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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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Trump signs executive order boosting deep-sea mining industry
Order seeks to jumpstart mining of US waters as part of push to offset China’s control of minerals industryDonald Trump on Thursday signed an executiv...
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Trump targets Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue with memorandum
President directs attorney general to investigate supposed foreign contributions, an unsubstantiated rightwing claimThe Republican president is taking...
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California’s economy surpasses Japan’s as it becomes fourth largest in world
State’s nominal GDP reaches $4.1tn, edging out Japan’s $4.02tn, ranking it behind the US, China and GermanyCalifornia’s economy has surpassed Japan’s,...
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DNC chair issues challenge to activist David Hogg as party feud escalates
Ken Martin says young progressive must choose between vice-chair role and desire to unseat ‘ineffective’ incumbentsKen Martin, the chair of the Democr...
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US federal agency texts Barnard College employees to ask if they’re Jewish
Employees received text from EEOC on personal phones linking to survey asking if they are Jewish or IsraeliEmployees from Barnard College received tex...
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Federal judge blocks Trump effort that could disenfranchise millions of voters
President sought to unilaterally add proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration formA federal judge on Thursday blocked Donald Trump’s eff...
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Trump administration asks supreme court to reinstate ban on trans troops
Efforts stem from an executive order signed by Trump asserting sexual identity of trans members affects readinessThe Trump administration has asked th...
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Alleged former members of neo-Nazi group claim its leader is Russian spy
Allegation against Rinaldo Nazzaro, founder of the Base, could shed new meaning on group’s efforts inside UkraineAlleged former members of an internat...
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American Bar Association sues justice department over terminated grants
Organization claims $2.3m in grants illegally cancelled in retaliation for public criticism of Trump administrationUS politics live – latest updatesTh...
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Trump is jailing immigrant families again. A mother, father and teen tell of ‘anguish on a daily basis’
Family incarceration has been revived after Biden – and Jade, Jason and Gabriela are speaking out about their distressing treatment in TexasWhen Jade ...
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Civil rights advocates say Trump order guts US protections against discrimination
Order directs federal agencies to ‘deprioritize enforcement’ of laws where policies have discriminatory effectsUS politics live – latest updatesDonald...
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US drug firm Merck says existing Trump tariffs will cost it $200m this year
Company’s forecast does not account for threatened ‘major’ tariff that could also be levied on pharmaceutical importsBusiness live – latest updatesThe...
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US interior agency to fast track permits for fossil fuel and mining projects
Department cites Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ declaration to expedite permissions from multiple years to 28 daysUS politics live – latest updatesThe US ...
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Trump denies aid for Arkansas after storms that killed more than 40 people
Latest denial of disaster funding comes as Trump has repeatedly stated he wants to eliminate FemaUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has den...
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Trump administration kills landmark pollution settlement in majority-Black county
Decision will affect mostly low-income Alabama residents as DoJ dismisses agreement over untreated sewage as DEIThe Trump administration has killed a ...
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‘Like a slap in the face’: Trump officials cut hundreds of millions to combat gun violence and opioid addiction
DoJ told over 350 groups that promised funding would be cut because it ‘no longer effectuates’ department prioritiesHundreds of millions of federal gr...
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USPS workers sound alarm over Trump efforts to dismantle service: ‘The hounds are at the door
The United States Postal Service is now facing off with Trump and Elon Musk’s Doge over privatizationUS postal workers – and many who depend on them –...
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Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition
Health secretary is planning wide-ranging monitoring of autistic people’s health record and cuts to disability servicesAutism experts and autistic peo...
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The Republican anti-tax coalition is beginning to disintegrate | David Sirota, Arjun Singh, Ariella Markowitz and Natalie Bettendorf
For half a century, the GOP has embraced tax cuts for the rich. But as Americans turn against the idea, the party is divided“I am a gay woman who is m...
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Donald Trump’s meme coin value surges after gala dinner invites
Invitations for top 220 holders of $TRUMP coin to private reception with US president fuels 50% price riseThe value of Donald Trump’s meme coin jumped...
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Donald Trump threat to reimpose reciprocal tariffs within weeks reopens economic uncertainty – US politics live
US president says any country that hasn’t signed a deal in the next two or three weeks will be hit by a tariffDonald Trump will mark his first 100 day...
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Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety
Americans have often moved between states for opportunities. Now they’re being forced to uproot themselves to escape hostile forces under Trump Contin...
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Trump news at a glance: president targets diversity at US universities; Trump accuses Zelenskyy of endangering peace deal
Donald Trump signs orders that attack funding and accreditation as his administration pushes to reshape colleges – key US politics stories from 23 Apr...
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Trump’s class war on Harvard – podcast
Is the US president exploiting popular resentment towards elite colleges to achieve his political goals? Ed Pilkington reportsHarvard University filed...
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Trump says US education is getting out of DEI 'after being in that jungle for a long time' – video
While signing the last of a series of executive orders on education, Donald Trump mused aloud that by directing schools to get out of what his aide ca...
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Trump signs orders cracking down on diversity and inclusion at US universities
Actions attack funding and accreditation but also seek to increase affordability and retention at Black collegesDonald Trump signed executive orders o...
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A dozen US states sue to stop Trump’s ‘reckless and insane’ tariff policy
Lawsuit rebukes claim that president can arbitrarily impose tariffs based on act intended for emergenciesA dozen states sued the Trump administration ...
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Israel’s far-right security minister to visit Yale day after Mar-a-Lago dinner
Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has past convictions for supporting terrorism, attended fundraiser at Trump’s resortIsrael’s far-right national security minister...
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Florida students lobby to keep 2018 gun control law in wake of recent shooting
Students traumatized by Parkland and Florida university shootings urge lawmakers not to roll back restrictionsFlorida students who were traumatized by...
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Rachel Reeves dashes hopes of early breakthrough in UK-US trade deal
Chancellor says UK is ‘not going to rush a deal’ and rejects new US demands on agricultural productsMarkets rise as Trump backtracks on China tariffs ...
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Dick Durbin won’t seek re-election after nearly three decades in US Senate
Illinois senator, 80, plans to leave office in 2027 at end of term, so voters will elect his replacement in midtermsUS politics live – latest updatesD...
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Trump administration has set Noaa on ‘non-science trajectory’, workers warn
Drastic cuts to US agency’s research and protections could leave air ‘not breathable’ and water ‘not drinkable’The Trump administration has shunted on...
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Stock markets rise as Trump backtracks on high China tariffs and firing Fed chair
Weeks of tough talk from the US president, who now says he will be ‘very nice’ to China, had rattled investors Stock markets have risen around the wor...
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Families of detainees in El Salvador and Venezuela decry Bukele’s prisoner swap offer
Salvadorian president denounced as ‘tyrannical’ as he floats trading 252 prisoners with fellow authoritarian regimeThe families of prisoners being hel...
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Jimmy Kimmel on Pete Hegseth: ‘Our secretary of defense is defenseless’
Late-night host discusses defense secretary’s new Signal group chat scandal and candidates to succeed the late popeWith several hosts still on Easter ...
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Pennsylvania governor details arson attack on his home after Passover Seder
Josh Shapiro described shattered glass, melted furniture and burnt prayer books after arson at family homePennsylvania’s governor, Josh Shapiro, has f...
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Federal judge accuses White House of ‘bad faith’ in Kilmar Ábrego García case
Judge gives Trump administration deadline to support its claims it doesn’t have to return man to the USThe federal court that has found itself in a pi...
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Trans musician Bells Larsen was forced to cancel his US tour: ‘My livelihood has been robbed’
The Canadian singer-songwriter is releasing an album about his transition. Trump’s ‘dehumanizing’ new passport rules mean he won’t perform it for US f...
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A surprising number of Americans want climate action. But why aren’t there more?
Support for climate action is growing in the US, but partisan divides and fossil fuel interests hold swayOver the last 12 months, the United States ha...
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Richard Branson accuses Trump of ‘doing so much damage’ to the world
Virgin Atlantic founder says ‘erratic’ decisions from US president have been ‘awful for everyone’Sir Richard Branson has attacked Donald Trump’s polic...
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A battle looms over rule of law as some courts start to flex their muscles against Trump
Whether federal courts can force Trump to comply with their orders is an essential question for US democracyThe US supreme court and other federal cou...
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Fears grow that Signal leaks make Pete Hegseth top espionage target
Experts say Pentagon chief has endangered secrets of US defense department and given assistance to foreign spiesAs more develops about the US defense ...
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How the anti-abortion movement embraced fringe ‘abolitionists’ and became more punitive
A movement that believes abortion should be treated as homicide has grown alongside a Republican penchant for punishmentSo far this year, lawmakers in...
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What did Pope Francis think of JD Vance? His view was more than clear | Jan-Werner Mueller
Francis was as outspoken as could be without naming names, when he criticized Vance in his February letter to US bishopsWe might never quite know what...
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Wednesday briefing: Can the latest ceasefire talks in London break the stalemate in Ukraine?
In today’s newsletter: As world leaders gather in the UK this week, any hope of breaking the deadlock when Russia and Ukraine refuse to compromise co...
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Al Gore draws parallels between Trump and early Nazi Germany – video
Al Gore launched an attack on the Trump administration saying there were 'important lessons' to be learned from similarities with the early rise of Na...
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Steve Hilton, former David Cameron adviser, to run for California governor
Ex-advertising executive, who hosted a Fox News show and has criticised Kamala Harris, will stand as a Republican David Cameron’s former top adviser S...
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Trump news at a glance: president will be ‘very nice’ to China; Musk to step back from Doge
Donald Trump says tariffs on China will be dropped ‘substantially’ as IMF warns of ‘major negative shock’ from tariffs – key US politics stories from ...
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