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Science of sex and gender being misrepresented by Trump officials, experts warn
Scientists say crackdown on gender-affirming care could have impact on healthcare of all AmericansAs more health systems end gender-affirming care for...
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California fast food workers, still reeling from ICE raids, demand employers step up
Union-backed pledge urges fast food employers to protect workers’ rights as immigration raids fuel fear and walkoutsFast food workers in California ar...
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Trump has embraced a disturbing strategy to silence free speech | David Bralow
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Media Matters over critical coverage. It’s just one example of the administration’s approachThe Trump ad...
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Bill Clinton to face Congressional questions over Epstein ties – US politics live
Clinton follows his wife, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, who testified on Thursday calling for Donald Trump to appear before the panelPres...
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Will Trump try to seize voting machines to disrupt the midterm elections?
State election leaders have been raising concerns about the intent behind Trump’s recent moves on electionsAfter the FBI seized elections materials fr...
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Bill Clinton to testify before House committee investigating Epstein links
Deposition comes one day after Hillary Clinton testified and called proceedings ‘partisan political theater’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to ...
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Trump is marching toward war with Iran. He hasn’t bothered to make clear why | Mohamad Bazzi
The US spent months promoting a false case for the invasion of Iraq. This time, we’re in the dark about Washington’s goalsIn October 2002, George W Bu...
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Rising anger over ‘lop-sided’ and ‘immoral’ US health funding pacts with African countries
Zimbabwe refuses to sign agreement and Kenya faces a court case over data sharing as new aid deals come under scrutinyA series of bilateral health agr...
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From a leaked photo to questions on UFOs: key points from Hillary Clinton’s Epstein testimony
The former US secretary of state urged Republicans to question Donald Trump ‘directly under oath’ about his ties with the convicted sex offenderHillar...
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Trump news at a glance: No deal reached in Iran talks as potential for US attack looms
Iranian foreign minister claimed ‘good progress’ made and further talks expected – key US politics stories from Thursday, 26 February at a glanceHigh-...
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Epstein files contain explicit but unsubstantiated claim that Trump abused minor
Department of Justice did not release FBI memos when it uploaded millions of pages of files beginning in DecemberThree memos that describe four interv...
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Kristi Noem blames Democrats for shutdown holding up $625m in World Cup funding
Shutdown affecting Fema has caused delay in deliveryHost city officials concerned about ability to stage eventsRepresentative Nellie Pou: ‘Time for DH...
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How Trump shifted from opposing foreign wars to threatening war in Iran
The rationale to justify the US striking first has shifted from the country killing protesters to its developing weaponsAs senior Democrats emerged fr...
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MPs condemn hosting of Tommy Robinson by Trump administration
The far-right activist’s trip came amid calls for the US to be included in a probe into foreign interference in UK politicsThe hosting of Tommy Robins...
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'The goal is to get rid of Trump': Robert De Niro calls for peaceful protest – video
Robert De Niro has called for people to take to the streets peacefully against Donald Trump, who this week called him 'extremely low IQ' on social med...
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Kristi Noem meets with Democratic lawmaker in ‘combative’ meeting about ICE conduct
Delia Ramirez said DHS head ‘viciously lied’ when pressed about departmental officials allegedly breaking the lawUS politics live – latest updatesThe ...
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Democrats call for freeze on gas exports as energy prices soar for US households
Families are ‘struggling with cost of heating their homes’, letter says as Trump repeatedly pledges to slash utility billsAs energy prices for US hous...
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Hillary Clinton testifies in House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation
Hillary Clinton began testifying on Thursday from Chappaqua, New York, while Bill Clinton will speak to panel on FridayHillary Clinton began testifyin...
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Political storm in Wyoming as far-right activist caught handing checks to lawmakers
Photograph shows conservative activist handing slip to Darin McCann and Marlene Brady holding a similar paperControversy has engulfed Wyoming’s state ...
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Homeland security awarded $250,000 contract to Trump-aligned consulting firm
Exclusive: DHS chose firm with ties to Corey Lewandowski after demanding partisan loyalty, in departure from federal procurement guidelinesThe US Depa...
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Disabled activist and guest of Ilhan Omar says she did not intend to disrupt State of the Union
Before arrest at US House chamber Tuesday, Aliya Rahman had only a month earlier been dragged from her car by ICEWhen Aliya Rahman accepted Minnesota ...
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Democrats in four states seek to bar ICE employees from future civil service jobs
Bills aim to make ICE employees ineligible for jobs in law enforcement, public education and state civil serviceSupercharged by billions in dollars fr...
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Hillary Clinton to testify in House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation – US politics live
Deposition will be filmed but take place behind closed doors, with former president Bill Clinton scheduled to answer questions tomorrowSign up for the...
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‘Sick, demented, extremely low IQ and cries like a child’: Donald Trump renews attack on Robert De Niro
After the star made a fresh denunciation of the US president at an alternative State of the Union event, Trump returned fire at length on Truth Social...
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Kash Patel fires FBI officials linked to Trump documents case, reports say
Dismissals follow revelations that FBI subpoenaed records of Patel and Susie Wiles before Trump returned to officeAt least 10 FBI employees connected ...
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Trump news at a glance: Democrats say president failing to protect Americans amid State of the Union fallout
US president faced more scathing criticism, a day after his address. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 25 February at a glanceDonald Trump contin...
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Nearly blind refugee abandoned by US border patrol found dead in Buffalo
Investigation under way after man was dropped off five miles from home but family wasn’t notified, officials sayA nearly blind Burmese refugee who was...
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Vance says Minnesota’s Medicaid funds halted as part of Trump’s ‘war on fraud’
Vice-president makes announcement with Mehmet Oz, who says other states will be next after MinnesotaJD Vance announced on Wednesday that the Trump adm...
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Ilhan Omar guest arrested for standing at Trump’s State of the Union address
Aliya Rahman, who was dragged out of her car in January by agents, arrested for ‘refusing to obey orders’ to sit downA guest of Congresswoman Ilhan Om...
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Trump delivered the longest State of the Union in history … and ran out of steam | Ted Widmer
The State of the Union address has been in decline for decade as a TV spectacle, and Trump likely hastened that trendIn fulfillment of clause 1 of sec...
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House Democrats open inquiry into ouster of US antitrust chief Gail Slater
Exclusive: Jamie Raskin, top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, asks for justice department briefingUS politics live – latest updatesHouse Dem...
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‘Nobel prize for fiction’: Trump’s State of the Union provokes polarized reactions
Democrats accuse president’s address of litany of lies as Republicans hail his bullish claims about year back in officeUS politics – live updatesCongr...
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State of the Union: five ways Trump could try to tilt the midterms in his favor
With Republicans facing grim poll figures, Trump promised action to influence the vote citing debunked fraud claimsDonald Trump once again railed agai...
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The US men’s hockey team at the State of the Union showed proximity to Trump is never neutral
The newly crowned Olympic champions were warmly greeted by both Republicans and Democrats. They were also used as props by the presidentDuring Tuesday...
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Al Green addresses his 'Black people aren't apes' protest against Trump – video
Democrat Al Green addressed his protest at Trump's State of the Union speech, during which the congressman held up a handwritten sign that read: 'Blac...
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Wellness influencer picked by Trump for surgeon general faces Senate grilling
Critics concerned as Casey Means, aligned with RFK Jr on vaccine stance, does not have active medical licenceCasey Means, Donald Trump’s nominee for s...
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Ayahuasca psychedelic DMT shows promise as depression therapy
Study finds participants saw reduction in depressive symptoms as researchers welcome ‘promising’ resultsA phase II clinical trial has found dimethyltr...
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US accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid deal
Leaked draft of $1bn memorandum of understanding reveals mandatory targets, sharing of data, and reported access to mining concessionsThe US has been ...
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‘Big Four’ meatpackers under fire as beef prices soar
McDonald’s and other food industry players accuse the big beef packers of collusion and price-gouging. The packers deny these allegationsOn 21 Novembe...
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Trump touts ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda – but no mention of climate crisis
President derided Biden’s ‘green new scam’ during State of the Union address, and hailed the rise in US oil productionTrump didn’t say the words “clim...
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Donald Trump's two-hour State of the Union address in 3 minutes – video
Donald Trump proclaimed his first year in office a success at the State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, even as his presidency is dogged by l...
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‘A partisan and politician’: Abraham Lincoln and the art of the deal
New book Boss Lincoln takes a fresh look at a well-studied political figure, showing him to be a master of party politicsSome historians are wary of d...
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Why the longest-ever State of the Union address was the most inconsequential
Amid Trump’s lies and xenophobic rants, people struggling to pay bills and make ends meet are unlikely to be movedHe wanted to give the king’s speech....
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Wednesday briefing: Is the tide turning against Trump on tariffs?
In today’s newsletter: With the latest supreme court ruling exposing the president’s tariff plans as unlawful, US politicians and the American people ...
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Trump has lost the ability to entertain. Sadly, he hasn't lost the ability to offend | Moira Donegan
Throughout the speech, Trump seemed tired. He had difficulty reading from his teleprompter; he gripped the podium with a tightness bordering on desper...
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Trump claims host of successes and attacks old foes in longest State of the Union
President hails ‘turnaround for the ages’ but offers few policy pledges and repeats jibes against ‘crazy’ DemocratsDonald Trump proclaimed his first y...
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‘We did not hear the truth’: Spanberger criticizes Trump over cost of living
Virginia’s new governor gives State of the Union rebuttal while Alex Padilla echoes similar themes in Spanish responseDemocrats refuse to stand for Tr...
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Democrats refuse to stand for Trump as Al Green ejected over ‘apes’ protest sign
Texas Democrat removed for holding ‘Black people aren’t apes’ sign as colleagues stay seated while Republicans cheerAs dozens of their colleagues boyc...
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FBI investigations hindered by Kash Patel, whistleblower tells top Democrat
Dick Durbin accuses FBI chief of ‘irresponsible joyriding’ and says agency’s work marred by Patel’s poor decisionsA top Senate Democrat alleged on Tue...
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Democrats hold counter-events during Trump’s State of the Union address: ‘These are not normal times’
About 30 Democratic lawmakers gather on National Mall as politicians and celebrities gather at National Press ClubState of the Union address - live up...
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Judge blocks DoJ from searching Washington Post reporter’s seized devices
Court itself to search devices for documents related to national security inquiry as newspaper calls ruling ‘victory’A federal judge has prohibited th...
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