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Democratic socialist Nithya Raman wins Los Angeles mayoral race over incumbent Karen Bass
Major shake-up as LA councilmember, once considered long shot, ousts Democratic rival she had once endorsedNithya Raman was elected to serve as the ma...
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Gavin Newsom commutes more than 500 death sentences in California
Democrat’s move prevents these people from executions under future governors, after Christa Pike’s failed executionGavin Newsom, California’s governor...
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Trump is soothing the midterms loss with what he loves best: interior design | Arwa Mahdawi
The president seems to accept this is his last White House stint and is focused on renovating whatever he can get his little hands onAs you’d expect, ...
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US midterm voters responded in a thunderous voice. This is just the beginning | Betsy Reed
A note from our US editor: A reckoning is coming, but make no mistake: Trump is still president – we’ll need a free press in 2027 as much as we did in...
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The Guardian view on the midterms and foreign policy: American voters spoke, and now the world waits anxiously | Editorial
The Democrats have gained new powers to constrain Donald Trump. But the drubbing that Republicans received could yet prompt him to new excessesDonald ...
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Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, steps down
Dhillon is first high-level justice department official to leave after historic Republican defeat in 2026 midtermsUS midterms 2026 live – latest updat...
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‘A huge waste of money’: trans Americans on weathering Republican midterms attacks
Republicans spent an estimated $183m on ads about transgender issues – and some Democratic candidates parroted anti-trans messaging, tooMetal Hennessy...
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Washington state passes ballot measure banning trans girls from school sports
Measure in blue state requires female athletes prove their sex, which critics warn could lead to ‘invasive’ genital examsVoters in Washington state ha...
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How Democrats used the midterms to turn affordability concerns into ‘green populism’
From energy prices to datacenters, climate became a cost-of-living issue – and a winning oneClimate-forward Democrats swept into power Tuesday night a...
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Leon Black sues US congressman Robert Garcia for $7.5m over Epstein comments
Black in defamation lawsuit alleges California lawmaker made false statements about his ties to Jeffrey EpsteinBillionaire Leon Black has filed a defa...
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Republicans hoping to succeed Trump in 2028 dissect midterm rout
JD Vance, Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz all pointed to Iran war and affordability as key factors in Democratic victoryUS midterms 2026 live – latest updat...
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Abdul El-Sayed’s victory has laid bare a truth about America's view on Israel | Peter Beinart
In Michigan, support for Israel was a kind of political hologram. But the media often made it seem realAmong the things that Abdul El-Sayed’s victory ...
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There’s a new feeling in America as kindness drives out cruelty | Margaret Sullivan
For a decade, good-hearted citizens witnessed horrors and insisted: ‘This is not America.’ Finally, the conversation has shiftedFor the past 10 years ...
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How Amendment 3, vaccine mandates and school vouchers will shape Florida under the leadership of Byron Donalds
Republican Gov.-elect Byron Donalds ran on the promise of continuing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ agenda.
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Trump tries to get 2024 conviction in hush money corruption case thrown out
President’s lawyers will try to persuade appeals court to toss criminal trial verdict over $130,000 sent to Stormy DanielsDonald Trump’s legal team on...
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Europe’s far right has a Trump problem after Republican US midterms wipeout
European far-right leaders quick to distance themselves from US president and stress their own prioritiesEurope live – latest updatesUS midterms live ...
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‘Revenge of the nerds’: US midterms deliver a win for science – and a rebuke of Maha
The wins for Democrats come after years of cuts and upheaval to US health and science infrastructureA political organizations behind a wave of Democra...
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Trump takes 500 actions to weaken cancer protections, new report says
Natural Resources Defense Council shows how federal rules changes will spike up public’s exposure to carcinogensAmid a surge in early onset cancer, th...
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A progressive understanding of Christianity won in the US elections | Bill McKibben
James Talarico and Adam Hamilton’s interpretations of the Bible are wildly different from the conservative vision we are regularly fedTwo-thirds of Am...
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Outcry after ICE violently detains US citizen walking to high school: ‘I thought they were going to kill me’
Agents pinned down Erik Zepeda, a 20-year-old with disabilities, and left him with a broken wrist in latest example of ICE brutality as activity surge...
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Bernie Sanders lost the fight in 2016. A decade later, he won the war.
Bernie Sanders’ focus on economic populism once faced criticism within the party. Now it's winning in Michigan, Texas, Montana and Wisconsin.
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Was Elon Musk the US midterms' biggest loser? – Stateside with Kai and Carter
The tech industry spent big on the midterms, but it turned out to be a poor investment. Elon Musk poured a staggering $446m dollars into Republican-al...
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Rural voters were feeling left behind before the midterms, poll shows
Polling done for the Guardian shows plummeting support from a former key constituency of Donald Trump’s basePolling conducted by the Harris Poll for t...
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Democrats promised to end corruption. Here’s how they can do that | David Sirota
Overturning Citizens United is not enough. Campaigns must be funded with public money rather than private donationsHaving devoted most of my adult lif...
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Progressives hail ‘blue wave’ victories in US midterm elections as top Democrats push for unity
Senior leaders say party will be ‘united’ in focus, but progressives call on party to take radical actionProgressive Democrats have declared that sign...
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