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Trump news at a glance: President mulls whether ‘bunker busters’ can destroy Iranian nuclear site
Trump has signalled that he wants two weeks to decide whether or not to strike Iran – key US politics stories from 19 JuneWill he or won’t he? That’s ...
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Judge blocks Trump plan to tie states’ transportation funds to immigration enforcement
States argued US transportation secretary lacks authority to impose conditions on funding appropriated by CongressA federal judge on Thursday blocked ...
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Trump’s plan for Iran divides Republicans – podcast
What is Donald Trump’s plan for Iran? Is he about to break his campaign pledge for ‘no more wars’? And if he does, could this be the moment he loses s...
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Outrage as DHS moves to restrict lawmaker visits to detention centers
Election officials told to give 72 hours’ notice before visiting immigration facilities, with some sites completely off limitsThe US Department of Hom...
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Ordinary Zambians lose out twice: to global looting and local corruption | Letters
Emmanuel Mwamba and Fiona Mulaisho respond to an editorial on US aid cuts to Zambia and huge sums taken out of the country by multinationalsYour edito...
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‘True model of humility’: hundreds pay tribute to victims of Minnesota killings
Candlelight vigil honoring Melissa Hortman and husband at state capitol was attended by Tim Walz and couple’s sonHundreds gathered at the Minnesota ca...
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Ice is cracking down on Trump’s own supporters. Will they change their minds? | Tayo Bero
As the president’s immigration policies take a toll on communities, some of his voters are shaken – but standing by himBy now, the cycle of Donald Tru...
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‘Embrace the cringe’: at National History Day, kids impress judges by digging up the past
Witch trials, Radio Free Europe and Green Day were all fair game for middle- and high-school competitors, who got their hands dirty for the sake of le...
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A US senator’s X posts after the Minnesota shootings were horrific – and predictable | Austin Sarat
Mike Lee knows better than to turn tragedy into disinformation. But outrageousness has become the name of the gameNational tragedy used to bring natio...
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New York mayoral candidate arrested by Ice: ‘Trump is looking to stoke conflict, weaponize fear’
Brad Lander was manhandled and marched out of the courthouse after trying to shield a man from arrest – but, he tells the Guardian, he’s not backing d...
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The US is woefully underprepared for wildfire season, say insiders: ‘The stakes are life and death’
‘Efficiency’ cuts across offices have left teams understaffed, firefighters underpaid and uninsured, and without adequate equipmentSummer temperatures...
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US free-speech rights shredded despite Trump vow to be first-amendment champion
Experts say free speech under attack in ways not seen since Nixon – and critics of president’s agenda are being targetedA cornerstone of the Maga move...
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Were the No Kings protests the largest single-day demonstration in American history?
Depending on who you ask, between four and six million people showed up – and according to one theory, this could be a turning pointThe scale of last ...
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Attorney general warns UK joining war on Iran may be illegal
Richard Hermer is understood to have said Britain must limit its involvement to defending alliesUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – ...
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‘He’s moving at a truly alarming speed’: Trump propels US into authoritarianism
A senator handcuffed, people snatched in public, military deployed – Trump’s slide towards autocracy has come quicker than critics fearedIt reads like...
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The anti-Trump camp was in disarray. How has No Kings managed to unite it? | Emma Brockes
A new slogan has offered a non-partisan rallying point – and last weekend, protests overshadowed the president’s weird military paradeTwo months ago, ...
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Trump news at a glance: president equivocates on Iran as US split over intervention
Possibility of US intervention is exposing sharp divisions in president Donald Trump’s base – key US politics stories from 18 JuneThe possibility of U...
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New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles
Diplomats to look for ‘indications of hostility towards citizens, culture or founding principles of United States’Foreign students will be required to...
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Pete Hegseth suggests he would disobey court ruling against deploying military in LA
Defense secretary had contentious hearing in which he sparred with Democratic senators over various issuesThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, sugg...
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‘Abducted by Ice’: the haunting missing-person posters plastered across LA
The handmade posters of immigrants have become a symbol of quiet resistance. Their creators reveal the story behind the project“Missing son.” “Missing...
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Trump’s saber-rattling over Iran threatens to split his Maga base
America-first backers such as Steve Bannon urge restraint, while Republican hawks push for interventionUS politics live – latest updatesThe prospect o...
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US senate Democrats cross the aisle to help Republicans pass crypto bill
Senate passed legislation to regulate stablecoins, the first of what the industry hopes will be a wave of bills to bolster its legitimacyUS politics l...
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Democrats boycott Republican-led hearing on alleged cover-up of Biden’s mental decline
Senate inquiry addressing ‘constitutional crisis’ of Biden’s cognitive decline was attended by just one DemocratSenate Democrats staged a near-total b...
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Majority of Trump supporters against US military involvement in Israel-Iran conflict, poll finds
Findings reinforce public appetite for peaceful resolution to aim of forcing Iran to give up ambitions of acquiring nuclear weaponsUS politics live – ...
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'I may do it, I may not': Trump gives update on US response to Iran – video
President Donald Trump has declined to answer reporters’ questions on whether the US is planning to strike Iran or its nuclear facilities. He said the...
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Why establishment Democrats still can’t stomach progressive candidates like Zohran Mamdani | Arwa Mahdawi
The anti-Mamdani mobilization is depressingly predictable, with a party that is allergic to fresh blood and new thinkingWho’s afraid of Zohran Mamdani...
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America is sleepwalking into another unnecessary war | Eli Clifton and Eldar Mamedov
Here we are, on the brink of another Middle East conflict with Iran – one that was entirely preventableAs the United States inches closer to direct mi...
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Youth-led Sunrise Movement to launch campaign to ‘villainize big oil’ and force climate action
With climate policies under siege by the Trump, young climate activists are intensifying their campaignThe youth activists who put the Green New Deal ...
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US supreme court upholds Tennessee ban on youth gender-affirming care
Ruling is devastating loss for trans rights supporters in case that could set precedent for dozens of other lawsuitsUS politics live – latest updatesA...
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Florida attorney general held in contempt for immigration arrests
James Uthmeier defied a judge’s order to halt arrests and boasted of backing Trump’s immigration agendaA federal judge in Miami held Florida’s attorne...
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New York City might elect a truly progressive mayor – thanks to ranked-choice voting | Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mamdani’s campaign deserves credit for offering a clear, inspiring, progressive message. But ranked-choice voting is also helping make him competitive...
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Why families separated during Trump’s first term face new risks as legal aid remains in limbo
A judge ordered the Trump administration to resume legal services after officials violated a Biden-era agreementA US district judge has ordered the Tr...
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Trump promised riches from ‘liquid gold’ in the US. Now fossil fuel donors are benefiting
How Kelcy Warren, one of Trump’s biggest industry backers, and his pipeline firm are likely to flourish in his second termKelcy Warren was among the t...
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Women more worried about economy under Trump than men, poll finds
Exclusive: poll shows 62% of women and 47% of men across political spectrum say economy and inflation getting worseWomen across the political spectrum...
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Tough, whip-smart and selfless: Melissa Hortman, ‘singular force for democracy’, remembered
Colleagues speak of Hortman’s legislative accomplishments, a ‘steely negotiator’ who went into politics ‘to do something, not to be something’A group ...
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Trump overseeing a ‘fascist regime’ says Brad Lander after arrest – US politics live
New York City mayoral candidate warns administration could ‘undermine the rule of law’ after incident at immigration courtNew York City mayoral candid...
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New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander released from federal custody – video
New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was detained for several hours after being arrested at an immigration court. Lander, the c...
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Appeals court likely to keep Trump in control of national guard deployed in LA
White House had appealed an order from last week telling Trump to return control of the guard to California governorA federal appeals court on Tuesday...
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Trump news at a glance: president tells Iran’s supreme leader he is ‘an easy target’ as US weighs options
US president demanded ‘unconditional surrender’ from Tehran as Israel’s war on Iran appeared to reach crucial moment – key US politics stories from Tu...
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‘It’s time to wake up’: Padilla recounts being handcuffed at Noem briefing in emotional speech
California senator details being restrained and warns of how democratic norms can slip away when power is uncheckedAlex Padilla took to the Senate flo...
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Trump swats US intelligence reports on Iran’s nuclear threat to align with Israel
President has dismissed verdict by handpicked spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, that Iran is not developing nuclear weaponsTulsi Gabbard, the US director of n...
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Tina Smith on confronting colleague over his posts: ‘Joking about an assassin killing people is beyond the pale’
Democrat tells Republican Mike Lee that his comments on assassination of Melissa Hortman spread misinformation and caused pain to thousands of Minneso...
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‘Not our war’: bipartisan US lawmakers back resolution to block involvement in Iran
Republican Thomas Massie joins with Democrats in effort to require Congress approval before Trump attacks IranAs Donald Trump publicly threatens to jo...
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Ice agents arrest New York City comptroller Brad Lander – video
Ice agents arrested the New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander at a federal building in Manhattan. He had spent the mo...
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Ex-senator Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving 11-year sentence
The New Jersey Democrat will be held in Pennsylvania facility after his conviction on bribery chargesBob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesd...
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What SJP's selfie trick tells us about the terrifying rise of conspiracy theories | Arwa Mahdawi
The actor used to point vaguely to the sky and suggest the government was watching when asked for a photo. Nowadays, that could lead to some very awkw...
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New York City comptroller Brad Lander arrested at immigration court hearing
Mayoral candidate was detained by Ice as he escorted an immigrant out of court, says his wifeNew York City’s comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad La...
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Congress reviews security boost after deadly Minnesota shooting
Lawmakers cite rising threats and hit list naming Democrats as calls grow for more protectionMembers of Congress are urgently reviewing security arran...
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How the right spread ‘brutal and cruel’ misinformation after Minnesota lawmaker killings
The rightwing media ecosystem spins up narratives to serve their agendas after tragic events, regardless of accuracyTina Smith, a Minnesota senator co...
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Trump orders Ice raids on farms and hotels after pausing them days earlier
Reversal comes days after president posted on Truth Social his ‘very aggressive’ raids were hurting farmers and hotelsDonald Trump has abandoned his b...
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Bernie Sanders backs Zohran Mamdani in New York City mayoral primary
Sanders joins Ocasio-Cortez in supporting Mamdani as Cuomo seeks comeback and Adams runs as an independentBernie Sanders has endorsed the leftwing New...
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Georgia Republican officials to finally face election after years of legal delays
Members of state’s powerful public service commission must run for re-election after delays left them in officeUS politics live – latest updatesTwo me...
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