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Cracks are showing in Trump’s blue-collar base | Steven Greenhouse
Voters are upset that Trump has failed to deliver on his economic promises. That’s bad news for Republicans in NovemberIf any demographic group was ke...
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The US re-legalized the death penalty 50 years ago. Is it working as intended?
The Marshall Project analyzed over 9,000 death sentences handed down since states brought the punishment backFifty years ago, Americans set out on a p...
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Progressive New Yorker backed by Zohran Mamdani for US Congress targets ‘establishment’
Darializa Avila Chevalier is running on universal healthcare, campaign finance reform and abolishing ICEA progressive Democrat challenging a veteran c...
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Iran hails ‘progress’ as first day of talks with US conclude after shaky start
Mediators Pakistan and Qatar issue statement saying talks will run for rest of the week, as fighting in Lebanon continues to threaten dealIran’s forei...
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Trump news at a glance: President threatens to restart attacks on Iran even as Vance cites progress in talks
Trump warning that Iran ‘won’t have a country’ if it closes strait of Hormuz contrasts with vice-president’s tone seeking to turn over ‘new leaf’ with...
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At least seven people killed in Chicago shootings as Trump renews military call
Mayor says ‘violence has no place in our city’ as president criticizes governor for not accepting national guard troops At least seven people have bee...
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Trump faces fresh bipartisan criticism on Iran deal as Vance hails peace talks
Objections comes as Trump threatens to renew attacks on Iran if it doesn’t rein in its proxy in LebanonUS political figures from left and right voiced...
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Trump says beleaguered reflecting pool will ‘probably’ be drained for repairs
Algae blooms and peeling paint mar $14.2m renovation as president blames problems on ‘disgraceful Vandalism’The troublesome Lincoln Memorial reflectin...
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A Ukrainian family built a community in Cleveland. Now, they face deportation
After the US said seeking affordable medical care for their son would not impede their re-entry, Tamila Vashchuk and her 10-year-old were issued remov...
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Florida college seized by DeSantis in ‘anti-woke’ push to triple in size
New College of Florida to acquire USF Sarasota-Manatee in deal that leading Democratic lawmaker says ‘reeks of grift’A liberal arts college seized by ...
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Prediction markets surge in US as public health advocates call for support to combat gambling
Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket operating in areas with limited resources for people with gambling problemsPublic health resources across the US ...
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‘I hope I’m doing something important’: the Memphis observers tracking Trump’s anti-crime taskforce
A small but dedicated band is keeping tabs on taskforce agents – here’s what the activist monitors have to sayNine months after Donald Trump ordered a...
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Trump news at a glance: US president claims ‘vandalism’ for Washington DC reflecting pool problems
Paint seen peeling off in the water at pool site; investigation finds ICE agents disproportionately target people from Latin America – key US politics...
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Trump loyalist Jim Jordan linked to group that received ‘dark money’ from ICE detention contractor
Report finds close ties between the Trump administration and Geo Group, which profits from anti-immigration crackdownJim Jordan is among the most famo...
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‘They have all the power’: investigation finds that 93% of ICE arrests targeted Latinos
430 ICE street arrests filed over a five-month period were clustered in predominantly Latino communities across New Jersey and New YorkFederal agents ...
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Trump acknowledges ‘real problems’ at reflecting pool after $14m makeover, blaming ‘vandalism’
His vaunted renovation of the Washington attraction has resulted in an algae bloom and peeling paintDonald Trump has blamed “vandalism” for “real prob...
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US treasury chief urged Trump not to host ‘Mr Bean on crack’ Zelenskyy, book says
Suggestion that Scott Bessent so described a world leader included in Regime Change, by New York Times reportersScott Bessent, the US treasury secreta...
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DC’s ‘renovated’ pool reflects the Trump administration’s dangerous hubris
When asked what his takeaways from the Iran war were, Trump said he believed there were no limits to his powerIt’s been a busy week for the US’s birth...
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'The world's most luxurious plane': Trump unveils new Air Force One – video
Donald Trump unveiled the new, temporary Air Force One at a hangar at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday, a day after White House officials bid ...
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What Democrats want: New York congressional race showcases fight over party’s future
In NY-12, four Democrats, including one Kennedy, are vying to replace Jerry Nadler – and potentially shake things upWhen news broke that a safely Demo...
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As the US and China surge ahead, is Europe sleepwalking into AI disaster?
A burgeoning genre of fictional AI doomsday scenarios says lagging behind on the technology could threaten the continent’s sovereigntyIt’s 2031 and th...
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Trump’s DC makeover frenzy bewilders locals and visitors: ‘It’s like we’re under occupation’
From East Wing demolition and ‘restoration’ of reflecting pool to bridge and fountain renovations, US capital is ‘a different city right now’On the ed...
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Trump news at a glance: Israel-Hezbollah clashes ground Vance trip; Qatar jet is new Air Force One
US-Iran meeting in Switzerland cancelled because of Lebanon fighting; Trump unveils new Air Force One – key US politics stories from Friday 19 June at...
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Trump unveils new Air Force One, a converted Qatari 747
New craft, called VC-25B Bridge, had provoked protest since $400m jet wildly exceeds limit on unsolicited giftsDonald Trump unveiled the new, temporar...
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Biden’s bid to block release of recordings made with ghostwriter fails
Judge finds public interest outweighs privacy rights in request made by staffer at Heritage FoundationA federal judge on Friday rejected Joe Biden’s a...
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Trump assured Musk and Carlson he wouldn’t go to war with Iran, new book claims
Book also details Trump’s ‘enthralled’ reaction to pictures of injuries caused by Israeli pager attack on HezbollahDonald Trump declared he would not ...
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Revolt in small Georgia town appears to ward off ICE detention center
Social Circle announces homeland security has canceled plans to convert warehouse to detain up to 10,000 peopleThe small town of Social Circle in rura...
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Comparison to Hitler, Mao, Stalin? Trump says: ‘Sounds good to me!’
‘Historian’ claims ‘overwhelming difference’ between him and rogues’ gallery of autocrats is that Trump is more powerfulDonald Trump has enthusiastica...
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'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Giorgia Meloni rejects Trump's claim she begged for a photo – video
The Italian prime minister posted a video on X saying that Donald Trump's claim she begged him for a photo were 'completely made up'. The US president...
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At last, something Europeans and Americans can agree upon | Letter
Never make the mistake of conflating the actual people of a country with those who govern it, says Eric JanssonThe survey on which you report (Only on...
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Barack Obama says US is ‘worse off’ than before war with Iran
Former president nevertheless said in an interview that he was happy to see a ceasefire with Iran and hopes it holdsAnalysis: Iran peace deal makes cl...
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JD Vance, once an ‘angry atheist’, is America’s most powerful Catholic. How will he wield his faith?
In his new memoir, the vice-president covers his conversion and politics – at a time when hardline Catholicism is ascendant in the USWhen JD Vance bec...
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Timeline of Bill Pulte’s appointment as acting director of national intelligence
Trump loyalist’s rise to lead US spy agencies sparked firestorm over his lack of experience and partisanshipBill Pulte assumes role of US acting direc...
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Bill Pulte assumes role of US acting director of national intelligence
Head of Federal Housing Finance Agency who investigated Trump’s enemies takes over top intelligence roleTimeline of Bill Pulte’s appointment as acting...
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‘The purpose of the rule is fascism’: scientists fight back against planned Trump research cuts
Stand Up for Science founder says proposal to control how grants are spent would ‘dismantle US science ecosystem’While waiting to board her flight hom...
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Obama Center opening stirs pride and unease for Chicago’s South Side amid displacement fears
South Siders voice concerns about gentrification, housing and affordability as they celebrate opening of the Obama Presidential Center Pastor Jeffery ...
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Trump’s Iran deal could place his legacy in the hands of Tehran
He lambasted Jimmy Carter during the 1980 hostage crisis; now Trump’s presidency could be similarly blemishedIt began with the fate of hostages.Donald...
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Tired with Iran, Trump refocuses on Ukraine | Politics Weekly America
Donald Trump has signed a 14-point agreement with Iran, trying to bring an end to a war he helped start. Satisfied his work is done in the Middle East...
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Tired of Iran, Trump refocuses on Ukraine – podcast
Donald Trump has signed a 14-point agreement with Iran, trying to bring an end to a war he helped start. Satisfied his work is done in the Middle East...
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Trump news at a glance: Vance uses US weaponry barbs to scold Israeli critics of Iran deal
Vice-president says Israeli cabinet members shouldn’t attack the country’s ‘only powerful ally’ left; Iran says it will impose fees on strait of Hormu...
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US military kills three people in boat strike in Pacific Ocean
Attack brings to at least 211 number of people killed as Trump administration targets alleged ‘narcoterrorists’The US military attacked a boat accused...
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Star-studded opening for Obama library in Chicago delivers implied rebuke to Trump
Musical stars and retired politicians from less polarised era seeming antidote to cage fights on White House lawnThe Barack Obama presidential center ...
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President of Wisconsin’s largest mosque released from ICE custody
Judge’s order finds officials likely retaliated for Salah Sarsour’s advocacy for Palestinian rightsA federal judge has ordered the release of the pres...
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Trump administration compares reflecting pool algae battle to Iran war
Interior department insists water at Washington landmark is ‘crystal clear’ as witnesses report murky green poolUS federal government workers continue...
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Gas prices fall below $4 on average after Trump’s signing of Iran deal to end war
Drivers feel some relief but prices still a dollar more per gallon overall since before US-Israel attack on IranSign up for the Breaking News US newsl...
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Trump administration reverses decision to scrap ocean monitoring system
Move to dismantle $368m sea observatory initiative faced opposition from experts and lawmakersThe Donald Trump administration has reversed its decisio...
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Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George to be next mayor of Washington DC
City councillor who ran on expanding childcare, education and housing slated for office after opponent concedesDemocratic socialist Janeese Lewis Geor...
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The Guardian view on Trump and Iran: a president’s wishful thinking gives way to uncomfortable realities | Editorial
The memorandum of understanding signed in Versailles lays bare US failure and the pointlessness of this illegal warDonald Trump’s wishful thinking, as...
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California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls
Wealth tax criticized by billionaires and Gavin Newsom would levy a one-time 5% tax on residents worth over $1bnA controversial proposal in California...
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Fed governor Lisa Cook faced $1.3m in legal and security fees after Trump’s bid to fire her
Cook is at the center of a supreme court case focused on whether Trump’s firing of her from the Fed board was legalThe Federal Reserve governor Lisa C...
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Iran peace deal makes clear how far US has been forced to retreat since 2025
Plan is admission US could not achieve what it sought through war as red line after red line has been erasedOnly a man with an unparalleled ignorance ...
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Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom
Funds meant for Secret Service were transferred to project president promised would be financed by private donationsUS politics live – latest updatesD...
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