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‘The new Hamilton’? Show with Mary Todd Lincoln as drunken first lady comes to London
The one-act play Oh, Mary! – ‘the stupidest, funniest thing possible’ – to open after blockbuster run in New YorkWhat if, in the final weeks before Ab...
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Newsom, AOC, Harris? Potential Democratic contenders for 2028 run
Would-be contenders include governors, senators, members of Congress and the former vice-presidentAfter Democrats’s devastating loss to Donald Trump, ...
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Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washing...
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Maga moms, Trump babies and Erika Kirk: Republicans woo women in run-up to midterms – podcast
Erika Kirk – the widow of Charlie Kirk, the rightwing activist killed in Utah in September – has indicated she would be willing to support JD Vance in...
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Trump news at a glance: FBI expands Washington shooting investigation as president says one victim has died
Trump announced the death of national guard member Sarah Beckstrom, as his administration pledged to re-examine entry of Afghan refugees. Key US polit...
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National guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died after shooting in Washington DC, Trump announces
One other member of the guards, Andrew Wolfe, is still fighting for his life, according to the presidentSarah Beckstrom, one of the national guard tro...
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Partisan X posts boost political polarisation among users, research finds
Study shows small changes to tone of posts in ‘for you’ feed increase unfavourable feelings towards political opponentsSmall changes to the tone of po...
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Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in AfghanistanThe suspected shooter of two national guard members in ...
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National guard shooting will likely make Trump crack down even harder
The attack makes the troops’ Washington DC exit less likely and offers a convenient data point for rightwing narratives“Washington DC is considered a ...
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Zohran Mamdani is re-writing the political rules around support for Israel | Kenneth Roth
If support for Israel is no longer de rigueur in New York, it may soon not be obligatory in Washington. That is good news for PalestiniansIsraeli prim...
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Trump news at a glance: president orders more troops to Washington DC after shooting of national guard members
Two national guard members were critically wounded in attack near White House – key US politics stories from Wednesday 26 November at a glanceTwo West...
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Police identify suspect in national guard shooting as Afghan man
Person suspected of shooting two national guard troops near White House identified as Rahmanullah LakanwalThe suspected gunman in the shooting of two ...
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Two national guard members shot and in critical condition after 'targeted' incident in DC – video
Two national guard members were shot near the White House in what officials described as a targeted attack, and the suspect was in custody after suffe...
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Shock and dismay after national guard troops shot near White House
Amid a frenetic scene, some residents said Trump’s militarization of the capital had much to answer forThe scene around Washington’s Farragut Square o...
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Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro-Trump X accounts based in Asia?
A new feature on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter allows users to see the location of other accounts. It has resulted in a firestor...
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Judges allow North Carolina to use Republican-drawn congressional map
New map takes aim at state’s only swing sweat and gives Republicans chance to flip seat as part of Trump campaignA federal three-judge panel on Wednes...
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Two US national guard soldiers shot and suspect in custody in Washington DC
Homeland security secretary says two soldiers were shot, following incident near Farragut West metro stationUS politics live – latest updatesTwo US na...
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Hegseth reportedly plans to cut support to US scouts group for being ‘genderless’
Scouting America decries accusations by defense secretary that the organization is attacking ‘boy-friendly spaces’Scouting America, formerly known as ...
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‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call
Republicans and Democrats warn Witkoff ‘cannot be trusted’ after reportedly advising officials on peace planA handful of US representatives have react...
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Georgia prosecutor confirms final criminal case against Trump is ‘over’
State prosecutor dismisses charges against US president and others in election interference caseThe case against Donald Trump and his co-defendants in...
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Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador, justice department says
Justice department maintains that Trump administration didn’t violate judge’s order to return flights to USThe Department of Justice said in a stateme...
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‘Our concern is for those working in difficult spaces’: president of George Soros’ non-profit on Trump’s attacks
Binaifer Nowrojee, Open Society Foundations president, said the organization would pursue legal action if necessaryAs Donald Trump menaces the Open So...
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Who leaked Witkoff’s call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side?
Bloomberg publishes extraordinary transcripts of secret discussions, but their provenance remains unclearBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Stev...
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Karoline Leavitt’s nephew’s mother detained by US immigration agents
Bruna Ferreira, who has a child with the White House press secretary’s brother, is now in custody at an ICE facilityUS politics live – latest updatesK...
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US police involved in fatal incidents use victims privacy law to hide their identity
In dozen of cases officers have used Marsy’s Law, which gives victims of crime anonymity, to shield their namesFor months, Ohio police officer Connor ...
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‘Ignoring minorities is our original sin’: the complex roots of Nigeria’s security crisis
Criminal exploitation, economic opportunism and religious persecution are all factors in a broader picture of insecurityDon’t get The Long Wave delive...
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Junta hails end to US protected status for Myanmar nationals
Human rights monitors say it is not safe to return, citing reports of ‘serious crimes in the run-up to elections’Myanmar’s junta applauded the Trump a...
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Trump push for new congressional maps meets resistance – from both parties
White House pressure campaign has not found willing participants in all states – including Republican-led onesThe unprecedented push to create new con...
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Departing Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘the canary in the coal mine’ for Republicans, says former House speaker – US politics live
Kevin McCarthy says exit of the Trump loyalist turned critic is a sign of broader trouble for RepublicansFormer House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said ...
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Trump once again steps up attacks on TV networks as he threatens to revoke licenses
Trump has suggested on at least 28 occasions over past eight years that a national TV network’s license be revoked – even though it doesn’t work that ...
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Is Queens the new political belleweather of America? | Michael Massing
National news organizations have treated the borough like flyover country. It’s time to change thatAs the extraordinary Oval Office meeting between Do...
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US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans
Interior department, which has defunded conservation organizations, claims fee hike is for conservationThe interior department announced today new “Am...
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Trump news at a glance: Pete Hegseth increases administration’s attacks on senator Mark Kelly
Trump’s defense secretary orders US Navy secretary to investigate ‘potentially unlawful comments’ made by Kelly – key US politics stories from 25 Nove...
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Judge orders Trump administration to provide bond hearings to detained migrants
District judge in California says detainees who were already living in the US are legally entitled to a bond hearing A federal judge has ruled that Do...
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US justice department memo about boat strikes diverges from Trump narrative
Exclusive: Officials frame strikes as self-defense against violence, without naming aggressor, while Trump claims they’re to stop US overdose deathsTh...
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Trump envoy reportedly told Kremlin official that Ukraine must cede land for peace deal
Steve Witkoff told Yuri Ushakov in October phone call that peace would require Russia gaining control of Donetsk Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Wi...
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Gobble-degook: Trump talks turkey and trashes another presidential tradition
The US president made jokes at the annual turkey pardoning ceremony. It went as well as you would expectDon’t give up the day job. On Tuesday, Donald ...
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Democrats accuse Trump of ‘intimidation’ campaign as FBI seeks interviews
Lawmakers who urged military personnel to refuse illegal orders say federal agents want to question themA group of Democrats accused by Donald Trump o...
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‘Living an American nightmare’: LA hearing details lasting trauma of ICE raids
Southern California residents shared disastrous effects of Trump’s immigration crackdown at a congressional hearingThe Trump administration’s ICE raid...
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Mark Kelly: call for troops to disobey illegal orders is ‘non-controversial’
Senator hits back at Trump administration after Pentagon launches investigation for possible breaches of military lawUS senator Mark Kelly said it was...
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Republican Jim Justice to pay more than $5m in back taxes following lawsuit
Lawsuit filed in West Virginia maintained that Justice and his wife received notice of the funds due since 2009 but didn’t payJim Justice, the Republi...
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JD Vance exploited a brawl to paint Cincinnati as crime-ridden. The fallout has divided the city
National spotlight, after video of violent fight went viral, has led residents to question just how safe their city is or isn’t – and who is responsib...
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The Comey and James dismissals are a reminder of Trump’s lawlessness | Austin Sarat
A judge tossed indictments against two of the president’s political enemies, standing against politicized prosecutionsYesterday brought good news for ...
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Anti-fascist groups named as US terror threats ‘barely exist’, experts say
Designation of groups from Italy, Germany and Greece labelled ‘ridiculous’ as experts say no active threat posedExperts have told the Guardian the sam...
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What can we learn from RFK's 'erotic poetry'? That Americans need to get better at enjoying a scandal | Marina Hyde
The US health secretary’s ‘digital affair’ with Olivia Nuzzi doesn’t need sombre analysis. Take it from this Brit: sometimes laughter is the only opti...
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Is the Democratic party embracing Bernie Sanders-style politics? | Dustin Guastella
Maybe. Let’s hope it is not too late for Democrats to win back the working class and WashingtonSince the Democrats’ sweeping victories on 4 November, ...
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US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out
Trump puts US in unflattering company as lack of representative reveals disdain for climate progressMore than two decades ago, the US railed against t...
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US attorney general vows to appeal dismissal of criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James – US politics live
Pam Bondi says she will ‘take all available legal action’ after cases dismissed against ex-FBI director and New York attorney general Good morning, an...
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Majority of Latino voters disapprove of Trump, Pew study finds
Research shows 70% disapprove of job US president – who won backing of nearly half of Latino voters in 2024 – is doingA majority of Latinos disapprove...
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Trump news at a glance: James Comey, Letitia James welcome judge’s decision to toss criminal cases
Federal judge calls justice department’s actions ‘unlawful exercises of executive power’ because prosecutor was unlawfully appointed – key US politics...
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James Comey 'grateful' after criminal case against him thrown out by judge – video
'I’m grateful that the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence and incompetence,' said the former FBI director a...
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Trump begins process of designating Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups
President signed executive order for Rubio and Bessent to submit report on chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and JordanDonald Trump on Monday began the proce...
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