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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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Spirit pilot gets ‘overwhelming’ send-off from Southwest after his final flight is cancelled
Jon Jackson was scheduled to fly his last flight on Saturday when Spirit ceased operations – Southwest staff stepped inA Spirit Airlines pilot was giv...
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‘No one better to fight for us than one of us’: Minnesota flight attendant runs for Congress
Kaela Berg is running in a crowded field with a pro-union message and a vow to protect the state’s immigrantsWhen the Minnesota state legislature is n...
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Jeanine Pirro says she has evidence officer was shot at White House press dinner
US attorney says ‘we can establish’ pellet from defendant’s gunshot was ‘intertwined with fiber of vest’ of federal agentThe US government has evidenc...
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Republicans ‘concerned’ after Trump threatens to withdraw more US troops from Germany
US announced withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers last week after German chancellor said US was being ‘humiliated’ by IranDonald Trump has threatened to withd...
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‘Christofascism’ is here: inside the slow demolition of US public health | Adrienne Matei
From prescribing spiritual warfare to demonizing health experts, RFK Jr’s health empire has become a dangerous vehicle for a Christian nationalist wor...
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Young Americans have soured on Trump | Steven Greenhouse
The president’s approval rating with those under 30 has plummeted as he has failed to deliver on promise after promiseRepublicans rejoiced when far mo...
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Nasa brought crashing down to earth as budget threat follows lunar success
Artemis II inspired the public but the Trump administration wants to slash the science underpinning human spaceflightIt should have been a victory lap...
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Republicans appear split on idea of clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell
House panel divided on whether Trump should pardon Maxwell so she can cooperate with Epstein investigationThe possibility of clemency for Jeffrey Epst...
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Cuba gets trickle of intrepid tourists as Trump’s oil blockade continues
Island’s tourism industry been hit hard by severe US pressure – but some say foreigners should still visitLeslie Simon and Marc Bender had arrived in ...
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‘Apartheid in the US’: Arizona’s secretary of state fights Trump’s plot to amass a ‘master list’ of voters
Database could be used to regulate opponents, from ‘shutting off bank accounts’ to healthcare, official warnsDonald Trump is attempting to select his ...
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Trump says Iran has not yet ‘paid a big enough price’ as he reviews new peace proposal
Iran says the ‘ball is in the United States’ court’ as Trump says he is likely to reject new proposal from TehranDonald Trump said on Saturday he was ...
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Trump news at a glance: Top Republicans express concern over plan to withdraw troops from Germany
Pentagon says it will withdraw 5,000 troops from Nato ally Germany; blame game begins after Spirit airlines ceases operations. Key US politics stories...
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Political blame game begins and passengers left adrift after Spirit ceases operations
Republicans blame Biden administration block on JetBlue deal; Democrats point to fuel price surge amid Iran warSign up for the Breaking News US newsle...
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Trump administration is increasingly ignoring US courts, new analysis shows
Critics warn that respect for rule of law could break down as executive branch flouts judicial decisionsWhen a federal judge shot down a Trump adminis...
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‘Living in survival mode’: Houston’s embattled immigrant community faces health, climate and petrochemical crises
Amid immigration raids, chemical spills, massive floods and costly healthcare, less-affluent residents of one of the most diverse US cities struggle t...
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The UK and US are boorish in their own ways. But I often wish I were British | Dave Schilling
The king’s US visit reminds me how glorious it would be to live in a country where sunshine is a novelty and For the Love of Dogs is on TVThe so-calle...
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The White House power play post-dinner shooting: do what we say or else
After correspondents’ dinner shooting, administration has rushed to capitalize in pursuit of its political goalsLess than 72 hours after a man was arr...
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‘Deplorable’: ICE hires firm accused of ‘torture’ to track down undocumented children
Exclusive: Contractor denies allegations including ‘enforced disappearance’ and will help locate unaccompanied minorsUS Immigration and Customs Enforc...
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Trump says US Navy acting like ‘pirates’ during Iran blockade
At a rally in Florida, the US president tells a cheering crowd ‘we took over the ship’Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said the US na...
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Trump news at a glance: US troops to be pulled from Germany as president’s feud with Nato allies intensifies
Pentagon says withdrawal is expected to be completed over the next six to 12 months – key US politics stories from Friday, 1 May at a glanceIt appears...
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Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting 3,000 Yemeni refugees
Emergency order allows extension of temporary protected status that has been repeatedly grantedA federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administrat...
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Trump claims hostilities have ended in Iran in letter to congressional leaders
President seemed to suggest that legislative deadline to approve war no longer applies as Democrats push backUS politics live – latest updatesSign up ...
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