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Could a Pennsylvania primary decide the Democratic party’s new direction? | Dustin Guastella
Election in Allentown pits three establishment insiders against a firefighter with a populist messageAllentown, Pennsylvania, is the kind of place the...
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Six US states hold primaries as Trump urges Kentucky voters to oust Massie
Republican critic of president faces challenge from Ed Gallrein, while Georgia and Pennsylvania hold key contestsThe biggest day of primaries yet arri...
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US government plans to increase number of white South Africans it admits as refugees
State department says Afrikaners in ‘emergency refugee situation’, a claim previously rebutted by South AfricaThe US government has said it will incre...
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Trump dismisses $10bn suit against IRS and creates $1.7bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Democrats criticize deal as a slush fund that ‘funnels taxpayer dollars’ to president’s political alliesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter em...
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Trump news at a glance: president says scheduled attack on Iran has been postponed – for now
President says he has instructed US military to be ready for ‘a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice’ – key US politics stories fro...
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Nancy Pelosi breaks silence to endorse San Francisco supervisor as successor
Former House speaker, who had not yet weighed in, declared Connie Chan ‘best prepared’ to represent cityNancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed Connie Chan, a...
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President says he’s adding ‘over 600’ prescription drugs to TrumpRx site
Trump claims number of medications available via the discount program will increase nearly sevenfoldDonald Trump has announced a major expansion of hi...
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New York Times sues Pentagon again over ‘utterly unreasonable’ press restrictions
Trump administration unveiled sweeping restrictions on press access at the Department of Defense last SeptemberSign up for the Breaking News US newsle...
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Trump officials plan to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
EPA outlines effort to kill Biden-era rules as critics condemn RFK Jr and Lee Zeldin’s ‘hocus pocus’The Trump administration has announced a plan to k...
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ICE officer charged over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota
Christian Castro charged with five counts over shooting of Julio César Sosa-Celis in Trump immigration crackdownA Minnesota prosecutor on Monday annou...
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Over 145,000 US children separated from parents since Trump’s ICE surge, study estimates
About 36% of children whose parents were detained were younger than six, Brookings Institution study foundMore than 145,000 US children have likely ex...
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Canada’s sports minister hopes World Cup can lead to trade agreement with US and Mexico
North America will host this summer’s tournamentEuropean fans encouraged to visit Canada for World CupCanada’s sports minister, Adam van Koeverden, ha...
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Donald Trump’s approval rating sinks to lowest point of second term
US president’s approval rating falls to 37% days after he said Americans’ financial situation is not motivating him to broker deal with IranDonald Tru...
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‘Capitalism has to become more humane’: a Stanford economist on big tech, power hoarding and democracy
Mordecai Kurz argues tech oligarchs erode democracy through monopolies – and predicts how the trend may endThe billionaires of today are unusually agg...
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‘The party has sailed its ship’: ex-Republican runs as Democrat for Georgia governor’s seat
After being excommunicated from the GOP, Geoff Duncan is trying for a comeback on the Democratic ticketIn the Georgia governor’s race, Geoff Duncan’s ...
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A California mayor pleaded guilty to acting as an agent for China. Foreign policy experts aren’t surprised
Eileen Wang, 58, worked with China to promote Beijing’s interests and could face up to 10 years in federal prisonForeign policy experts say they are n...
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Democrats are aiming at Maine for a Senate seat. But will the state give up Susan Collins?
Challenger Graham Platner may have amassed a rare kinetic energy, but the moderate conservative has served the state for almost 30 yearsFor three deca...
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The Iran war reminds us: we’ll never be energy-independent with fossil fuels | Lloyd Doggett and Michael Shank
Energy security comes from using local, renewable resources to power, heat and cool communities, as Ukraine is doingDonald Trump’s unjustified war on ...
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Introducing Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ – podcast
The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states can’t consider race in redistrict...
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How to survive the information crisis: ‘We once talked about fake news – now reality itself feels fake’ – podcast
In this age of crisis, technology is pulling us apart. At its best, journalism can bring us together again. Written and read by the Guardian editor-in...
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Trump news at a glance: Republicans pledge to secure funding for White House ballroom
Senate parliamentarian ruled a proposal to fund $1bn in security additions for the White House failed to meet procedural rules. Key US politics storie...
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Thousands gather on National Mall in Washington DC for daylong prayer rally
White House-backed event billed as ‘One Nation Under God’ criticized for blurring lines between church and stateThousands of people streamed on to the...
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Trump attacks Massie as Republican critic describes ‘desperate’ attempts to oust him from primary
US president writes ‘vote the bum out’ as congressman faces close race against Trump-endorsed RepublicanWith two days to go before the next big test o...
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The Guardian view on Cuba: Trump says he can do ‘anything I want’ to the island. It doesn’t belong to him | Editorial
Buoyed by his removal of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, the US president is intensifying an economic stranglehold and military menaceWhile the world watc...
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A ‘tax-the-rich’ billionaire candidate? Democrats are intrigued
Tom Steyer has built his campaign for governor of California around affordability – he’s not the only Democrat testing the party’s appetite for a popu...
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The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan Watts
China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing result, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock“Farewell,” the flag...
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‘Jim Crow 2.0’: South Carolina’s Republicans move to oust state’s only Black congressman since 1897
James Clyburn could now find his district dismantled after supreme court effectively gutted Voting Rights ActSouth Carolina has had exactly one Black ...
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Trump’s trade commission is using fear to silence dissent
The FTC settled its case with Media Matters for America. But it doesn’t have to win in court to achieve its goalsIs there something “radically left” a...
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Workers racing to turn reflecting pool blue for Trump may be at risk, union warns
Union representative concerned about safety as workers rush to finish repainting DC pool before 250th celebrationsWorkers renovating one of Washington...
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Federal funding for Trump’s $400m ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling
Proposal to fund $1bn in security additions for White House campus and president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rulesA US Senate official on ...
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Republican Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy loses primary after Trump intervenes to oust him
Cassidy’s bid to win nomination for third term was imperiled by his vote to convict Trump after January 6 insurrectionThe Republican senator Bill Cass...
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Trump news at a glance: billions of taxpayer dollars could go to president and his allies in unprecedented move
If case is settled for full amount Trump is requesting, a $10bn payment would more than double his family’s net worth – key US politics stories from S...
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Kansas judge blocks law banning gender-transition treatments for minors
Parents had sued to halt law, saying they had the right to make decisions regarding the health of their childrenA Kansas judge has temporarily blocked...
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‘They may draw racist maps, but we are the south’: thousands rally in Alabama for Black voting rights
People came to Montgomery by bus, car and plane to march on the state capitol with local and national leaders Thousands of people from across the coun...
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Trump may settle his lawsuit against IRS for $1.7bn fund to compensate allies
In unprecedented self-dealing maneuver, billions of taxpayer dollars could be paid to US president and his alliesThere is growing concern Donald Trump...
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Lauren Boebert suggests Trump withheld funds to Colorado over prosecution of election denier
Republican said she hoped recent commutation of Tina Peters by governor would free up federal funding for clean drinking waterRepublican congresswoman...
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‘A horrible way to die’: after deaths in Laredo, experts prepare for lethal summer heat at US-Mexico border
Officials warn of potentially fatal coming months after six people were found dead inside a railway car in TexasAs questions still swirl about the six...
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From reality TV villain to mayor? Spencer Pratt tries to convince Los Angeles he should lead the city
The Hills’ antagonist has made the city’s response to the 2025 wildfires the central tenet of his campaignLos Angeles is no stranger to drama. But the...
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Republican Louisiana senator in tough primary after Trump backs opponent
Bill Cassidy raised ire of US president for voting to impeach after January 6 – so Trump is backing Julia LetlowThe power of Donald Trump’s endorsemen...
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CBS News insiders fear Bari Weiss will soon enact ‘massive changes’ to 60 Minutes
With layoffs widely expected and editorial tensions deepening, correspondents await a post-season shakeupAt a time when viewers are fleeing traditiona...
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Can a Republican defy Donald Trump and survive? Kentucky voters will decide
Congressman Thomas Massie, chastized by the US president as a ‘lowlife’, will soon face the ballot box – setting up a crucial test of Trump’s politica...
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At least five people pardoned by Trump for Capitol attack accused of new crimes
Ryan Nichols is the latest such person to face charges after he allegedly brandished a gun during an argumentThe number of president’s supporters accu...
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Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ – podcast
The US supreme court dealt a devastating blow to the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states cannot consider ...
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FDA turmoil deepens as top drug chief departs claiming she was fired
Dr Tracy Beth Høeg, the Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, says she was fired from agency after declining to resignIn a major shake-up...
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Trump news at a glance: president’s China trip was heavy on hype, light on details
Trump notably failed to push back on Xi Jinping’s rhetoric over the future of Taiwan – key US politics stories from Friday, 15 May at a glanceDonald T...
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Supreme court rejects Virginia Democrats’ bid to restore congressional map
Order, issued without any noted dissent, is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade redistricting competitionThe supreme court on Friday rejected ...
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Trump’s lack of focus on human rights in China is big departure for US diplomacy
Change reflects both transformation of US in Trump era and China’s increasing confidence on world stageAsked before he departed for Beijing if he woul...
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Who is Tina Peters, the Colorado clerk whose sentence for election crimes was commuted?
The state’s governor commuted Peters’ sentence after a White House pressure campaign against ColoradoTina Peters, a Colorado election clerk, had her p...
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Texas children’s hospital to create first detransition clinic in win for Trump
One of the largest pediatric hospitals in the US will pay state $10m and stop offering gender-affirming care to youthOne of the largest pediatric hosp...
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Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds
Trump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in IranThe Pentagon has quietly dismant...
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Tennessee school district bans Alex Haley’s Roots under 2022 state law
With third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelvesA Tennessee school district has banned Ro...
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US justice department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing two Israeli embassy staffers
Prosecutors have described fatal shooting outside of DC’s Capital Jewish Museum last year as calculated and plannedThe US justice department will seek...
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