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Trump officials ask supreme court to allow firing of top copyright official
White House’s latest appeal comes after ruling that Shira Perlmutter cannot be unilaterally firedThe Trump administration on Monday asked the supreme ...
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New Yorkers sue state elections board as battle over House maps intensifies
Lawsuit alleges congressional map illegally dilutes voting power of Black and Latino residents of Staten Island A group of New Yorkers has filed a law...
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A third term for Trump would be unconstitutional. Here’s why
The 22nd amendment states no person shall be elected president more than twice – but Trump allies could challenge it or seek a loopholeTrump ‘would lo...
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Republican Indiana governor calls special session to redraw congressional maps
GOP-led state is latest that Trump administration has put pressure on to undertake redistricting to favor RepublicansThe Indiana governor, Mike Braun,...
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Leader of top federal worker union calls for end of US government shutdown
Hundreds of thousands of employees remain unpaid as second-longest US shutdown stretches into fourth weekThe head of America’s largest federal workers...
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US transportation secretary says he’ll revoke $160m from California over non-citizen truck licenses
Sean Duffy says state is illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses, but DMV spokesperson says California is complying with lawSean Duffy, the US ...
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Biden decries ‘dark days’ under Trump and urges Americans to stay positive
Former US president on Sunday addressed Trump’s agenda while being honored at Kennedy Institute in BostonUS politics live – latest updatesJoe Biden ha...
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Trump ‘would love’ unconstitutional third term but rules out running for VP
Presidents are constitutionally limited to two elected terms but some had suggested unorthodox gambit to stay in officeUS politics – live updatesDonal...
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Donald Trump greeted by Emperor Naruhito in Japan before meeting new prime minister – US politics live
First meeting between the US president and prime minister Takaichi will focus on trade as Trump continues his five-day Asia tripTreasury secretary Sco...
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Should Californians vote to redistrict and fight Texas’s fire with fire? | Moira Donegan
A state referendum could give Democrats five more congressional seats. It faces two key critiquesWhat, exactly, is Congress for? In the second Trump a...
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Javier Milei hails ‘tipping point’ as his far-right party wins Argentina’s midterm elections
Result falls short of giving Milei a congressional majority but surprises many analysts after series of scandalsThe party of Argentina’s far-right pre...
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Republican senator calls Trump’s military airstrikes ‘extrajudicial killings’
Rand Paul’s comments come days after president claimed US lawmakers wouldn’t take issue with Venezuelan strikesExclusive: CIA playing ‘most important ...
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A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0 – podcast
If the first term of Donald Trump provoked anxiety over the fate of objective knowledge, the second has led to claims we live in a world-historical ag...
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Trump news at a glance: administration accused of attack on free speech after British journalist detained
Homeland security said Hamdi’s visa had been revoked amid claims the move was apparent retaliation for his criticism of Israel. Key US politics storie...
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ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour
Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi’s detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’British journalist Sami Hamdi was reporte...
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Gavin Newsom confirms he is considering 2028 presidential run
Democratic California governor and high-profile Trump critic plans to make decision after 2026 midtermsGavin Newsom, California’s Democratic governor,...
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Would a written constitution save Britain from the far right? | Letters
Readers respond to George Monbiot’s article calling for a constitution to guard against the rise of Reform UK and autocracyGeorge Monbiot is right tha...
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US and China reach deal on TikTok sale, treasury secretary says
Scott Bessent said plan was part of framework for trade deal but did not share details on transferring app’s ownershipMurdoch, Ellison and China: what...
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Trump told Pence ‘you’ll go down as a wimp’ in January 6 phone call, book says
Book cites Pence’s notes from call with Trump, who called vice-president a ‘wimp’ if he certified Biden’s 2020 victoryOn the day that his supporters a...
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‘Islamophobia is endemic,’ Mamdani says of Republicans’ push to deport him
Two House Republicans push justice department to investigate Zohran Mamdani’s path to US citizenshipTwo US House Republicans are pushing the federal j...
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Food benefits set to expire for 41 million people as US shutdown continues
Department of Agriculture says no benefits will be issued in November and it would not draw on emergency reservesThe US Department of Agriculture (USD...
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US judge rules ICE illegally detained man whose daughter is battling cancer
Detention of Chicago man violates his due process and he must be given a bond hearing by 31 October, judge saysThe detention by immigration authoritie...
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Jewish New York’s reckoning with Zohran Mamdani: ‘He’s become a vehicle for our tensions’
A tour of the mayoral hopeful’s Jewish outreach reveals an electorate fractured over Israel and grappling with his historic candidacy in radically dif...
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Can Democrats harness the energy of the No Kings protests to fight Trump?
Millions took to US streets to oppose authoritarianism as Democrats acknowledge ‘People want to see us fighting’They marched in their millions. Some w...
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Gun violence prevention groups disqualified from grants built around their work
Trump administration altering program that was a lifeline for pioneering non-profits helping reduce gun violenceThe Trump administration has released ...
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Trump’s move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn
Experts see move as Trump’s latest attempt to shift power of the purse away from Congress and into executive branchBy ordering that US military person...
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Trump news at a glance: President raises tariffs on Canada as he attends Asean summit with Carney
Donald Trump makes announcement in response to anti-tariff ad sponsored by Ontario government. Key US politics stories from Saturday 25 October at a g...
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Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for anti-tariff TV ad
Move is response to ad sponsored by Ontario that referenced Ronald Reagan’s support for free tradeDonald Trump announced on Saturday that he will rais...
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Hispanics’ support of Trump plunges since he started second term
Notable majority feel the country is headed in the wrong direction, and only 27% approve of his job performanceDonald Trump’s standing with Hispanic a...
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Honduran immigrant dies while fleeing ICE, bringing raids death toll to three
Jose Castro Rivera, 24, was killed Thursday morning after running onto a highway and being struckA 24-year-old Honduran man died while trying to flee ...
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Trump backer Timothy Mellon identified as donor of $130m for US troop pay during government shutdown
Reclusive Republican billionaire is descendant of gilded age industrialist and former treasury secretary Andrew MellonA reclusive billionaire, anti-ta...
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How ‘screw Trump’ messaging may help California’s Proposition 50 prevail
Republican opposition to the effort to give House Democrats more safe seats may be no match for the fact that Californians really don’t like TrumpTher...
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Early voting starts for New York mayoral and New Jersey gubernatorial races
Zohran Mamdani is facing off against Andrew Cuomo in New York, and Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill are competing in New JerseyPolling places opene...
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‘I am not done’: Kamala Harris says she may run for president again
In a BBC interview, former vice-president says she isn’t done with politics and could ‘possibly’ be the next presidentKamala Harris says she is not do...
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RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts
Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendationsRobert F Kennedy Jr, the health and human services sec...
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Pennsylvania city divided over Trump as it reels from economic whiplash
As Trump’s tariffs and funding cuts suspend projects in Erie, some residents view the changes as a necessary evilIt was set to be the most expensive p...
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The racism and Islamophobia behind many of the attacks on Zohran Mamdani
Critics of the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor have called him everything from ‘jihadist candidate’ to ‘terrorist sympathizer’On Thursday morning, ho...
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Trump was planning to send troops to San Francisco. Now he’s not. Here’s why | Joe Eskenazi
The US president’s reversal was as capricious as his original plan. What if local billionaires had urged him to stick with it?This story was published...
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Federal workers squeezed as shutdown drags on: ‘I can’t believe we’re not going to get paid’
Anxiety and economic stress among federal employees as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked on billMore furloughs, more anxiety and more econom...
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Why is Trump, the self-proclaimed ‘president of peace’, aiming to topple the Venezuelan regime?
Marco Rubio has pushed for a tough approach to Venezuela, while the president reportedly only cares about the oilIt was a solemn pledge at the heart o...
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What is the White House East Wing and why has it been torn down in Trump’s renovation plans?
President Donald Trump is adding a $300m ballroom to the White House – but that plan has come at the cost of the historic East WingEast Wing of White ...
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Trump news at a glance: Pentagon announces it is deploying US aircraft carrier to the Caribbean
USS Gerald Ford carrier and other warships will head to coast of Venezuela. Key US politics stories from Friday 24 October at a glanceThe Pentagon sai...
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Trump officials to send election observers to California and New Jersey
Justice department targets two Democratic states holding off-year elections after requests from state RepublicansThe Department of Justice is preparin...
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Portland judge rejects Trump request to allow national guard deployment
Karin Immergut to decide by Monday whether to lift her order blocking federalized troops from patrolling cityA federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on F...
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Pentagon deploys top aircraft carrier as Trump militarisation of Caribbean ratchets up
Use of USS Gerald Ford along with fighter jets comes as president plots strikes against alleged cartels on landThe Pentagon said on Friday that it was...
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Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’
Nearly 42 million people in danger as federal government shutdown continues and Snap funding to end 1 NovemberUS politics – follow liveTwo decades ago...
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Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor
US House minority leader ends four-month standoff that had left Democratic nominee without powerful backingHouse minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said ...
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Virginia Democrats aim to redraw maps to help party gain seats in Congress
State becomes second to attempt to redistrict to benefit Democrats in response to Republicans’ efforts to gain seatsUS politics live – latest updatesV...
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US and Canada spar over ad of Reagan denouncing tariffs that led to derailed trade talks
Spat between two countries after Ontario ran ad in US of Reagan saying ‘trade barriers hurt every American worker’Marco Rubio confirmed on Friday that...
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East Wing of White House reduced to rubble as part of Trump’s ballroom construction
Despite president’s promise to preserve it, the eastern section of the building is now completely destroyedThe East Wing of the White House has now be...
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Trump spares San Francisco from federal law enforcement surge after mayor asks ‘very nicely’
Daniel Lurie, along with Silicon Valley tech leaders, managed to convince the president to stand downDonald Trump rarely has kind words for Democrats,...
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Officers in California fire on truck they say tried to back into Coast Guard base
Incident occurred after ICE agents arriving at Alameda base were met by hundreds of protestersLaw enforcement officers in California opened fire on Th...
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