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Trump and Xi meet in Beijing for key summit, with trade, Iran and AI on table
US president says he and his Chinese counterpart have ‘known each other for a long time’ and Xi is ‘great leader’Trump in Beijing – latest updatesFive...
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Trump news at a glance: president says not letting Iran have nuclear weapon ‘only thing that matters’
President’s remarks come as midterm elections looks to be defined by economic concerns sparked by the conflict. Key US politics stories from Wednesday...
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Rand Paul’s son apologizes for antisemitic and anti-gay rant after accosting lawmaker
In apology, William Paul said he had had ‘too much to drink’ and the things he said ‘don’t represent who I really am’Republican senator Rand Paul’s so...
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Federal judge blocks US sanctions against UN expert on occupied Palestinian territories
Trump officials likely violated Francesca Albanese’s rights by imposing measures after she criticized Israel, says judgeA federal judge on Wednesday t...
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Howard Lutnick said he had three ‘inconsequential’ meetings with Epstein
In House committee transcript, commerce secretary denied any further contact with disgraced financierSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email...
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JD Vance threatens health funding to states that don’t comply with White House anti-fraud effort
Medicare has already paused hospice and home healthcare agency signups as potential fraud is investigatedUS politics live – latest updatesJD Vance has...
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Republican redistricting effort is ‘evil incarnate’, Stacey Abrams tells new Guardian podcast
In interview with Stateside with Kai and Carter, Abrams says Republicans have raised the stakes beyond party linesFormer Georgia gubernatorial candida...
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Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is 'evil' – Stateside with Kai and Carter
The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when they ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states can’t consider race in redistri...
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Georgia’s Republican governor calls for special session to redraw electoral maps
Brian Kemp’s move makes Georgia latest southern state to initiate map-making after dismantling of Voting Rights ActThe Republican governor of Georgia ...
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US Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, replacing Jerome Powell
Warsh will serve four-year term as chair, taking over amid rising inflation and pressure from Trump to lower ratesThe US Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh ...
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Fans from five African World Cup countries will no longer face $15,000 bond to enter US
State department grants waiver for ticket holdersTrump administration has cracked down on immigrationThe Trump administration is suspending a requirem...
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At 10.15pm, do you know where Donald Trump is?
The US president’s late-night Truth Social vitriol riddled with erratic capitalization and spelling? That’s leadershipThis was originally published in...
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Mississippi governor cancels special legislative session to redraw state supreme court maps
However, Tate Reeves said he expects to redraw state’s four congressional districts before the 2027 electionsOn Wednesday morning, Mississippi’s gover...
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Trump urged to rule out ‘unlawful’ Cuba takeover and stop using Guantánamo Bay for migrant detention
Exclusive: In letter seen by the Guardian, 30 members of Congress warn US president’s Cuba military operation would worsen ‘mass suffering’US politics...
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‘Failed experiment in human suffering’: Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail to close
State officials told vendors at the facility to prepare for a breakdown of the tented camp beginning next monthSign up for the Breaking News US newsle...
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‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,’ says Trump amid Iran talks
With US inflation at a three-year high, US president insisted he’s not focused on economic hardship sparked by the conflictSign up for the Breaking Ne...
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Pete Hegseth to headline DC faith rally with far-right and Christian nationalist speakers
Lineup to include pastor who called Democratic platform ‘demonic’, Christian author who said he would die in fight to overturn 2020 election and rabbi...
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What to know about Kyle Diamantas, the new acting FDA commissioner
The ex-lawyer who Trump described as ‘very talented’ was previously deputy commissioner for food at the FDAThe new acting commissioner of the US Food ...
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Second indictment of ex-FBI chief James Comey signals retaliation fears
Experts say latest move by acting attorney general suggests more cases against foes amid claims of vindictive DoJThe second indictment of ex-FBI direc...
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Trump says he ‘doesn’t think about Americans’ financial situation’ as he heads to China for talks with Xi Jinping – US politics live
President says he ‘doesn’t think about anybody’ when questioned on financial impact of the Iran war as he departed for Beijing Back in the US, a Democ...
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1MDB financier Jho Low seeks pardon from Donald Trump
Fugitive faces charges including corruption and money laundering in US and Malaysia for role he allegedly played in scandalThe fugitive Malaysian fina...
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Nebraska Democratic Senate primary winner says she’ll drop out to support independent in general election
Cindy Burbank, who bested an alleged Republican plant, says she’ll step aside for Dan Osborn in general electionSign up for the Breaking News US newsl...
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Rush hour on Air Force one as Melania director Brett Ratner joins Trump China trip
Filmmaker who was long on the outer in Hollywood over #MeToo allegations will scout locations for Rush Hour 4, according to spokeswomanBrett Ratner, t...
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Trump due in China for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping, as Iran war looms over talks
The US president will arrive with tech leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook, with trade, AI and Taiwan all set to be discussedDonald Trump is due ...
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Trump news at a glance: despite presidential pressure, some Republicans in South Carolina take stand against redistricting
Five Republicans joined all Democrats in the state senate to reject a redistricting proposal that Trump is pushing for – key US politics stories from ...
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Wrestling With Trump review – the president gets an almighty smackdown!
In this punchy documentary, satirist Munya Chawawa steps into the ring to trash-talk Trump’s obsession with apeing the world of WrestleMania. The resu...
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New York hospital system receives subpoena over trans youth healthcare
Request is one of the justice department’s latest attempts to track and regulate gender-affirming care for minorsSign up for the Breaking News US news...
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South Carolina Republicans defy Trump’s demands for redistricting
Republican leader acknowledges ‘likely consequences’ for resisting US president’s demands to redraw mapSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter ema...
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Kash Patel denies excessive drinking allegations as ‘total farce’ in Senate hearing
FBI director also dismisses allegations of unexplained absences as Democrats challenge him over Atlantic reportUS politics live – latest updatesEmbatt...
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Marty Makary departs FDA after clashes over fruit-flavored vapes with Trump
Kyle Diamantas, a top official at the agency, will reportedly replace Makary and serve as acting FDA commissionerSign up for the Breaking News US news...
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Trump posts late-night social media spree as Iran war drags on
President posted more than 50 times in three hours, attacking on Obama, NY Times and supreme courtDonald Trump unleashed a late-night social media tir...
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Nebraskans head to the polls as Democrats vote in primaries ahead of House and Senate races
Candidates jostle to represent the second congressional district, and a Republican’s Senate seat looks ripe to flipUS politics live – latest updatesNe...
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Stephen Colbert on Trump’s 22ft gold statue at his golf club: ‘recreational idolatry’
The host reacted to the president’s ‘very simple’ Iran peace plan, his AI Mother’s Day images and the US transport secretary’s new reality showOn Mond...
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Trump nominates Kari Lake to be US ambassador to Jamaica
The former TV anchor’s tenure leading US global media agency ends after court ruled appointment unlawfulUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for t...
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Jeffrey Epstein survivors to return to Palm Beach, Florida, for House hearing
Survivors to return to ‘scene of the crime’ for shadow congressional hearing into abuses committed by EpsteinSurvivors of r Jeffrey Epstein will retur...
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US Democrats urge Jen Kiggans to resign for agreeing with racist ‘cotton-picking’ remark
The Republican congresswoman says she did not condone radio host’s languageUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newslette...
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Trump’s sudden cut in substance testing is ‘going to kill people’, experts warn
Samhsa said funding cannot be used to purchase or distribute fentanyl test strips or other drug test kitsThe Trump administration’s decision to restri...
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Trump to head to China for high-stakes talks with Xi – US politics live
Meeting comes amid tentative trade truce but Iran, Taiwan and tensions over global supply chains will be complicating factorsSign up for the Breaking ...
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US workers overwhelmingly support union-backed policies on AI, poll says
Nine out of 10 workers express support for policies on artificial intelligence that labor unions may fight forUS workers overwhelmingly support pro-wo...
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US government studies into vaccine safety are being suppressed | Robert B Shpiner
The Food and Drug Administration commissioned the research, received the answer, and is not releasing itLast week, the New York Times and Washington P...
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Trump heads to China to spread the gospel of American tech while emulating Xi Jinping on AI
Tim Cook and Elon Musk, among other tech CEOS, will accompany the US president on a trip to ChinaDonald Trump is heading to China this week. If his gu...
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Trump is backing psychedelic research: here’s why – podcast
Last month President Trump signed an executive order designed to fast track both research and access to psychedelic drugs as treatments for mental hea...
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Trump news at a glance: president says he ‘didn’t even finish reading’ Iran’s peace proposals
Ceasefire on ‘life support’, Trump says as he considers restarting US navy military escorts of ships through the strait of Hormuz – key US politics st...
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Trump officials cancel rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands
Move comes as administration seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned landThe interior department is canceling a rule th...
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Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyer calls immigration case a ‘sham’ after revelation it was fast-tracked by DoJ
Palestinian activist is awaiting another legal decision on a separate track in a narrowing effort to stay in the USSign up for the Breaking News US ne...
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Lawsuit seeks to halt Trump's makeover of Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool
The Cultural Landscape Foundation seeks to block the replacement of pool’s ‘gray stone’ appearanceA historic preservation group on Monday filed a laws...
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Democrats express ‘grave concerns’ over secretive ICE deportation flights
Exclusive: In a letter 40 lawmakers demand the FAA address allegations of mistreatment of immigrants and the ‘urgent need for transparency’ A group of...
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Trump vows to pause federal gas tax after Iran war boosts US fuel prices to four-year high
National average for gas prices has risen by well over a dollar per gallon since late FebruarySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald ...
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Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals
US president says he is considering restarting naval escorts in strait of Hormuz in attempt to end Iranian blockadeMiddle East crisis – live updatesDo...
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Senate Democrats to fight Republicans’ $1bn funding plan for Trump’s ballroom
Chuck Schumer accuses GOP of ‘asking working families to pay the price while Trump pockets the perks’ in letterUS politics live – latest updatesChuck ...
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John Oliver on Trump’s use of supreme court shadow dockets: ‘his go-to method to get his way’
The host makes a case for court reform as the US president bypasses traditional legal processes for emergency rulingsOn Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, Jo...
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Hegseth says Pentagon will review Mark Kelly’s US weapons stockpile remarks
Defense secretary accuses senator of disclosing classified info but Kelly says ‘that’s not classified, it’s a quote from you’Pete Hegseth said he has ...
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