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Newsom appoints ex-CDC officials to lead California’s new public health network
Dr Susan Monarez to head PHNIX, a response to Trump administration’s dismantling of public health safeguards Gavin Newsom, the California governor, an...
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The Guardian view on combating Europe’s national populists: protect the less well-off from the winds of change | Editorial
As EU countries face multiple challenges in a new era, they must fight to preserve the continent’s social model. That means a new economic approachMor...
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Trump’s post on Rob Reiner sparks outrage from lawmakers and celebrities
President’s statement blaming acclaimed director’s death on his dislike of him described as ‘disgusting’ and ‘vile’Celebrities and lawmakers from both...
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Trinidad and Tobago to give US access to its airports as Venezuela tensions grow
Critics fear country will be drawn into Trump’s pressure campaign against Maduro after radar installed in TobagoThe government of Trinidad and Tobago ...
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A four-day week? I’d suggest a 10-day one | Brief letters
Calendrical revolution | Somalian and US piracy | Writing fatigue | Social media activity | Four stages of lifeInstead of a four-day working week (‘Br...
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Democrat on ousting Republican in Pennsylvania’s ’swingiest’ county: ‘Partnering with ICE is a losing proposition’
Danny Ceisler’s defeat in sheriff’s race of incumbent who had signed an agreement to work with ICE sends a message on US’s contentious debate around i...
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Looming federal cuts could devastate Alaska’s fight against overdose deaths
Law enforcement and public health experts worry that potential cuts to resources that save lives and stop the flow of drugs into the state could raise...
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says ICE agents pulled over her son in Minnesota
Representative says her son was let go once he showed ID as Trump ramps up operation targeting Somali population in MinneapolisDemocratic congresswoma...
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‘Just disgraceful’: outcry as Heritage thinktank appoints far-right figure to key post
Scott Yenor, who has offered views on women, marriage and LGBTQ rights, helped to found secretive fraternal orderThe Heritage Foundation, an influenti...
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‘Virality, rumors and lies’: US federal agencies mimic Trump on social media
Variety of agencies now deliberately provocative on social media, further inflaming discourse on serious issuesWhen Donald Trump posted during his fir...
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says ICE agents pulled over her son – US politics live
Somali-born Minnesota representative says her son was let go once he produced his IDGood morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics.Ilha...
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‘We’re back at stage one’: Trump cuts rock Louisiana town plagued by gun violence
Federal funds helped Bogalusa address the deep roots of crime – but with the grant pulled, has momentum been lost for ever?Before the street outside h...
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The US supreme court’s TikTok ruling is a scandal | Evelyn Douek and Jameel Jaffer
The decision means TikTok now operates under the threat that it could be forced offline with a stroke of Trump’s penJudicial opinions allowing the gov...
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Trump’s approach to Venezuela repeats the mistakes of the past | Austin Sarat
Congress must work to stop the president from leading us further into a South American quagmireDonald Trump seems determined to have a military confro...
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Nancy Pelosi calls female US president in her lifetime unlikely: ‘Marble ceiling’
Former House speaker, 85, expects woman to assume Oval Office this generation but concedes she may not live to see itNancy Pelosi, the outgoing congre...
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Trump news at a glance: president pays tribute to Brown University shooting victims amid calls for gun control
Donald Trump addressed shooting as politicians urged action to improve gun controls – key US politics stories from Sunday at a glanceDonald Trump on S...
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Trump says building DC triumphal arch is domestic policy chief’s ‘primary thing’
Trump praises Vince Haley, his ex-speechwriter tasked with creating Arc de Triomphe knockoff amid affordability crisisAmid concerns that he has failed...
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US immigration crackdown forces teens to caretake after parents are detained
As federal agents target families, teens are left to care for siblings – from accessing bank accounts to medical recordsVilma Cruz, a mother of two, h...
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Republican says ‘deal can be had’ on healthcare as subsidies set to expire
Senator Bill Cassidy urges collaboration between Democrats and his party after Senate rejected dual healthcare billsUS senator Bill Cassidy said on Su...
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Person of interest detained in Brown University shooting that left two dead
Nine others injured in Saturday attack that occurred during finals in engineering building in Providence, Rhode IslandBrown University shooting – late...
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Manchin urges lawmakers to stop acting in ‘attack mode’ amid political violence
Former senator’s comments echo recent call from Erika Kirk that ‘everyone has responsibility’ to tone down hatredPoliticians should “calm down” and st...
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Obamacare expiration will have ‘death spiral’ effect on US healthcare – experts
End of subsidies after failed legislation will have serious and damaging impact on entire sector, policy experts sayWith subsidies for Affordable Care...
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Beware Trump’s two-pronged strategy undermining democracy | David Cole
The president announces non-existent emergencies to invoke extraordinary powers – and neutralizes the oppositionThis month, we learned that, in the co...
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‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
Exclusive: group behind notorious Florida immigration detention center created bid for reconstruction dealTrump administration insiders and well-conne...
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‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump
National Labor Relations Board, the federal watchdog for workers’ rights, has been rendered toothless as employees grapple with corporationsOn a cold ...
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Trump news at a glance: US seizure of Venezuela oil tanker an act of ‘maritime terrorism’, says Cuba
Cuban officials denounce the US seizure of the Skipper oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast. Key US politics stories from 13 December 2025Cuban officials ...
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Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson and ... Liz Truss? Inside the former PM’s audition for Maga
Her delivery might be stilted – but Truss’ new YouTube show has grand ambitions: a ‘Trump revolution’ in Britain with the help of an influential US co...
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Cuba denounces US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast as ‘piracy’
Cuban foreign ministry called US military action ‘maritime terrorism’ under a policy of ‘economic suffocation’Cuban officials have denounced the US se...
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‘Not a gift-giving year’: student loan debt upends US borrowers’ holiday spending
After Trump ended key repayment plan, 40% of borrowers say their student loans make it harder to cover essentialsA recent survey found that a whopping...
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The Katie Miller Podcast: an aggressively vibeless curriculum for the Maga mom
The wife of the Trump adviser aims to entice conservative women into Maga – but like much of the rest of the movement, her sales pitch is fundamentall...
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‘They fought for American values’: Afghan immigrants and advocates push back against Trump crackdown
The US has been punishing ‘an entire group’ since the arrest of an Afghan in the shooting of two national guard troopsAfghan immigrants and advocates ...
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The ethnic cleansing of the US will destroy it | Heba Gowayed
Trump’s racist remarks on Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants reveals his vision for the US as a white Christian nationA rally on affordability in Pennsy...
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You and me against the world: who was behind Trump’s anti-Europe foreign policy?
The US’s national security strategy, shared last week, claims European immigration will cause ‘civilisational erasure’How do you create a foreign poli...
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Top Democrats call for investigation into share-buying spree by Trump allies
Fossil fuel execs Robert Pender and Michael Sabel deny wrongdoing after report on potential conflict of interestTwo more senior Democrats have called ...
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Trump attacks old foe Biden – but presidential parallels hard to avoid
US president finds himself shouldering same burdens of affordability crisis and the inexorable march of timeHe was supposed to be touting the economy ...
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The Trump administration keeps picking fights with pop stars. It’s a no-win situation
By using music from SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo in ICE videos, the government is playing a game of rage-baitLast week, as the Trump admi...
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Trump news at a glance: More Epstein estate photos released as White House decries ‘Democrat hoax’
Trump is featured in three images, while others feature Epstein with Bill Clinton, Steve Bannon and Woody Allen – key US politics stories from 12 Dece...
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House Republicans propose healthcare plan with no extension of tax credits
With insurance premiums set to rise sharply for at least 22 million Americans, Mike Johnson unveils alternativeWith health insurance premiums set to r...
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Trump demands Fed listen to him as he lines up new leader: ‘I’m a smart voice’
Ex-Fed governor Kevin Warsh is at top of his list to succeed Powell as central bank’s chair, president says in interviewDonald Trump declared he “shou...
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Trump sued by preservation group over $300m White House ballroom project
National Trust looks to halt construction, claiming Trump tore down historic East Wing without needed permissionDonald Trump is facing a federal lawsu...
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House Democrats to ask for release of Jack Smith classified documents report
Judiciary panel Democrats ask Aileen Cannon ahead of special counsel’s deposition next weekDemocrats on the House judiciary committee on Friday will a...
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Hunger’s whip: why connecting US food stamps to work is outdated and ineffective
In many parts of the country, there are new work requirements to get food aid. But starving people doesn’t motivate them – despite centuries of this r...
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The importance of Europe in curbing Russia’s might | Letters
Europe must realise its superior economic and military potential has to be mobilised, writes Bill Jones, while Robin Wilson addresses Belgium’s resist...
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US ends temporary legal status for Ethiopians amid Trump crackdown
Kristi Noem says Ethiopia ‘no longer meets conditions’ for US to provide work authorization and legal protectionThe US is ending temporary legal statu...
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House Democrats release Epstein photos with Trump, Bannon, Clinton and others
Notable figures in the batch of images include Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Woody Allen and Bill GatesHouse Democrats published a new tranche of what t...
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Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe | Jonathan Freedland
The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to fac...
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‘The holy family is in hiding’: nativity scenes at US churches push back on ICE
Displays include handcuffed baby Jesus and Mary wearing a gas mask in wake of Trump’s immigration crackdownSatirical holiday displays mocking Donald T...
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‘They attacked my religion, my faith’: Muslim photojournalist detained by ICE speaks out
Ya’akub Vijandre, held in ICE detention in Georgia, tells Guardian he is concerned for safety of family and friendsYa’akub Vijandre, a Muslim photojou...
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RFK Jr is a danger to public health – but local Maha laws could be a bigger threat | Katrina vanden Heuvel
An array of under-the-radar initiatives are taking hold across the US, often tied to immunization, fluoridation and raw milkEven within the freak show...
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Judge issues temporary order to block officials from detaining Kilmar Ábrego García
Ábrego was freed from immigration detention facility in Pennsylvania after federal judge ordered his releaseUS politics live – latest updatesA federal...
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‘There’s power in numbers’: New Yorkers are banding together to protect street vendors from ICE
With ICE targeting vendors and fear rising, community groups are organising fast to keep New Yorkers working on the streets safeOn a December day when...
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Republicans and Democrats can work together on healthcare, says Trump, as rise in premiums looms – US politics live
President spoke at Congressional ball after Senate rejected two competing proposals to address imminent expiration of Obamacare subsidiesKosovo has st...
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