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Trump news at a glance: US fires on Iranian-flagged tanker as president fires off post threatening more bombing
Trump warned Tehran to agree to deal or face attacks ‘at a much higher level and intensity’ than before – key US politics stories from 6 May 2026 at a...
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Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles park in drug crackdown
Justice department targets MacArthur Park, which has long struggled with fentanyl use, overdoses and homelessnessFederal authorities arrested 18 peopl...
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Justice department can keep 2020 ballots FBI seized from Fulton county, judge rules
The heavily Democratic Fulton county has been at the center of Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020The federal government can keep the 2020 ...
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UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds
School said its admission process is ‘based on merit’ and it is committed to complying with state and federal lawsThe US Department of Justice found o...
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Uncertainty looms as last oil tanker from Middle East arrives in California
With gas more than $6 in state, delivery of about 2m barrels is last planned shipment to pass through strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live update...
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Epstein-linked billionaire accused of rape privately reached out to federal judge to defend his ‘good name’
Leon Black has denied he ever met or raped ‘Jane Doe’. In an exclusive statement, Doe tells the Guardian ‘I am still here. And I am not done’Lawyers f...
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Indiana shows Republicans have two choices: align with Trump or get ousted
Though Trump’s popularity has dwindled, staying loyal to him seems to still be a winning strategy among the GOPUS politics live – latest updatesBy jus...
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Democrats retain control of Michigan senate with ‘overperformance’ in special election
Chedrick Greene will have to defend his new perch in midterms, as Republican challenger vows to run againUS politics live – latest updatesChedrick Gre...
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Pope Leo says church does not support nuclear weapons after Trump tirade – video
Pope Leo said on Tuesday he hoped to spread the Christian message by speaking about peace, but that people were free to criticise him. Donald Trump ha...
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TikTok’s algorithm favored Republican content in 2024 US elections, study finds
Researchers found that TikTok’s For You pages prioritized pro-Republican content in New York, Texas and GeorgiaA study published Wednesday in the jour...
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Vivek Ramaswamy wins Ohio GOP primary, setting up tight governor race
The Trump-backed biotech entrepreneur will face Democrat Amy Acton in a competitive November contestUS politics live – latest updatesVivek Ramaswamy, ...
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People in the US: what do you think of Chicago-born Pope Leo?
As the first American pope approaches one year in the role, we want to hear how people in the US feel about his papacyAs the first American pope appro...
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US cancels visas for board of Costa Rica newspaper critical of Trump ally
Leading newspaper La Nación calls US’s barring of board members ‘indirect attack on press freedom’ The US state department has cancelled tourist visas...
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Coming soon... Stateside with Kai and Carter
The news is stressful. Talking about it doesn’t have to be. Join the Guardian’s Kai Wright and Carter Sherman for conversations with the best journali...
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DoJ closes San Francisco immigration court in move critics say worsens case backlog
Attorneys criticize closure and say it sows ‘a lot of chaos’ as Trump administration claims shuttering is ‘cost effective’The Department of Justice sh...
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Howard Lutnick to answer questions from US House over Jeffrey Epstein ties
US commerce secretary to sit for transcribed interview as part of House oversight committee’s broader investigationThe US commerce secretary, Howard L...
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Trump’s commerce chief Lutnick to face Epstein grilling in closed-door interview – US politics live
Howard Lutnick has acknowledged he visited Epstein’s island with his family in 2012 after earlier claiming he severed ties in 2005Sign up for the Brea...
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Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again
In today’s newsletter: The brief US effort to steer trapped vessels through the waterway put the fragile ceasefire under strainGood morning. Unce...
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Middle East crisis live: Trump changes strait of Hormuz plan again as Rubio says US offensive is ‘over’
US president says he will briefly pause Project Freedom after just one day; Rubio says US has achieved objectives of Iran operation; Iran’s foreign mi...
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Trump and his oil-and-coal oligarchy should face sanctions for its war on the environment | Alexander Hurst
Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regimeThe ecological disasters of th...
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Is Europe ready for a future without the US? – podcast
Trump has threatened to pull 5,000 troops from Germany – while European leaders worry this is just the start of a US withdrawal from the continent. De...
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Trump news at a glance: Marco Rubio, in White House press room, puts a spin on rising gas prices
Secretary of state says US is ‘very fortunate’ as Trump’s Iran war pushes gas price near $4.50 a gallon – key US politics stories from Tuesday, 5 May ...
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Sherrod Brown and Jon Husted set for Senate showdown after Ohio primary victories
Ohio’s Senate seat is one Democrats have prioritized in the party’s bid to retake control of the chamberSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter em...
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California gubernatorial frontrunners face off in high-stakes debate as early voting gets underway
Republican and Democratic candidates will meet on stage in race reshaped by Eric Swalwell’s exit and Xavier Becerra’s riseSeven of the leading contend...
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Rubio insists US is ‘very fortunate’ as Iran war pushes gas price near $4.50
US secretary of state says US is better off than other countries hit by disruption in oil supplies‘A dollar or two increase is devastating’: US reader...
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FDA blocked studies finding Covid and shingles vaccines safe, HHS official says
Serious side-effects from vaccines were rare, scientists found in studies funded by US taxpayer moneyThe US Food and Drug Administration has blocked t...
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US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues NYT over bias claim
White male editor at newspaper claims he was unfairly passed over for promoted role despite qualificationsIn what appears to be a new front in the Tru...
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Senate Republicans propose package including $1bn that could go to Trump ballroom
New immigration enforcement package could fund security of $400m ‘East Wing modernization project’Senate Republicans have released a new immigration e...
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Georgia county poll workers targeted by subpoena seeking their contact details
Fulton county is trying to fend off federal prosecutor’s demand for information on 2020 election workersFulton county, Georgia, is trying to fend off ...
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US to take steps to curb antidepressant prescribing, RFK Jr says
Plan promotes ‘deprescribing’ as psychiatrists warn crisis stems from lack of access to care, not overuseThe federal health department will begin a se...
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The Guardian view on the US supreme court: its judgments have slowly erased voting rights | Editorial
A landmark ruling set back the right Congress granted – of racial equality in electoral opportunity – to keep Republicans in powerIn the late 19th cen...
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Democrats urge Rubio to acknowledge Israel possesses nuclear weapons amid Iran war
Letter from House Democrats to secretary of state calls for end to ambiguity over Israel’s nuclear weapons programsHouse Democrats have asked secretar...
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Has Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ reignited war with Iran? | The Latest
Donald Trump has launched a new operation, dubbed ‘Project Freedom’, to try to open the strait of Hormuz. Could it spark a re-escalation of the war wi...
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Has Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ reignited war with Iran? – The Latest
Donald Trump has launched a new operation, which he called ‘Project Freedom’, to try to open the strait of Hormuz. Could it spark a re-escalation of t...
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David Letterman doubts late-night’s future before Colbert finale
Veteran host says format may not last as The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ends its 33-year run amid controversyAhead of the final episode of The Lat...
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Barron Trump is not a time traveller – but there's a reason the idea has gone viral | Arwa Mahdawi
The latest conspiracy theory involves the president’s son and a book written in the 19th century. It’s yet another distraction from the war on Iran, t...
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Rubble from Trump ballroom dumped at DC golf course has toxic metals, data shows
A federal judge also warned White House to tread carefully as it moves ahead with plans to revamp DC golf courseA federal judge weighed into a dispute...
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Rachel Reeves and Scott Bessent argued in person about Iran war, sources say
UK chancellor said to have told US treasury secretary she did not like his tone during meeting in Washington in AprilUK politics live – latest updates...
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Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran stance
US president directs fresh criticism at pontiff days before secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to VaticanMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald T...
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They were hunted by the Taliban for helping the US. Now, Trump wants to send these families to the DRC
Thousands of Afghans who assisted US forces are stuck in limbo in Qatar. Instead of promised resettlement in America, they face an uncertain future in...
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Ohio voters head to polls to select candidates for midterm elections
State expected to play major role in deciding whether Republicans maintain control of Congress in his final two yearsVoters in Ohio on Tuesday are sel...
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Can Indiana lawmakers win after defying the president’s vote?
Seven Republican state senators battle for re-election against candidates backed by Donald TrumpIndiana voters go to the polls today in a test of the ...
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US supreme court expedites Voting Rights Act ruling so Louisiana can redraw its maps for midterms
Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the decision, saying the court has hastened it ruling only twice before in 25 yearsThe US supreme court went out of its ...
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Trump news at a glance: Middle East tensions back to the brink with president’s new threats against Iran
US launched operation Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped with their crews in Gulf – key US politics stories from Monday 4 May at a glanceDonald ...
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Florida’s Republican governor signs state’s new congressional map into law
Ron DeSantis approves maps that give Republicans an advantage in four more races in November’s midtermsUS politics live – latest updatesFlorida govern...
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Rapper Kid Cudi fires MIA from tour after ‘offensive’ Republican rant
The British artist was booed after identifying as a Republican voter while on stage in DallasRapper Kid Cudi has fired MIA from his tour after the Bri...
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Rudy Giuliani breathing on his own after being hospitalized for pneumonia
Former New York City mayor, who was placed on ventilator, is also being monitored, a spokesperson saidRudy Giuliani, a former New York City mayor, is ...
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Page of Theodore Roosevelt speech hit by bullet in 1912 assassination attempt uncovered
The 26th president was wounded in the attack but the thick manuscript in his breast pocket helped save his lifeThe first page of a thick manuscript th...
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Democrats aim to reclaim House majority by boosting eight ‘top-tier candidates’
Candidates will get funding for midterm races in battleground states, amid Republican push to revise voting mapsSign up for the Breaking News US email...
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US supreme court temporarily restores full access to mifepristone abortion pill
Order signed by justice Samuel Alito allows people seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or by mail for nowThe US supreme court on Monday...
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Germany’s military power is on the rise. This time it must be firmly embedded in Europe | Timothy Garton Ash
As Russian aggression continues and Trump’s US threatens Nato, it is even more vital for a unified defence of the continentAs we mark the 81st anniver...
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Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected office won by Democratic exoneree
Future of Calvin Duncan’s position as the clerk of New Orleans’ criminal district courthouse remains unclearLouisiana Republicans eliminated an electe...
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