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Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ Trump orders in unearthed 2016 interview
Defense secretary’s comments recirculating amid dispute over US strikes on alleged drug boats in CaribbeanThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, stat...
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US park service to offer free entry on Trump’s birthday but revokes it for MLK Day and Juneteenth
Civil rights leaders decry administration’s move to downplay Black American history and promote presidentThe US’s National Park Service (NPS) will off...
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‘We’ll need to see a warrant’: the group teaching businesses vital tool to fight ICE raids
Siembra in North Carolina gives owners fourth amendment rights trainings should federal agents show up at their doorWhen Immigration and Customs Enfor...
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Authorities monitor online criticism of New Orleans immigration crackdown
Officials track public sentiment, noting negative impact of ‘videos with sounds of children crying’ as parents arrestedState and federal authorities a...
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Ignorance is BS: speaker’s stock answer on Trump’s misdeeds is ‘I don’t know’
Mike Johnson’s denials of knowledge of presidential scandals strain credulity – but may be an effective tacticThe US House speaker, Mike Johnson, has ...
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US attack on Venezuela risks ‘Vietnam-style’ regional conflict, warns Lula adviser
Brazil aide says Trump’s closure of Venezuelan airspace amounts to an ‘act of war’ that could escalateMaduro says the real reason for Trump’s Venezuel...
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Divided Fed ponders US interest-rate cut at end of tumultuous year
Markets expect final rate cut amid pressure from Trump as Jay Powell urges central bank to proceed with cautionA divided Federal Reserve meets this we...
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Why I am proud to be a part of the Guardian | Margaret Sullivan
I’ve found that many people I speak with trust the Guardian’s independent, mission-driven coverage of the news The Guardian has no billionaire or big ...
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Does Pete Hegseth even believe that war crimes exist? | Sidney Blumenthal
The US defense secretary’s belief that the military should not be held to account has been a defining factor in his careerPete Hegseth’s office is loc...
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Sprawling defense bill will ‘restore warrior ethos’, House speaker says – US politics live
Lawmakers have unveiled policy bill authorizing a record $901bn in national security spending next yearIn other news, New York City mayor-elect Zohran...
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Thailand launches airstrikes along disputed border with Cambodia as tensions flare
Escalation follows killing of Thai soldier and four Cambodian civilians weeks after Trump-brokered ceasefireThailand has launched airstrikes along its...
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Trump warns Netflix’s $83bn deal for Warner Bros poses competition concerns
President promises to get involved personally in controversial takeover called ‘unprecedented’ by ex-regulator bossBusiness live – latest updatesAnaly...
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Zelenskyy to meet European leaders in London for talks on ending Ukraine war
Ukraine’s president says latest discussions on peace proposals with US were ‘constructive, although not easy’See all our Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr...
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Ex-Honduran president thanks God – and Trump – for drug-trafficking pardon
Juan Orlando Hernández thanked the Lord for being ‘a free man’ and then Trump for ‘changing my life’Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández r...
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Look again at the Nuzzi affair. Because when our politics and media are so debased, the joke’s on us | Nesrine Malik
There is a bread and circuses feel to this scandal. A wise public would see red flags; instead it sees entertainmentOne upside of adversity is art, in...
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Trump’s new doctrine confirms it. Ready or not, Europe is on its own | Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman
We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercionEurope is on a trajectory t...
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Trump takes spotlight as Kennedy Center Honors recognizes artists
President hosts awards program, mixing politics with a celebration of stars from music and filmPresident Donald Trump solidified his takeover of Washi...
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Trump news at a glance: Key Republican backs release of video of strike on alleged drug boat
Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to release the video of a second strike on the drug boat which was incapacitated in the Caribbean. Key ...
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Ilhan Omar says Trump’s anti-Somali tirade ‘completely disgusting’
Minnesota representative says ‘hateful rhetoric’ can lead to ‘dangerous actions by people who listen to the president’US House member Ilhan Omar on Su...
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Republicans in Congress mocked Trump privately, Marjorie Taylor Greene says
Georgia lawmaker says colleagues who made fun of president before 2024 win now support him out of fearRepublicans in Congress privately made fun of Do...
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Democrats urge Pentagon to release video of strike on alleged drug boat
Trump team faces mounting pressure as members of Congress allege that the deadly attack was unlawfulUS Democrats on Sunday pushed the Trump administra...
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White House threat to pull support for Ukraine 'common sense', says Donald Trump Jr – video
Donald Trump could walk away from the Ukrainian war, the US president’s oldest son has said in comments to a Middle East conference. Donald Trump Jr s...
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The Guardian view on Marwan Barghouti: Palestinians need a political future as well as aid and reconstruction | Editorial
Pushing for the release of the jailed leader could prove central to the peace that Donald Trump claims to seek in the Middle EastIn a sort-of ceasefir...
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Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phaseThe Kremlin has heaped praise on Donald Trump...
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Trump slams ‘lack of loyalty’ after pardoned Democrat says he won’t change party
Henry Cuellar launched House re-election bid as Democrat days after Trump pardoned him over bribery chargesDays after issuing him a pardon, Donald Tru...
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Saturday Night Live: Melissa McCarthy hosts for sixth time but laughs are sparse
Beloved comedic actor returns for a middling episode that takes aim at everyone from Pete Hegseth to the viral drunk raccoonSaturday Night Live return...
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Judge blocks Trump prosecutors from accessing key evidence in Comey case
Government faces setback after judge said it likely violated Comey ally’s protections from unreasonable searchesA federal judge has temporarily blocke...
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Maha v Maga: feud grows as Trump EPA rolls back rules on toxic chemicals
Make America Healthy Again leaders call for Lee Zeldin to quit for favoring chemical companies over US familiesMake America Healthy Again (Maha) movem...
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An animal rights activist was on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for 15 years. Will he be returned to the US?
Daniel Andreas San Diego, now 47, is fighting extradition from the UK amid accusations he set off three pipe bombs in 2003Twenty-two years ago, a dark...
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Trump vows to slam America’s doors shut as he heaps scorn on immigrants
National guard shooting prompts extraordinary outburst and targeting of people from startling range of countriesWhen the history of Donald Trump’s sec...
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The K-shaped Christmas: wealthy few drive holiday spending splurge while many struggle to get by
A soaring stock market rewards the already well-off but Trump’s handling of the economy has caused his approval ratings to plungeEntering Printemps in...
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Trump news at a glance: Hegseth faces most serious crisis of tenure
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth under siege over mishandling of classified military intelligence and Caribbean boat attacks. Key US politics stories...
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Hegseth gives defiant speech defending ‘drug boat’ strikes amid scrutiny
At event in California, US defense secretary says Trump has power to take military action ‘as he sees fit’Pete Hegseth on Saturday doubled down on his...
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Trump hosts Kennedy Center honorees and teases hosting skills: ‘I’m sure they’ll give me great reviews’
George Strait, ‘Sly’ Stallone and Kiss accept medals from president, who says he was ‘98% involved’ in choosing themDonald Trump on Saturday evening h...
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“This is war”: is Trump about to invade Venezuela? - podcast
Donald Trump has in recent months turned his attention to ousting Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro. But the US president and his secretary of war, P...
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Senator says ICE ‘attack dog’ caused ‘horrific’ injuries to unresisting man as he was detained
Patty Murray of Washington state said ICE agents lied to Wilmer Toledo-Martinez to lure him outside before dog attacked himA US senator has condemned ...
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Joe Biden slams Republicans for turning transgender rights into ‘political football’
The former president gave a speech expressing support for LGBTQ+ rights at an LGBTQ+ leaders conference on FridayJoe Biden has criticized Republicans ...
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Former senator Bob Menendez banned from holding public office in New Jersey
State court made ruling against ex-lawmaker now serving 11-year sentence for bribery and acting as an agent of EgyptFormer US senator Bob Menendez has...
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Want to be hotter? Try this one weird Republican trick | Arwa Mahdawi
The right has found a new pitch for young women: conservatives are better-lookingForget expensive moisturizers or designer clothes. Ladies, if you wan...
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From ‘criminals’ to ‘garbage’, Trump is ramping up anti-immigrant language
The US president has seized on the dehumanizing tactic since an Afghan man shot two national guard troopsDonald Trump and senior members of his admini...
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‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps
Pentagon press passes once held by credentialed journalists are now in the hands of rightwing pundits and Trump alliesBeing a member of the Pentagon p...
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New US seed ban risks driving cannabis genetics underground, growers warn
Part of the shutdown deal, the ban could kill the cannabis genetics market, with only big firms able to complyFor the first time since 2018, the sale ...
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Pressure grows on ‘reckless’ Hegseth as twin scandals engulf Pentagon chief
Defense secretary defiant but allegations of war crimes and blistering watchdog report increase calls for him to goPete Hegseth is facing the most ser...
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Experts fear for US childhood vaccine schedule after hepatitis B guideline change
Pediatricians say panel’s decision will create confusion and access issues, and condemn ‘parody of public health’ The entire US childhood vaccine sche...
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Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed | Rebecca Solnit
The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasyAs Donald Trump deteriorates and his grasp...
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Trump news at a glance: list of countries under US travel ban set to grow
US Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem says list will expand to more than 30 countries – key US politics stories from 5 December 202...
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Trump advisers and Ukrainian officials will meet for third day amid progress on peace plan
Joint statement comes as Trump pushes Kyiv and Moscow on US-mediated proposal to end nearly four years of warDonald Trump’s advisers and Ukrainian off...
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‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right
Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’ Donald Trump’s administration has said...
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Professor visiting Harvard arrested by ICE agrees to leave country
Carlos Portugal Gouvea, charged with firing a pellet gun on eve of Yom Kippur outside a synagogue, has said he was not aware of the holiday or that he...
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DoJ moves to eliminate sexual abuse protections for LGBTQ+ people in prisons
Memo says the policy shift, which advocates call ‘reckless’, was designed to align with one of Trump’s anti-trans ordersThe US Department of Justice h...
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US citizen chased by ICE in New Orleans says she was targeted because ‘I’m brown’
Home security videos shows Jacelynn Guzman, 23, telling masked federal agents following her to ‘leave me alone’A US citizen who was seen on home secur...
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US federal judge orders release of Epstein grand jury materials
Ruling compels unsealing of documents from 2006-2007 federal investigation into Epstein in FloridaA federal judge in Florida ordered the release of gr...
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