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Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to sue Trump administration over its attempt to fire her
Cook’s attorney said the president has ‘no authority’ and ‘lacks any factual or legal basis’ to fire the Fed governorThe Federal Reserve governor Lisa...
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What the Democrats can learn from Gavin Newsom’s Trump mockery | Katrina vanden Heuvel
The California governor is imitating Trump’s attention-grabbing style. It’s time for the party to embrace an all-out digital brawlGavin Newsom’s recen...
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Illinois governor hits back after Trump mocks his weight: ‘It takes one to know one’
JB Pritzker says Trump is ‘not in good shape’ as president weighs sending troops into Chicago against local wishesThe Democratic governor of Illinois,...
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Gavin Newsom is taking the fight to Trump – but for whom is he fighting? | Arwa Mahdawi
The California governor is one of the few Democrats who seems ready to play the president at his own game. But he also has to show voters that he has ...
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The case against Kilmar Ábrego García is a study in sadistic absurdity | Moira Donegan
In its allegations against the Maryland man, the Trump administration is claiming authority over reality itselfIn a way, you could think of the brief ...
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‘You had to fend for yourself’: Hurricane Katrina haunts New Orleans as Trump guts disaster aid
As survivors and experts reflect on the storm 20 years on, fear is growing that the US is just as unprepared to take on extreme weather amid cuts to F...
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Republicans are trying to ensure we’ll never have another fair election | Judith Levine
From an executive order and redistricting to seeking to kill mail-in ballots, the party is conducting an all-out assault on voting rights“Christians, ...
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What Trump’s firing of Fed governor means for central bank’s independence
The US president fired Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations – a move experts view as a means to exert more controlTrump says he is firing Lisa Co...
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Judge rules Utah’s congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections
Republican-controlled body drew boundaries in 2021 in violation of voters’ rights and is unlawful, says judgeThe Utah legislature will need to rapidly...
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Trump administration to restore $6.8bn in education funds after multi-state suit
After lawsuit brought by AGs of 23 states, California AG Rob Bonta says agreement secured for funding to be restoredAfter a multi-state lawsuit over D...
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Trump news at a glance: president takes on supreme court with order to criminalise flag burning
Trump attempts to go around court’s 1989 ruling that right to burn flags is protected speech – key US politics stories from Monday 25 AugustDonald Tru...
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Trump says he wants a 'Department of War' not a 'Department of Defense' – video
Donald Trump has said that he plans to rebrand the 'Department of Defense' by returning to the pre-1947 name, the 'Department of War'. The US presiden...
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Republican-led committee subpoenas documents from Jeffrey Epstein estate
Signed by lawmaker James Comer, letter is latest in events around disgraced late financier’s links to powerful peopleA Republican-led congressional co...
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Fema staff warn Trump’s cuts risk exposing US to another Hurricane Katrina
Workers say president’s attacks on the agency and lack of qualified leadership could lead to deadly catastropheUS politics live – latest updatesDonald...
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Judge halts Trump administration from deporting Kilmar Ábrego García for now
Maryland man, back in US after being wrongly deported to El Salvador, detained again and faces deportation to UgandaKilmar Ábrego García – who has bee...
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Trump says he wants to meet with Kim Jong-un as South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung visits US
Lee encourages Trump to engage with North Korean leader as Trump says he’s open to trade talks with South KoreaDonald Trump said on Monday he wanted t...
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Trump signs executive order to eliminate cashless bail in Washington
Move is an escalation in president’s efforts to take control of law enforcement in the capital city and beyondDonald Trump on Monday signed two execut...
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Maxwell honored at Clinton event years after sexual abuse allegations emerged
Jeffrey Epstein associate attended Clinton Global Initiative conference in 2103 as advocate for ocean conservationGhislaine Maxwell was honored by the...
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Illinois Democrats slam Trump’s ‘illegal’ plans to send national guard to Chicago
Pentagon sources have told news outlets of plans to send troops to the city, but no final decision has been announcedUS politics live – latest updates...
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Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants | Robert Reich
Leaders who value loyalty above all else have a symbiotic relationship with those unable to succeed on their own meritsLast week, Trump officials repo...
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When immigration shows up at daycare: crackdown in DC terrifies families and workers
Nannies stay home and schools provide transport as Trump takes over policing and Ice rounds up immigrantsEarly Tuesday morning, as parents went to dro...
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Trump casts home-town shadow as he weighs role in New York mayor’s race
Speculation rife that president could endorse Cuomo or Adams – which could be good news for Zohran MamdaniMillions of people will go to the polls in N...
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Donald Trump accused of ‘turning military on American citizens’ over plans to send National Guard to Chicago – US politics live
Illinois attorney general says president’s actions are ‘un-American’ and there is no emergency as Pentagon official confirms plans to send troops to c...
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Burner phones, wiped socials: the extreme precautions for visitors to Trump’s America
Horror stories about detainments at the border have also soured some from visiting during Trump’s second termKeith Serry was set to bring a show to Ne...
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The senate race in Iowa that could signal a blue wave for the 2026 midterms
A win for Democrat Catelin Drey over far-right Christopher Prosch would hamstring the state’s Republican governorHe has compared abortion access to th...
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Trump is wrong about crime – but right about the fear of it | Austin Sarat
The deployment of the national guard in Washington ignores the data. But Democrats must not ignore how people feelIn most of America’s largest cities,...
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The Democrats are in deep trouble in the US – and Labour is on the way to joining them | Nesrine Malik
When millions of once-loyal supporters become disillusioned with a party, there can only be one result: electoral disasterThe measure of a political p...
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‘I would not feel safe’: Americans on the sorrow – and relief – of leaving Trump’s US for Europe
As relocation firms report a surge in inquiries, US citizens who have made the move talk about why they left – and what they think could happen back h...
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Trump news at a glance: Jeffries says president ‘playing games’ with American lives as national guard to be sent to Chicago
House minority leader decries plan confirmed by Pentagon while Chicago mayor calls it ‘most flagrant violation of our constitution in the 21st century...
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France summons US ambassador Charles Kushner over antisemitism allegations
Kushner says in letter to Macron he’s concerned over ‘rise of antisemitism’ and ‘lack of sufficient action’ to confront itFrance summoned the American...
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Infantino’s latest Oval Office show reminds us Trump will be inescapable at the 2026 World Cup
The US president has an aptitude for elbowing himself into the spotlight, and next year he’ll make sure he has the world’s attentionWhen Donald Trump ...
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Russia says Europe’s leaders don’t want peace in Ukraine as Vance says US will keep trying
Russian foreign minister praises Trump’s effort and was defensive when asked if Putin was ‘stringing along’ TrumpRussia accused western European leade...
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Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says
As White House moves to militarize more cities, Hakeem Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ livesDonald Trump has “manufactured a cris...
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This Maine oysterman thinks Democrats are doing ‘jack’ about fascism. So he’s running for US Senate
Graham Platner’s viral X post and unusual campaign launch video are bringing attention to his effort to unseat Susan CollinsOne of Graham Platner’s hi...
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‘No-holds-barred fight’: California’s governor takes off his gloves to punch back at Trump
Gavin Newsom has trolled the president mercilessly online, but he’s counting on his redistricting scheme to reclaim the House for Democrats – and boos...
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‘Pattern of lawfare’: Trump is targeting opponents with mortgage fraud claims
First Letitia James, then Adam Schiff and now president has trained his ire on Lisa Cook, threatening to fire Fed governorDonald Trump and his allies ...
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Who is Kilmar Ábrego García and why has his case become a lightning rod for Trump’s immigration crackdown?
The Trump administration plans to deport Ábrego to Uganda after a months-long saga that saw him wrongfully deported to El SalvadorUS immigration offic...
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Trump news at a glance: after 50 years of growth US immigrant population in decline amid wider crackdown
Immigrant population falls by more than a million people since Donald Trump took office in January. Key US politics stories from Saturday 23 AugustThe...
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Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia – report
Wall Street Journal says move is part of Trump administration’s effort to get Putin into peace talksUS defense officials have blocked Ukraine from usi...
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US immigrant population down by more than a million people amid Trump crackdown
Pew Research Center study shows 51.9 million immigrants in US in June, down from record 53.3 million in JanuaryThe immigrant population of the United ...
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New England states vow to fight Trump administration order to halt work on offshore wind farm that’s nearly complete
Rhode Island and Connecticut officials say project, slated to power 350,000 homes, is essential to their climate goalsThe Democratic governors of Rhod...
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Zohran Mamdani leads in fundraising for New York City mayoral contest
The Democratic nominee far outpaces former governor Andrew Cuomo and embattled incumbent Eric AdamsZohran Mamdani pulled in almost double the funds of...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Bernie Sanders in urging US to end Gaza famine
Breaking from most of her peers in Congress, far-right Georgia Republican has also described crisis as a genocideAmid mostly silence in Congress, some...
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US immigration officials intend to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda
Salvadorian refused offer of deportation to Costa Rica before he was released to await trial on human smuggling chargesUS immigration officials said t...
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Judge blocks White House from defunding 34 municipalities over ‘sanctuary’ policies
Cities that limit cooperation with immigration authorities had sued Trump administration over funding freezeA federal judge has blocked the Trump admi...
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Maha is backing this ‘natural’ infertility treatment. Is it the right’s path to limiting IVF?
Conservatives are promoting ‘restorative reproductive medicine’ instead of Trump’s promise to support IVF. Doctors are worriedFor Erica L and her husb...
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Trump’s attacks on the ‘Blacksonian’ have a history in a century-old myth
The United Daughters of the Confederacy set out to make slavery respectable again by promoting ‘the lost cause’It should surprise no one that former c...
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The new Democrat faces seeking office prevent their party from ‘sleepwalking into dystopia’
A new generation of Democrats is deeply unhappy with the entrenched political establishment. So they’re going to try to take it overEarlier this year,...
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Schwarzenegger’s mission: terminate partisan rigging of California’s electoral maps
Former governor has long campaigned against partisan rigging of electoral districts and is not about to stop now: ‘We are not going to go into a stink...
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South Park has become the most important TV show of the Trump 2.0 era | Jesse Hassenger
This season of the long-running animated sitcom has aimed its ire at the cruelty and stupidity of an administration others have found hard to successf...
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Trump news at a glance: president denies he was briefed about raid on aide-turned-critic John Bolton’s home
Vice-president JD Vance denies FBI investigation is politically motivated. Key US politics stories from Friday 22 AugustDonald Trump has said he did n...
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Texas prepares for final approval of Republican map as senator threatens to filibuster
Carol Alvarado posted on social media: ‘Republicans think they can walk all over us. Today I’m going to kick back’The Texas legislature preliminarily ...
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