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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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Trump names Erika Kirk to key advisory board of US Air Force Academy
Widow of murdered rightwing activist Charlie Kirk replaces husband on 16-member panel of military training facilityDonald Trump has appointed Erika Ki...
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Senate Democrats introduce bill to shield small businesses from Trump’s new tariffs
Bill is in response to president’s latest push to impose tariffs, but it’s likely to stall in Republican-majority SenateUS politics live – latest upda...
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It’s not just influencers who move to Dubai | Letters
Ordinary people and families have made their homes there, writes Mark Husbands. Plus a letter from Jessamy HadleyRegarding Gaby Hinsliff’s article (In...
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Britain must end all participation in the US-Israel war on Iran | Letter
MPs and trade union leaders call for an immediate end to the attacks on IranThe US-Israel war on Iran is a catastrophic escalation in an already devas...
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Trump reportedly gifts cabinet members and White House visitors with Florsheim shoes
Some administration officials snipe about having to wear middling footwear instead of their upmarket favoritesUS politics live – latest updatesSitting...
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‘They’re trying to change the rules’: Republicans ramp up fight to stop new maps in Utah
Law makes it harder to remove names from GOP remapping petition for people who say they were misled into signing itUS politics live – latest updatesUt...
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Washington cardinal says US war on Iran ‘not morally legitimate’
Robert McElroy goes further than pope has done and says conflict fails ‘criterion of right intention’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get new...
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Stephen Colbert on US war in Iran: ‘We’re still no closer to learning what the goal is’
Late-night hosts discussed the unclear objectives and exorbitant economic cost of Trump’s ongoing war in IranLate-night hosts looked into the murky go...
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Pete Hegseth warns of ‘most intense’ day of US strikes on Iran yet
Pentagon chief spoke with Gen Dan Caine at a press conference and blamed Iran for civilian casualties Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get ne...
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US attorneys handpicked by Pam Bondi were appointed illegally, judge rules
Federal judge said prosecutors picked to replace Alina Habba repeated error of bypassing congressional approvalSign up for the Breaking News US email ...
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Ex-Missouri house speaker sentenced 21 months for misusing Covid relief funds
John Diehl admitted using federal pandemic loans for country club dues, cars and other personal expensesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get ...
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Immigrant truck drivers are vital to the economy. ICE crackdown is forcing them off roads
Targeting of foreign-born truckers risks ‘deepening severe labor shortages’ as thousands of drivers have been taken off roads for failing English prof...
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Middle East crisis live: Hegseth says ‘we are winning’ in war against Iran as US ramps up to ‘most intense day of strikes’
The US defence secretary said the US is increasing attacks on Iran and is focused on reducing the country’s military capabilityOil prices drop sharply...
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Alexander Butterfield, Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies aged 99
The White House aide who revealed that Richard Nixon had secretly recorded his conversations as president has diedSign up for the Breaking News US ema...
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RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say
HHS says the MIT professor is ‘more than qualified’ to serve on the agency’s vaccine advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’...
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One simple way to heal American politics: run more union members | Dustin Guastella
Our research shows that candidates who come from the union movement are exactly what many Americans craveAmerican politics feels hopelessly broken. Ex...
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Democrats must defund Trump’s imperial war | David Sirota, Jared Jacang Maher, Laura Krantz and Ron S Doyle
Trump is wielding imperial powers created by a decades-long master plan. The only way to stop his war is to cut off the moneyDonald Trump has now orde...
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Georgia votes in high-stakes primary for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat
Election will be a test of Trump’s sway and may provide a rare opportunity for Democrats in the southern stateSign up for the Breaking News US email t...
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‘Sounds familiar’: how the US-Israeli war in Iran parallels Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it warShifti...
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Trump news at a glance: president issues an ultimatum to Congress to get voter ID bill passed
Trump is also pushing for the Save America Act to includes provisions to limit transgender youth’s access to care and banning trans women athletes in ...
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Trump suggests war could end ‘very soon’ but issues threat to Iran over oil
President says US has taken ‘a little excursion … to get rid of some evil’ and warns Iran will be hit ‘so hard’ if it cuts supplyAs oil prices surged ...
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Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas
Scientific awards – which honor research that makes people laugh and then think – to move away from ‘unsafe’ USThe annual Ig Nobels, a satirical award...
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Democrats file new war powers resolutions and call for public hearings on Iran strikes
Senators say Trump allies such as Hegseth and Rubio should be forced to testify to Congress on ‘unnecessary war’Sign up for the Breaking News US email...
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Tennessee Republican draws criticism from Democrats for Islamophobic rant
Andy Ogles posted ‘Muslims don’t belong in American society,’ among other statements, prompting Cair to call him an ‘anti-Muslim extremist’Sign up for...
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Trump ally Lindsey Graham issues threat to Saudi Arabia over Iran war
Republican senator warns of ‘consequences’ if kingdom does not join US strikes against IraniansSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newslette...
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Trump cheers FBI subpoena of Arizona 2020 election records
Request for records related to election audit appears latest part of Trump effort to spread false claims about votingA federal grand jury subpoenaed A...
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