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Doge slashing of humanities grants in 2025 ruled biased and unconstitutional
US judge says halt of $100m in funds allotted by Congress for scholars, writers and research illegal and discriminatoryA federal judge ruled on Thursd...
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Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts
Southern Republicans moving quickly to capitalize on supreme court ruling in Louisiana case that weakened voting protections for minorities nationwide...
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ABC lawyers accuse Trump’s FCC of punishing network for political reasons
Network lawyers in a legal motion strongly pushed back against the FCC’s investigation into The View talkshowLawyers representing an ABC station have ...
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Hantavirus misinformation runs rampant as the US is unequipped to respond to infectious disease health scare
The US’s withdrawal from the WHO – and cuts to the country’s health system – stymie officials’ response• What is hantavirus?• Where did the cruise shi...
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Pentagon releases first batch of previously secret files documenting reports of UFOs
Release follows Trump directive for agencies to declassify government files related to unidentified flying objectsThe Pentagon on Friday released an i...
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Virginia supreme court strikes down new congressional maps in win for Republicans
Maps, recently approved by voters, would have helped Democrats gain up to four new seats in US HouseSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailV...
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White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ after his post with AI image of Trump in a grave
Star Wars actor later deleted post and apologized, saying president should live ‘long enough to be held accountable’US politics live – latest updatesT...
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The fight against AI data centers isn’t just about tech – it’s about democracy | Astra Taylor and Saul Levin
Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisionsSince the surreal scene at ...
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Pronatalism with Etsy sensibilities: how high-profile White House pregnancies became agitprop
As the Trump administration stokes anxiety about US birthrates, Karoline Leavitt and Katie Miller have touted motherhood as the ultimate ‘blessing’On ...
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Steve Hilton: British strategist becomes unlikely frontrunner for California governor
Former David Cameron adviser says a vote for him will make California ‘Califordable’ – not everyone is convinced He “knows how to wind people up like ...
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The powerful Democrat trying to win over California’s rural voters
Mike McGuire courts red territory with town halls and a populist pitch on jobs, healthcare and wildfire costsQuincy, population 1,600, is not exactly ...
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Anger mounts after Tennessee Republicans redraw maps – US politics live
Legislature has eliminated the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional districtSign up for the Breaking News US email Meanwhile, Alabama ...
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‘This is not democracy’: voting rights activists shocked by speed of US states moving to stifle Black voters
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and other southern states stun residents with all-out charge to redraw congressional maps to favor white voters after ...
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We sued the Trump administration for these immigration records
The Guardian wanted to know who, exactly, would be pulled into the mass-deportation dragnet of Trump’s second termDonald Trump entered his second term...
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Revealed: The Trump administration arrested the parents of at least 27,000 kids in seven months
The Guardian analyzed ICE records from January-August 2025, as advocates say the family-separation crisis will lead to generational trauma After three...
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Trump’s looming defeat in Iran is a personal and political crisis | Robert Reich
Trump’s ego cannot accept a humiliating loss, and we are already seeing the effects of his failure playing outWe are witnessing what happens to a pers...
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Does Trump basically own the US supreme court now? – podcast
Jonathan Freedland speaks to the law professor and author Leah Litman about the conservative-leaning court’s decisions this legislative session, cases...
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Trump news at a glance: US and Iran exchange fire, which president calls ‘love tap’
Skirmishes threw into question the viability of shaky ceasefire that had largely held for previous month– key US politics stories from 7 May at a glan...
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US trade court rules against Trump’s 10% global tariffs
Trump also issues new deadline for EU to implement trade deal terms before raising tariffs to ‘much higher levels’The US trade court on Thursday ruled...
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Southern Poverty Law Center pleads not guilty in federal fraud case
Prosecutors allege SPLC funneled over $3m to sources in extremist groups but legal experts say case is weakSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter...
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Tennessee Republicans redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district
Move comes days after supreme court ruling weakened Voting Rights Act protections against racial gerrymanderingUS politics live – latest updatesTennes...
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US appeals court appears skeptical of Pentagon bid to punish Mark Kelly
Case involves White House effort to censure the US senator over video urging service members to ‘refuse illegal orders’A US federal appeals court at a...
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FBI defends Kash Patel after report alleging he gifts custom whiskey bottles
Agency says FBI director ‘followed all applicable ethical guidelines’ in giving out personalized bourbon bottlesThe FBI said that agency director Kash...
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The Guardian view on ceasefires that aren’t: Israel never stopped killing in Gaza – allies must reject any escalation | Editorial
The US is unlikely to pressure Benjamin Netanyahu to comply with truce terms. Europe must take actionThe meaning of the term “ceasefire” should be sel...
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Donald Trump says he ‘wouldn’t pay’ four figures for World Cup matches
Tickets for US opener v Paraguay go for $1,000+Infantino recently defended World Cup pricesDonald Trump has questioned the value of four-figure World ...
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Marco Rubio’s campaign-style video sparks presidential run speculation
Comments with optimistic tone went viral on social media, with some calling it an unofficial start of his 2028 campaignMarco Rubio, the top US diploma...
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US supreme court justices not ‘political’, John Roberts says amid backlash
The chief justice defends court’s impartiality after decisions on abortion, presidential immunity and voting rightsUS chief justice John Roberts has i...
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Susan Collins reveals medical condition but says her job as senator is unaffected
Republican senator for Maine, facing tough re-election battle, says she has had benign essential tremor for decadesUS politics live – latest updatesSu...
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‘People should be talking about it’: moves to curtail vaccine information obscures important science, doctors say
Quashed studies, halted publications and canceled research threaten damage to public health, critics saySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter em...
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Trump’s Iran war may stymie climate gains with boost to big oil, experts say
Windfall profits could lock in Trump-era political wins for the industry and slow clean-energy transitionThe billions in profits big oil is reaping du...
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‘Things were going dark left and right’: the race to save US government datasets before they’re deleted
Group has banded together to rescue data as Trump administration has removed or altered data on climate change, reproductive health, LGBTQ people and ...
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The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are 5 ways it’s hurting Americans
This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come C...
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LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt reposts scathing AI-generated ad
Ex-TV star launches viral video a day before debate with mayor Karen Bass and city council member Nithya RamanLos Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pr...
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Trump news at a glance: US fires on Iranian-flagged tanker as president fires off post threatening more bombing
Trump warned Tehran to agree to deal or face attacks ‘at a much higher level and intensity’ than before – key US politics stories from 6 May 2026 at a...
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Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles park in drug crackdown
Justice department targets MacArthur Park, which has long struggled with fentanyl use, overdoses and homelessnessFederal authorities arrested 18 peopl...
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Justice department can keep 2020 ballots FBI seized from Fulton county, judge rules
The heavily Democratic Fulton county has been at the center of Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020The federal government can keep the 2020 ...
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UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds
School said its admission process is ‘based on merit’ and it is committed to complying with state and federal lawsThe US Department of Justice found o...
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Uncertainty looms as last oil tanker from Middle East arrives in California
With gas more than $6 in state, delivery of about 2m barrels is last planned shipment to pass through strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live update...
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Epstein-linked billionaire accused of rape privately reached out to federal judge to defend his ‘good name’
Leon Black has denied he ever met or raped ‘Jane Doe’. In an exclusive statement, Doe tells the Guardian ‘I am still here. And I am not done’Lawyers f...
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Indiana shows Republicans have two choices: align with Trump or get ousted
Though Trump’s popularity has dwindled, staying loyal to him seems to still be a winning strategy among the GOPUS politics live – latest updatesBy jus...
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Democrats retain control of Michigan senate with ‘overperformance’ in special election
Chedrick Greene will have to defend his new perch in midterms, as Republican challenger vows to run againUS politics live – latest updatesChedrick Gre...
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Pope Leo says church does not support nuclear weapons after Trump tirade – video
Pope Leo said on Tuesday he hoped to spread the Christian message by speaking about peace, but that people were free to criticise him. Donald Trump ha...
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TikTok’s algorithm favored Republican content in 2024 US elections, study finds
Researchers found that TikTok’s For You pages prioritized pro-Republican content in New York, Texas and GeorgiaA study published Wednesday in the jour...
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Vivek Ramaswamy wins Ohio GOP primary, setting up tight governor race
The Trump-backed biotech entrepreneur will face Democrat Amy Acton in a competitive November contestUS politics live – latest updatesVivek Ramaswamy, ...
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People in the US: what do you think of Chicago-born Pope Leo?
As the first American pope approaches one year in the role, we want to hear how people in the US feel about his papacyAs the first American pope appro...
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US cancels visas for board of Costa Rica newspaper critical of Trump ally
Leading newspaper La Nación calls US’s barring of board members ‘indirect attack on press freedom’ The US state department has cancelled tourist visas...
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Coming soon... Stateside with Kai and Carter
The news is stressful. Talking about it doesn’t have to be. Join the Guardian’s Kai Wright and Carter Sherman for conversations with the best journali...
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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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