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Partial shutdown drags on as US House takes no action on compromise deal
Senate-passed funding plan for DHS languishes despite agreement between Republican congressional leadersSign up for the Breaking News US email to get ...
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DC planning authorities to vote on Trump’s White House ballroom project
Ballroom is likely to get blessing from the National Capital Planning Commission, which is chaired by ex-Trump lawyerSign up for the Breaking News US ...
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Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over order to limit mail-in voting
The coalition of organizations says Trump’s executive order restricting who can receive mail ballots is unconstitutional Sign up for the Breaking News...
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Lucky few Americans whose student debt was forgiven: ‘I hit the lottery’
Only a small fraction of about 43 million have had their debt cancelled, the relief for those who have is transformativeOf the roughly 43 million Amer...
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The anti-Maga talkshow: after 70 years, PBS’s The Open Mind still has it
For decades, the TV programme has made a quiet case for depth, civility and political conversation that doesn’t insult your intelligenceIn December 19...
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US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez
US moves towards reestablishing working relations between two countries after abducting President Nicolás MaduroThe US has lifted sanctions on Venezue...
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Trump’s White House ballroom project faces panel vote after judge ordered halt – US politics live
The National Capital Planning Commission had previously delayed the vote after thousands of negative public commentsThe Senate is expected to try quic...
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Ending birthright citizenship would change the meaning of America | Moira Donegan
The supreme court appears poised to reject Trump’s attack on a foundation of US identity. We must hope it follows throughAmerican opponents of birthri...
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Trump polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief
Exclusive: Pressure intensifies for Gabbard after president’s displeasure with Iran war testimonyDonald Trump has privately asked cabinet officials in...
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How Trump, Musk and Doge shattered the US government – podcast
In the end, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge, sort of just … fizzled out. So did Musk save the taxpayer any money? What happen...
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Thursday briefing: Why does Donald Trump have it in for the UK?
In today’s newsletter: Britain’s refusal to be drawn into the Iran war has triggered a backlash from the White House, with the president’s fury exp...
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Trump news at a glance: president makes fresh threat to pull US out of Nato
Trump has expressed growing contempt for North Atlantic allies as they refused to be drawn into his war on Iran – key US politics stories from Wednesd...
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Middle East crisis live: Trump set to give prime-time address amid widening economic fallout from Iran war
President is expected to offer a timeline for end of the war, and speak about his threat to withdraw the US from Nato as he faces falling poll numbers...
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Republican leaders agree to advance funding deal to end DHS shutdown
Measure that would fund homeland security but exclude money for ICE could conclude lengthy funding lapseAn end to the partial shutdown of the Departme...
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Does Trump get to redefine who is a US citizen? The supreme court must decide
Most justices seemed skeptical of the administration’s argument, despite Trump’s unprecedented appearanceIt was a surreal morning at the US supreme co...
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Hundreds rally for birthright citizenship at supreme court: ‘We are an immigrant nation’
Some underscore Trump’s unprecedented court appearance as protesters defend 14th amendment rightAround 250 demonstrators packed the steps of the supre...
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Florida enacts restrictive voter ID law as Trump’s Save Act flounders in US Senate
Florida is third state to pass proof-of-citizenship voting laws this year as red states enact provisions of federal billGovernor Ron DeSantis of Flori...
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Trump lashes out at Nato: will Europe stand up to him? – The Latest
Donald Trump has said he is considering pulling the US out of Nato, likening the alliance to a ‘paper tiger’. It comes after weeks of denouncements fr...
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Bold concepts, loose ends in Ibram X Kendi’s Chain of Ideas
While informative, the book struggles to identify what strategies can change racist systems held hostage by the political right and centre• Don’t get ...
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I’m fighting Trump’s birthright citizenship order at the supreme court. Will we adhere to the best of our history? | Cody Wofsy
For 128 years, it’s been clear that if you are born in this country, you are a citizen. The court must not turn back the clockI am lead counsel in the...
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Trump to attend supreme court arguments on landmark birthright citizenship case - US politics live
Court case will weigh the constitutionality of his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship The administration has said that granting citizenship...
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Yes, the rich must start paying their fair share of taxes | Bernie Sanders
We need a 5% wealth tax on America’s 938 billionaires. Over a ten-year period, this bill would raise much-needed $4.4tn for public coffersNever before...
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US supreme court to weigh whether Trump can deny birthright citizenship
Trump issued executive order in January 2025 that seeks to undo birthright citizenship, overriding the constitutionSign up for the Breaking News US em...
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Ex-Alex Jones employee reflects on job at Infowars: ‘It was nonsense. It was lies’
Former Infowars video editor and field producer spoke on his experience working on the show in an NPR interviewSign up for the Breaking News US email ...
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Wednesday briefing: How did Russia become the unexpected beneficiary of the Iran war?
In today’s newsletter: As conflict engulfs Iran, shifting global alliances and soaring energy prices are reshaping the existing power balances that...
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Trump’s order to limit mail-in voting: does he have the authority?
Critics say ‘election integrity’ plan to compile national voter list is unconstitutional and will be blocked by the courtsDonald Trump on Tuesday sign...
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US Forest Service to move headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City
Announcement part of controversial shakeup described by critics as administration attack on ‘science and scientists’The Trump administration will move...
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Trump news at a glance: president lashes out at European allies as war on Iran frays relations
Trump taunts allies to ‘go get your own oil’ as some nations dig in heels to oppose conflict and global destabilization – key US politics stories from...
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Trump signs order to restrict mail-in ballots in probably unconstitutional move
President has falsely claimed ‘legendary’ fraud for limiting mail-in ballots and himself voted by mail last weekDonald Trump signed an executive order...
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Judge orders University of Pennsylvania to provide list of Jews to federal agency
Trump administration claims list is part of an EEOC investigation into antisemitic discrimination at universityA federal judge on Tuesday ordered the ...
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Federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS
Citing the first amendment, judge says president’s executive order is unlawful and unenforceableSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newslett...
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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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