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Kyrsten Sinema says in court filings she had a ‘romantic’ relationship with guard
Former US senator’s admission comes after Heather Ammel sued her under North Carolina’s ‘homewrecker’ lawKyrsten Sinema, a former US senator, admitted...
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Judge blocks justice department from subpoenaing Fed chair Jerome Powell
Trump DoJ’s investigation was purportedly about the management of the central bank’s renovationA federal judge on Friday blocked the justice departmen...
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US airports ask for donations for unpaid TSA staff amid partial government shutdown
TSA employees have been working in US airports without pay since the partial shutdown began in FebruaryA rising number of US airports are asking for d...
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Brazilian president says he has ‘forbidden’ Trump adviser from visiting country
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva revokes Darren Beattie’s visa in retaliation for Brazilian health minister being denied visa for US Brazil’s president, Luiz...
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‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics
White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Br...
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Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran
US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive lightSign up for the Breaking News...
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What does Trump’s restrictive voting bill include – and does it have a chance of becoming law?
Every voter would be affected by the Save America act, as people would face more barriers to voting: ‘It’s a recipe for disaster’Donald Trump has vowe...
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With $200m to spend on the midterms, crypto hopes to repeat its 2024 success: ‘It’s the most critical time’
Candidates in both parties – but mostly Republicans – are seeing cash infusions after merely indicating supportWith the first primaries of the US midt...
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Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ and migration crackdowns violate human rights, UN panel says
Watchdog ‘disturbed’ by president and US political leaders’ use of dehumanising language to target migrantsThe “racist hate speech” being used by Dona...
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Trump’s war in Iran marks the culmination of his imperial presidency | Mohamad Bazzi
The path to this reckless war was paved by the collapse of accountability in WashingtonSince he reclaimed the White House, Donald Trump loves being co...
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‘I don’t give a shit about Iran. I don’t want to pay higher gas’: Motor City motorists feel pinch as gas prices surge
Drivers in Detroit are unhappy with the spike in gas prices, even if reactions are mixed to the US-Israel war on IranOn a rainy Detroit afternoon at a...
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How does Trump keep henchmen like Rubio in check? He literally makes them wear shoes that are far too big | Marina Hyde
The art of the heel: if you want a shot at the US presidency, you better be ready to sartorially debase yourself on the world stageThe secretary of st...
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Trump policies set to increase rates of lung disease and death, study finds
Experts warn of ‘attack on Americans’ lungs’ from cuts to health programs, environmental rollbacks and other plansDonald Trump’s policies are likely t...
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One family’s harrowing escape to the US – and the Trump government’s relentless efforts to deport them back
Oscar, Ana and their children fled violence for safety in the US. Now Oscar, afraid and alone, is back in Honduras – ‘at the mercy of God and his will...
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Trump is the weakest he’s ever been. That makes him so dangerous on Iran | Moira Donegan
Why would Trump launch a foreign war when he is so domestically weak? Precisely because he is weakIn the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, members...
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Seven in 10 Americans say Trump’s tariffs caused higher prices
Exclusive survey finds negative economic impacts felt across party lines as White House doubles down on tariffsSeven in 10 Americans say Donald Trump’...
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Has the pro-Maga media turned on the Pentagon over Iran?
New pro-Trump press corps has surprised some skeptics with tough questions, though sycophancy fears remainThe question, asked during a 4 March press b...
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Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war
Less than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Now Anthropic is fighting Trump officials not over if, but howThe stando...
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Six years after Breonna Taylor’s death, America is weakening the rules that could have saved her | Jamil Smith
Following Taylor’s death, the US limited no-knock warrants. But the Trump administration has quietly rescinded those limitsThe night Breonna Taylor di...
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Trump news at a glance: president shrugs off highest gas prices in years
Trump claims US makes ‘a lot of money’ when oil prices go up, but rising costs could become political liability – key US politics stories from 12 Marc...
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Pentagon tells lawmakers Iran war costs top $11.3bn – but true price unknown
The US already spent more than $11.3bn in first six days of conflict, but price tag does not include all spendingSign up for the Breaking News US emai...
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Eswatini says it received more ‘third country’ deportees as part of deal with Trump administration
Two deportees sent to Eswatini were from Somalia, one was from Sudan and one was from TanzaniaThe government of Eswatini announced on Thursday it rece...
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Senate passes bill aimed at making US housing more accessible and affordable
The bipartisan bill’s future is uncertain, though, as Trump threatens to stall all legislation until voter-ID law is passedSign up for the Breaking Ne...
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‘We make a lot of money’: Trump downplays gas prices during Iran war
The US president says higher oil prices benefit the country as Iran war pushes petrol costs above $100 per barrelSign up for the Breaking News US emai...
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Fears about nuclear war are reaching a fever pitch. Another grim sign of the times | Judith Levine
News stories are weighing nuclear risk as experts muse on the possibility of global warfareIntimations of world war three – the big one, nuclear Armag...
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Republicans add to pressure on Senate majority leader after Trump voter ID bill call – US politics live
Republicans join in with US president’s demand for John Thune to push through Save America act Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newslette...
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The war in Iran is an American failure. What do we do now? | Robert Reich
The most powerful nation in the world is now being led by a rogue president who rejects its longstanding valuesAs we reach the 13th day of the war in ...
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Panel awards $3.8m to ‘mom and pop’ investors whose risky investments tanked
Florida investors featured in Guardian investigation claimed they lost most of their life savings after a financial adviser put their money into ‘alte...
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‘America’s mortal enemy’: Pete Hegseth expressed extreme antipathy toward Iran for years
Comments in books, speeches and videos shed new light on defense secretary’s personal commitment to war on IranThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth,...
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Trump news at a glance: Trump says war is won but ‘we don’t want to leave early’ as oil prices rise again
Trump continues contradictory messaging on Iran; US will release 172m barrels of oil from strategic supplies. Key US politics stories from 11 MarchDon...
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Trump-endorsed Republican in Louisiana accused of rape in 2007
Blake Miguez, 44, not criminally charged over allegation reported to local police but never disclosed to publicA Louisiana Republican congressional ca...
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Trump officials kick off process to try to replace tariffs struck down by supreme court
Administration opens new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countriesThe Trump administration on Wednesday opened a new trade investiga...
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Trump tells Kentucky rally Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities degraded
While offering no details to hundreds of supporters, US president seemed to suggest conflict would not end soonSign up for the Breaking News US email ...
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US to release 172m barrels of oil from strategic petroleum reserve
Energy secretary says move is part of broader release as oil prices soar due to supply shocks from US-Israel war on IranThe United States will release...
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Man charged with threatening Trump and Democratic representative Swalwell
Diego Villavicencio also made violent threats against an unnamed individual, who appears to be Jerome PowellSign up for the Breaking News US email to ...
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Google founder backs both Republican and Democrat in California governor’s race while ex-CEO fights billionaire tax
California’s billionaires are stepping up their involvement in state politics with multimillion-dollar donationsSign up for the Breaking News US email...
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US intelligence sees direct attacks by Iran on oil tankers as greater risk than mines
Strait of Hormuz, key transit passage for global oil trade, has been effectively shut down by Islamic Revolutionary GuardSign up for the Breaking News...
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Trump hits back at Republican Senate majority leader over Save America act
John Thune refusing to alter rules to force a vote as US president says he won’t sign any legislation until bill is passedSign up for the Breaking New...
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New satirical statue depicts Trump and Epstein as doomed lovers from Titanic
Latest sculpture titled ‘King of the World’ includes plaques with pointed commentary on pair’s past associationA woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secr...
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Donald Trump’s mixed messages on Iran leave questions unanswered
More than a week into the US-Israel war on Iran, president has provided little clarity on how the conflict might endThis was originally published in T...
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US vaccine panel retreats from mRNA Covid review ahead of midterms
Advisers to RFK Jr drop the plan to end federal guidance amid Republican worries about the political impactUS politics live – latest updatesSign up fo...
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US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says
Strike that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, reportedly due to targeting mistake by US military plannersMinab school bombing: a visu...
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Democrats deliver stunning flip in New Hampshire special election
Bobbi Boudman’s win over Republican Dale Fincher marks the 28th seat Democrats have flipped since the 2024 electionSign up for the Breaking News US em...
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Meet the Americans withholding their federal income tax to protest against Trump
Some US taxpayers are refusing to pay the federal government amid ICE surges, the war with Iran and more“I’m not paying my federal income taxes this y...
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Democrat and Republican head to Georgia runoff election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat – US politics live
Shawn Harris to face Clay Fuller in special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in CongressHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.The D...
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Experts fear ‘unethical’ vaccine trial in Africa is ‘prototype’ for US studies under RFK Jr
Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policyNew details are leading experts t...
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Iranian exile factions vie for US leaders’ blessing to lead Iran
Maga world figures throw weight behind Maryam Rajavi, MEK’s leader, and Reza Pahlavi, the son of last Shah of IranAs a US battle group steamed to the ...
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Why Iran’s vital Kharg Island oil hub is still untouched by US-Israel bombers
While some argue for destroying the terminal though which 90% of Iran’s oil exports flow, others caution of a global market ‘tailspin’Kharg Island – t...
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Trump’s pick for state department role withdraws after backlash over past ‘anti-Israel’ and race remarks
Failure to appoint Jeremy Carl is a rare setback for Trump, with Republican-controlled Senate mostly approving his appointmentsDonald Trump’s nominee ...
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Trump news at a glance: war on Iran is either ‘very complete’ or just starting, depending on who is talking
President and his Pentagon chief offer mixed messages as strikes on Iran continue – key US politics stories from 9 March at a glanceHow much longer wi...
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Mike Johnson refuses to condemn anti-Muslim comments by Republican lawmakers
Andy Ogles said Muslims do not belong in the US and Randy Fine made a comparison of Muslims to dogsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsl...
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Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man set to be executed
Republican Kay Ivey called execution unfair since Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton, who will serve life in prison, didn’t fire fatal shotSign up for the Breakin...
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