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‘Slow this thing down’: Sanders warns US has no clue about speed and scale of coming AI revolution
After meeting with unspecified tech leaders, senator calls for urgent policy action as companies race to build ever more powerful systemsBernie Sander...
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Trump news at a glance: president lobs insults at US supreme court for striking down his global tariffs
Trump called justices ‘fools’ and ‘disgrace to the nation’ after their rebuke of his aggressive trade tactic – key US politics stories from 20 Februar...
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US citizen shot and killed by federal immigration agent last year, new records show
Shooting death of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, in Texas was not publicly disclosed by Department of Homeland SecurityNewly released records show a US citiz...
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US envoy Mike Huckabee says it would be ‘fine’ if Israel took all Middle East land
Rightwing Trump ally tells Tucker Carlson Israel has biblical right to land from ‘wadi of Egypt to the great river’The US’s ambassador to Israel, Mike...
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California bill would ban ICE agents from being near polling sites
Legislation responds to concerns that immigration officers could interfere with voting during November midterms A bill introduced this week by Califor...
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A bar, kitchen and flat-screen TVs: the $70m jet DHS is eyeing for deportations
The department is reportedly considering buying a Boeing plane for deportation flights and for use by Trump officialsA $70m aircraft the Department of...
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Congress restores funding to cultural institutions once on Trump’s chopping block
Breaking from the president, Congress voted to fund institutions including the Institute of American Indian ArtsIn a break with Donald Trump, the Repu...
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The Guardian view on Trump’s Board of Peace: serving private interests more than public good | Editorial
As aid trickles into Gaza, Washington channels $10bn into a body chaired by the president. Peace in the region rests on law and sovereignty, not ego a...
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Florida Republicans pass bill renaming Palm Beach airport after Trump
Democrats cry foul at change to airport closest to Mar-a-Lago days after president’s lawyers trademarked new nameDemocrats in Florida have condemned R...
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Trump’s EPA to roll back rule limiting hazardous mercury from coal plants
Environmental groups warn that weakening air toxics and mercury standards will lead to higher health-related costsThe Trump administration announced o...
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Democrats revel in supreme court decision curbing Trump’s tariff spree
Schumer says ‘overreach failed’ after court rules president cannot bypass Congress’s power to taxUS politics – follow liveDemocratic lawmakers are rej...
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Trump overstepped executive power by imposing tariffs, supreme court rules
Ruling is blow to Trump’s bold assertions of authority and topples key pillar of aggressive economic agendaUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Tru...
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Federal judge accuses White House of ‘terror’ against immigrants in US
Sunshine Sykes says Trump administration poses threats and is recklessly violating law with its mass deportationsA federal judge has accused the Trump...
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US economic growth slowed in fourth quarter of 2025 amid government shutdown
GDP grew 1.4% last quarter, down from economists’ forecast of 3%, though AI and tax cuts could boost growth this yearBusiness live – latest updatesUS ...
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Amid Trump crackdown on Chinese students, one US university appears to block them altogether
Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislatorsSeveral universities have scra...
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Smokejumper and union leader aims to win in Montana by focusing on workers
Sam Forstag, who parachutes from planes to fight wildfires, believes pro-worker polices can flip district from Trump allySam Forstag is used to launch...
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Anger as Trump FDA retreats from plan to ban artificial colors in food
Experts say new labeling could deceive consumers as dangerous substances still allowed under new rulesIn a further retreat from its pledge to ban arti...
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Gaza's future or Trump's favour: what is the Board of Peace trying to secure? – video
A group of largely authoritarian world leaders and a few observers joined Donald Trump in Washington for the inaugural meeting of the newly establishe...
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Whistles are a symbol of resistance amid Trump’s ICE crackdown. Some say they hurt more than they help
The instrument has strengthened community ties, but some organizers say whistles can create panic or confusionOver the past year, whistles have become...
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Texas congressional candidate with extremist views backed by hard-right donors
After tech billionaire Peter Thiel and others donated to Jace Yarbrough’s campaign, Donald Trump endorsed himA rookie congressional candidate in a nin...
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Corruption is no longer envelopes of cash – now it is about who is being shielded and who is being sacrificed | Kenneth Mohammed
Trump has attacked judges and weakened global safeguards. Someone needs to stand up to the US and stop the erosion of democracyIn an era of overlappin...
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Jesse Jackson’s political legacy in the Trump era – podcast
On Tuesday, we learned that the US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson had died at the age of 84. Tributes flooded in from political figures across the ...
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Trump says he will order the release of Pentagon files on aliens and UFOs
The president’s announcement came after predecessor Barack Obama went viral last week for saying aliens are ‘real’Donald Trump has announced he is dir...
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Trump labor secretary’s husband barred from department over sexual assault allegations, reports say
Shawn DeRemer, husband of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, reportedly accused by at least two female staff membersThe husband of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Donald Trump...
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Trump news at a glance: president weighs ordering ‘bad things’ against Iran as nuclear deal sits in limbo
Experts say there are already sufficient US military assets in the Middle East to begin aerial bombing – key US politics stories from Thursday 19 Febr...
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Trump defends tariffs in pre-midterms appearance in battleground Georgia
Visit was ostensibly to promote economy, but US president focused on repeated, unverified claims of voter fraudDonald Trump forcefully defended his ta...
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Abigail Spanberger to give Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union address
Virginia governor is seen as a model for the party to win back power in midterm electionsVirginia’s governor Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democ...
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Army veteran sues federal government after ICE detains him for three days
US citizen George Retes was held without access to family, an attorney, or information about the charges against himAn army veteran detained by federa...
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Large Trump banner hung at justice department headquarters
‘Make America Safe Again’ banner put up in striking symbol of president’s control over top US law-enforcement agencyA large banner featuring Donald Tr...
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Trump order seeks to protect weedkiller at center of barrage of lawsuits
President’s move, which also seeks ‘immunity’ for makers, faces backlash from health advocates and Maha coalitionDonald Trump has signed an executive ...
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US builds website that will allow Europeans to view blocked content
Freedom.gov appears to be administered by a branch of the Department of Homeland SecurityThe US has built a portal that will allow Europeans to view b...
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Colbert on RFK Jr’s Maha workout video: ‘Senior softcore that feels like dropping acid’
Late-night host discussed the health secretary’s bizarre clip and a poll saying 47% of Americans think Trump is racistStephen Colbert was feeling unde...
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White House grants ICE power to detain refugees for aggressive ‘rescreening’
A new DHS memo details plan to allow federal immigration officers to detain legal refugees in the US indefinitely The Trump administration is moving t...
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Jesse Jackson showed us how love can always be a potent force in public life | Reverend William Barber
We can honor my mentor and the late civil rights icon by becoming the America we’ve never yet beenBefore 5am on Tuesday, Jesse Jackson Jr called to te...
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Experts warn NIH director now leading CDC will push ‘RFK Jr’s agenda’
RFK Jr ally Jay Bhattacharya was named acting director of the CDC and will be fourth leader in a year to head agencyJay Bhattacharya, the director of ...
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Dear Kristi Noem: you’re tracking down ICE critics? I’m one of them | Robert Reich
The homeland security department is reportedly seeking information on critical social media accounts. Look no furtherThe New York Times reports that t...
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‘We’re no longer attracting top talent’: the brain drain killing American science
As Trump slashes science funding, young researchers flee abroad. Without solid innovation, the US could cease to have the largest biomedical ecosystem...
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Trump’s bid to name Penn Station after himself looks like a presidential shakedown | Mohamad Bazzi
The US president’s relentless self-aggrandizement spree continues amid hypocrisy and shifting explanationsAs a real estate developer, Donald Trump bui...
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World leaders gather in Washington for Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting - US politics live
Representatives from more than 45 countries expected to attend initiative aimed at bringing an end to the war in GazaAuthoritarians, strongmen and dic...
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Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show
Exclusive: approximately 350-acre compound planned as base for multinational force, according to records reviewed by the GuardianThe Trump administrat...
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Bernie Sanders rails against billionaire ‘greed’ amid California tax battle
In a fiery speech in Los Angeles, the Vermont senator criticizes ‘grotesque’ levels of economic inequalityBillionaires are “treading on very, very thi...
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Trump news at a glance: president’s ‘board of peace’ set to meet, minus some key US allies
Some European leaders have criticised the organisation’s murky funding and political mandate – key US politics stories from Wednesday 18 February at a...
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US civil rights agency sues Coca-Cola bottler over event that excluded men
Lawsuit is first by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over workplace DEI in Trump’s second termA US civil rights agency has sued a bottler and d...
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New York hospital ends transgender treatment program for minors
NYU Langone’s decision comes amid Trump administration threats to cut funding to providers who treat trans youthNYU Langone Health, one of New York Ci...
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Trump’s immigration siege is rattling hospitality industry, workers say
Unite Here, the US’s largest hospitality workers’ union, says ICE crackdown is cutting tourism and jobswDonald Trump’s immigration policies are having...
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Illinois governor proposes cancelling tax breaks for datacenters
Pritzker’s move reflects increasing public pushback against resource-hungry facilities used to power the AI boomThe Illinois governor JB Pritzker prop...
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Major European allies decline to join first meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace
Dozens of world leaders head to Washington for what White House says will largely be a fundraiser on ThursdayDozens of world leaders and national dele...
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Good news for Trump before midterms: he’s still more popular than cockroaches
Trump’s disapproval rating indicates he’s less popular with Americans than some insects like ants. Will it mean anything in November? This was origina...
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Mamdani floats New York City property tax raise if state won’t tax millionaires
Threat of 9.5% property tax increase puts pressure on Governor Hochul, who is seeking re-election this yearZohran Mamdani, New York’s democratic socia...
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US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault
Union coverage slightly increased last year even as White House tried to eliminate contracts for thousands of workersThe number of workers covered und...
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Trump and Maryland governor feud over Potomac River sewage spill disaster
President accused Wes Moore of ‘gross mismanagement’ after federally managed sewer line ruptured last monthA month after one of the largest sewage spi...
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Turmoil at US constitution museum as leader exits ahead of 250th anniversary
Leadership disputes claim of political motive for ousting Jeffrey Rosen, who was praised for non-partisan approachThe first and only museum dedicated ...
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