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DoJ closes San Francisco immigration court in move critics say worsens case backlog
Attorneys criticize closure and say it sows ‘a lot of chaos’ as Trump administration claims shuttering is ‘cost effective’The Department of Justice sh...
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Howard Lutnick to answer questions from US House over Jeffrey Epstein ties
US commerce secretary to sit for transcribed interview as part of House oversight committee’s broader investigationThe US commerce secretary, Howard L...
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Trump’s commerce chief Lutnick to face Epstein grilling in closed-door interview – US politics live
Howard Lutnick has acknowledged he visited Epstein’s island with his family in 2012 after earlier claiming he severed ties in 2005Sign up for the Brea...
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Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again
In today’s newsletter: The brief US effort to steer trapped vessels through the waterway put the fragile ceasefire under strainGood morning. Unce...
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Middle East crisis live: Trump changes strait of Hormuz plan again as Rubio says US offensive is ‘over’
US president says he will briefly pause Project Freedom after just one day; Rubio says US has achieved objectives of Iran operation; Iran’s foreign mi...
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Trump and his oil-and-coal oligarchy should face sanctions for its war on the environment | Alexander Hurst
Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regimeThe ecological disasters of th...
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Is Europe ready for a future without the US? – podcast
Trump has threatened to pull 5,000 troops from Germany – while European leaders worry this is just the start of a US withdrawal from the continent. De...
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Trump news at a glance: Marco Rubio, in White House press room, puts a spin on rising gas prices
Secretary of state says US is ‘very fortunate’ as Trump’s Iran war pushes gas price near $4.50 a gallon – key US politics stories from Tuesday, 5 May ...
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Sherrod Brown and Jon Husted set for Senate showdown after Ohio primary victories
Ohio’s Senate seat is one Democrats have prioritized in the party’s bid to retake control of the chamberSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter em...
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California gubernatorial frontrunners face off in high-stakes debate as early voting gets underway
Republican and Democratic candidates will meet on stage in race reshaped by Eric Swalwell’s exit and Xavier Becerra’s riseSeven of the leading contend...
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Rubio insists US is ‘very fortunate’ as Iran war pushes gas price near $4.50
US secretary of state says US is better off than other countries hit by disruption in oil supplies‘A dollar or two increase is devastating’: US reader...
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FDA blocked studies finding Covid and shingles vaccines safe, HHS official says
Serious side-effects from vaccines were rare, scientists found in studies funded by US taxpayer moneyThe US Food and Drug Administration has blocked t...
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US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues NYT over bias claim
White male editor at newspaper claims he was unfairly passed over for promoted role despite qualificationsIn what appears to be a new front in the Tru...
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Senate Republicans propose package including $1bn that could go to Trump ballroom
New immigration enforcement package could fund security of $400m ‘East Wing modernization project’Senate Republicans have released a new immigration e...
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Georgia county poll workers targeted by subpoena seeking their contact details
Fulton county is trying to fend off federal prosecutor’s demand for information on 2020 election workersFulton county, Georgia, is trying to fend off ...
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US to take steps to curb antidepressant prescribing, RFK Jr says
Plan promotes ‘deprescribing’ as psychiatrists warn crisis stems from lack of access to care, not overuseThe federal health department will begin a se...
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The Guardian view on the US supreme court: its judgments have slowly erased voting rights | Editorial
A landmark ruling set back the right Congress granted – of racial equality in electoral opportunity – to keep Republicans in powerIn the late 19th cen...
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Democrats urge Rubio to acknowledge Israel possesses nuclear weapons amid Iran war
Letter from House Democrats to secretary of state calls for end to ambiguity over Israel’s nuclear weapons programsHouse Democrats have asked secretar...
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Has Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ reignited war with Iran? | The Latest
Donald Trump has launched a new operation, dubbed ‘Project Freedom’, to try to open the strait of Hormuz. Could it spark a re-escalation of the war wi...
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Has Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ reignited war with Iran? – The Latest
Donald Trump has launched a new operation, which he called ‘Project Freedom’, to try to open the strait of Hormuz. Could it spark a re-escalation of t...
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David Letterman doubts late-night’s future before Colbert finale
Veteran host says format may not last as The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ends its 33-year run amid controversyAhead of the final episode of The Lat...
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Barron Trump is not a time traveller – but there's a reason the idea has gone viral | Arwa Mahdawi
The latest conspiracy theory involves the president’s son and a book written in the 19th century. It’s yet another distraction from the war on Iran, t...
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Rubble from Trump ballroom dumped at DC golf course has toxic metals, data shows
A federal judge also warned White House to tread carefully as it moves ahead with plans to revamp DC golf courseA federal judge weighed into a dispute...
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Rachel Reeves and Scott Bessent argued in person about Iran war, sources say
UK chancellor said to have told US treasury secretary she did not like his tone during meeting in Washington in AprilUK politics live – latest updates...
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Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran stance
US president directs fresh criticism at pontiff days before secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to VaticanMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald T...
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They were hunted by the Taliban for helping the US. Now, Trump wants to send these families to the DRC
Thousands of Afghans who assisted US forces are stuck in limbo in Qatar. Instead of promised resettlement in America, they face an uncertain future in...
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Ohio voters head to polls to select candidates for midterm elections
State expected to play major role in deciding whether Republicans maintain control of Congress in his final two yearsVoters in Ohio on Tuesday are sel...
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Can Indiana lawmakers win after defying the president’s vote?
Seven Republican state senators battle for re-election against candidates backed by Donald TrumpIndiana voters go to the polls today in a test of the ...
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US supreme court expedites Voting Rights Act ruling so Louisiana can redraw its maps for midterms
Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the decision, saying the court has hastened it ruling only twice before in 25 yearsThe US supreme court went out of its ...
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Trump news at a glance: Middle East tensions back to the brink with president’s new threats against Iran
US launched operation Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped with their crews in Gulf – key US politics stories from Monday 4 May at a glanceDonald ...
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Florida’s Republican governor signs state’s new congressional map into law
Ron DeSantis approves maps that give Republicans an advantage in four more races in November’s midtermsUS politics live – latest updatesFlorida govern...
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Rapper Kid Cudi fires MIA from tour after ‘offensive’ Republican rant
The British artist was booed after identifying as a Republican voter while on stage in DallasRapper Kid Cudi has fired MIA from his tour after the Bri...
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Rudy Giuliani breathing on his own after being hospitalized for pneumonia
Former New York City mayor, who was placed on ventilator, is also being monitored, a spokesperson saidRudy Giuliani, a former New York City mayor, is ...
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Page of Theodore Roosevelt speech hit by bullet in 1912 assassination attempt uncovered
The 26th president was wounded in the attack but the thick manuscript in his breast pocket helped save his lifeThe first page of a thick manuscript th...
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Democrats aim to reclaim House majority by boosting eight ‘top-tier candidates’
Candidates will get funding for midterm races in battleground states, amid Republican push to revise voting mapsSign up for the Breaking News US email...
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US supreme court temporarily restores full access to mifepristone abortion pill
Order signed by justice Samuel Alito allows people seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or by mail for nowThe US supreme court on Monday...
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Germany’s military power is on the rise. This time it must be firmly embedded in Europe | Timothy Garton Ash
As Russian aggression continues and Trump’s US threatens Nato, it is even more vital for a unified defence of the continentAs we mark the 81st anniver...
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Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected office won by Democratic exoneree
Future of Calvin Duncan’s position as the clerk of New Orleans’ criminal district courthouse remains unclearLouisiana Republicans eliminated an electe...
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Republicans split with Trump and back Haitians – to save their seats
In Ohio, where Haitians have helped revive the economy, vulnerable Republicans are reluctant to toe the Trump lineFor months Carl Ruby, a pastor at a ...
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Hearing for suspect in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting scheduled for today – US politics live
Cole Allen remains in custody after being charged with attempting to assassinate Donald TrumpThe Trump administration is continuing to pressure the Un...
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Shipping bosses nervous over Trump plan to guide vessels from strait of Hormuz
US president gave no details on how operation would work as Iran says it will attack any armed force entering waterwayMiddle East crisis – live update...
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Who is Nicole Saphier, Trump’s new nominee for US surgeon general?
Trump’s third pick for role is a radiologist and Fox News medical contributor who experts say is ‘almost a lock’The new nominee for US surgeon general...
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Trump administration claims food aid fraud but critics say ‘there’s no evidence’
Agriculture secretary claims without evidence Snap recipients included owners of luxury cars The Trump administration’s attack on the 87-year-old food...
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‘We’re a perfect example of being lied to’: Democrats vie to flip Ohio in a battle for trust
Trump’s war in Iran, gas prices and corruption dominate messaging as special election nears to fill Senate seatIt’s tough to beat the prices at Golden...
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Want a green card? Better make sure you haven’t criticized Israel on social media | Arwa Mahdawi
Updated guidelines issued by the Trump administration mean immigrants could potentially be denied a green card for their political opinionsLet’s play ...
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Democrats are counting on Trump’s unpopularity to save them. It won’t | Osita Nwanevu
Yes, Trump might carry them to victory in the midterms. But he can’t carry them much longer – especially not in the 2028 electionsAll told, Democrats ...
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Yes, the king's US visit will go down in history: it marked the death throes of an old era | Nesrine Malik
Both nations are tarred by irreconcilable crises that could unravel democracy itself – sanity and stability have never felt further from reachA featur...
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What’s Trump’s reaction to his record high disapproval rating? | Jess Harwood
He’s a glass half full kind of guySee more of Jess Harwood’s cartoons here Continue reading...
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Trump news at a glance: six in 10 Americans say president is doing a bad job
Trump is most vulnerable on cost of living and other economic issues; US to ‘guide’ trapped ships from Gulf, president says – key US politics stories ...
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Rudy Giuliani is in ‘critical but stable’ condition at hospital
Spokesperson calls former New York City mayor ‘a fighter’ but does not say cause of his hospitalizationRudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, i...
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Trump’s disapproval rating hits record high, new poll shows
Disapproval rose to 62%, the worst of his two terms in office, amid economic issues since launching his war against IranSix months out from November’s...
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Todd Blanche says case against Comey based on more than just Instagram post
Former FBI director indicted in connection with seashell photo as some Trump allies skeptical of news chargesThe acting US attorney general, Todd Blan...
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