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US lawmakers pass bill giving Trump more power to sanction Russia and its enablers
Act divides Democrats and Republicans, with some saying it gives president power that could be turned against US alliesThe US Congress has passed a sw...
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US government paid federal employees $9.5bn not to work amid Doge cuts – report
GAO report shows how use paid administrative leave rose by 435% from 2023 to 2025 and incurred a sixfold costThe US government paid federal workers $9...
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Top Trump military adviser says US must prepare to fight around moon
Gen Dan Caine comments at Washington summit come after US revealed it has deployed weapons in spaceAmerican troops need to prepare for combat not only...
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LA homelessness non-profit workers arrested over alleged corruption and bribes
Pair accused of misappropriating millions in taxpayer dollars as Trump officials target alleged fraud in blue statesFederal law enforcement officers h...
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Key House Democrat refuses to clear Trump’s $2.8bn arms sale to Israel
Pro-Israel Gregory Meeks raises concerns over threat to civilian lives from package of 40,000 one-ton bombsThe top Democrat on the House foreign affai...
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Charlie Kirk's family blame Utah university officials for his killing
String of ‘reckless decisions’ by Utah Valley University officials left him exposed to sniper, attorneys sayCharlie Kirk’s family blamed Utah official...
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House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt over Epstein subpoenas refusal
Billionaire has refused to comply with subpoenas from House oversight committee as part of Epstein inquiryThe House of Representatives voted Wednesday...
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Republican senator blames Trump administration policies for measles deaths in Pennsylvania
Health committee chair Bill Cassidy said fatal outbreak of disease is a ‘terrible legacy’ for Trump administrationUS politics live – latest updatesSen...
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US Federal Reserve votes to hike rates for the first time since 2023
Move comes after Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Fed chair and said US should have lowest rates in the worldThe US Federal Reserve voted to raise inter...
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More Republicans are turning on Iran war as midterms come into view
Three more GOP members voted for war powers resolution to force withdrawal from the conflict as election loomsUS politics live – latest updatesAs the ...
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House speaker calls early recess before midterms amid AI regulation frenzy
Mike Johnson cancels votes on Thursday, meaning House members will avoid voting on impeaching Pete HegsethUS politics live – latest updatesThe Republi...
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Trump 2.0 has cut or frozen $177bn in grants across every state, analysis finds
Cuts hit all 50 states and DC, with environment, health, nutrition and disaster relief making up the largest shareThe Trump administration has cut or ...
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Epstein survivors praise House committee for recommending Leon Black be held in contempt
Black has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and said he did not know of Epstein’s criminal activitiesMore than a dozen survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse...
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US judge blocks DHS from threatening prosecution against man who criticized ICE
David Streever was issued a ‘warning notice’ after sending an email critical of ICE to the agency’s director in JanuaryThe Department of Homeland Secu...
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The ‘Ossoff angle’: media-savvy senator borrows from Obama as 2028 chatter builds
Pictures of Georgia Democrat looking into middle distance proliferate – and social media skills have boosted his profileDelivering a speech in Atlanta...
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House votes for a third time to end Iran war in symbolic move as conflict drags on – US politics live
The action is likely the last House vote on issue ahead of the midterm electionsSign up for the US Breaking News emailThe Trump administration has cut...
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Send in the clowns: the new guard of activists combating the right
A growing cohort of performers ‘clown’ as a means to innovate traditional protest and create social changeOn a humid morning on 15 July, Tillie the Cl...
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US to bar some South Africans over claims of anti-white discrimination
Announcement of visa restrictions follows Trump’s false claims of ‘white genocide’ taking place in South AfricaThe US has announced visa restrictions ...
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The US government is failing Americans on AI | Shakeel Hashim
Trump and Republicans want companies to regulate themselves. It’s a dereliction of duty that will make AI less safeIt is hard to get Sam Altman, Elon ...
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Why is the White House being so weird about Natalie Harp again? | Arwa Mahdawi
The president’s assistant travelled with him to Ireland – which really shouldn’t be much of a story. But his comms team seems determined to make it on...
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Trump’s $5,000 pledge to voters is a shameless bribe | Steven Greenhouse
Not only would the plan do vast economic damage – it assumes that Americans are easily bamboozledWhenever Donald Trump gives a speech, it’s filled wit...
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‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season
US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fireFirefighters battling...
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Trump administration plans to resume deliveries of 2,000-lb bombs to Israel
Delivery of the weapons had been halted two years ago over mass casualty concerns amid Israel’s bombing of GazaThe Trump administration is planning to...
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Why the real AI apocalypse is already here – Stateside with Kai and Carter
A former Anthropic researcher’s apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence has led to a global panic that the technology might be the end o...
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Mail-in disaster averted as Trump in angry froth after court defeat
Election officials continue push to assure Americans mail ballots are safe after supreme court rules against presidentAfter the US supreme court halte...
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Reader Q&A: how united are the Democrats ahead of the midterms? Post your questions now
Who are the Democrats running in the midterms, and where do they stand? Our political reporters will be hosting a series of conversations on the criti...
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Iran war cost US $38bn and significantly depleted missile stockpile, report finds
Damaging budget report estimates cost would grow $3bn per month and stockpile could take five years to rebuildThe war in Iran has cost the US at least...
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Kash Patel defends changes in FBI hiring policy regarding bestiality – video
During a Senate committee hearing, FBI director answered questions from Republican senator John Kennedy about the bureau's new policy allowing the hir...
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Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit
Leftwing senator and far-right strategist rail against tech oligarchs but offer competing visions on Chinese ‘cold war’The progressive senator Bernie ...
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Bernie Sanders says Congress has been ‘asleep at the wheel’ over AI – video
Bernie Sanders criticised the advancement of artificial intelligence at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington Tuesday, warning that this version of AI ...
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Jon Ossoff mentions Natalie Harp while condemning Trump's administration – video
During his 16 August campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia, Senator Jon Ossoff mentioned White House aide Natalie Harp when condemning the Trump administ...
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Republicans criticize racist social media post by Texas member running for office
Karl Rove, a respected GOP consultant, further said he would vote for ‘bigot’ Bo French’s Democratic opponent after postA senior Republican has called...
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Republican Thomas Massie proposes impeaching Pete Hegseth over Iran war
Congressman says defense secretary repeatedly violated constitution through his handling of Iran warRepublican congressman Thomas Massie on Tuesday pr...
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Georgia city removes 23-year-old mayor after sexting and municipal funds scandal
Jayden Williams of Stockbridge alleged to have made inappropriate texts to teen and using city funds improperlyUS politics live – latest updatesCity l...
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Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Senators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestialityUS politics live – latest updatesFBI directo...
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US lawmakers spar over bill giving Trump more power to sanction Russia
Proponents say sanctions would help Ukraine, but some Democrats say Trump shouldn’t have more tariff authorityUS politics live – latest updatesA bill ...
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AI can wipe us out – so why can’t it do Guardian cryptic crosswords? | Brief letters
AI capabilities | Trump’s judgment | Gardening attire | Death in English literature | Tautologies | Nominative determinismAI may be capable of “taking...
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Democrat sends letter to White House over Trump Jr wedding bankrolled by Russian oligarch
Robert Garcia expresses concern over ‘any possible foreign entanglement’ between White House and Umar KremlevRobert Garcia, the top Democrat on the Ho...
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Opposition to Mamdani’s 9/11 remembrance was painful to witness | Francine Prose
A petition against the mayor’s presence reeked of Islamophobia – and ran counter to the sense of togetherness that followed the attacksEveryone who wa...
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Judge blocks Trump limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in US
Ruling comes a day before homeland security department’s substantial restrictions were set to take effectA federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump a...
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Trump-appointed Kennedy Center board to vote on closing building for renovations
Scheduled vote on closure comes after board quietly shelved a vote to restore Trump’s name to building’s facade The Kennedy Center’s Trump-appointed b...
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US surgeon general nominee made $270,000 from supplement company
Tobacco investments raise new concerns about Dr Nicole Saphier ahead of confirmation hearingDonald Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general reported mor...
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The trans CIA official ousted by Trump: ‘We’re a government crippled by its own decisions’
Julia Curlee, a former senior CIA officer, speaks on Trump administration’s purge of national security staff, attacks on DEI and failures in Iran warW...
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Democrats say supreme court rejection of Trump mail ballot restrictions will ensure ‘safe, secure and accurate elections’ – US politics live
Comments come after court on Monday rejected the president’s mail ballot restrictions ahead of the November midterm electionsSupreme court rejects Tru...
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They fought against datacenters. Now they are running for local offices
Across the US, anti-datacenter organizers are harnessing community anger to win local electionsAfter four months of teach-ins and canvassing, Steven K...
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Trump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies
President has dismissed anxieties over AI’s dangerous potential even as Democrats and some Republicans acknowledge risksDonald Trump is facing a rare ...
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AI isn’t going to end humanity ... right? - podcast
A series of figures in the tech world have been warning about – and even resigning over – the existential threat posed by artificial intelligence. How...
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Supreme court rejects Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections
Decision allows states to send ballots under process followed for years even as president tried to limit systemThe supreme court on Monday rejected Do...
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Democracy indicators in US at lowest levels for 50 years, data shows
Trump administration undermining rule of law at home and worldwide, according to intergovernmental reportKey indicators of democracy in the US have fa...
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DHS officers raise concerns over potentially illegal voter searches and unreliable data, whistleblower says
Officers were instructed to search state voter databases and create federal records on suspected non-citizen voters despite concerns over the processD...
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Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after months-long absence
The 84-year-old said he was prepared to cast his first vote after rampant speculation about his healthMitch McConnell, the former Republican Senate ma...
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Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak
CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more casesThe Trump administration has changed the way it ...
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