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As we prepare for 2026, remember we have the power to make our future | Rebecca Solnit
We enter 2026 with radical uncertainty about the fate of the US – but also with the clarity that people have the power to determine what it will beWhe...
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Why is the Democratic party hiding its 2024 autopsy report? | Norman Soloman
If the DNC isn’t open and transparent about why they lost, then how can we be sure they will learn their lesson this time?The Democratic National Comm...
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Tuesday briefing: A surreal year in news gives our cartoonists endless material
In today’s newsletter: Covering everything from Donald Trump to AI, and Gaza to Ukraine, award-winning cartoonist and illustrator Ben Jennings shares ...
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US military says two were killed in strike on suspected drug vessel in Pacific
Two men killed in Hegseth-led attack on boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters, Pentagon saysThe US military announced the killing o...
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Pardons and prizes: five key takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu
US president hosted Israeli prime minister to discuss stalled Gaza peace plan, Iran and an award for TrumpTrump news at a glance: president greets Net...
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Trump news at a glance: president greets Netanyahu, warns Hamas, threatens to sue Jerome Powell
Israeli prime minister’s Florida trip included announcement that he will award Trump with Israel prize – key US politics stories from 29 December at a...
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Hamas will have ‘hell to pay’ if it fails to disarm, Trump warns after Netanyahu meeting
Israeli prime minister said he will award Trump with Israel prize, highest civilian honor, while visiting Mar-a-LagoUS politics live – latest updatesD...
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Between the old world and the new with Antonio Gramsci and Matthew Arnold | Brief letters
New world order | Trumpton Riots | Spoof sign | TV viewing stages | Right and wrong of racism | Kemi’s Christmas messagePatrick Wintour begins his exc...
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US struck ‘big facility’ in Venezuela, Trump claimed without offering details
Trump alleged that US forces hit ‘very hard’ in what would mark his team’s first land strike on Venezuela if confirmedDonald Trump has claimed that US...
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As the US media floundered this year, I couldn’t help but think: ‘Thank God I’m at the Guardian’
Other outlets have asked their writers to compromise, but the Guardian has never – and would never – ask me to pull a punchFunded by readers, the Guar...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was ‘naive’ for believing Trump is man of the people
Greene gives lengthy interview with New York Times days before stepping down as congresswoman for GeorgiaMarjorie Taylor Greene, now just days away fr...
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Trump to meet Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago amid concerns over progress on fragile Gaza truce plan – live
The Israeli prime minister left Israel on Sunday on his fifth visit to see Trump in the US this yearWhat is the tricky second phase of the Gaza ceasef...
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Many Filipino healthcare workers in the US live in fear of ICE: ‘This is my place of work. I should feel safe’
Filipinos make up a large percentage of the healthcare workforce, which includes undocumented peopleIn the Philippines, she spent three years providin...
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From ‘global cooling’ to ‘beautiful coal’: Trump’s startling climate claims of 2025
Trump ratcheted up his questionable claims about the environment and how to deal, if at all, with the threats to itIn the past decade at the forefront...
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Working Families bet on 2026 as the right time for a third US party after a wave of wins
The progressive party is now active in 18 states and much of its expansion happened in the past five yearsThe “time has come” for the Working Families...
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Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us | Robert Reich
I’d like to believe that the horrific darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner futureAbout a year ago, at the start o...
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Donald Trump in his own words – the year in racism and misogyny
The president has increased the amount of invective he’s spewed against women and people of color Continue reading...
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Nancy Pelosi predicts Democrats will retake US House in 2026 midterms
Former House speaker on ABC News also said congressional Republicans have ceded almost all their power to TrumpDemocrats will retake the US House’s ma...
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Peace, power and profit – the logic behind Donald Trump’s dealmaking diplomacy
In today’s newsletter: As Trump’s business and diplomacy fuse, critics warn that his approach risks trading stability – and US democracy – for leverag...
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Trump news at a glance: progress but no breakthrough in Ukraine peace talks
Donald Trump says ‘one or two tough’ issues could lead to negotiations breaking down – key US politics stories from 28 December at a glancePresident D...
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FBI deploys more resources to ‘dismantle fraud schemes’ in Minnesota
Kash Patel claims $250m scheme that stole Covid aid is ‘tip of iceberg’ and alleges state’s Somalia population is to blameThe FBI has deployed additio...
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Bernie Sanders criticizes AI as ‘the most consequential technology in humanity’
Republican senator Katie Britt also proposes AI companies be criminally liable if they expose minors to harmful ideasUS senator Bernie Sanders amplifi...
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US strikes on Nigeria and Syria are ‘consistent’ with policy to combat IS, Republican says
House armed services committee’s Mike Turner denied that military strikes showed new Trump approach to US forcesUS warns of more Nigeria strikes as Ab...
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‘There’s a whole new bench of progressive creators’: how Democrats can catch up in the online space
Kyle Tharp of the Chaotic Era newsletter talks podcasts, influencers and rage bait – and the Republican formulaDemocrats’ soul-searching began even be...
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US strikes on IS targets in Nigeria may only fan the flames of insurgent violence | Onyedikachi Madueke
The public is looking for relief from terrorism and violence. But Donald Trump’s words bolster narratives of foreign ‘crusader’ aggressionThe response...
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‘I believe this is going to be a reckoning’: Ro Khanna, the man behind the Epstein files act, on building bipartisan wins
The California Democrat believes common ground does not only lie in the center – and has the successes to prove itIt was mid-December, and Ro Khanna w...
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‘We became famous, but at what cost?’: after the horrors of Cecot, the search for a normal life
After months of torture in the Salvadorian prison, the men deported from the US reunite with families in VenezuelaIn preparation for the new year, And...
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The 2025 US economy – in charts: rising prices, hiring slowdown, rollercoaster growth
Looking at the government’s own report cards, how did the US fare under the first year of Trumponomics 2.0?The US economy is thriving, according to Do...
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Through the lens of history, Trump's legacy will be more of a blotch than a Maga masterpiece | Simon Tisdall
Take this hopeful thought into 2026: the tyrants we endure always falter, and their ‘seismic’ upheavals are usually false dawnsFor those who lived thr...
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Trump news at a glance: Republican turns ‘lowlife’ taunt back on president to raise campaign funds
Thomas Massie, who co-authored Epstein files act, says president attacked him for keeping commitment to ‘help victims’. Key US politics stories from 2...
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A vineyard manager’s deportation shattered an Oregon town. Now his daughter is carrying on his legacy
Alondra Sotelo Garcia took over her father’s business when he was deported to Mexico after three decades in the USAlondra Sotelo Garcia saw the same h...
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Trump is shamelessly covering America in his name | Mohamad Bazzi
Trump is using the presidency as a branding opportunity. He’s slapping his name on as many buildings, monuments and government projects as he canIn 20...
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Trump urges Republicans to ditch filibuster rule in US Senate
Rule allows minority party to block legislation, but GOP is reluctant to scrap it as they could lose majorityDonald Trump has floated the idea of endi...
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Inflatable frogs and ice scrapers: nine innovative ways Americans protested against Trump in 2025
Historically, when organizers have used tactical innovation, movement activity has peakedFederal agents in military fatigues carrying assault rifles i...
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Epstein texts and yelling at Trump: US House’s year of censures
Lawmakers spent much of 2025 seeking to reprimand each other – here’s a look back at what sparked such outrageIt’s been a year for the history books i...
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Republican behind Epstein files act responds to Trump ‘lowlife’ taunt
Kentucky’s Thomas Massie used the president’s insult to raise funds to run against a Trump-endorsed candidateA Kentucky congressman singled out by Don...
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Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing
As Americans tire of Donald Trump, a Democratic midterm ‘tsunami’ could sweep the GOP out of powerIt was a wake-up call for America. In January, Donal...
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Trump news at a glance: Nigeria says it provided intelligence for US airstrikes as Hegseth warns of more attacks
Country’s foreign minister says his president signed off on US air attack – key US politics stories from 26 December at a glanceUS airstrikes in Niger...
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Bari Weiss defends decision to pull 60 Minutes episode on El Salvador prison
CBS News editor-in-chief argues in memo that network’s priority was ‘comprehensive and fair’ coverageWho is Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS...
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Trump supporters hail US strikes in Nigeria as ‘amazing Christmas present’
Some even celebrated ‘mass killing’ and the president’s ‘resolve’ in attacking Islamic State targets The US’s Christmas Day strikes against Islamic St...
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The protesters showing up every week to shut down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: ‘We will end this’
Every Sunday, protesters from Florida and beyond go to the notorious immigration jail and advocate for its closureThey come on buses, in cars and RVs....
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UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’
Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountabilityA British anti-disinformation campa...
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‘Weapons of mass construction’: the US ‘craftivists’ using yarn to fight back against Trump
Fiber artists across the US are using their craft to protest against everything from national guard deployments to rollbacks on abortion rightsIn earl...
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US warns of more Nigeria strikes as Abuja talks of ‘joint ongoing operations’
Pete Hegseth says ‘more to come’ as Nigerian minister confirms his country provided intelligence for first waveUS politics live: latest news updatesTh...
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‘Loyalty over all’: Trump was once known for constantly switching out his staff. Not anymore
President’s professed satisfaction with his cabinet may be a reflection of how difficult it would be to get a replacement confirmedFor more than a dec...
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Nigeria provided US with intelligence for strikes on Islamist militants, says foreign minister – US politics live
Yusuf Tuggar says strikes against group accused by Donald Trump of attacking Christian communities will be an ‘ongoing process’The US president, Donal...
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How an ex-US Marine became vital in the fight against Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement
When Trump began deploying troops to US cities, Janessa Goldbeck’s Vet Voice Foundation was ready – now they’re preparing for what may be nextWhatever...
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Trump news briefing: President praises military after launching Christmas Day strikes on IS in Nigeria
Trump also wishes ‘merry Christmas to all, including the dead terrorists’, after strikes. Key US politics stories from Thursday 25 DecemberDonald Trum...
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Why has Trump ordered strikes in Nigeria and what has it got to do with the persecution of Christians?
Parts of the US right have for years been amplifying claims that Christians face violence in Nigeria, a notion the US president has helped to encourag...
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Dear Britain: things are bad, but America will recover from Donald Trump. Just give us three years | Jimmy Kimmel
When the president targeted me and my TV show, millions said no. So don’t give up on us – and always remember, we’re not all like himI have no idea if...
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British campaigner launches legal challenge against Trump administration after deportation threat
Imran Ahmed, an anti-disinformation advocate, claims he is being targeted over his work scrutinising social media companiesA British anti-disinformati...
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‘Not an enabler’? A glimpse behind the curtain at Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles
Are her recent candid remarks about Trump an attempt to distance herself from an increasingly unpopular president?She was now one of the family. When ...
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