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US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC
Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for depositionDonald Trump has been ordered by a U...
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Virginia Democrat indicted on federal drug and money laundering charges
Federal authorities allege state senator L Louise Lucas, a vocal Trump critic, led a ‘criminal marijuana enterprise’Virginia state senator L Louise Lu...
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Pete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for office
Hegseth’s aides, who attempted to move 30in fragile globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials sayA priceless pre-second world war...
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Iran threatens oil and AI facilities across seven Gulf countries if US and Israel renew attacks
Iran’s security chiefs say there will be ‘zero red lines’ if Trump and Netanyahu attack againIran will strike oil facilities, undersea cables, datacen...
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Glee’s pro-LGBTQ+ vision captured 2010s hope. Can a reboot handle Trump’s America? | Alim Kheraj
The beloved high school TV show is returning in a different political climate. I’m skeptical that Ryan Murphy has the nuance this moment needsFor mont...
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Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks
Similar withdrawals from UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain reported as concerns grow about restart of war on Iran after US midterm electionsThe US state ...
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Chiricahua monument in Arizona is now the 64th US national park
New designation of the Land of Standing-Up Rocks, known for its historic rock spires, passed with bipartisan supportAn area of towering rock spires in...
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How tech became the villain of the US midterms
Datacenters, AI and distaste for the billionaires developing it has soured Americans on big techThe campaign ad begins with a clear, idyllic stream th...
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Vivek Ramaswamy campaign ad for Ohio ‘shameful, disgusting’, says Republican congresswoman – US politics live
Nancy Mace said: ‘This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season’Sign up for the Breaking News US ema...
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‘America, this is a warning’: pro- Trump Maga media in a froth over Europe protests
Fox News and others have toed president’s line – seemingly hoping unrest abroad will make people vote RepublicanDonald Trump sought to capitalize on t...
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Too little, too late: Trump takes on gas prices as fuel costs hamper his midterm hopes
Polls show US voters are deeply upset by high gas prices and are likely to punish Republicans in the midterms as a resultWith fewer than two weeks unt...
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How Alabama's Republicans are disenfranchising Black voters – video
A battle for Alabama’s second congressional district is being fought against a backdrop of partisan gerrymandering and America’s ongoing civil rights ...
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Meet the volunteers who will observe Trump’s election monitors during the midterms
Thousands of people are training to be poll observers to look out for any interference or ICE presence on election dayStevie Lyn is angry at what she’...
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Russia bombards Kyiv with missiles – hours after agreeing to resume talks with Ukraine
Experts say Russia is trying to destroy energy infrastructure before winter, showing US ‘appeasement and flattery’ will not achieve peaceRussia has ca...
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Is Trump going to steal the midterms? - Stateside with Kai and Carter
This week, the Department of Justice charged 28 green card holders in California over alleged voter fraud. It’s the latest move by the Trump administr...
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Trump’s war and tariffs have battered Alaska. A pro-oil Democrat could flip the key Senate seat
Democrats believe circumstances have aligned for them to win a slew of competitive elections in the stateMary Peltola’s campaign to represent Alaska i...
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Experts alarmed by ‘less transparent’ CDC as US measles deaths rise
Agency declines to reveal in which state latest measles death occurred as it delays reporting other measles deaths The US Centers for Disease Control ...
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In reliably blue Minnesota, could Democrats do the unthinkable and lose a Senate seat?
Frustration with a sprawling fraud scandal has cut Peggy Flanagan’s poll lead – could ex-NFL reporter Michele Tafoya win a first statewide election fo...
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Protesters disrupt Donald Trump's South Carolina rally – video
The US president rallied in Clemson, South Carolina, for Republican senator Darline Graham on 21 October. Tension marked the event as several demonstr...
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Ilhan Omar says US agents seized 17 items in raid designed to ‘freak’ her out
Democrat, in first interview since pre-dawn raid, denies immigration fraud and says ‘I have a legal right to be a member of Congress’The Minnesota con...
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‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protester
President was reportedly heckled at least nine times during campaign event for Darline GrahamMultiple protesters were removed from Donald Trump’s rall...
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Officials confirm flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite found in US wildlife
USDA says screwworm found in elk in Texas, and warns hunters and ranchers to be vigilant to help stop spreadThe US Department of Agriculture (USDA) sa...
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Nancy Pelosi’s office latest recipient of letter containing white powder
Former speaker is latest target of mailings sent to various Congress members in the lead-up to the midterm electionsCalifornia representative Nancy Pe...
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How will Trump’s mass deportation agenda shape the US midterm elections? Our reporters answer your questions
With ICE arrests and detentions at their highest levels, immigration remains a key issue for voters less than two weeks before election daySign in or ...
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Putin orders release of jailed American as he meets Trump envoy for Ukraine talks
Russia frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin, wanted by ICC as war criminal, as a ‘humanitarian’US politics live – ...
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'Stop whining': Vance reacts to outrage over Ramaswamy campaign ad – video
JD Vance, the vice-president, criticized Republicans who have spoken out against a controversial campaign ad from Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek R...
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Elon Musk’s Super Pac spends $500,000 to back New York Republican in midterms
Incumbent Mike Lawler is fending off a challenge from Democrat Cait Conley in state’s 17th congressional districtUS politics live – latest updatesElon...
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Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case
Jury had found Meta misled consumers after Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign obtained user data without consentA judge in New Mexico ordered Meta Pla...
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The Guardian view on the Republicans’ midterms struggle: Trump has circuses, but voters also want bread | Editorial
As prices keep rising, more of the president’s supporters are asking what happened to the economic good times he promised It is no great revelation th...
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Supreme court blocks Trump’s bid to restrict gender care for trans prisoners
Decision stands in contrast to recent trans rights actions from court that often sides with Trump administrationThe US supreme court went against Dona...
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Pollster admits to fabricating data for ‘social experiment’ to expose flaws of industry
Wedgewood Polls said project was designed to highlight lack of scrutiny over polling sector by mainstream mediaA polling firm has admitted to using fa...
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US Park Police spend $343,000 on mobile surveillance cameras in Washington DC
Cameras reportedly set up near site for Trump’s proposed arch, Arlington Memorial Bridge and reflecting poolThe US Park Police are spending $343,000 t...
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Does a Trump press aide have a half-life? | Brief letters
Katie Zacharia | From Aberfan to Jackdaw | EU re-referendum | Other lives and WikipediaAs a trained physicist, I am delighted that we have a new unit ...
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Bush’s brother crosses party lines to vote for James Talarico for Senate
Republican Neil Bush says he was ‘deeply troubled’ by Ken Paxton’s conduct and ‘enormously impressed’ with TalaricoUS politics live – latest updatesNe...
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Trump’s approval rating drops to 36% two weeks before midterms, poll finds
Voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of economy and cost of living, says poll in new low recorded by NY Times/SienaDonald Trump’s approval rating san...
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Kagan says supreme court conservatives have made US political system ‘a nightmare’
Liberal justice says recent decisions on redistricting and campaign finance have undermined democracy and polarized US even moreUS politics live – lat...
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Thousands of California public employees set to strike over contract
SEIU Local 1000, representing nurses and teachers, pushing for higher wages, telework and affordable healthcareThousands of California state workers w...
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‘Invasive and extreme’: doctors fight anti-trans measure requiring genital exams for student athletes
A Washington referendum has drawn broad opposition from adults who work with queer and trans teensFor Kelsey Gellner, a Seattle-based pediatric nurse,...
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State attorneys general step up plans to counter Trump’s meddling in midterms
Coordination by Democratic officials overseeing elections includes Zoom calls and in-person tabletop exercisesDemocratic state attorneys general, othe...
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Trump hails Russia’s release of US teacher amid Witkoff’s visit – live
US was not required to give anything in return for Stephen Hubbard’s release ‘out of respect for President Trump’, he claimsSign up for Breaking News ...
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‘What are you implying?’: El-Sayed confronts critics head-on as attacks ramp up
Against a backdrop of rising Islamophobia, Michigan Senate hopeful has challenged premise of repeated questions on Muslim Brotherhood, Israel and fait...
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‘Hunted like animals’: inside Trump’s war on the people who build America
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a house framer before he was killed by ICE agents. Countless other Latino builders in Texas live in fear of a similar fateE...
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Usha Vance is a closed book – but her Goodreads account is surprisingly revealing | Arwa Mahdawi
From Roman-era political potboilers to stories of Catholic priests struggling to impose their authority, what could the reading list of vice-president...
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US extreme weather survivors are a growing group – now they want to be a political force
At a gathering in Texas, near where floods killed 136 people last year, survivors are united on the need for urgent actionIt may be a club none of its...
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ADL condemns Trump’s antisemitic slur but fails to mention him by name
Anti-Defamation League post decries ‘shylock’ slur but does not explain that president used it at Kansas rally on MondayThe Anti-Defamation League (AD...
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Michael Bloomberg spends $80m on Democrats as Trump moves $400m to Republican candidates
Billionaire ex-mayor of New York City is focusing funds on House races to help Democrats retake majority in midtermsUS politics live – latest updatesT...
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Trump suggests he could be ‘arbitrator’ in DoJ anti-fraud whistleblower scheme
President makes suggestion while announcing new program to reward tipsters who submit fraud allegationsDonald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would...
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Americans, this is your chance to slap down the tech broligarchs
The midterms will be a referendum on the GOP’s alignment with tech overlords over the public they’re meant to serveWelcome back to How We Win, a Guard...
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Ohio Democrat’s family criticizes Vivek Ramaswamy for bringing up estranged mother in gubernatorial ad
Amy Acton’s brother calls campaigning on his sister’s sexual abuse from their mother’s husband ‘a despicable low’The family of Amy Acton, the Democrat...
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Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine
GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pauseUS politics live – latest updatesA handful o...
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From Iran to AI: the six key voter issues shaping the US midterm elections
Much of Donald Trump’s unpopularity in polls stems from dissatisfaction over the economy and war on IranUS politics live – latest updates*** Continue ...
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Jon Stewart on JD Vance’s rhetoric on immigrants: ‘cornerstone and intentional strategy’
Late-night hosts discussed Vance’s apology for ‘imperfect’ comments on immigrants, and Katie Zacharia’s brief tenure as press secretaryLate-night host...
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