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US treasury secretary says ‘there is a path’ with China over tariff negotiations
‘The Chinese will see this high tariff level is unsustainable for their business,’ says Scott BessentThe US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said “t...
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‘A trickle to a tidal wave’: behind the Trump protest movement that launched on Reddit
From humble beginnings, the 50501 community is one of many coming together to resist the president and his policiesIt started with a Reddit post.“50 P...
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What is Tren de Aragua and has the group ‘invaded’ the United States?
Trump has fixated on the Venezuelan gang, but experts say he’s concocted a bogeyman to fuel immigration crackdownsThe Trump administration has fixated...
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I used to laugh at my Chilean father’s paranoia about life in the US – not any more
Having fled here from Chile after Pinochet seized power in 1973 my father feared the state’s arbitrary power to turn lives upside down. His outlook ha...
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Despite Pope Francis’s wishes, there’s little appetite for richer nations to help the poorest
Trump’s tariffs will make it tougher for emerging economies to service loans but debt relief has fallen off the political agendaPope Francis’s vast fu...
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Journalists defend press freedom at muted White House correspondents’ dinner
Event took place with no Trump, no comedian and notably fewer politicians or Hollywood stars than in past yearsJournalists rallied in defence of press...
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Trump v 60 Minutes is a stunning battle for the soul of US media
President’s tensions with CBS show barely scratch surface of crusade against media he calls ‘enemy of the people’Donald Trump’s battle with a US media...
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Trump disdains conservatism. His governing philosophy is absolute power | Sidney Blumenthal
The president’s clashes with the judiciary over immigration have launched a constitutional crisis. We’re headed toward a collisionDonald Trump issued ...
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Trump order to loosen fishing regulations poses major risks, experts warn
Conservationists fear fallout from president’s proclamation on fishing in federally protected area of Pacific OceanEnvironmental conservation groups a...
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Chaos unleashed by Musk’s Doge is starting to wain – what does that mean?
Tech billionaire plans to hang up the chainsaw as he steps away from ‘efficiency’ role amid Tesla sales slump“This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy!” s...
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Hope as US universities find ‘backbone’ against Trump’s assault on education
Anxious Americans find solace as university leaders start to mount more muscular defense of academic freedomAmericans anxious about their country’s sl...
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The United States is witnessing the return of psychiatric imprisonment | Jordyn Jensen
From ‘wellness farms’ to expanded involuntary commitment policies, the US is embracing psychiatric incarceration under the guise of compassionAcross t...
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Tyrants like Trump always fall – and we can already predict how he will be dethroned | Simon Tisdall
The US constitution protects incompetence. But don’t underestimate the self-destructive power of the president’s own hubrisTyrants come to a sticky en...
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Trump news at a glance: US president meets Zelenskyy at Vatican as popularity plunges at home
US president says after meeting that maybe Vladimir Putin ‘doesn’t want to stop the war’; Trump’s US polling figures slide – key US politics stories f...
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Trump mega-donor’s paper savages his pardon of Las Vegas Republican
Las Vegas Review-Journal, owned by billionaire Miriam Adelson, condemns pardon of ex-lawmaker Michele FioreA Nevada newspaper owned by a Donald Trump ...
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Democrats decry Wisconsin judge’s arrest as Republicans call to remove her
Governor Tony Evers takes aim at White House’s ‘dangerous rhetoric’ as Republican Tony Wied demands Dugan resignThe FBI’s arrest of Wisconsin judge Ha...
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Americans, including Republicans, losing faith in Trump, new polls reveal
Trump scores poorly on economy and immigration as some fear he is ‘exceeding powers’ and focussed on wrong issuesAmericans, including some Republicans...
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Trump officials deported two-year-old US citizen ‘with no meaningful process’, judge says
Child’s father pushes to have her returned to US as White House challenges law with its immigration crackdownThe Trump administration appeared to have...
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‘100-year timeframe’: how Project 2025 is guiding Trump’s attack on government
David A Graham’s latest book considers the vast far-right plan to change US politics – and why its architects are playing the long gameDavid A Graham ...
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Republican unity to be tested in talks over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Party eyes dramatic spending cuts to turn president’s promises into reality – but not all lawmakers are on boardDonald Trump has made a simple request...
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Could RFK Jr’s assault on Covid protections be bad news for chronic disease?
The health secretary has pledged to fight chronic illness, but experts say he risks increasing it with department cutsThe US health secretary, Robert ...
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Conservatives fighting ‘antisemitism’ are actively targeting US Jews. Why? | Josh Schreier
The pro-Israel campaign to ‘protect’ Jews by punishing anti-Zionist speech often targets Jews. That is no surpriseThe Trump administration claims that...
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Harvard labor unions rally behind non-citizens and workers amid Trump attacks
As Trump administration escalates threats on university, unions call on Harvard leadership to support workersLabor unions and allied organizations rep...
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US to miss out on billions as Trump’s policies deter overseas tourists
Number of visitors sinks 11.6% in March as deportations and tariffs make US a less appealing destinationEvery summer, Cheryl travels to Iowa, from her...
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They staged protests for Palestine. The consequences have been life-changing
Legal aid group says most students contacting them are Palestinian, Arab Muslim and other students of colorEK was completing a take-home exam on 6 Mar...
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Vicious interpersonal conflicts among Hegseth staff cloud leak investigation
Senior officials unsure who to believe after aides fired and chief of staff quits amid look into Panama canal media leakDefense secretary Pete Hegseth...
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‘Everyone’s scared’: little appetite for mirth before White House correspondents’ dinner
Annual event likely to prove gloomy affair amid Trump attacks on press and rise of Maga media ecosystemIt is no laughing matter. The annual dinner for...
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I left behind an authoritarian state to move to the US. Now I see my new home falling to the same dark forces | Mona Eltahawy
Coming from Egypt, I know a dictatorship when I see one. The same can’t be said for the white voters who brought Trump to power“What’s he done now?” M...
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Trump news at a glance: Battle with judiciary escalates as FBI arrests county judge
FBI director Kash Patel accuses judge Hannah Dugan of helping an ‘illegal alien' evade arrest – key US politics stories from 25 April at a glanceThe T...
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Trump administration investigating California university over foreign gifts
DoE investigation revives reports that UC Berkeley failed to disclose Chinese funding for a now severed partnershipThe Trump administration launched a...
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Pam Bondi rescinds Biden-era protections for journalists
Memo from attorney general about criminal leak investigations calls conduct of leakers ‘treasonous’Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, has revoked a B...
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Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report shows
Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, who died on 4 April 2024, was the son of top-ranking US spy Juliana GallinaAn American man identified as the son of a dep...
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The Guardian view on Trump v universities: essential institutions must defend themselves | Editorial
Harvard is leading the pushback because it can afford to fight. Others are realising that they can’t afford not toEnfeebling universities or seizing c...
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Democratic lawmakers call on Trump officials to release Tufts student from Ice detention
Jim McGovern and Ayanna Pressley exhort authorities to free Rümeysa Öztürk, calling her treatment ‘repression’A group of high-profile Democratic lawma...
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US consumer sentiment sees largest drop since 1990 after Trump tariff chaos
Experts warn of slowing economy after score based on Americans’ financial outlooks fell by 32% since JanuaryUS consumer sentiment plummeted in April a...
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Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool | Jonathan Freedland
This presidency places authoritarian ambition above all – and now the people of Ukraine are paying the priceTo see the true face of Donald Trump, look...
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FBI arrests Wisconsin judge and accuses her of obstructing immigration enforcement
Judge Hannah Dugan was apprehended in the courthouse where she works after being accused of helping a man evade authoritiesUS politics live – latest u...
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Pete Hegseth’s controversial chief of staff leaves post unexpectedly
Exit comes after Joe Kasper was implicated as orchestrator of power grab that led to dismissal of three Pentagon officialsUS politics live – latest up...
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Jimmy Kimmel on Hegseth bringing his wife to meetings: ‘Maybe she’s his designated driver’
Late-night hosts discuss the defense secretary’s many scandals and Musk’s alleged screaming match outside the Oval OfficeWith several hosts still on h...
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Why does RFK Jr want to put my family on an ‘autism registry’? | Deborah Bloom
I’m scared about the health secretary’s vow to find the cause behind the so-called ‘autism epidemic’I always knew my parents operated on a different w...
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Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit
Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik named as victim of explosion that appears similar to previous attacks claimed by UkraineEurope live – latest updatesUS politi...
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Ukraine, Gaza and Iran: can Witkoff secure any wins for Trump?
To solve three conflicts simultaneously would be a daunting task for anyone, but it is especially for a man entirely new to diplomacyEurope live – lat...
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Disabled people detained by Ice sound alarm over overcrowded jails
Rodney Taylor, whose legs were amputated as a toddler, just one of many people with disabilities at risk from detentionIn his three months locked up a...
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Former US social security head predicts ‘interruption of benefits’ amid Doge cuts
Martin O’Malley says Elon Musk’s incursions could result in disruption to benefit payments that 70 million depend onSocial security, the sacred cow of...
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Want to beat authoritarianism? Look to Latin America | Greg Grandin
The region has grappled with dictatorships, coups and inequality. But its democratic spirit remains vital – and offers a lesson for the USInspiration ...
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China’s top leaders pledge to oppose ‘unilateral bullying’ in global trade in veiled rebuke to Trump – US politics live
Beijing’s commerce ministry says there are no trade negotiations between China and the US while US president says ‘we’ve been meeting with China’A US ...
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Friday briefing: What is the human cost of Trump’s immigration crackdown?
In today’s newsletter: The new US hardline policies have sparked widespread fear and controversy, as families, students, and tourists face arbitrary d...
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The rule of law in Trump’s America and what it means for Mel Gibson’s guns – podcast
The US justice department says it did not fire a former pardon attorney, Liz Oyer, after she refused to recommend reinstating Mel Gibson’s gun rights....
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Bill Maher calls Larry David’s satire of his Trump dinner ‘kind of insulting to 6 million dead Jews’
‘Nobody has been harder … about Donald Trump than me,’ Maher says after fellow comedian compared his meal with US president to meeting HitlerBill Mahe...
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Trump can’t withhold funds from sanctuary cities, says federal judge
Judge William Orrick issues temporary injunction for over a dozen areas, ruling parts of Trump orders unconstitutionalThe Trump administration cannot ...
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Trump news at a glance: president berates Putin; judge blocks changes to voting rights
US renews push to end Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia – key US politics stories from 24 AprilDuring his election campaign Donald...
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‘Trump 2028’ hats and T-shirts for sale on US president’s online store
Donald Trump, who has seen his approval rating sink, has not ruled out serving a third term – though most spectators consider that highly unlikelyDona...
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