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Democrats have a historic chance to pry back the working class: ‘We shouldn’t blow this’
With Democrats reeling after last election, Joan C Williams explains what has gone wrong and how to win over votersDonald Trump’s second election to t...
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Win a game show, become a US citizen? We’ve entered the realm of the truly depraved | Dave Schilling
Pizza-making contests and a ‘gold rush challenge’ are among possible events in a pitch the Trump administration is reportedly consideringI guess Repub...
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Senate confirms Charles Kushner as ambassador to France
Father of president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner was previously pardoned by Trump from tax evasion convictionUS politics live – latest updatesCharles Ku...
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Don’t be fooled. Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is typically ugly and typically misnamed | Arwa Mahdawi
Republicans love to make the most harmful laws sound sensible or even noble. This pretty-sounding package of tax breaks and spending cuts is just the ...
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Ron DeSantis’s fall from grace: ‘He’s completely crashed to the ground’
Florida governor stands isolated from Trump and is feuding with Republicans at home – is he drifting to irrelevance?These are challenging days for Flo...
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‘I have to worry each month’: social security cuts incite fears of payment disruptions
Agency has been significant target of Doge while nearly 69 million Americans receive benefitsRetiree and disability beneficiaries are worried about de...
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Trump can complain all he wants – but he can’t stop his own economic mess | Sidney Blumenthal
Between his tariffs and his regressive ‘big, beautiful bill’, the president is wreaking havoc – and he never learnsWith his usual threats, Donald Trum...
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Trump news at a glance: thinktank finds legal immigrants stripped of protections and sent to El Salvador prison
Report comes as supreme court allows US president to revoke protected status for Venezuelans. Key US politics stories from 19 May 2025At least 50 Vene...
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Trespassing charge against New Jersey mayor will be dismissed, prosecutor says
Assault charge filed against lawmaker LaMonica McIver, involved in scuffle after detention center visit with BarakaA misdemeanor charge against Newark...
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Trump signs Take It Down Act to combat fake images and online exploitation
President signs bill with first lady Melania Trump to criminalize sharing intimate images without consentPresident Donald Trump on Monday signed into ...
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Comey says ‘8647’ post that caused Trump firestorm was totally innocent
Former FBI director describes as ‘crazy’ claim that seashell photo on Instagram signified assassination callJames Comey went for a walk on the beach w...
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At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds
Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to CecotUS politics live – latest updatesAt least ...
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As key Israel allies threaten action over Gaza catastrophe, Washington is largely unmoved
As Palestinians are told to evacuate before ‘unprecedented attack’, the White House continues to publicly back IsraelAs Israel orders Palestinians to ...
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Trump officials reportedly reach $5m settlement in January 6 wrongful death suit
Family sought $30m in damages after Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot by police during 2021 US Capitol breachThe Trump administration has reportedly reac...
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Judge blocks Trump officials’ efforts to dismantle US Institute of Peace
Doge illegally took over the congressionally created and funded thinktank through ‘blunt force’, rules federal judgeA federal judge on Monday blocked ...
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The Guardian view on Romania’s presidential election upset: a vote for stability and the west | Editorial
A stunning comeback victory for the centrist mayor of Bucharest was also good news for Kyiv. But elsewhere in Europe, the far right continues to flour...
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US closes Office of Palestinian Affairs, dedicated channel to Washington
Closure reflects Trump’s downgrading of US-Palestinian relations, which started with closure of Jerusalem consulateThe United States has officially cl...
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Pope Leo XIV receives White House invitation in meeting with JD Vance
US vice-president delivers letter from Donald and Melania Trump during talks with pontiff at the VaticanDonald Trump has issued a White House invitati...
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Alarm over US government’s burgeoning debt rattles markets
Bond yields rose and the dollar weakened as Trump administration tries to play down significance of setbackNews that the US has lost its last triple-A...
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Biden says thanks for ‘love and support’ after prostate cancer diagnosis
Former president says: ‘Cancer touches us all … Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places’US politics live – latest updatesJo...
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Tiger King Joe Exotic pleads for Trump pardon after husband deported
Exotic, who is serving 21 years for murder-for-hire plot, urges president: ‘Just let me go to Mexico’Joe Exotic – star of the 2020 Netflix true crime ...
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Trump once condemned Qatar. How things have changed | Mohamad Bazzi
The country’s charm offensive and global mediator role – as well as a $400m plane – reveal a complicated relationshipOn his tour of the Middle East la...
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Trump’s tax cut bill advances in rare weekend vote but conservatives demand more changes
Republicans passed tax cut and border security package out of key House committee in Sunday voteUS politics live – latest updatesUS House Republicans ...
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Megyn Kelly puts Trump clash behind her to ride the Maga media wave
The former Fox News host once branded ‘nasty’ by Trump is now a cheerleader for him and her podcast is surging in the rightwing media-sphereIt was the...
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US health groups vow to fight GOP cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare
Cuts worth $880bn could leave 13 million Americans without insurance in proposal that has divided RepublicansUS advocacy groups are waging an intensiv...
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Republicans are attacking childcare funding. Their goal? To push women out of the workforce | Moira Donegan
The right wants American women to bear more children and withdraw from full participation in societyLast month, the White House issued a proposed budg...
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January 6 officer calls Trump ‘petty’ for Republican refusal to hang Capitol plaque
Michael Fanone slams Mike Johnson and Republicans for long delaying congressionally approved officer tributeDonald Trump and his Republican allies are...
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Trump to speak to Putin and Zelenskyy about Ukraine ceasefire – US politics live
Unclear what US president can achieve after direct talks between Russia and Ukraine ended without conclusionHello and welcome to the US politics live ...
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Trump news at a glance: president faces intensifying criticism over Qatar plane gift
Top Democrat condemns ‘flying grift’ as senior Republicans join chorus of disapproval – key US politics stories from Sunday 18 May at a glanceDonald T...
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Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer, his office says
Former US president is reviewing treatment options with family as cancer has spread to the boneJoe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, whic...
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Trump’s acceptance of Qatar jet gift is ‘definition of corruption’, senator says
Chris Murphy says Trump strategically visited Gulf states ‘willing to pay him off’ as backlash rises against luxury offerDonald Trump’s acceptance of ...
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US treasury secretary says Walmart will ‘eat some of the tariffs’ after Trump demand
Scott Bessent claims he received assurance in a personal call with company’s chief executiveThe US retail giant Walmart will “eat some of the tariffs”...
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The Guardian view on Britain’s new aid vision: less cash, more spin. The cost will be counted in lives | Editorial
With development assistance cuts, ministers have traded responsibility for rhetoric and borrowed from Donald Trump’s playbook Last week, the governmen...
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Could a British Fox News personality fix Republicans’ losing streak in California?
Steve Hilton, once an adviser to David Cameron, sees signs of Democrats’ grip on the state slackening – but the Trump factor could prove trickyCalifor...
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This land is their land: Trump is selling out the US’s beloved wilderness
During the McCarthy era’s darkest days, public lands came under attack. History now repeats itself – and this may be the last chance to defend what’s ...
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Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints
Proposed rule change could pave way for president to fire economists whose figures prove politically inconvenientSummarizing his befuddlement with num...
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Trump’s new border wall will threaten wildlife in an area where few people pass
The San Rafael valley in Arizona is home to bears, mountain lions and wolves – now their movement will be restrictedDonald Trump is forging ahead with...
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Biden ‘failed this country’ by seeking second term, says Beto O’Rourke
Ex-Texas representative, who lost gubernatorial election to Greg Abbott, joins Democrats lambasting former presidentJoe Biden “failed this country in ...
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What the last Trump presidency can teach us about fighting back | Kenneth Roth
History shows that if western governments mount a defense, the human rights movement will survive this rough patchAs Donald Trump abandons any pretens...
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This pause in the trade war will be brief. Small businesses, plan accordingly
Trump’s animosity towards China isn’t going to disappear, and his past actions do not bode well for a quick resolutionDonald Trump’s massive Chinese t...
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The right reviled Francis. How will Pope Leo XIV confront the schism in the US church?
Some conservatives rejected Francis for his leftist leanings, but Leo could be able to realize his forerunner’s visionsRightwing Catholic Americans in...
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Jeanine Pirro is latest loyalist to join Fox News to Trump administration pipeline
Tapping a TV host to lead one of the key US prosecutor’s offices? For image-obsessed Trump it’s a well-worn path When Donald Trump launched a series o...
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Original Sin: book on Biden’s health decline reopens Democratic party’s wounds
The book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson presents a scathing account of a president cocooned from reality – and fuels questions about his role in the...
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Trump news at a glance: Gulf deals in the spotlight as experts warn receipt of overseas gifts ‘unprecedented’
Experts warn the message being sent by the White House is that American foreign policy is for sale. Key US politics stories from Saturday 17 May at a ...
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Oklahoma high schools to teach 2020 election conspiracy theories as fact
State superintendent Ryan Walters tapped chief of Heritage Foundation, key player behind Project 2025, for curriculum As part of the latest Republican...
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Trump to talk to Putin on Monday about Ukraine ceasefire proposal and trade
In social media posts, president also slammed Walmart for price increases and spread anti-Clinton conspiracy theoriesDonald Trump has said that he wil...
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Newly released audio appears to confirm Biden’s memory lapses in 2023
Interview by special counsel shows then president having problems remembering key dates and life eventsA newly released recording appears to confirm t...
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US judges ruling against Trump barraged with abuse and threats, experts warn
Verbal attacks by Trump and allies are creating a hostile climate that endangers judges’ safety, experts sayUS judges who have increasingly rebuked th...
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Yes, the media’s Biden coverage was flawed. But its reporting on Trump was far worse | Margaret Sullivan
A new book has fueled controversy over press handling of the ex-president’s decline. But that distracts from a bigger problemWith a new book out about...
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US House Republicans propose fees on immigrants to fund Trump’s crackdown
Legislation would establish fees to seek asylum, care for a minor in US custody or apply for humanitarian paroleCongressional Republicans are proposin...
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Trump effort to deport pro-Palestinian students suffers setbacks – but the legal question still looms
The administration seems to be getting clobbered in court, but it’s still unsettled whether the government can detain and deport noncitizens over poli...
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‘Very disturbing’: Trump receipt of overseas gifts unprecedented, experts warn
White House remakes foreign policy under pay-for-access code that critics say could violate US constitutionFormer White House lawyers, diplomatic prot...
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