Lawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote Trump
House Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’…
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White House airs new taxpayer-funded ad praising Trump’s war on Iran
New ad features audio from Trump’s declaration of war and Pete Hegseth saying ‘if you kill Americans … we will kill…
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Mamdani’s nuanced plan offers a roadmap to tackle antisemitism – and reignites criticism of the mayor
Critics noted that the plan does not discuss Israel; others praised it for not conflating Jews with the state of Israel…
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From Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its critics | Peter Beinart
These men’s actions aren’t just morally loathsome; they’re politically stupid. Social science may explain the…
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‘Page one of repressive playbook’: critics warn of Trump’s conspiratorial attacks
President’s outlandish and extensive conspiracy theories endanger US freedoms, health and science, experts say Since…
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First Thing: Details remain unclear after ‘terror attack’ on Dubai-Israel flight
Netanyahu says it is too early to tell who was behind the apparent attempt to crash flight after pilot stabbed • Don’t…
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Democratic senators accuse Trump administration of worsening childcare crisis
Six lawmakers demand information on childcare center closures, cost changes, Head Start and government grants…
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Americans are paying millions for a batch of pro-Trump ads | Margaret Sullivan
The spots, including a recycled campaign ad, are funded by taxpayers and present the president as a hero The US…
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Witnesses recount Christa Pike's survival of two lethal injections – video
Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a classmate, Colleen Slemmer, three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to…
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ICE got ‘quieter’ – then killed a father in Maine. Now watch groups are shifting their tactics too
ICE-watchers get creative after the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, as Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a…
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Trump officials abandon effort to investigate election threats, experts warn
Credible threats appear to have been overlooked as administration focuses on unverified claims of voter fraud The Trump…
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Tennessee woman on death row taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injections
Christa Pike, sentenced to death over 1995 murder, was heard snoring after lethal doses administered, say witnesses A…
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US soccer’s youth system is expensive, chaotic and overdue for reform
World Cup setbacks have renewed concern over America’s costly, fragmented youth system. The real test is whether the…
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States…
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War, power games and impunity. I watched the farce that is the UN general assembly: what a tragedy, what a mess | Nesrine Malik
Ukraine, Iran, Palestine and Sudan: it has so many problems to confront and fails to do so. Seen up close, it is a…
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Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra clash in testy California governor’s race debate
The candidates running to replace Gavin Newsom sparred over taxes, immigration and regulating AI Xavier Becerra and…
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Man arrested over alleged plot to attack Texas state capitol
Suspect Benny Caldera Jr held on bond as officials say they received ‘credible’ information about Austin threat A…
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White Sox end 21-year playoff drought as Yankees and Padres complete sweeps
Meidroth’s three-run homer seals Chicago’s sweep Yankees rout Red Sox 9-2 and will face Rays Padres eliminate Cubs to…
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Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat
Democratic governor sharply critical of Donald Trump for not passing comprehensive federal AI regulations Governor…
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In-laws charged with murder of New York Times games engineer in California
Shili Chen and Shouyong Zhang, both 77, charged days before Jonathan McKinsey and wife were set for hearing in divorce…
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Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces Pete…
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Parents of toddler who had loaded pistol in bag at Detroit daycare to face charges
No one was injured at Children’s World Early Learning Center and parents will appear in court, police said The parents…
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Senate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by US Congress members
Democrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rules The US Senate…
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Trump DoJ indicts 10 individuals on noncitizen voting related charges in Minnesota
The charges are senior officials’ latest attempt to heighten voter fraud concerns amid midterm election campaigning US…
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Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 1,000 Massachusetts children over decades, report finds
No new indictments from eight-year investigation as state attorney general says church knew about abuse More than 270…
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Send us your questions about how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midterms
Our politics and foreign policy reporters will answer your questions live in a Q&A on Tuesday 6 October The war with…
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Backpack is Fat Bear Week's 2026 winner – video
Bear 89, an adult brown bear nicknamed Backpack, is crowned the champion of 2026's Fat Bear Week. The tournament is…
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Trump’s AI chatbot turns on its master
The famously fact-averse president rolled out a new AI tool – but its answers don’t conform to his version of reality…
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Nurse charged with helping man in hospital escape from ICE custody
FBI accuses Chloe Freeman of federal misdemeanor in case of undocumented Mexican migrant arrested in Michigan The…
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Arizona State hockey coach on leave after practice that left player fighting for life
Greg Powers taken off duties during investigation Matthew Mayich unlikely to recover, says lawyer Arizona State have…
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Pentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
Twelve years after US mission against IS began, Trump hails ‘great day for America’ and calls Iraq war ‘a quagmire’ The…
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US immigration judge allows cold war-era law to deport Wisconsin mosque’s president
When one track failed, Trump administration rushed immigration case of Palestine rights advocate Salah Sarsour An…
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Federal Reserve watchdog finds no criminal violations for building renovation cost overruns
Trump criticized $2.4bn rehab amid attempts to pressure then Fed chair Jerome Powell into lowering interest rates An…
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Senate Democrats block datacenter energy bill, saying ‘toothless’ legislation ‘misses the mark’
Republicans supported legislation although Democrats said it wouldn’t effectively address energy consumption Senate…
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‘We don’t need boos’: Astros players frustrated as own fans turn on them in playoffs
Houston announce crowd of 34,011 for playoff opener Players criticize boos during 6-3 defeat by White Sox Astros are…
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Seth Meyers on Trump canceling $1bn in federal funds: ‘Is he adding a waterslide to the reflecting pool?’
Late-night hosts weighed in on Trump’s relationship with tech leaders and the White House’s new AI-powered site On…
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