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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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Tennessee Democrat ends re-election bid after map redrawing carves up his district
New map reshapes representative Steve Cohen’s majority-Black Memphis district and gives Republicans an advantageDemocratic representative Steve Cohen ...
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The Guardian view on Trump in Beijing: the US and China are playing the waiting game | Editorial
The president’s meeting with Xi Jinping was superficially cordial, extending a truce borne of necessity“American strength back on the world stage,” cr...
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Labor leaders call collective bargaining veto a ‘betrayal’ by Virginia governor
Union leaders say veto from Democrat Abigail Spanberger is an about-face from promises she made on campaign trailVirginia’s Democratic governor, Abiga...
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Voting Rights Act ruling is ‘red meat’ to Republicans in south, says Black lawmaker targeted by gerrymander
Mississippi politicians are threatening to redraw the district of Bennie Thompson, the state’s lone Democrat in CongressThe supreme court decision tha...
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A billionaire, a taco, reality TV: the top 4 attack lines in California’s elections
With the primary election less than three weeks away, the gubernatorial and mayoral races have taken a fiery turnSparring on the debate stage, well-ti...
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Could voters in US’s bluest district deliver a ‘Mamdani moment’ in Philadelphia?
Pennsylvania’s third district, a Democratic bastion, will see a face-off between party’s traditional wing and insurgentsDemocrats have been consumed f...
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Why is the Democratic party still hiding its 2024 election autopsy? | Norman Solomon
No one has more at stake than Kamala Harris – who has ‘signaled’ support for its release without saying so publiclyAfter several months of heated argu...
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Men in the mirror: Trump and Xi’s suits put ‘chameleon effect’ to test in Beijing
Mirroring of each other’s attire may signal alignment – though the look wasn’t a huge departure for either leaderWhen Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met ...
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Trump China visit live: US president says a lot of problems ‘settled’, as he meets with Xi on final day of summit
Trump says ‘a lot of good’ has come from summit and ‘we’ve made some fantastic trade deals for both countries’Xi warns Trump of ‘clashes and even conf...
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ICE violently arrested a US citizen and filmed it ‘like a documentary’, videos reveal
Exclusive: DHS made social media posts out of a protester’s arrest at gunpoint. Christian Cerna speaks out about the lengthy prosecution that derailed...
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The Federal Reserve’s independence is hanging by a thread in the age of Trump
The president’s ultimate goal is to push the Fed – among other independent US institutions – to bend to his willJerome Powell, who stepped down this w...
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13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’
All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communitiesSign up for the Breaking News US ...
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Trump’s new Moms.gov website is an anti-choice hub that misleads women | Moira Donegan
Site provides little in the way of actual support for pregnant women – but does direct them to deceptive pregnancy centersOn the website’s landing pag...
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Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping in China – in pictures
Superpower leaders were expected to discuss the Iran war, trade, Taiwan and artificial intelligence during US president’s visit to Beijing Continue re...
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Can flailing Trump hold on to the Senate in the midterms? | Politics Weekly America
Democrats think they can flip the Senate blue in November, and they’re hoping a group of interesting characters will help them do it. This week, Jonat...
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Trump-Xi accord on Iran elusive as US president’s China trip winds down
China calls for ceasefire and opening of seaway, while Donald Trump says Xi feels ‘very similar’ about ending the war in IranTrump in China – latest u...
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Will Trump lose the Senate in the midterms? – podcast
Democrats think they can flip the Senate blue in November, and they’re hoping a group of interesting characters will help them do it.This week, Jonath...
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Minnesota Democratic lawmakers begin sit-in over gun violence protection bill
Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura leads action after Republican speaker rescinds promise to bring bill to vote Democratic state representatives in M...
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