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Trump approves deployment of 350 national guard members to New Orleans
Critics say deployment is unwarranted and could cause fear in the city, which has seen a decrease in violent crime ratesThe Trump administration is de...
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Is Trump mentally OK? A look back at the president’s unusual behavior in 2025
Trump has shown erratic and bizarre behavior throughout the year, leading to questions about his mental acuityIn an address from the White House in De...
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Woman deported before she could see dying husband in ICE custody: ‘I never saw him again’
Francisco Gaspar-Andrés died in El Paso hospital after being detained at Fort Bliss – his wife was deported to Guatemala without a chance to see himA ...
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Trump loomed over sport like never before in 2025. Next year he will take even more
From the Super Bowl to UFC cards to the US Open to the Ryder Cup, the US president has turned sport into his own personal stage. There’s more to comeC...
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Trump news at a glance: President claims tariffs behind unexpected growth, but consumer confidence falls
The surprisingly strong growth ‘reflected increases in consumer spending, exports and government spending’, according to officials. Key US politics st...
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US supreme court blocks Trump bid to deploy national guard to Chicago
In a 6-3 decision, the high court sided with a lower court ruling that blocked deployment of troops to the Illinois cityThe US supreme court refused o...
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A Florida official wants to cancel a sold-out Christmas drag show. The queens are performing anyway
A Drag Queen Christmas, featuring artists from RuPaul’s Drag Race, will stop in Pensacola despite the state attorney general’s efforts to stop itA dra...
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Sign of a wet sense of humour in Somerset | Brief letters
Spoof street signs | Chris Rea | Hello, pumpkin | Trump takeover | Missing top TV | How are you? Christchurch in New Zealand isn’t the only place wher...
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Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks
Un-redacted text from released documents began circulating on social media on Monday eveningPeople examining documents released by the Department of J...
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Ben Sasse, ex-Republican senator, says he has terminal pancreatic cancer
Sasse, who is 53 and voted to impeach Trump, says he has ‘metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer’US politics live – latest updatesBen Sasse announ...
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Once hailed as heroes, Afghans fear deportation under Trump
The very same immigrants welcomed to the US after risking their lives to fight the Taliban now fear detention or worseAli was 25 and a pilot for the A...
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Mauritanian immigrants in Ohio face deportations home, where abuses persist
A growing group has found community around Cincinnati. Trump’s ICE crackdown threatens to send them back to Mauritania, rife with human rights issuesM...
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Find me ‘inappropriate friends’: Epstein files put spotlight on emails from Balmoral – US politics live
New files include series of emails between Ghislaine Maxwell and someone who says he is at ‘Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family’A newly released...
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Trump flew alone on jet with Epstein and unnamed 20-year-old, files suggest
Claim by a senior US attorney about US president appears in latest batch of justice department documentsUS politics live – latest updatesA newly relea...
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First Thing: Number of people in ICE detention hits record high
Administration has arrested 328,000 and deported 327,000 people. Plus, Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank celebrates Christmas againGood morn...
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Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe | Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko
Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom There are people who ...
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Trump complains Epstein files are damaging people who ‘innocently met’ him
In his first comments since the release, the president expressed sympathy for high-profiles figures, including Bill Clinton, who have come under scrut...
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Trump news at a glance: president breaks with convention to name new battleships after himself
Donald Trump is on a naming spree; Schumer asks Senate to back legal action over partial Epstein files release – key US politics stories from Monday 2...
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US regulators approve Wegovy pill, first oral medication to treat obesity
Food and Drug Administration’s approval hands drugmaker Novo Nordisk an edge in the race to market an obesity pillUS regulators on Monday gave the gre...
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Trump administration plans to promote loyal diplomats after recall of 30 ambassadors, sources say
Move comes as union representing US diplomats said it was ‘deeply concerned’ by the process, which could ‘politicise’ foreign serviceThe Trump adminis...
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Trump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’
President says the ships will be bigger, faster and a hundred times more powerful than any previous US-built warshipJust when you thought it was safe ...
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Democratic states sue to block Trump’s defunding of US consumer watchdog
Attorneys general from 21 states and DC argue defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unlawfulA coalition of Democratic-led states filed...
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Number of people in ICE detention hits record high, data shows
ICE held more than 68,400 people as of 14 December, breaking previous high set at beginning of DecemberThe number of people in immigration detention i...
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Outrage after CBS pulls 60 Minutes segment on El Salvador’s Cecot prison
Controversially appointed editor-in-chief Bari Weiss says: ‘I held that story and I held it because it wasn’t ready’CBS News was dealing with internal...
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Schumer to ask Senate to back legal action over partial Epstein files release
Top Democrat to introduce resolution after Department of Justice misses deadline for all files linked to sex offenderUS politics – live updatesThe Sen...
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Trump officials halt offshore wind-farm projects over ‘national security risks’
Interior department move affects five projects under construction in latest blow to industry targeted by TrumpThe Trump administration has said it is ...
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‘I want that escape route’: once a sign of disloyalty, Americans seek dual citizenships under Trump
Some US citizens, grappling with issues from LGBTQ+ rights to the economy, are looking to the countries their families once left behindDaniel Kamalić ...
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Top Senate Democrat moves on legal action over Epstein files release – US politics live
Chuck Schumer announces he is introducing resolution to force Senate to initiate legal action against justice department for ‘blatant disregard of law...
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Yet again, released Epstein files raise more questions than answers | Moira Donegan
The documents are disturbing. But they seem largely to reflect information that has already been made publicAfter months of public outcry and pressure...
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US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors
DoJ has nearly $90m appropriated by Congress to support victims, but organizations say funding has been cutMore than 100 organizations that support vi...
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Indiana twins bridge political divide with kindness: ‘You have one family’
Identical twins Nick and Nathan Roberts prioritize kindness and civility, and say ‘we never argue about politics’A pair of identical Indiana twins who...
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Fairer laws passed, polluting factories shuttered, charges against innocent people dropped – and 10 more ways our US reporting made change in 2025
Our work would not be possible without the support of our readers. From everyone at the Guardian US: thank youPlease consider supporting us as we appr...
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Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industryThe Soviet dictator Joseph Stal...
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Trump news at a glance: justice department restores Epstein files image featuring Trump after outcry
Todd Blanche says removal of images has ‘nothing to do’ with the president, and removal of 16 photos came at request of victim advocacy groups – key U...
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Trump administration recalls nearly 30 career diplomats around world
Tenures end for mission chiefs in at least 29 countries, including 13 in Africa, as US reshapes its diplomatic postureThe Trump administration is reca...
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Ukrainian and European officials had ‘productive’ talks on ending war, US envoy says
Steve Witkoff says representatives share goals to stop killing, support Ukraine and end war with RussiaA White House envoy said on Sunday he held “pro...
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Louisiana nursing student speaks out during her six-month ICE detention
Vilma Palacios, 22, tells local outlet ‘I want my freedom back’ as she may be forced to return to HondurasA recent graduate of the LSU Health New Orle...
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Gripes and infighting on display as Maga stars gather at Turning Point conference
Figures at event include Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Trump Jr as cohesion of political right shows signs of stressThe stars of the Maga conservat...
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US Coast Guard pursuing another oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
Official indicates vessel is subject to sanctions after Trump’s ‘blockade’ on sanctioned tankers in and out of VenezuelaUS Coast Guard officials said ...
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How the BBC can resist ‘entrumpification’ | Letters
Enough of the orchestrated outrage – the BBC needs to be clear that there’s no systemic dishonesty at play, writes Anthony Lawton. Plus letters from M...
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Removing photos from Epstein files release ‘nothing to do’ with Trump, deputy AG says
Todd Blanche says 16 removals came at request of victim advocacy groups and says images would likely go back upDeputy US attorney general Todd Blanche...
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The DoJ failed to comply with Epstein files law. Can Congress do anything?
Lawmakers threatening legal action face major obstacle: those with legal power in this case are the ones accused of failing to follow the lawAfter Don...
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The Trump administration is trying to legislate trans people out of existence | Judith Levine
Robert F Kennedy Jr is pushing a plan to block medical treatments, the latest move against bodily autonomyOn Thursday, when Robert F Kennedy Jr announ...
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Trump does presidency via Truth Social – what are Americans missing out on?
Since just 3% of Americans use platform Trump owns, public may be unaware of his mental state and performanceWhen Donald Trump has something to say, h...
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Thanks to Donald Trump, 2025 was a good year … for white-collar criminals
Why would the Trump administration choose to set aside consequences from criminals whose actions threaten the stability of the broader American econom...
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Extremists are using AI voice cloning to supercharge propaganda. Experts say it’s helping them grow
Researchers warn generative tools are helping militant groups from neo-Nazis to the Islamic State spread ideologyWhile the artificial intelligence boo...
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We’re pastors. The fight against Maga Christianity starts locally | Doug Pagitt and Lori Walke
Trump’s movement has used the Christian faith to fuel oppression. Here’s how we are standing against itDonald Trump wants us to believe that the “war ...
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From California to Tehran, this year has been about the films that resist
Films such as One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent and It Was Just An Accident celebrate the importance of fighting back against oppressive forc...
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The US healthcare system hurts poor Americans. It’s about to get worse
As Congress cuts healthcare access to pay for tax cuts and poor Americans die earlier, billionaires invest in anti-ageingThere’s a weird disconnect to...
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Trump news at a glance: Anger grows about redactions, apparent removal of Epstein files from DoJ website
Justice department hit with legal threats after authorities release limited, heavily redacted trove of files in apparent violation of Epstein Transpar...
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US intercepts second merchant vessel off coast of Venezuela in international waters
Move comes days after Trump announces ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers and US seizes tankerUS forces on Saturday stopped a second merchant vessel ...
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Luigi Mangione lawyers fight death penalty, saying Pam Bondi is biased
Lawyers also attempting to throw out two federal charges, saying US attorney general has ties to UnitedHealth GroupLawyers for Luigi Mangione are atte...
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