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US to cut ‘de minimis’ tariff on goods from China to as low as 30%
Executive order will offer to relief to Chinese firms Shein and Temu, but insiders say e-commerce ‘golden age’ is goneThe US will cut the “de minimis”...
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Republican tax provision to punish ‘terrorism supporting’ non-profits slammed by critics
Fears sparked that Trump would wield law against groups that file lawsuits or organize voters against his policiesNon-profit groups are sounding the a...
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Michelle Obama 2.0 – the reinvention of the former first lady
The launch of her new podcast coincides with an edgier image and a relatable authenticityHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, I review Miche...
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US justice department asks civil rights division attorneys to stay after mass exits
Officials also asked attorneys who were removed in April if they would consider returning to handle civil rights workJustice department officials have...
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The Cybertruck was supposed to be apocalypse-proof. Can it even survive a trip to the grocery store?
Thanks to poor engineering and Elon Musk, Tesla’s road rage-inducing street tank can’t even win over its core demographic: doomsday preppersThe Cybert...
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Critic of Covid boosters set to enact tough agenda as top US vaccines official
Vinay Prasad, outspoken critic of pharmaceutical industry and of his peers in public health, to take over CBERVinay Prasad, an oncologist and hematolo...
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Donald Trump meets Syrian president in Saudi Arabia before Gulf tour resumes – US politics live
Donald Trump meets Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia after agreeing to lift sanctions on SyriaTurkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ha...
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Wednesday briefing: Is Zelenskyy playing political poker – or Russian roulette?
In today’s newsletter: the Ukraine president’s call for Putin to meet him in person represents a huge gamble in the prospect of peaceGood morning.Talk...
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Trump news at a glance: president gives Syria ‘chance at greatness’ with promise of sanctions relief
Trump announced Syrian sanctions relief alongside a $142bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Key US politics stories from Tuesday 13 May 2025 at a glanceDo...
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Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge over alleged Ice obstruction
Hannah Dugan was arrested by FBI after reportedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid US authoritiesA federal grand jury has indicted a Wisconsin ...
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US and Saudi Arabia sign $142bn arms deal as Trump to meet Syrian leader
White House touts deal made at first stop of Donald Trump’s four-day diplomatic tour to the Gulf statesUS politics live – latest updatesThe United Sta...
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Chuck Schumer says he’ll obstruct Trump’s justice department picks over Qatar jet gift
Senate Democratic leader can only delay votes on confirmations over the ‘naked corruption’ of aircraft offerThe Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schume...
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RFK Jr and his grandchildren swam in DC creek contaminated by sewage
US health secretary went for dip in Rock Creek, which officials report is toxic due to bacteria and pathogensThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy...
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Trump 2.0 takes quid pro quo fears to new heights with $400m flying grift
Accepting a ‘gift’ of a luxury jet from Qatar is just the most eye-catching of the president’s ethically questionable actsFox & Friends, the show ...
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Trump’s border intimidation is coming for US citizens too – ask streamer Hasan Piker | Owen Jones
The leftwing, pro-Palestine streamer’s interrogation by airport officials on his return to the US shows a chilling escalation of the war on free speec...
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Trump administration piles on pressure on Harvard with $450m more in cuts
The latest cuts follow a $2.2bn freeze, bringing total federal penalties against Harvard to $2.65bnUS politics live – latest updatesEight federal agen...
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Newark airport had three air traffic controllers on duty instead of 14
On Monday evening the airport had far fewer than the 14 controllers agreed on between the union and regulatorsNew Jersey’s Newark Liberty airport, one...
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US monthly inflation rate slows amid Trump tariffs
Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show April inflation rate of 2.3% as Americans report economic anxiety under TrumpUS politics live – latest updates...
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Ice has become Trump’s private militia. It must be abolished | Mehdi Hasan
Violent apprehensions, warrantless arrests, deported children: how many more abuses of power will it take for Democrats to speak up?On Friday, the Dem...
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Trump faces backlash of Maga faithful over plan to accept plane gift from Qatar
Some of president’s most devoted supporters speak out against accepting $400m luxury jet as new Air Force OneUS politics live – latest updatesDonald T...
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US deputy attorney general Todd Blanche tipped as librarian of Congress
Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, was appointed acting librarian on MondayThe US deputy attorney general, Todd Bla...
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Give birth? In this economy? US women scoff at Trump’s meager ‘baby bonuses’
Trump administration is considering pronatalist policies such as awarding $5,000 for every birth – but women say they want universal healthcare and ch...
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Drug price cuts: what is Trump planning and what will it mean for big pharma?
President has directed Robert Kennedy to send price targets to industry, with slimming drugs thought to be included Donald Trump has used his executiv...
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Anti-Democratic, anti-trans Facebook posts of Pope Leo brother draw scrutiny
Lou Prevost, who shared video that repeated slur against Nancy Pelosi, says he and brother ‘disagree on some things’The oldest brother of newly electe...
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Donald Trump lands in Saudi Arabia as Gulf visit to seek economic deals begins – US politics live
US president expected to offer Saudi Arabia arms package as he seeks to discuss economic deals over regional crisesPresident Trump was joined by US se...
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Trump news at a glance: Markets rally on China trade war pause, first Afrikaner ‘refugees’ arrive
Wall Street jumps as president hails ‘total reset’ with Beijing, while administration stirs controversy with refugee status for white South Africans. ...
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Episcopal church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status
Church refuses White House directive, citing longstanding ‘commitment to racial justice and reconciliation’The Episcopal church’s migration service is...
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Biden destroyed Harris bid by staying in race too long, top adviser says in book
David Plouffe says Biden ‘totally fucked us’ and calls Harris’s 107-day sprint against Trump a ‘fucking nightmare’Joe Biden “totally fucked us” by lea...
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In letter, also signed by ambassador Sylvester Stallone, studios and unions calls for support on three tax provisionsDonald Trump’s Hollywood ambassad...
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Leftwing pundit Hasan Piker says US border agents quizzed him on Trump and Gaza
US-born progressive streamer says officials at Chicago airport led him to private room on return from FranceHasan Piker, a US-born progressive politic...
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Group of white South Africans arrive in US after Trump grants refugee status
White House stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, descended from Dutch colonists, victims of discriminationUS politics live – latest updatesA group...
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Brazil’s president seeks ‘indestructible’ links with China amid Trump trade war
Remark comes as Brazil, Colombia and Chile’s leaders fly to Beijing amid international uncertainty generated by TrumpThe Brazilian president, Luiz Iná...
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‘Just wildly illegal’: top Democrats push to censure Trump’s plan to accept Qatar jet
Four senators, including Cory Booker, say they will press for vote against president’s plan to take $400m gift from QatarTop Democrats in the US Senat...
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Newsom calls on California cities to ban homeless encampments ‘without delay’
Governor announces new ordinance to address ‘persistent’ camps as he intensifies crackdown on worsening crisisGavin Newsom has called on California ci...
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Trump officials investigate state aid program for people who legally migrated to US
California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants provides monthly cash assistance to elderly, blind and disabled immigrants US politics live – late...
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Trump signs order aiming to slash US drug prices to match those abroad
Health policy experts support the ‘most favored nation’ plan, but doubt it will withstand likely legal challengesThe White House is unveiling an aggre...
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Conservatives are trumpeting a new abortion-pill study. One problem: it’s bogus | Moira Donegan
The FDA chief suggested he wouldn’t crack down on mifepristone without new data. Conveniently, misleading research emerged within daysAlmost two-third...
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Josh Hawley warns against Medicaid cuts and says Republicans are in ‘identity crisis’
US senator says Republicans must choose whether to back working Americans or rich corporate executivesUS politics live – latest updatesJosh Hawley, th...
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Disputed North Carolina race offers playbook for beaten candidates, experts warn
Observers say candidates who lose elections by narrow margins could copy Republican effort to have votes tossedA disputed North Carolina state supreme...
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Donald Trump suggestion he will accept luxury plane from Qatar draws criticism from allies and rivals – US politics live
Qatar royal family’s offer of to US president of luxury jumbo jet ignites accusations of bribery and corruptionThe first 49 white South Africans deeme...
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Americans putting life on hold amid economic anxiety under Trump, poll shows
Exclusive: Harris poll for Guardian finds people reconsidering major life events such as having children or buying a homeAmericans are reconsidering m...
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Trump’s projects have caused widespread harm – but some are starting to fizzle | Ahmed Moor
The administration’s big goals, from the Gaza riviera to tariffs, have deflated in recently. But damage has already been doneSoon after Elon Musk slap...
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US and China agree to lower tariffs in trade war de-escalation – video
The US and China have agreed to lower tariffs on each other’s goods substantially for 90 days following negotiations last weekend. Speaking in Geneva,...
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Amy Klobuchar to Democrats: don’t rule out female candidate in 2028 after Harris loss
Minnesota senator also says her party ‘would have been served better by a primary’ election in 2024US senator Amy Klobuchar says she hopes her party d...
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China and US agree 90-day pause to trade war initiated by Donald Trump
Countries to lower reciprocal tariffs by 115% as US treasury secretary says ‘neither side wants a decoupling’China and the US have agreed a 90-day pau...
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Pharmaceutical stocks slide as Trump vows to cut US prescription drug prices ‘by 30-80%’
President plans to use executive powers, saying US should pay ‘same price as nation that pays the lowest price’Donald Trump has promised to use his ex...
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A bicycle, pencil sharpener, 300lb of raw meat: US presidential gifts and the rules governing them
Reports that Donald Trump’s administration is planning to accept a jet valued at $400m from Qatar have raised ethical questions over gifts from foreig...
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Trump news at a glance: Plan to accept luxury jet from Qatar draws criticism from allies and rivals
The president indicated he was preparing to accept a jet described as a ‘flying palace’ from the Qatari royal family. Key US politics stories from Sun...
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Trump officials ‘created confrontation’ that led to arrest of Newark mayor
Democratic Congress members who visited detention center with mayor say Ice officials ‘created the chaos’ Trump administration homeland security offic...
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‘Substantial progress’ at US-China trade talks, says Scott Bessent
US treasury secretary’s remarks on second day of meetings come after Trump hails ‘total reset’ in America-China tiesThe US treasury secretary, Scott B...
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Trump reportedly prepared to accept ‘palace in the sky’ as gift from Qatar
News of present from royal family ignited accusations of bribery and corruption, as well as criticism against presidentDonald Trump is reportedly read...
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