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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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Evidence shows benefit of RSV vaccines as Trump officials push restrictions
Shots to prevent respiratory syncytial virus recommended only for high-risk babies even as experts hail jabs’ successAs US officials move to restrict ...
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Smithsonian swaps Trump portrait and removes mention of impeachments
National Portrait Gallery removes text on new portrait of Trump standing in Oval Office with a scowl and fists on deskThe National Portrait Gallery in...
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Former Republican chair says US institutions yielded to Trump, ‘the bully’
Michael Steele argues law firms, universities and media capitulated with startling speed and voters want accountabilityThe biggest surprise of Donald ...
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Rightwing bloggers and Maga minions: meet the Trump-loving Pentagon press corps
A group of reporters meant to hold the Pentagon to account is full of pro-Trump sycophants … what could go wrong?After US troops swarmed into Venezuel...
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Costa Rican family demands answers after ICE deportation and death: ‘Have you ever smelled a cadaver?’
Greidy Mata says her brother, Randall Gamboa Esquivel, 52, was determined to seek work in the US and save for a homeFamily seeks answers after ICE dep...
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Family seeks answers after ICE deported man to Costa Rica in vegetative state
Exclusive: Before Randall Gamboa Esquivel died, his health had deteriorated badly while he was in ICE custodyCosta Rican family demands answers after ...
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A congresswoman wants to impeach Kristi Noem. She’s right to do so | Jan-Werner Müller
It may be tempting to dismiss the move as hopeless – but it interrupts the Trump administration’s promise of impunityIn the wake of the killing of Ren...
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Trump news at a glance: Death of Renee Good at hands of ICE sparks nationwide protests
More than a thousand protests were held across the country in the wake of the ICE-related shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis – key US politics stor...
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US protests condemn ICE killing of Renee Good and ‘a regime that is willing to kill its own citizens’
In Philadelphia, protesters demanded ICE leave US communities and Trump end warmongering in VenezuelaOn a rainy Saturday in Philadelphia, two separate...
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US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries
State department says armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for AmericansThe United States has urged its citize...
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Pardoned January 6 defendant runs for Florida political office
Adam Johnson served 75 days in prison before being pardoned by Donald Trump in January 2025A Florida man who was convicted then pardoned by Donald Tru...
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Trump administration suspends $129m in benefit payments to Minnesota
USDA notified state’s governor of decision, citing inquiries into alleged fraud by local non-profits and businessesThe Trump administration announced ...
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Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates
But critics expressed doubt that president can implement such a move without approval from CongressDonald Trump announced a one-year cap that would li...
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Self-interest over ideology as disparate inner circle shapes Trump foreign policy
Administration officials, his family and even Mar-a-Lago guests wield outsized influence on a mercurial presidentIt is a world turned upside down. In ...
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Why Russia’s economy is unlikely to collapse even if oil prices fall
Hopes that tougher sanctions and lower oil prices could derail Putin’s war effort underestimate how far the Kremlin has rewired its economyPacing insi...
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Mamdani’s first 10 days: getting things done despite right’s dystopian fantasies
The New York mayor’s popular moves on rent and free childcare defied rightwing predictions of a far-left hellscapeRightwing politicians and media issu...
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Federal judge blocks White House freeze of childcare subsidies in Democratic states
Funding was paused because health department said benefits were going to people in country illegallyA federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump adm...
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Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani are showing what ‘pro-family’ means | Arwa Mahdawi
The governor and mayor unveiled a plan for free childcare in New York City. Is the ‘family values’ party listening?I think we all need a little cheeri...
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Renee Nicole Good shooting casts scrutiny on ICE’s use of deadly force
ICE already receives less oversight for use-of-force incidents than local police departments, and hotly guards its policiesThe fatal shooting of Renee...
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Leaders alarmed about fairness of FBI inquest into Minneapolis ICE shooting
State and local officials say they do not believe investigation into shooting death of Renee Nicole Good will be objectiveState and local leaders say ...
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Trinidad and Tobago went all in with the US – it will prove a costly misjudgment | Kenneth Mohammed
Aligning itself with Washington and dismissing regional diplomacy has left the dual island nation isolated amid the Venezuela crisisThere is a saying ...
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Why the white America Trump dreams of is just a fantasy
Blocking immigration will not make Trump’s America great again – for the US to shine, he must let it get brownerHere’s one reason Donald Trump seems p...
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Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisyThe attack ...
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Trump repeats baseless claim that Renee Good was part of ‘leftwing network’ of paid agitators
President’s assertion that only a paid agitator would scream at ICE agents contradicted by hundreds of video recordsAt the White House on Friday, Dona...
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