ‘so quick to jump on a narrative’ over the truth after ICE fatally shot womanKristi Noem vows to send ‘hundred...
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Kristi Noem vows to send ‘hundreds’ more agents to Minneapolis as protests erupt across US
Demonstrators took to cities including Salt Lake City and LA to voice outrage over ICE’s fatal shooting of Renee GoodThousands of people took to the s...
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If Trump’s only constraint is his ‘own morality’, heaven help us | Letters
Readers respond to the US president’s threats towards Greenland and his latest comment that he doesn’t need international lawYou report that Donald Tr...
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