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What does the US government shutdown mean for everyday people?
Several thousand federal employees will be furloughed or must do unpaid work. Regular people will feel it differentlySince the US government shut down...
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American democracy might not survive another year – is Europe ready for that? | Alexander Hurst
Trapped between Putin and Trump, EU citizens understand the grave dangers facing the continent. Their leaders urgently need to face reality, tooFascis...
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White House plays racist deepfake video of Democratic leaders on loop
JD Vance, the VP, said he thought the video was ‘funny’ and the ‘sombrero memes’ would cease if government reopenedAs the Trump administration insists...
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A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0
If the first term of Donald Trump provoked anxiety over the fate of objective knowledge, the second has led to claims we live in a world-historical ag...
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Trump signs order promising measures, including military, to defend Qatar
Text appears meant to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leadersDonald Trump has signed an executive...
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Trump FCC chair to reportedly testify to Senate panel after Kimmel suspension
Brendan Carr, who appeared to pressure broadcasters to take show off air, set to go before commerce committeeBrendan Carr, the pro-Trump chair of the ...
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US citizen sues after twice being detained by immigration agents
US-born Leo Garcia Venegas says ‘I just want to work in peace’ after agents in Alabama said his ID card was fakeAn Alabama construction worker and US ...
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Trump news at a glance: Funding for Democratic states frozen as president uses shutdown to punish opponents
The vice-president said the administration would be forced to resort to layoffs if the shutdown lasts more than a few days. Key US politics stories fr...
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Trump falsely claims that national guard troops are ‘in place’ in Portland
On a post on social media, the president said the guards had been deployed, while no members were presentDonald Trump once again shared misinformation...
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Vance uses false claims to pin shutdown blame on Democrats as White House warns of layoffs
Vice-president falsely says Democrats calling for billions for ‘healthcare for illegal aliens’ as funding deadlock continuesJD Vance, the US vice-pres...
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Democrats liken Trump to Putin after call to use US cities for military training
Illinois governor JB Pritzker and others condemn the US president for suggesting cities be used as military training groundsA leading Democrat has com...
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Government shutdown leaves federal workers ‘on edge’ as Trump eyes more job cuts
Employees wonder if the shutdown will leave them out of work temporarily or set stage for permanent terminationUS government shutdown – live updatesAn...
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What do Trump and Hegseth’s inflammatory speeches to military generals signal? | Moira Donegan
The Trump administration evidently seeks to transform the US military into a partisan tool of the president’s regimeShortly after Pete Hegseth, Donald...
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‘A righteous fight’: Democrats hold fast on healthcare but also use shutdown to pummel Trump
Republicans, however, need to peel off only a few votes to end stalemate over government fundingUS government shutdown – live updatesFinally, after ni...
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White House puts hold on $18bn for New York rail tunnel and subway expansion
Trump budget director blamed ‘DEI principles’ while another official pointed to the government shutdownThe Trump administration said on Wednesday that...
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US government shutdown: now what? – podcast
After weeks of threats from both sides and negotiations that went nowhere, the US is once again experiencing a government shutdown. This week, Jonatha...
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Federal reserve governor will stay in post for now following US supreme court announcement
Court’s announcement means Lisa Cook will remain in the post for now, despite first-ever bid by a president to fire a Fed officialUS government shutdo...
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Judges to hear Texas redistricting challenge giving Republicans five seats
Civil rights groups say new districts dilute Black and Hispanic power while Republicans claim legal gerrymanderUS politics – latest updatesA panel of ...
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Once again, Netanyahu has outplayed Trump | Mohamad Bazzi
Trump considers himself a master deal-maker. But he’s been regularly outmaneuvered by strongmen like Netanyahu and Vladimir PutinAs a presidential can...
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Trump’s H-1B visa fee is a death sentence for US healthcare | Eram Alam
Trump’s $100,000 visa fee will gut the immigrant workforce that keeps US hospitals – and patients – aliveThe Trump administration announced last week ...
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Pope Leo criticizes Trump’s hardline immigration policies: ‘I don’t know if that’s pro-life’
Pope questions what it means to be ‘pro-life’ amid the ‘inhuman treatment of immigrants’ in the US Pope Leo on Tuesday strongly criticized Donald Trum...
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‘Meant to be a deterrent’: asylum seekers face new, higher fees in US
Host of expensive, ‘impossible to fulfill’ immigration fees and requirements suddenly being imposed By the time the woman’s asylum hearing came around...
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Trump’s peace plan is everything Israelis dreamed of. But it’s a fantasy | Roy Schwartz
The president’s intervention promises a return to ‘normality’ – one that appeals to Israelis unconcerned with Gaza’s futureRoy Schwartz is a senior ed...
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Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals
Defense secretary’s speech touching on physical fitness and doctrine of lethality was seen as ‘egotistical’ and ‘dangerous’Naveed Shah, a veteran and ...
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Republicans and Democrats blame each other as US government shuts down – video
The US government has shut down for the first time since 2018. Democrats refused to support a Republican plan to extend funding for federal department...
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US government shutdown live: first closure since 2018 begins after funding bill fails
Competing bills rejected in Senate as Republicans and Democrats accuse each other of partisan politics. Follow the latest news and updates after the U...
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‘Unprecedented in history’: global academic freedom group warns of dismantling in US
Report from Scholars at Risk counts some 40 attacks against academic freedom in the US in the first half of 2025A global academic freedom group has wa...
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US government shuts down after Democrats refuse to back Republican funding plan
First shutdown in nearly seven years as Republicans accused of ‘risking America’s healthcare’ in spending billUS politics – latest updatesThe US gover...
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Trump news at a glance: Shutdown a chance to ‘get rid of a lot of things we didn’t want’, says president
Senate Democrats voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown. Key US politics stories...
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Tracker: how each US senator voted on the Republican plan to avert shutdown
US Senate rejects Republican plan to keep funding flowing as each party mostly unites to block other’s proposalUS politics – latest updatesWith a midn...
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Federal agencies blame Democrats for looming shutdown in apparent Hatch Act violation
Housing and VA departments attack ‘radical left’ despite law limiting political activities of government employeesSeveral US federal agencies on Tuesd...
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Trump says $500m deal reached with Harvard to settle dispute
US president says ‘Linda is finishing up the details’ but not clear whether university ready to announce agreementDonald Trump said on Tuesday that hi...
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Why healthcare spending is at the center of the US government shutdown battle
Democrats said they won’t vote for legislation unless Republicans reverse Medicaid cuts and extend subsidiesUS politics – latest updatesIf the federal...
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FCC chair claims he never threatened TV networks over Jimmy Kimmel
Brendan Carr earlier said ‘we can do this the easy way or the hard way’ as he urged networks to take action on KimmelBrendan Carr, the tough-talking, ...
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Delayed US report on global human trafficking is released
Release comes after a Guardian investigation revealed US pullback on anti-trafficking efforts, which Trump officials deniedUS politics – latest update...
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DoJ sues pro-Palestinian activists under law often used to protect abortion clinics
Lawsuit from Trump’s justice department targets advocates involved in a 2024 protest at a New Jersey synagogueThe Trump administration has filed a fir...
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Judge rules Trump policy to deport students over pro-Palestinian views is unconstitutional
Judge ruled that noncitizens have same free speech rights as US citizens, saying the first amendment unequivocally protects themUS politics – latest u...
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Pfizer agrees to offer discounted drugs through new federal website, Trump announces
President also said that company would provide medications to Medicaid at ‘most favored nation’ pricingUS politics – latest updatesDonald Trump announ...
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No more ‘woke’ in the US military: key takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s speech
Pentagon chief railed against diversity and fat-shamed the troops as he directed his generals to fall in line – or quitUS politics – latest updatesPet...
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Orwell was right to take a swing at sport | Brief letters
Ryder Cup | Marvellous mondegreens | Mumbled dialogue | Pudding hacks | Digital ID | Bike bellsUS spectators’ behaviour at the Ryder Cup (US fan uglin...
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US federal agency site blames looming government shutdown on ‘radical left’
Giant red banner appears on Department of Housing and Urban Development page after lawmakers fail to reach dealIn an unusual move, Donald Trump’s admi...
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US national park staff fear turmoil as shutdown looms
Park workers say officials could push to leave parks open without staff – and exploit shutdown to impose further cutsWith the potential for another co...
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Louisiana governor asks for national guard deployment to New Orleans
Jeff Landry’s request comes as crime trends analyst says New Orleans has had fewest murders since 1970The Donald Trump-supporting Republican governor ...
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Hegseth declares war on racial and gender diversity efforts in US military
During incendiary speech, defense secretary said: ‘Any general ... involved in any of that DEI woke shit has got to go’At an address of assembled gene...
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Unions are handing Democrats a golden opportunity amid the shutdown battle | Judith Levine
Federal workers’ move offers Democrats a chance to win the budget battle – and their identityThe Federal Unionists Network (FUN) and 35 national, stat...
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Kash Patel allegedly gave New Zealand officials guns illegal to possess under local laws
New Zealand destroyed pistols the FBI director gifted to security chiefs after finding the guns potentially operableOn a visit to New Zealand, Kash Pa...
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Palestinian American denied slot at DNC competing for Georgia governor: ‘We’re trying to rebuild the coalition’
Ruwa Romman is ‘running to build a movement’ and ‘restoring civic ethos of being involved in the government’Ruwa Romman, the first Palestinian-America...
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‘It’s hard to know what day it is’: families tell of grim Ice detention in Texas
Anxiety high as parents and children tell of lack of clean water, inadequate medical care and poor food in ‘prison-like’ conditionsAt the South Texas ...
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Trump pressure tactics in Comey case ‘chilling’ – but they could backfire, experts say
Former prosecutors condemn ‘takeover of the DoJ’ but say chance of success could be tainted by president’s commentsDonald Trump’s public and private p...
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Americans and US food banks brace for Trump’s Snap cuts: ‘Battling hunger is no longer a priority’
Looming funding cuts to the US food assistance program come as food prices continue to rise under Trump’s administrationAmericans are bracing for the ...
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US government heads toward first shutdown in six years as lawmakers fail to reach agreement
Republicans push legislation to fund government through late November, but Democrats refuse unless it includes concessions centered on healthcareUS po...
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Trump gutting protected status for immigrants will strain US healthcare, Democrats warn
Exclusive: more than 100 members of Congress warn TPS cancellations will result in significant staff losses that US healthcare facilities will struggl...
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